Open up the door, she's there With the smile in her eyes but the gray in her Betrays the you strayed far from home With your drinkin', your smokin', whorin' around
Sit by the fire, put your feet on the grate Spend the night 'til the hour grows late remember at the end of the day You can always go home, you just can't
Then it's off to the pub for to see your old Ah, they all older, but nothin' has changed And you drink 'til you're out of your head Hey, what are yez all doin', off to bed?
Then you're her flat but she's no longer there The tears scald your eyes as you of her hair In the photo 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 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 and squeezes your hand But you know what thinkin', she doesn't have to say You can go home, you just can't stay
And you to yourself, time and time again It was all in the past, she don't anything Now life is full of laughter and bars What did you leave behind, the sun, the moon and the stars?
Then it's up in the mornin' at the of dawn With your churnin', she says, "Come on, now, Sean You'll be late for the plane" but crack in her voice Betrays the fact you made your choice
A long time ago, now there's no turnin' 'Cause last night you had your American And the bells are still ringin', can't you what they say? You can always go home, you just can't
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say In the wind, the river and the pourin' One last drink, one last drink, one drink At Shannon Airport, then outa here
History around here, catch you again year Landin' at Kennedy, landin' at Kennedy, landin' at All you feel is the But it's too late, it's too late 'cause last you had You had your wake