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Version 1 Version 3[Verse 1] Am G Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down F E The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below Am G Following their footsteps through the neon darkened corridors F E Of silent desperation,never speaking to a soul [Verse 2] F C The poison air he's breathing has a dirty smell of dying Dm E Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain Am G But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes F E Am Of the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of his chains [Bridge 1] C G "Oh", she said "Casey it's been so long since I've seen you" C "Here", she said "Just a kiss to make a body smile" G "See", she said "I've put on new stockings just to please you" C "Lord", she said "Casey can you only stay a while" [Verse 3] Am G Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden crown F E For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones Am G Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men F E Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home [Verse 4] F C Standing in the corner,Casey drinks his pint of bitter Dm E Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by Am G Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason F E Am Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye [Bridge 2] C G "Oh", she said "I suppose you seldom think about me" C "Now", she said "Now that you've a family of your own" G "Still", she said "It's so blessed good to feel your body" C Dm G C "Lord", she said "Casey it's a shame to be alone"