John Denver - Casey's Last Ride Lyrics
This song appears on two albums, and was first released on the aerie album, and has also been released on the the country roads collection album.Casey joins the hallow sound of silent people walking downThe stairway to the subway in the shadows down belowFollowing their footsteps through the neon darkened corridorsOf silent desperation never speaking to a soulThe poison air hes breathing has a dirty smell of dyingCause its never seen the sunshine and its never felt the rainBut casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoesOf the clicking of the turnstyle and the rattle of his chainOh she said, casey its been so long since Ive seen youHere she said, just a kiss to make a body smileSee she said, I put on new stockings just to please youLord she said, casey can you only stay a whileCasey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden crownFor something wet to wipe away the chill thats on his bonesSeeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely menWho reach for anything thay can to keep from going homeStanding in the corner casey drinks his pint of bitterNever glancing in the mirror at the people passin byAnd he stumbles as hes leavin and he wonders if the reasonIs the beer thats in his belly or the tear thats in his eyeOh she said, I suppose you seldom think about meNow she said, now that youve a family of your ownStill she said, its so blessed good to feel your bodyLord she said, casey its a shame to be aloneOh she said, casey its been so long since Ive seen youHere she said, just a kiss to make a body smileSee she said, I put on new stockings just to please youLord she said, casey can you only stay a whileLord she said, casey its a shame to be aloneWords and music by kris kristofferson
