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We had an apartment in the city 00:29

And me and Loretta liked living there 00:36

Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown 00:43

A life of their own 00:49

And left us alone 00:52

John and Linda live in Omaha 00:57

And Joe is somewhere on the road 01:04

We lost Davy in the Korean War 01:12

And I still don't know what for 01:17

Don't matter anymore 01:20

You know that old trees just grow stronger 01:26

And old rivers grow wilder every day 01:32

Old people just grow lonesome 01:41

Waiting for someone to say 01:45

"Hello in there, hello" 01:50

01:55

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more 02:27

She sits and stares through the back door screen 02:34

And all the news just repeats itself 02:42

Like some forgotten dream 02:46

That we've both seen 02:51

Someday I'll go and call up Rudy 02:55

We worked together at the factory 03:02

But what could I say if he asks, "What's new?" 03:10

"Nothin', what's with you? 03:15

Nothin' much to do" 03:19

You know that old trees just grow stronger 03:24

And old rivers grow wilder every day 03:30

Old people just grow lonesome 03:39

Waiting for someone to say 03:43

"Hello in there, hello" 03:48

So if you're walkin' down the street sometime 03:56

And spot some hollow, ancient eyes 04:03

Please don't just pass 'em by and stare 04:10

As if you didn't care 04:16

Say, "Hello in there, hello" 04:19

04:25

Hello in There

John Prine

Album

Tree of Forgiveness

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Lyrics:

[English]

We had an apartment in the city

And me and Loretta liked living there

Well, it'd been years since the kids had 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

And I still don't know what for

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 more

She sits and stares through the back door screen

And all the news just repeats itself

Like some forgotten dream

That we've both seen

Someday I'll go and call up Rudy

We worked together at the factory

But what could I say if he asks, "What's new?"

"Nothin', what's with you?

Nothin' much to do"

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"

So if you're walkin' down the street sometime

And spot some hollow, ancient eyes

Please don't just pass 'em by and stare

As if you didn't care

Say, "Hello in there, hello"

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/ A2	noun - a set of rooms for living in, typically on one floor of a building
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town or urban area
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - children
grown /ɡroʊn/ A1	verb - past participle of grow: to increase in size or amount; to develop
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
lost /lɔːst/ A1	verb - past tense of lose: to be deprived of something
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups within a country.
trees /triːz/ A1	noun - a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
rivers /ˈrɪvərz/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively.
lonesome /ˈloʊnsəm/ B2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard.
news /nuːz/ A2	noun - newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
factory /ˈfæktəri/ A2	noun - a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ B2	adjective - belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.