hello in there

Lyrics：John Prine Music：John Prine
We had an apartment in the city,
Me and loretta liked living there.
Well, itd been years since the kids had 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 dont know what for, dont matter anymore.
Chorus:
Ya know that old trees just grow stronger,
And old rivers grow wilder evry day.
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, 'hello in there, hello.'
Me and loretta, we dont talk much more,
She sits and stares through the back door screen.
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that weve both seen.
Someday ill go and call up rudy,
We worked together at the factory.
But what could i say if asks 'whats new?'
'nothing, whats with you? nothing much to do.'
Repeat chorus:
So if youre walking down the street sometime
And spot some hollow ancient eyes,
Please dont just pass em by and stare
As if you didnt care, say, 'hello in there, hello.'