[00:07.21]Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
[00:13.00]The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below
[00:19.39]Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors
[00:24.86]Of silent desperation never speaking to a soul
[00:33.92]
[00:33.93]The poison air he's breathing has the dirty smell of dying
[00:39.00]'Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain
[00:46.35]But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
[00:52.25]Of the clicking of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains
[01:04.13]
[01:04.14]"Oh," she said, "Casey it's been so long since I've seen you"
[01:13.43]"Here," she said, "just a kiss to make a body smile"
[01:22.49]"See," she said, "I've put on new stockings just to please you"
[01:31.95]"Lord," she said, "Casey can you only stay a while?"
[01:46.45]
[01:46.46]Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the Golden Crown
[01:52.07]For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bone
[01:58.60]Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men
[02:03.58]Who reach for anything they can to keep from goin' home
[02:12.20]
[02:12.21]Standin' in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter
[02:17.83]Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
[02:25.10]Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason
[02:30.56]Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye
[02:42.61]
[02:42.62]"Oh," she said, "I suppose you seldom think about me"
[02:51.86]"Now," she said, "Now that you've a family of your own"
[03:00.83]"Still," she said, "it's so blessed good to feel your body"
[03:10.39]"Lord," she said, "Casey, it's a shame to be alone"