Hello In There Lyrics

We had an apartment in the city Me and Loretta liked living there It'd been years since the kids had grown A life of their own All left us alone Joe and Linda live in Omaha And Joey is somewhere on the road We lost John in the Korean War I still don't know what for, but it doesn't matter anymore Old trees grow stronger Old rivers grow wilder every day But old people they just grow lonesome Waiting for someone to say, say "Hello in there" Say "Hello" Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now She just sits staring at the back door screen While the news just repeats itself Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen Some day I'll go and call up Howdy We worked together in the factory But what do I tell him when he asks, "What's new?" Saying "Nothing, what's with you?" There's not much left to do Old trees grow stronger And old rivers grow wilder every day But old people they just grow lonesome Waiting for someone to say, say "Hello in there" Say "Hello" So if you're walking down the street one day And spot some hollow, ancient eyes Don't turn around and think you didn't care Or worse stop and stare to say "Hello in there" Say "Hello" Say, say "Hello" Say, say "Hello" Say "Hello"