This song appears on two albums, and was first released on the Aerie album, and has also been released on the The Country Roads album.
joins the hallow sound of silent people walking down The stairway to the in the shadows down below Following their footsteps through the neon darkened Of silent desperation never speaking to a
The air he's breathing has a dirty smell of dying Cause it's never the sunshine and it's never felt the rain But Casey minds the arrows and the fatal echoes Of the clicking of the and the rattle of his chain
Oh she said, Casey it's been so since I've seen you Here she said, just a kiss to make a smile See she said, I put on new stockings just to you she said, Casey can you only stay a while
Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the Golden For something wet to wipe away the chill on his bones Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the men Who reach for anything thay can to from going home
in the corner Casey drinks his pint of bitter Never in the mirror at the people passin' by And he stumbles as he's and he wonders if the reason Is the beer in his belly or the tear that's in his eye
Oh she said, I suppose you seldom think me Now she said, now that a family of your own Still she said, it's so blessed good to feel your Lord she said, Casey it's a shame to be
Oh she said, Casey it's been so since I've seen you Here she said, just a kiss to a body smile See she said, I put on new just to please you Lord she said, can you only stay a while she said, Casey it's a shame to be alone
Words and Music by Kris