[00:15.71]Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
[00:23.09]The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below.
[00:30.77]Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors
[00:37.46]Of silent desperation, never speaking to a soul.
[00:45.25]The poison air he's breathing has the dirty smell of dying
[00:51.73]'Cos it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain.
[00:59.06]But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes,
[01:06.15]Of the clicking of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains.
[01:19.90]"Oh," she said: "Casey, it's been so long since I've seen you.
[01:32.46]"Here," she said: "just a kiss to make a body smile. “
[01:43.82]"See," she said: "I've put on new stockings just to please you. “
[01:55.13]"Lord," she said. "Casey, can you only stay a while."
[02:09.05]Casey leaves the underground and stops inside The Golden Crown,
[02:15.84]For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones.
[02:23.58]Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men,
[02:30.22]Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home.
[02:37.21]Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter,
[02:43.99]Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by.
[02:51.33]And he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason,
[02:59.13]Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye.
[03:12.34]"Oh," she said: "I suppose you seldom think about me.
[03:25.05]"Now," she said: "now that you've a family of your own. “
[03:35.70]"Still," she said: "It's so blessed good to feel your body. “
[03:47.15]"Lord," she said: "Casey, it's a shame to be alone."
[03:58.46]"Oh," she said: "Casey, it's been so long since I've seen you.
[04:10.27]"Here," she said: "just a kiss to make a body smile. “
[04:20.81]"See," she said: "I've put on new stockings just to please you. “
[04:31.88]"Lord," she said. "Casey, can you only stay a while."
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