Ca
sey
joins the hollow sound
of silent people
walking down the stairway to the subway,
in shadows down below.
Following their footsteps
through the neon darkened corridors
of silent desperation,
never speaking to a soul.
The poison air he's breathing
has the dirty smell of dying
Cause it's never seen the sunshine,
and it's never felt the rain
But Kesey minds the arrows
and ignores the fatal echoes
Of the clicking of the turnstiles
and the rattle of his chains
Oh, she said, Casey,
it's been so long since
I've seen you.
Here, she said,
just a kiss to make a body smile.
I 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 room
The sun can wipe away
the chill that's in his bones
Seeing his reflection
in the lives of all the lonely men
They'll reach for anything
they can keep from going home
He's standing in the corner,
Casey drinks his pint of bitter
Never glancing in the mirror
at the people passing by
He stumbles and he's leaving
and he wonders if the reason is
the beer that's in his belly
or the tear that's in his eye
Oh, she said
I suppose you seldom
think about me
Now, she said
Now that you've a family of your own
Still, she said, it's so blessed
good to feel your body
Lord, she said, Casey,
it's a shame to be alone
Oh