I had
an apartment in the city
Me and Loretta liked living there
It's been years since the kids have grown
A life of their own left us alone
John and Linda live in Omaha
Kathy's somewhere on the road
We lost Stevie in the Korean War
Still don't know what for
Don't matter anymore
You know that old trees
just grow stronger
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 more
She sits and stares
through the back door screen
Yeah, all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream
that we've both seen
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy
We'll work togeth
er at the factory
What can I say if he asks what's new
Nothing what's with you
Nothing much to do
You know that old trees just grow stronger
The old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say,
hello in their yellow.
So if you're walkin' down
the street sometimes
You'll spot some ancient
hollow eyes
Don't just pass them by and stare
As if you did not care
Say hello in there,
hello
Had an apartment in the city
Me and Loretta like livin' there
It's been years since the kids have grown
A life of their own left us alone
John and Linda livin' on the heart
Kathy's somewhere on the road
We lost Stevie in the Korean War