[00:00.00]Lyrics:John Prine Music:John Prine[00:36.66]We had an apartment in the city,[00:39.57]Me and Loretta liked living there.[00:50.73]Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown,[00:54.00]A life of their own left us alone.[01:04.59]John and Linda live in Omaha,[01:11.76]And Joe is somewhere on the road.[01:19.05]We lost Davy in the Korean war,[01:23.76]And I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore.[01:33.09]Chorus:[01:33.24]Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger,[01:39.21]And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day.[01:48.57]Old people just grow lonesome[01:54.24]Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."[01:58.20]Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more,[02:16.08]She sits and stares through the back door screen.[02:23.55]And all the news just repeats itself[02:28.26]Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.[02:37.56]Someday I'll go and call up Rudy,[02:44.76]We worked together at the factory.[02:52.02]But what could I say if asks "What's new?"[02:55.53]"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do."[03:12.66]Repeat Chorus:[04:14.61]So if you're walking down the street sometime[04:21.66]And spot some hollow ancient eyes,[04:29.07]Please don't just pass 'em by and stare[04:34.68]As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello."