Hello in There

We had an apartment in the city
Me and Loretta liked living there
It's been years since our kids have grown
A life of their own
Left us alone
Don and Linda live in Omaha
Joey's somewhere on the road
We lost Davy in the Vietnam War
Still don't know what for
Don't matter anymore

You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
But old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say
Hello in there, hello

Me and Loretta don't talk much more
She sits and she stares through the backdoor screen
The news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream
That we've both seen
Someday I'll go call up Rudy
We worked together at the factory
But what could I say when he asks "What's new?"
Nothing much, how 'bout you?
There ain't nothing to do

You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
But old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say
Hello in there, hello

So if you're walking down that old street sometime
And you spot some hollowed ancient eyes
Please don't pass them by and stare
As if you don't care
Say hello in there, hello