Hello In There

Had an apartment in the city
城裡有一套公寓
Me and Loretta liked livin there
我和Loretta都喜歡住在那裡
Its been years since the kids have grown
歲月流逝孩子們已經長大
Lives of their own, left us alone
他們有了自己生活留下我們獨自一人
John and Linda live in Omaha
John和Linda居住在奧馬哈
Joe is somewhere on the road
Joe在路上的某個地方
We lost Davy in the Korean War
我們在朝鮮戰爭中失去了Davy
Still dont know what for, dont matter anymore
仍然不知道為什麼但是已經不再重要
You know, old trees just grow stronger
你知道老樹只會長得更粗壯
Old rivers grow wider every day
老河也會日益變寬
But old people, they just grow lonesome
但是老人他們只會更寂寞
Waiting for someone to say, 'Hello in there, hello'
一直等待著某人會對我們說：“你好啊你好”
Me and Loretta, we dont talk much now
我和Loretta 現在已經很少聊天
She sits and stares at the backdoor screen
她就坐在那兒盯著門後的屏幕
All the news just repeats itself
看著不斷重複的新聞
Like some forgotten dream that weve both seen
就像某些我們曾經看到過但已經被遺忘的夢
Someday, Ill go and call up Rudy
總有一天我會打電話給Rudy
We worked together at the factory
我們曾經一起在工廠工作
Whatll I tell him if he asks, 'Whats new?'
如果他問我：“有什麼新消息嗎？ ”我就會告訴他
Nothing, whats with you? Nothing much to do
沒有，你呢，好像沒什麼事情可做的
You know, old trees just grow stronger
你知道老樹只會長得更粗壯
Old rivers grow wider every day
老河也會日益變寬
But old people, they just grow lonesome
但是老人他們只會更寂寞
Waiting for someone to say, 'Hello in there, hello'
一直等待著某人會對我們說：“你好啊你好”
So if youre walking down the street sometime
所以如果你某一刻正走在這條街上
Spot some hollow ancient eyes
發現了某些空洞而古老的眼睛
Please dont pass em by
請不要忽視他們
And stare like you didnt care
用不在意的眼神凝視
Say, 'Hello in there, hello'
並對他們說：“你好啊你好”
Say, 'Hello in there, hello'
並對他們說：“你好啊你好”