Open up the door, she's standin' With the smile in her eyes but the in her hair Betrays the you strayed far from home With your drinkin', smokin', you're whorin' around
Sit down by the fire, put your feet on the the night reminiscin' 'til the hour grows late Always at the end of the day You can always go home, you can't stay
Then it's off to the pub for to see old mates Ah, all look older, but nothin' has changed And you drink 'til you're nearly out of head Hey, what are yez all doin', snakin' off to
Then you're her flat but she's no longer there The tears your eyes as you think of her hair In the photo they you of her wedding day You can always go home, you just can't
Then you see her at Mass with the at her side And it all comes 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 hand But you know what she's thinkin', she doesn't to say You can always go home, you just can't
And you swear to yourself, time and time It was all in the past, she mean anything Now your life is full of laughter and 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, You'll be late for the plane" but crack in her voice Betrays the that you made your choice
A long time ago, now there's no turnin' 'Cause last night you had your wake And the are still ringin', can't you hear what they say? You can always go home, you just stay
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the river and the rain One last drink, one last drink, one drink At Shannon Airport, we're outa here
around here, catch you again next year Landin' at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy, at Kennedy All you feel is the But it's too late, it's too 'cause last night you had You had your American