Open up the door, standin' there With the in her eyes but the gray in her hair Betrays the fact you far from home With your drinkin', your smokin', you're whorin'
Sit down by the fire, put feet on the grate Spend the night reminiscin' 'til the hour grows remember at the end of the day You can always go home, you just stay
Then it's off to the pub for to see your old Ah, they all look older, but has changed And you drink 'til you're out of your head Hey, what are yez all doin', snakin' off to
you're outside her flat but she's no longer there The tears scald your eyes as you of her hair In the photo sent you of her wedding day You can always go home, you can't stay
Then you see her at Mass the kids at her side 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
her husband says, "It's good to have you back" And she for a moment and squeezes your hand But you know what she's thinkin', she have to say You can go home, you just can't stay
And you to yourself, time and time again It was all in the past, she don't mean Now your is full of laughter and bars did you leave behind, just 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 late for the plane" but that crack in her Betrays the that you made your choice
A time ago, now there's no turnin' back 'Cause night you had your American 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 pourin' One drink, one last drink, one last drink At Airport, then we're outa here
History around here, catch you again year Landin' at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy, landin' at All you feel is the But it's too late, it's too 'cause last night you had You had your wake