We had an apartment in the city,
Me and Loretta liked living there.
Well, its been years since the kids had grown,
A life of their own left us alone.
John and Linda live in Omaha,
And Joey's somewhere on the road.
We lost Davy in the Korean war,
Still don't know what for, don't matter anymore.

Chorus:
Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger,
Old rivers grow wider ev'ry day.
But old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say,
Hello in there, hello.

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now,
She sits and stares through the back door screen.
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.
What'l I tell him if asks What's new?
Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do.

Repeat Chorus:

So if you're walking down the street sometime
Spot some hollow ancient eyes,
Please don't pass 'em by and stare
Like you didn't care, say,
Hello in there, hello.

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