We had an apartment in the city
Me and Loretta liked living there
It's been years since the kids have grown
Oh, lives of their own, they left us alone
verse 2
John and Linda live in Omaha
Joe is somewhere on the road
We lost Davy in the Korean war
And I still don't know what for, guess it doesn't matter anymore
We know old trees just grow stronger
Old rivers grow wilder every day
But old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
Interlude
verse 3
Me and Loretta we don't talk much more
She just sits, stares through the back door screen
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen
verse 4
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy
We worked together at the factory
But what'll I tell him if asks what's new
I'd say, "Nothing, what's with you? There ain't much left to do"
We know old trees just grow stronger
Old rivers grow wilder every day
But old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
Interlude
Verse 5
So, if you're walking down the street sometime
And spot some hollow ancient eyes
Please don't just pass them by and stare
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there"
Say, "Hello"
Say, "Hello"
Say, "Hello"
Say, "Hello"