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