The Ride
J.J. Flores & Steve Smooth Lyrics

Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
Casey is walking with a group of people in the subway, but they are all silent and feel empty

The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below
The people are going down a dark staircase to reach the subway station

Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors
Casey follows the people through the dimly lit corridors of the subway station

Of silent desperation, never speakin' to a soul
Everyone in the subway station is lost in their own thoughts and does not interact with anyone else

The poison air he's breathin' has the dirty smell of dying
The air in the subway is toxic and smells bad as if it could kill someone

'Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain
The subway is underground, so it has no exposure to the outside world

But Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
Casey follows the signs in the subway that show him where to go and ignores the sounds of the subway (which can be scary)

Of the clickin' of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains
The sound of the turnstiles and the subway trains is like chains, which can make Casey feel trapped

"Oh" she said, "Casey it's been so long since I've seen you"
Casey's lover speaks to him and tells him it has been a while since she last saw him

"Here" she said, "just a kiss to make a body smile"
She gives Casey a kiss to make him happy

"See" she said, "I've put on new stockings just to please you"
She tells Casey that she put on new stockings because she knows he likes them

"Lord" she said, "Casey can you only stay a while?"
She asks Casey if he can only stay for a short time

Casey leaves the under-ground and stops inside the Golden Crown
Casey exits the subway and goes into a bar called the Golden Crown

For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bone
Casey wants a drink to warm himself up

Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men
Casey sees that he is not the only lonely person in the bar

Who reach for any thing they can to keep from goin' home
Other people in the bar try to find something to keep themselves occupied so they do not have to go home

Standin' in the corner Casey drinks his pint of bitter
Casey stands alone in the corner of the bar and drinks his bitter (beer)

Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
Casey avoids looking at the other people in the bar and instead focuses on his drink

Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason
As Casey leaves the bar, he trips and wonders if it is because of the beer or because he is emotional

Is the beer that's in his belly, or the tear that's in his eye
He does not know if he is stumbling because he is drunk or because he is sad

"Oh" she said, "I suppose you seldom think about me
Casey's lover imagines that he probably does not think of her often

"Now" she said, "now that you've a family of your own"
She acknowledges that Casey now has his own family to take care of

"Still" she said, "it's so blessed good to feel your body"
She tells Casey that she is happy to feel his body because it reminds her of when they were together

"Lord" she said" "Casey it's a shame to be alone"
She tells Casey that it is sad to be alone, but he is not alone because he has her (in some way)