[ti:Casey's Last Ride] [ar:Kris Kristofferson] [al:Back In The Saddle Again] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Casey's Last Ride - Kris Kristofferson [00:04.19]Written by：Kris Kristofferson [00:08.38]Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down [00:14.23]The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below [00:21.48]Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors [00:26.97]Of silent desperation never speaking to a soul [00:36.43]The poison air he's breathing has the dirty smell of dying [00:42.15]'Cos it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain [00:50.36]But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes [00:56.23]Of the clicking of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains [01:09.24]Oh she said Casey it's been so long since I've seen you [01:19.31]Here she said just a kiss to make a body smile [01:29.20]See she said I've put on new stockings just to please you [01:39.38]Lord she said Casey can you only stay a while [01:54.81]Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden crown [02:00.79]For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bone [02:07.58]Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men [02:13.16]Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home [02:22.59]Standing in the corner Casey drinks his pint of bitter [02:28.12]Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by [02:36.17]Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason [02:41.81]Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye [02:54.95]Oh she said I suppose you seldom think about me [03:04.82]Now she said now that you've a family of your own [03:14.67]Still she said it's so blessed good to feel your body [03:24.95]Lord she said Casey it's a shame to be alone