Open up the door, she's there With the smile in her eyes but the in her hair Betrays the fact you strayed far from your drinkin', your smokin', you're whorin' around
Sit down by the fire, put your feet on the Spend the night reminiscin' 'til the hour grows remember 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 look older, but has changed And you 'til you're 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 they sent you of her day You can always go home, you can't stay
Then you see her at Mass with the at her side And it all back in the blink of an eye The tears and the laughter, the love and the And dress she wore 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 thinkin', she doesn't have to say You can always go home, you just can't
And you swear to yourself, 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 moon and the
Then up in the mornin' at the crack of dawn your stomach churnin', she says, "Come on, now, Sean You'll be for the plane" but that crack in her voice Betrays the that you made your choice
A long time ago, now there's no turnin' 'Cause night you had your American wake And the bells are still ringin', can't you hear they say? You can always go home, you can't stay
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the river and the pourin' One last drink, one drink, one last drink At Shannon Airport, then we're here
History around here, catch you next 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 American