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