( SIGHS ) I... I FIRST REALLY GOT TO KNOW

JOHN PRINE'S MUSIC WHEN MY THEN-GIRLFRIEND-- NOW MY WIFE,

SENT ME THE FIRST CASSETTE TAPE WHEN WE WERE DATING AND IT

STARTED WITH "PARADISE" BY JOHN PRINE.

I LOVED THAT SONG, AND I LOVED HER FOR SHOWING IT TO ME.

I LEARNED IT ON THE GUITAR SO I COULD PLAY IT OVER THE PHONE TO

HER BECAUSE WE WERE LIVING IN DIFFERENT CITIES.

I STARTED STUDYING AT THE OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC, WHERE

I WAS HAPPY TO LEARN THAT JOHN HAD BEEN.

I LEARNED TO PLAY "HOW LUCKY" AND LEARN FROM HIM IN THAT SONG

HOW TO BE GRATEFUL ABOUT THE THINGS I DON'T REMEMBER ABOUT

CHILDHOOD.

AND TALK ABOUT LUCKY.

I LEARNED TO KNOW JOHN PRINE.

I GOT TO MEET HIM.

I INTERVIEWED HIM, SANG A SONG FOR HIM WITH JOHN DICKERSON, AND

SANG A SONG WITH HIM, WHICH I THINK YOU HAVE ALL SEEN.

AND I GOT TON A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ALSO LOVED JOHN.

GUESTS ON THE SHOW, DAVID MATH USE, STURGIL SIMPSON, BRANDY

CARLISLE.

STURGIL AND BRANDI CAME ON THE SHOW TO SING WITH HIM, AND

TONIGHT I'M GLAD TO SAY BRANDY CARLISLE IS BACK TO SEE ONE OF

JOHN'S SONGS WITH YOU AND TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT HE MEANT

TO HER.

>> HEY, EVERYBODY, J BRANDI CARLISLE HERE AT HOME.

I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO RECORD ONE OF JOHN PRINE'S SONGS FOR

TONIGHT.

AND IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR ME.

I'VE BEEN THINKING LONG AND HARD ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY

AMAZING AND POWERFUL MESSAGES THAT JOHN PRINE HAS LEFT THE

WORLD AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T FAMILIAR WITH HIS MUSIC,

THEY'RE ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT OF TRUTH DROPPED ON THEM, WHICH

I AM REALLY HAPPY ABOUT, AT LEAST.

BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A SONG THAT JOHN WOULD LIKE ME TO SING,

BECAUSE THIS SONG REFERS TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE ALL STAYING

HOME TO PROTECT.

AND IT REMINDS US THAT OLDER PEOPLE ARE EXPENDABLE, THAT TH

THEY-- THEY MADE US WHO WE ARE, AND THEY'VE GIVEN US EVERY

SINGLE THING THAT WE'VE HAD.

SO EVEN THOUGH JOHN NEVER GOT TO GET OLD, AND WE ALL WOULD HAVE

LIKED FOR HIM TO, AT THE AGE OF 24, WHEN HE WROTE THIS SONG, HE

UNDERSTOOD THIS.

THIS IS CALLED "HELLO IN THERE."

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WE HAD AN APARTMENT

IN THE CITY ♪ ME AND LORETTA

LIKED LIVING THERE ♪ IT'S 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 DON'T

KNOW WHAT FOR ♪ DON'T MATTER ANYMORE

YOU KNOW THAT OLD TREES ♪ JUST GROW STRONGER

OLD RIVERS GROW ♪ WILDER EV'RY DAY

OLD PEOPLE JUST GROW LONESOME ♪ WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY

"HELLO IN THERE, HELLO" ♪ ♪ ♪

"HELLO IN THERE, HELLO" ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ME AND LORETTA WE DON'T TALK MUCH MORE

♪ SHE SITS AND STARES AT THE BACK DOOR SCREEN

♪ AND ALL THE NEWS IT 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'LL I DO IF HE ASKS "WHAT'S NEW?"

♪ "NOTHING, WHAT'S WITH YOU?

NOTHING MUCH TO DO" YOU KNOW THAT OLD TREES

♪ JUST GROW STRONGER OLD RIVERS GROW

♪ WILDER EV'RY DAY WELL, OLD PEOPLE JUST GROW

LONESOME ♪ WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY

"HELLO IN THERE, HELLO" ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ SO IF YOU'RE WALKING DOWN

THE STREET SOMETIME ♪ AND YOU 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" ♪ "HELLO IN THERE, HELLO" ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪