Open up the door, standin' there With the smile in her but the gray in her hair Betrays the fact you strayed far home With your drinkin', your smokin', you're around
Sit down by the fire, put feet on the grate the night reminiscin' 'til the hour grows late Always at the end of the day You can always go home, you can't stay
it's off to the pub for to see your old mates Ah, they all older, but nothin' has changed And you drink you're nearly out of your head Hey, are yez all doin', snakin' off to bed?
Then you're outside her flat but she's no longer The tears scald your eyes as you think of her In the they 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 comes in the blink of an eye The and the laughter, the love and the lies And that dress she the night you said, Goodbye
Then her 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 doesn't 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 mean anything Now your is full of laughter and bars What did you leave behind, just the sun, the moon and the
it's up in the mornin' at the crack of dawn With stomach churnin', she says, "Come on, now, Sean You'll be late for the plane" but that in her voice the fact that you made your choice
A time ago, now there's no turnin' back 'Cause last night you had your American And the bells are still ringin', can't you hear what they You can always go home, you just can't
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 at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy All you feel is the But it's too late, it's too late 'cause last you had You had your wake