Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below Following the footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors Of silent desperation, never speakin' to a soul The poisoned air he's breathin' has the dirty smell of dyin' 'Cause 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 clickin' of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chain 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 bone Seein' his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men Who reach for anything they can to keep from goin' home Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitters Never glancin' in the mirror at the people passin' 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" 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?" Oh, she said, "Casey it's been so long since I've seen you"

We really appreciate y'all bringing all that spirit out here This is like, this is, this is like our last walks for a while We've been on the, on the road since may, no, no, no I don't mean the last song, but I mean this is the last night We're gonna be working for a while We are, we are really going away with the night stays Because of you all and God bless you for that Here's an old song called "Casey's Last Ride" Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walkin' down The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors Of silent desperation, never speakin' to a soul The poison air he's breathin' has the dirty smell of dyin' 'Cause it's never seen the sunshine, it's never felt the rain But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes Of the clickin' 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 ya" "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 bone Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men Who reach for anything they can to keep from goin' home Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter Never glancing in the mirror at the people passin' by Then he stumbles as he's leavin' 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" Thank you Thank you very much

This song appears on two albums, and was first released on the Aerie album, and has also been released on the The Country Roads Collection album. Casey joins the hallow 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 a dirty smell of dying Cause 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 turnstyle and the rattle of his chain 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 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 thay can to keep from going home Standing in the corner Casey drinks his pint of bitter Never glancing in the mirror at the people passin' by And he stumbles as he's leavin' 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 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 put on new stockings just to please you Lord she said, Casey can you only stay a while Lord she said, Casey it's a shame to be alone