Hello in There [John Prine Cover] lyrics

We had an apartment in the city

Me and Loretta liked living there

Well, it's been years since the kids have grown

A life of their own

Left us alone

John and Linda live in Omaha

And Joe is somewhere on the road

We lost Davy in the Korean War

And I still don't know what for

Don't matter anymore

You know old trees just grow stronger

And rivers grow wilder every day

And 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 back door screen

And 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

But what could I say if he asks "What's new?"

"Nothing, what's with you?

Nothing much to do"

You know old trees just grow stronger

And rivers grow wilder every day

And 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 hollow, ancient eyes

Please don't just pass 'em by and stare

As if you didn't care

Say "Hello in there, hello"

Say "Hello in there, hello"