Verse: A#m G# Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down F# F The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below A#m G# Following their footsteps through the neon darkened corridors F# F Of silent desperation,never speaking to a soul F# C# The poison air heʼs breathing has a dirty smell of dying D#m F Cause itʼs never seen the sunshine and itʼs never felt the rain A#m G# But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes F# F A#m Of the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of his chains Chorus: C# G# "Oh",she said "Casey itʼs been so long since iʼve seen you" C# "Here",she said "Just a kiss to make a body smile" G# "See",she said "Iʼve put on new stockings just to please you" C# "Lord" she said "Casey can you only stay awhile" Verse: A#m G# Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden crown F# F For something wet to wipe away the chill thatʼs on his bones A#m G# Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men F# F Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home F# C# Standing in the corner,Casey drinks his pint of bitter D#m F Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by A#m G# Then he stumbles as heʼs leaving and he wonders if the reason F# F A#m Is the beer thatʼs in his belly or the tear thatʼs in his eye Chorus: C# G# "Oh",she said "I suppose that you seldom think about me" C# "Now",she said "Now that youʼve a family of your own" G# "Still",she said "Itʼs so blessed and good to feel your body" C# D#m G# C# "Lord",she said "Casey itʼs a shame to be alone"
