Casey joins the hollow sound   Of silent people walking down   The stairway to the subway   In the shadows down below      Following the footsteps   Through the neon darkened corridors   Of silent desperation   Never speakin' to a soul      The poisoned air he's breathin'   Has the dirty smell of dyin'   'Cause it's never seen the sunshine   And it's never felt the rain      But Casey minds the arrows   And ignores the fatal echoes   Of the clickin' of the turnstile   And the rattle of his chain      "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 stockings 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      Seein' 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 pint of bitter   Never glancin' in the mirror   At the people passin' 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"