Shaft's Cab Ride Lyrics - Shaft - Isaac Hayes

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" 

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