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