Hello in There Songtext
von John Prine

We had an apartment in the city
And me and Loretta liked living there
Well, it′s been years since the kids have grown
A life of their own and left us alone
John and Linda live in Omaha
And Joe is somewhere on the road
We lost Davy in the Korean war
I still don't know what for, it don′t matter anymore

You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say
Hello in there, hello


Me and Loretta, we don't talk much, boy
She sits and stares through the backdoor screen
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that we've grown sane
Someday I′ll go and call up Rudy
We worked together at the factories
But what could I say if he asked what′s new?
Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do

You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Oh, waiting for someone to say
Hello in there, hello

So if you′re walking down a street sometime
And spot some hollow ancient house
Well, please don't just pass them by and stare
As if you didn′t care
Say hello in there, hello

Thank you
Thank you