Casey joins the hollow sound   Of silent people walkin' 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 he's breathing has the dirty smell of dyin'   'Cause it's never seen the sunshine   And it's never felt the rain      Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes   Of the clicking of the turn stops   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      See, she said   I've put on new stocking 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 that's on his bones      Seeing his reflection in the lives   Of all the lonely men   Who reach for anything they can   To keep from goin' home      Standing in the corner Casey drinks his final bitter   Never glancing in the mirror   At the people passing by      Then he stumbles as he's leavin'   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