We had an apartment in the city,
Me and Loretta liked living there
Well, it'd 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 don't know what for, don't matter anymore

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

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more,
She sits and stares through the back door screen
And 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
But what could I say 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
And spot some hollow ancient eyes,
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello"