47 Black - American Wake lyrics
rate meopen up the door, she's standin' there <br />
with the smile in her eyes but the grey in her hair <br />
betrays the fact you strayed far from home<br />
with your drinkin', your smokin', your whorin' around <br />
sit down by the fire, put your feet on the grate <br />
spend the night reminiscin' 'til the hour grows late <br />
always remember at the end of the day...<br />
you can always go home...you just can't stay.<br />
<br />
then it's off to the pub for to see your old mates <br />
ah, they all look older, but nothin' has changed <br />
and you drink 'til you're nearly out of your head <br />
"hey, what are yez all doin' snakin' off to bed?" <br />
then you're outside her flat but she's no longer there <br />
and the tears scald your eyes as you think of her hair <br />
in the photo they sent you of her wedding day <br />
you can always go home...you just can't stay. <br />
<br />
then you see her at mass with the kids at her side <br />
and it all comes back in the blink of an eye <br />
the tears and the laughter, the love and the lies <br />
and that dress she wore the night you said goodbye <br />
then her husband says "it's good to have you back" <br />
and she smiles for a moment and squeezes your hand <br />
but you know what she's thinkin', she doesn't have to say <br />
you can always go home...you just can't stay. <br />
<br />
and you swear to yourself time and time again <br />
it was all in the past, she don't mean anything <br />
now your life is full of laughter and bars <br />
what did you leave behind, just the sun...the moon...and the stars. <br />
<br />
then it's up in the mornin' at the crack of dawn <br />
with your stomach churnin', she says "c'mon now, sean, <br />
you'll be late for the plane," but that crack in her voice <br />
betrays the fact that you made your choice <br />
a long time ago, now there's no turnin' back <br />
cos last night you had your american wake <br />
and the bells are still ringin', can't you hear what they say <br />
you can always go home...you just can't stay.<br />
<br />
say goodbye <br />
say goodybe<br />
say goodbye, in the wind and the pourin' rain...<br />
one last drink<br />
one last drink<br />
one last drink at shannon airport, then you're outta here, <br />
history around here, catch you again next year...<br />
landin' at kennedy<br />
landin'at kennedy<br />
landin'at kennedy, all you feel is the pain, <br />
but it's too late, cos last night you had, you had, you had your <br />
american wake.
