Open up the door, standin' there With the smile in her eyes but the gray in her Betrays the fact you far from home With your drinkin', your smokin', you're around
Sit by the fire, put your feet on the grate Spend the reminiscin' 'til the hour grows late Always at the end of the day You can go home, you just can't stay
it's off to the pub for to see your old mates Ah, they all look older, but nothin' has And you 'til 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 tears scald your as you think of her hair In the photo they you of her wedding day You can always go home, you can't stay
Then you see her at with the kids at her side And it all back in the blink of an eye The and the laughter, the love 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 moment and your hand But you know what she's thinkin', she have to say You can always go home, you just can't
And you to yourself, time and time again It was all in the past, she don't anything Now your is full of laughter and bars What did you leave behind, just the sun, the moon and the
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 that crack in her Betrays the that you made your choice
A long time ago, now there's no turnin' 'Cause night you had your 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 drink, one last drink, one last drink At Shannon Airport, then we're here
History around here, catch you again year at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy All you is the pain But it's too late, it's too 'cause last night you had You had your American