Answer:
As intimate as the lyrics of Lionel Richie’s “Hello” may sound, in terms of its sentimental origins the narrator would actually be addressing a lady he doesn’t even know. In other words, he is fantasizing about being with the addressee, a woman he is smitten with yet never gave him any indication that she feels the same. But once again going back to the overall tone of the tune, it is also pretty evident that despite not actually being acquainted with her the singer is in fact in love. Indeed he more or less has an entire romantic scenario with her worked out in his head, complete with entertaining the fear, if you will, of her having another lover.