John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois) is an American country/folk singer/songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s. The son of William Prine and Verna Hamm, his grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis and he started playing guitar himself at 14 years old. He was a postman for 5 years and spent a couple of years in the army before starting his musical career in the Chicago area. He emerged in 1971 with a highly acclaimed debut album titled John Prine. He and friend Steve Goodman (another folk singer/songwriter) had been minor stars in the Chicago folk scene before being "discovered" by Kris Kristofferson.
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Hello In There Lyrics
John Prine
We had an apartment in the city,
Me and loretta liked living there.
Well, itd been years since the kids had grown,
A life of their own 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 dont know what for, dont matter anymore.
Chorus:
Ya know that old trees just grow stronger,
And old rivers grow wilder evry day.
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, hello in there, hello.
Me and loretta, we dont talk much more,
She sits and stares through the back door screen.
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that weve both seen.
Someday Ill go and call up rudy,
We worked together at the factory.
But what could I say if asks whats new?
Nothing, whats with you? nothing much to do.
Repeat chorus:
So if youre walking down the street sometime
And spot some hollow ancient eyes,
Please dont just pass em by and stare
As if you didnt care, say, hello in there, hello.