Band of Annuals — The Ballad of Casey Jones lyrics

Lyrics

And old man moving pretty slow
On a bench as birds pass by below
Eating all the bread that he had to throw
He knows how to be alone
And then he said with a tear in his eye
«If you’re thinking about love, well don’t you give it a try
'Cause someday the one you love will surely die
You’ll be left on a park bench.»
Casey Jones is still driving that train
Anything he can do to stay off the cocaine
He sings folk songs to pass the time
While he drives all night
And then he said with a crack in his voice
«You'd better choose love, boy, if you’re given the choice
'Cause you can’t live you life on what could have been. It’s a sin
Lord, it’s disgusting. Yes.»
So, Casey, let me off at the next stop
I’ve got places to go, but I think that I’ll just walk
And, hell, for awhile I’ll just circle the block
Till my head hangs low, and my limbs fall off
I’m talking to myself, trying to strike a deal
Back to California, or to Capitol Hill
Where I can say goodbye to her family
Yes, and finally forgive her for all of her travesty
My heart’s too heavy. This place, it can’t carry me
So good bye, Salt Lake City