Emmylou Harris - Casey's Last Ride Lyrics

Lyrics Casey's Last Ride - Emmylou Harris



Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
The stairway to the subway and the shadows down below
Following the 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
Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
Of the clicking of the turnstile 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 you"
"Lord", she said, "Casey, can you only stay awhile?"
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 they can to keep from going home
Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter
Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
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 that you seldom think about me"
"Now", she said, "Now that you've a family of your own"
"Still", she said, "It′s so blessed and good to feel your body"
"Lord", she said, "Casey, it's a shame to be alone"



Writer(s): Kris Kristofferson


Emmylou Harris - Portraits
Album Portraits
date of release
24-10-2008

1 West Texas Waltz
2 Easy From Now On
3 Farther Along
4 The Pain of Loving You
5 If I Need You
6 Boulder To Birmingham
7 Before Believing
8 In My Hour of Darkness
9 The Angels Rejoiced Last Night
10 Sleepless Nights
11 Too Far Gone
12 If I Could Only Win Your Love
13 Till I Gain Control Again
14 One of These Days
15 Together Again
16 Here, There and Everywhere
17 You're Still On My Mind
18 Sweet Dreams
19 Luxury Liner
20 Making Believe
21 Pancho and Lefty
22 Two More Bottles Of Wine
23 (You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie
24 Hello Stranger
25 Everytime You Leave
26 Blue Kentucky Girl
27 Evangeline
28 Save The Last Dance For Me
29 Mr. Sandman
30 And I Love You So
31 Roses In The Snow
32 The Boxer
33 Wayfaring Stranger
34 Millworker
35 Dimming of the Day
36 Heaven Ain't Ready for You Yet
37 Juanita
38 Burn to Run
39 The Price You Pay
40 Sweet Chariot
41 That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
42 In My Dreams
43 To Know Him Is to Love Him
44 Angel Band
45 I Still Miss Someone
46 A River For Him
47 Heartbreak Hill
48 Icy Blue Heart
49 Gulf Coast Highway
50 We Believe In Happy Endings
51 Rollin' and Ramblin' (The Death of Hank Williams)
52 Casey's Last Ride
53 Hard Times (Come Again No More)
54 Calling My Children Home (Live At the Ryman)
55 Walls of Time (Live At the Ryman)
56 When I Paint My Masterpiece
57 No Regrets




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