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 your drinkin', your smokin', you're whorin'
Sit down by the fire, put feet on the grate 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 it's off to the pub for to see your old Ah, all look older, but nothin' has changed And you drink 'til you're out of your head Hey, what are yez all doin', snakin' off to
Then you're outside her flat but she's no there The tears scald your eyes as you think of her 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 comes in the blink of an eye The tears and the laughter, the and the lies And dress she wore the night you said, Goodbye
Then her says, "It's good to have you back" And she smiles for a and squeezes your hand But you know what she's thinkin', she have 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 don't anything Now your life is full of and bars What did you behind, just the sun, the moon and the stars?
Then up in the mornin' at the crack of dawn With your churnin', she says, "Come on, now, Sean You'll be late for the plane" but that crack in her Betrays the fact that you your choice
A long time ago, now no turnin' back 'Cause last night you had American wake And the bells are still ringin', can't you hear 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, then we're here
around 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 'cause night you had You had your wake