Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Casey's Last Ride, artist - Calexico.
Date of issue: 31.12.2001
Song language: English
Casey's Last Ride |
Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking 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 dying, |
'Cos 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 clicking of the turnstiles 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 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. |
Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men, |
Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home. |
Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter, |
Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by. |
Then he stumbles as he’s leaving 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.» |
Golden Crown, |