Open up the door, she's standin' With the smile in her eyes but the in her hair the fact you strayed far from home With your drinkin', smokin', you're whorin' around
Sit down by the fire, put feet on the grate 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, they all look older, but nothin' has And you 'til you're nearly out of your head Hey, what are yez all doin', off to bed?
Then you're outside her flat but no longer there The tears scald your as you think 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 with the at her side And it all comes back in the of an eye The tears and the laughter, the 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 your 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, time and time It was all in the past, she don't anything Now your life is full of and bars What did you leave behind, just the sun, the and the stars?
Then it's up in the mornin' at the 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 that you made choice
A long time ago, now there's no back 'Cause last night you had your American And the bells are still ringin', can't you hear they say? You can always go home, you just stay
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the river and the pourin' One last drink, one last drink, one drink At Shannon Airport, then we're outa
History around here, catch you next year Landin' at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy, at Kennedy All you feel is the But it's too late, it's too late 'cause night you had You had your American