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