[ti:Hello In There (LP版)] [ar:John Prine] [al:Prime Prine] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Hello in There (LP版) - John Prine [00:29.89]We had an apartment in the city [00:36.92]Me and loretta liked living there [00:44.02]Well it'd been years since the kids had grown [00:49.75]A life of their own left us alone [00:58.25]John and Linda live in Omaha [01:05.38]And Joe is somewhere on the road [01:12.68]We lost davy in the korean war [01:17.43]And I still don't know what [01:19.42]For don't matter anymore [01:26.79]You know that old trees just grow stronger [01:32.63]And old rivers grow wilder every day [01:41.67]Old people just grow lonesome [01:46.32]Waiting for someone to say hello in there hello [02:27.77]Me and Loretta we don't talk much more [02:34.77]She sits and stares through the back door screen [02:42.36]And all the news just repeats itself [02:47.08]Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen [02:56.10]Someday I'll go and call up rudy [03:03.33]We worked together at the factory [03:10.53]What could I say if he asks what's new [03:16.29]Nothing what's with you nothing much to do [03:24.66]You know that old trees just grow stronger [03:30.49]And old rivers grow wilder every day [03:39.41]Old people just grow lonesome [03:44.10]Waiting for someone to say hello in there hello [03:56.48]So if you're walking down the street sometime [04:03.66]Spot some hollow ancient eyes [04:10.96]Please don't just pass 'em by and stare [04:16.72]As if you didn't care [04:20.21]Say hello in there hello