Open up the door, she's standin' With the smile in her but the gray in her hair the fact you strayed far from home With drinkin', your smokin', you're whorin' around
Sit down by the fire, put your feet on the Spend the night reminiscin' 'til the grows late remember at the end of the day You can always go home, you can't stay
Then 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, what are yez all doin', snakin' off to
Then you're outside her but she's no longer there The tears scald your eyes as you think of her In the photo sent you of her wedding day You can go home, you just can't stay
you see her at Mass with the kids at her side And it all comes back in the of an eye The tears and the laughter, the love and the And that she wore 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 doesn't to say You can always go home, you just stay
And you swear to yourself, time and time It was all in the past, she don't mean Now life is full of laughter 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 your stomach churnin', she says, "Come on, now, Sean You'll be late for the plane" but crack in her voice Betrays the fact that you your choice
A long ago, now there's no turnin' back 'Cause last night you had your American And the bells are ringin', can't you hear what they say? You can go home, you just can't stay
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the river and the rain One last drink, one last drink, one drink At Shannon Airport, we're outa here
History here, catch you again next year at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy All you is the pain But it's too late, it's too late 'cause last you had You had your American