Hello In There Lyrics - Live At Last - Bette Midler

We had an apartment in the city 

Me and my husband we liked living there 

It's been years and years since the kids have grown 

A lifetime of their own, they left us alone 

And John and Linda they live in Omaha 

And Joe is somewhere on the road 

You know we lost Davy in the Korean War 

I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore, don't matter 

You know old trees they just grow stronger 

Old rivers grow wilder every day 

Old people, they just grow lonesome 

Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello" 

Now me and my husband, we don't talk much anymore 

He sits, he stares out the backdoor screen 

And all the news just repeats itself 

Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen 

Someday I'll go call my friend Judy 

You know you know we used to worked together at the factories 

But what will I say when she asks what's new? 

Say, "Nothing, what's with you?, Nothing much to do 

You know old trees they just grow stronger 

And old rivers they grow wilder they grow wilder wilder every day 

Old people, they just grow lonesome 

Waiting for someone to say, "Hey hello in there, hello" 

So if you're walking down the street sometime 

And you spot some hollow ancient eyes 

Don't just pass them by and stare as if you didn't care 

You say, "Hello in there, hey, hello"