Casey\'s Last Ride

Country

Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down 
The stairway to the subway and the shadows down below 
Following the footsteps through the neon darkened corridors 
Silent desperation never speaking to a soul 
Poisoned air he's breathing as a dirty smell of dying 
Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain 
Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echo 
Of the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of his keys 
 
Ch.1.	Oh, she said, Casey it's been so long since I've seen you 
	Here, she said, just a kiss to make your body smile 
	See, she said, I've put on new stockings just to please you 
	Lord, she said, Caseys, could you only stay a while? 
 
Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the Golden Crown 
For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones 
Seeing his reflections in the lives of all the lonely men 
Who rich for anything they can to keep from going home 
Standing in the corner Casey drinks his pint of bitter 
Ever glancing in the mirror at the people passing by 
Then he stumbles as he's livin' and he wonders if the reason 
Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye 
 
Ch.2.	Oh, she said, I suppose you seldom think about me 
	Now, she said, now that you have family of your own 
	Still, she said, it's so blessed good to feel your body 
	Lord, she said, Casey, it's a shame to be alone 
 
Ch.1. Oh, she said, Casey it's been so long since I've seen you 
	Here, she said, just a kiss to make your body smile 
	See, she said, I've put on new stockings just to please you 
	Lord, she said, Casey, it's a shame to be alone