"Oh" she said, "Casey, it's been so long since I've seen you"
Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye
"Here" she said, "Just a kiss to make a body smile"
"See" she said, "I've put on new stockings just to please you"
Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home
For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones
But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
"Still" she said, "It's so blessed good to feel your body"
Of the clicking of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains
Casey leaves the underground and stops inside The Golden Crown
'Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain
"Oh" she said, "I suppose you seldom think about me"
"Lord" she said, "Casey, can you only stay a while"
Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter
Of silent desperation, never speaking to a soul
"Now" she said, "Now that you've a family of your own"
The poison air he's breathing has the dirty smell of dying
Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors
Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason
Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men
