HOW ARE YOU (Janet McGarry)
By: Dixie Hall (BMI)
Tom T. Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1: THE OTHER NIGHT I DREAMED ABOUT AN OLD FRIEND
SHE LIVED BACK IN THEM OLD VIRGINIA HILLS
I OPENED UP THE RUSTY GATE AND AS I WALKED ON THROUGH
I HEARD HER SAYING HELLO HOW ARE YOU

CHORUS: HOW ARE YOU
HOW ARE YOU
WILL YOU STAY A WHILE
OR ARE YOU PASSING THROUGH
SHE HELD MY HAND AND LOOKED AT ME
WITH EYES OF FADED BLUE
AND ALWAYS SAID WELL HONEY HOW ARE YOU

VERSE 2: WE SAT AROUND AND TALKED ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS
SHE REMEMBERED EVERYONE SHE'D KNOWN
SHE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT THEM AND I'D WAIT TIL SHE WAS THROUGH
SHE'D SAY ENOUGH OF THAT NOW HOW ARE YOU

VERSE 3: HOW ARE YOU WAS NOT AN IDLE QUESTION
SHE ASKED IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF HER HEART
I HOPE I GET TO HEAVEN 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT IF I DO
SHE'LL BE THERE SAYING HELLO HOW ARE YOU

VERSE 4: I KNOW SHE'S BETTER OFF UP THERE IN GLORY
BUT HOW I'D LOVE TO SEE HER SMILE AGAIN
I'D LIKE TO SEE HER EYES LIGHT UP THE WAY THEY USED TO DO
WHEN SHE WOULD WHISPER HELLO HOW ARE YOU

TAG: IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU HONEY, HOW ARE YOU