Open up the door, standin' there With the in her eyes but the gray in her hair Betrays the fact you strayed far from your drinkin', your smokin', you're whorin' around
Sit by the fire, put your feet on the grate Spend the night 'til the hour grows late Always at the end of the day You can go home, you just can't stay
Then off to the pub for to see your old mates Ah, they all older, but nothin' has changed And you drink you're nearly out of your head Hey, are yez all doin', snakin' off to bed?
Then you're her flat but she's no longer there The scald 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 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 moment and squeezes your But you know what she's thinkin', she have to say You can always go home, you can't stay
And you swear to yourself, and time again It was all in the past, she don't mean 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 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 the fact that you made your choice
A long ago, now there's no turnin' back 'Cause last night you had your wake And the bells are still ringin', can't you hear what they You can always go home, you just stay
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the river and the rain One drink, one last drink, one last drink At Shannon Airport, then outa here
History around here, you again next year Landin' at Kennedy, at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy All you is the pain But it's too late, it's too late 'cause night you had You had your wake