Casey's Last Ride-Kris Kristofferson

[ti:Casey's Last Ride] [ar:Kris Kristofferson] [al:Me And Bobby McGee] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Casey's Last Ride - Kris Kristofferson [00:07.87]Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down [00:12.80] [00:13.43]The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below [00:18.29] [00:18.85]Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors [00:25.11]Of silent desperation never speaking to a soul [00:30.37] [00:34.24]The poison air he's breathing has the dirty smell of dying [00:39.22]'Cos it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain [00:44.65] [00:45.21]But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes [00:52.20]Of the clicking of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains [00:57.82] [01:04.74]"Oh " she said: "Casey it's been so long since I've seen you [01:10.98] [01:13.98]"Here" she said: "just a kiss to make a body smile [01:19.78] [01:22.96]"See" she said: "I've put on new stockings just to please you [01:29.96] [01:32.51]"Lord" she said "Casey can you only stay a while " [01:39.43] [01:46.73]Casey leaves the underground [01:49.35]And stops inside The Golden Crown [01:52.16]For something wet to wipe away the chill [01:56.28]That's on his bones [01:57.40] [01:58.28]Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men [02:03.77]Who reach for anything [02:05.45]They can to keep from going home [02:08.14] [02:09.51]Standing in the corner [02:14.69]Casey drinks his pint of bitter [02:17.75]Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by [02:22.80] [02:23.92]Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason [02:30.52]Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye [02:35.76] [02:42.75]"Oh " she said: "I suppose you seldom think about me [02:48.61] [02:51.92]"Now " she said: "now that you've a family of your own [02:57.85] [03:00.84]"Still " she said: "It's so blessed good to feel your body [03:07.02] [03:09.58]"Lord " she said: "Casey it's a shame to be alone "