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Fried Eggs(spoken word)/Hello in there
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We had an apartment in the city.
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Me and my husband liked living there.
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It's been years since the kids have grown,
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a life of their own, left us alone.
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John and Linda live in Omaha.
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Joe is somewhere on the road.
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We lost Davy in the Korean war.
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I still don't know what for, don't matter any more.
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You know that old trees just grow stronger,
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and old rivers grow wilder every day,
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but old people, they just grow lonesome
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waiting for someone to say,
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"Hello in there. Hello"
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Me and my husband, we don't talk much anymore.
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He sits and stares through the backdoor screen.
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And all the news just repeats itself
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like some forgotten dream
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that we've both seen.
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Someday I'll go and call up Judy.
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We worked together at the factory.
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Ah, but what would I say when she asks what's new?
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Say, "Nothing, what's with you?
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Nothing much to do."
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You know that old trees just grow stronger,
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and old rivers grow wilder every day,
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ah, but old people, they just grow lonesome
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waiting for someone to say,
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"Hello in There. Hello."
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So if you're walking down the street sometime
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and you should spot some hollow ancient eyes,
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don't you pass them by and stare
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as if you didn't care.
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Say, "Hello in there. Hello."
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Fried Eggs(spoken word)/Hello in there
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| Bette Midler |
