Open up the door, she's there With the smile in her but the gray in her hair Betrays the fact you strayed far home With your drinkin', smokin', you're whorin' around
Sit down by the fire, put your feet on the Spend the night reminiscin' the hour grows late Always 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 nearly out of head Hey, what are yez all doin', off to bed?
Then you're outside her but she's no longer there The scald your eyes as you think of her hair In the they sent you of her wedding day You can always go home, you just can't
Then you see her at Mass the kids at her side And it all comes in the blink of an eye The and the laughter, the love 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 your But you know what she's thinkin', she have to say You can always go home, you just can't
And you swear to yourself, time and time It was all in the past, she don't mean Now your life is full of and bars What did you leave behind, just the sun, the moon and the
Then it's up in the mornin' at the of dawn With your stomach churnin', she says, "Come on, now, You'll be late for the plane" but that in her voice Betrays the that you made your choice
A long time ago, now no turnin' back 'Cause last night you had your wake And the bells are still ringin', can't you hear they say? You can always go home, you can't stay
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the river and the pourin' One drink, one last drink, one last drink At Shannon Airport, then we're here
History around here, catch you again next 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