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We had an apartment in the city

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Me and Loretta like livin' there

It's been years since the kids have grown

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All lives of their own all left us alone

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John and Linda live in Omaha

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Joey's somewhere on the road

We lost Davy in the Korean War

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Still don't know what for guess it doesn't matter anymore

 Old trees grow stronger and old rivers grow wider every day

But old people they just grow lonesome

Waiting for someone to say say hello in there...say

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hello

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Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now

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She just sits staring at the back porch screen

While the news it just repeats itself, like some

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forgotten dream the we've both seen

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Someday I'll go and call up Billy

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We worked together at the Borderline

But what'll I tell him if he asks what's new? Say nothin'

what's with you? There's not much left to do

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 Old trees grow stronger and old rivers grow wider every day

But old people they just grow lonesome waiting for

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someone to say...say hello in there say

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hello

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So if you're walking down the street one day

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And spot some hollow ancient eyes

Don't turn around as if you didn't care, or worse

stop and stare. Say hello in there. Say

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