[00:01.314]We had an apartment in the city,
[00:34.567]Me and Loretta liked living there.
[00:42.067]Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown,
[00:47.825]A life of their own left us alone.
[00:54.827]John and Linda live in Omaha,
[01:02.066]And Joe is somewhere on the road.
[01:09.575]We lost Davy in the Korean war,
[01:16.815]And I still don't know what for,
[01:19.816]Don't matter anymore.
[01:23.559]
[01:24.577]You know that old trees just grow stronger,
[01:30.825]And old rivers grow wilder every day.
[01:38.575]Old people just grow lonesome
[01:45.314]Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."
[01:55.569]
[01:57.309]Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more,
[02:32.075]She sits and stares through the back door screen.
[02:39.062]And all the news just repeat itself
[02:46.071]Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.
[02:52.567]
[02:53.078]Someday I'll go and call up Rudy,
[03:01.059]We worked together at the factory.
[03:06.562]But what could I say if he asks "What's new?"
[03:14.074]"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do."
[03:19.826]
[03:22.062]You know that old trees just grow stronger,
[03:28.571]And old rivers grow wilder every day.
[03:35.817]Old people just grow lonesome
[03:42.568]Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."
[03:52.062]
[03:53.821]So if you're walking down the street sometime
[04:01.314]And spot some hollow ancient eyes,
[04:07.567]Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
[04:13.065]As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello."