Casey's Last Ride Lyrics

The song Casey's Last Ride is performed by John Denver in the album named Country Roads Collection in the year 1997 .



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 and it's never felt the rain
But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
Of the clickin' 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 somethin' 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 pa*sing 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've 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"



John Denver - Country Roads Collection

Aug 1997

  1. Circus
  2. Catch Another Butterfly
  3. Daydream
  4. Molly
  5. Sticky Summer Weather
  6. Isabel
  7. City Of New Orleans
  8. All Of My Memories
  9. Casey's Last Ride
  10. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
  11. In The Grand Way
  12. Dearest Esmerelda
  13. Southwind
  14. Garden Song
  15. What's On Your Mind
  16. You're So Beautiful
  17. In My Heart
  18. The Mountain Song
  19. Song For The Life
  20. If Ever
  21. I'm In The Mood To Be Desired Tonight
  22. Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight
  23. Love Is The Master
  24. I Can't Escape
  25. Leaving On A Jet Plane
  26. Rhymes And Reasons
  27. Follow Me
  28. Aspenglow
  29. Sunshine On My Shoulders
  30. My Sweet Lady
  31. Take Me Home, Country Roads
  32. I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado
  33. Poems, Prayers And Promises
  34. Starwood In Aspen
  35. The Eagle And The Hawk
  36. Friends With You
  37. Rocky Mountain High
  38. For Baby (For Bobbie)
  39. Goodbye Again
  40. We Don't Live Here No More
  41. I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains)
  42. Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning)
  43. Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights In Canada)
  44. Annie's Song
  45. Back Home Again
  46. Grandma's Feather Bed
  47. Sweet Surrender
  48. Eclipse
  49. Thank God I'm A Country Boy
  50. This Old Guitar
  51. Spirit
  52. Song Of Wyoming
  53. I'm Sorry
  54. Windsong
  55. Looking For Space
  56. Fly Away
  57. Calypso
  58. Come And Let Me Look In Your Eyes
  59. Like A Sad Song
  60. How Can I Leave You Again
  61. Ripplin' Waters
  62. It Amazes Me
  63. Singing Skies And Dancing Waters
  64. Thirsty Boots
  65. I Want To Live
  66. Autograph
  67. Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
  68. Country Love
  69. Dreams
  70. Heart To Heart
  71. Shanghai Breezes
  72. Seasons Of The Heart
  73. Perhaps Love
  74. Falling Out Of Love
  75. It's About Time
  76. Wild Montana Skies
  77. Dreamland Express
  78. Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight
  79. I Can't Escape
  80. Love Again
  81. Flying For Me

Casey's Last Ride