We had an apartment in the city. 我们在城市的公寓。

Me and my husband liked living there. 我和我老公很喜欢住在这里。

It's been years since the kids have grown, 它已经多年，因为孩子们已经长大，

a life of their own, left us alone. 自己的生活，独自一人离开了我们。

   

John and Linda live in Omaha. 约翰和琳达住在奥马哈。

Joe is somewhere on the road. 乔某处的道路上。

We lost Davy in the Korean war. 我们在朝鲜战争中失去了戴维。

I still don't know what for, don't matter any more. 我还是不知道什么，并不重要了。

   

You know that old trees just grow stronger, 你知道，古树刚刚发展壮大，

and old rivers grow wilder every day, 老河狂放天天长大，

but old people, they just grow lonesome 人老了，他们只是寂寞成长

waiting for someone to say, 等待有人说，

"Hello in there. Hello" “你好在那里。你好”

   

Me and my husband, we don't talk much anymore. 我和我的丈夫，我们没有多说话了。

He sits and stares through the backdoor screen. 他坐在那里盯着通过借壳屏幕。

And all the news just repeats itself 而且所有的消息只是重演

like some forgotten dream 像一些被遗忘的梦

that we've both seen. 我们俩都看到。

   

Someday I'll go and call up Judy. 有一天我会去调用朱迪。

We worked together at the factory. 我们一起工作的工厂。

Ah, but what would I say when she asks what's new? 啊，但我会说，当她问有什么新的？

Say, "Nothing, what's with you? 我说， “没事，你怎么了？

Nothing much to do." 没有什么太多的事情。 “

   

You know that old trees just grow stronger, 你知道，古树刚刚发展壮大，

and old rivers grow wilder every day, 老河狂放天天长大，

ah, but, but old people, they just grow lonesome 啊，可是，人老了，他们只是寂寞成长

waiting for someone to say, 等待有人说，

"Hello in There. Hello." “你好在那里。你好。 ”

   

So if you're walking down the street sometime 所以，如果你走在街上的某个时候

and you should spot some hollow ancient eyes, 你应该发现一些古代的镂空眼睛，

don't you pass them by and stare 你不被通过他们顾盼

as if you didn't care. 因为如果你没有在意。

Say, "Hello in there. Hello." 说， “你好在那里。你好。 ”