Hello in There

<br>We had an apartment in the city, <br>Me and Loretta liked living there. <br>Well, it`d been years since the kids had grown, <br>A life of their own left us alone. <br>John and Linda live in Omaha, <br>And Joe is somewhere on the road. <br>We lost Davy in the Korean war, <br>And I still don`t know what for, don`t matter anymore. <br><br>Chorus: <br>Ya` know that old trees just grow stronger, <br>And old rivers grow wilder ev`ry day. <br>Old people just grow lonesome <br>Waiting for someone to say, &quot;Hello in there, hello.&quot; <br><br>Me and Loretta, we don`t talk much more, <br>She sits and stares through the back door screen. <br>And all the news just repeats itself <br>Like some forgotten dream that we`ve both seen. <br>Someday I`ll go and call up Rudy, <br>We worked together at the factory. <br>But what could I say if asks &quot;What`s new?&quot; <br>&quot;Nothing, what`s with you? Nothing much to do.&quot; <br><br>Repeat Chorus: <br><br>So if you`re walking down the street sometime <br>And spot some hollow ancient eyes, <br>Please don`t just pass `em by and stare <br>As if you didn`t care, say, &quot;Hello in there, hello.&quot;