Open up the door, standin' there the smile in her eyes but the gray in her hair Betrays the fact you strayed far home With your drinkin', your smokin', whorin' around
Sit down by the fire, put feet 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
Then it's off to the pub for to see your old Ah, they all look older, but nothin' has And you drink 'til you're nearly out of head Hey, are yez all doin', snakin' off to bed?
you're outside her flat but she's no longer there The tears scald your as you think of her hair In the photo they you of her wedding day You can go home, you just can't stay
Then you see her at Mass with the kids at her And it all back in the blink of an eye The tears and the laughter, the and the lies And that dress she wore the you said, Goodbye
Then her husband says, "It's good to 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 stay
And you swear to yourself, time and again It was all in the past, she mean anything Now your life is full of laughter and What did you leave behind, the sun, the moon and the stars?
Then it's up in the 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 no turnin' back 'Cause last night you had American wake And the bells are ringin', can't you hear what they say? You can always go home, you just can't
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the river and the rain One last drink, one drink, one last drink At Shannon Airport, then we're here
History here, catch you again 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 wake