Hello In There lyrics

We had an apartment in the city.
Me and my husband liked living there.
It`s been years since the kids have grown,
a life of their own, left us alone.

John and Linda live in Omaha.
Joe is somewhere on the road.
We lost Davy in the Korean war.
I still don`t know what for, don`t matter any more.

You know that old trees just grow stronger,
and old rivers grow wilder every day,
but old people, they just grow lonesome
waiting for someone to say,
`Hello in there. Hello`

Me and my husband, we don`t talk much anymore.
He sits and stares through the backdoor screen.
And all the news just repeats itself
like some forgotten dream
that we`ve both seen.

Someday I`ll go and call up Judy.
We worked together at the factory.
Ah, but what would I say when she asks what`s new?
Say, `Nothing, what`s with you?
Nothing much to do.`

You know that old trees just grow stronger,
and old rivers grow wilder every day,
ah, but, but old people, they just grow lonesome
waiting for someone to say,
`Hello in There. Hello.`

So if you`re walking down the street sometime
and you should spot some hollow ancient eyes,
don`t you pass them by and stare
as if you didn`t care.
Say, `Hello in there. Hello.`