Open up the door, she's standin' With the smile in her eyes but the gray in her Betrays the fact you strayed far from With your drinkin', smokin', you're whorin' around
Sit down by the fire, put your on the grate Spend the night reminiscin' 'til the hour late Always at the end of the day You can always go home, you just can't
it's off to the pub for to see your old mates Ah, they all older, but nothin' has changed And you drink 'til nearly out of your head Hey, are yez all doin', snakin' off to bed?
Then outside her flat but she's no longer there The tears scald your eyes as you of her hair In the photo sent you of her wedding day You can always go home, you just can't
Then you see her at Mass the kids at her side And it all back in the blink of an eye The and the laughter, the love and the lies And dress she wore the night you said,? Goodbye?
her husband says, "It's good to have you back" And she smiles for a moment and squeezes hand But you know what she's thinkin', she doesn't to say You can always go home, you can't stay
And you to yourself, time and time again It was all in the past, she don't mean Now your life is full of laughter and What did you leave behind, just the sun, the and the stars?
it's up in the mornin' at the crack of dawn With your stomach churnin', she says, "Come on, now, You'll be late for the plane" but that crack in her Betrays the fact you made your choice
A long time ago, now no turnin' back 'Cause night you had your American wake And the bells are still ringin', can't you hear what say? You can always go home, you just can't
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the and the pourin' rain One drink, one last drink, one last drink At Shannon Airport, then outa here
History around here, catch you again year Landin' at Kennedy, at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy All you feel is the But it's too late, it's too late last night you had You had your wake