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