Hello in There Lyrics

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