Hello in There

We had an apartment in the city

Me and Loretta liked living there

It's been years since the kids have grown

A life of their own, left us alone

John and Linda live in Omaha

And Cathy's somewhere on the road

We lost Stevie in the Korean War

Still don't know what for, don't matter anymore

You know that old trees just grow stronger

Old rivers grow wilder every day

Old people just grow lonesome

Waiting for someone to say hello in there

Hello

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more

She sits and stares through the backdoor screen

Yeah, all the news just repeats itself

Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen

Someday I'll go and call up Rudy

We worked together at the factory

What can I say if he asks "What's new?"

"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do"

You know that old trees just grow stronger

Old rivers grow wilder every day

Old people just grow lonesome

Waiting for someone to say hello in there

Hello

So if you're walking down the street sometime

And spot some ancient hollow eyes

Don't just pass them by and stare

As if you did not care, say hello in there

Hello

We had an apartment in the city

Me and Loretta liked living there

It's been years since the kids have grown

A life of their own, left us alone

John and Linda live in Omaha

Cathy's somewhere on the road

We lost Stevie in the Korean War