Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors Of silent desperation, never speaking to a soul The poison air hes breathing has the dirty smell of dying Cause its never seen the sunshine and its never felt the rain But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes Of the clicking of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains Oh she said, Casey, its been so long since Ive seen you Here she said, Just a kiss to make a body smile See she said, Ive put on new stockings just to please you Lord she said, Casey, can you only stay a while Casey leaves the underground and stops inside The Golden Crown For something wet to wipe away the chill thats on his bones Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by Then he stumbles as hes leaving and he wonders if the reason Is the beer thats in his belly or the tear thats in his eye Oh she said, I suppose you seldom think about me Now she said, Now that youve a family of your own Still she said, Its so blessed good to feel your body Lord she said, Casey, its a shame to be alone
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:52:21 +0000
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