American Wake lyrics

Artist  : Black 47 
Song : American Wake



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														   open up the door, she's standin'
there 

with the smile in her eyes but the grey in her
hair 

betrays the fact you strayed far from home

with your drinkin', your smokin', your whorin'
around 

sit down by the fire, put your feet on the grate


spend the night reminiscin' 'til the hour grows
late 

always remember at the end of the day...

you can always go home...you just can't stay.



then it's off to the pub for to see your old
mates 

ah, they all look older, but nothin' has changed


and you drink 'til you're nearly out of your head


"hey, what are yez all doin' snakin' off to bed?"


then you're outside her flat but she's no longer
there 

and the tears scald your eyes as you think of her
hair 

in the photo they sent you of her wedding day 

you can always go home...you just can't stay. 



then you see her at mass with the kids at her
side 

and it all comes back in the blink of an eye 

the tears and the laughter, the love and the lies


and that dress she wore the night you said
goodbye 

then her husband says "it's good to have you
back" 

and she smiles for a moment and squeezes your
hand 

but you know what she's thinkin', she doesn't
have to say 

you can always go home...you just can't stay. 



and you swear to yourself time and time again 

it was all in the past, she don't mean anything


now your life is full of laughter and bars 

what did you leave behind, just the sun...the
moon...and the stars. 



then it's up in the mornin' at the crack of dawn


with your stomach churnin', she says "c'mon now,
sean, 

you'll be late for the plane," but that crack in
her voice 

betrays the fact that you made your choice 

a long time ago, now there's no turnin' back 

cos last night you had your american wake 

and the bells are still ringin', can't you hear
what they say 

you can always go home...you just can't stay.



say goodbye 

say goodybe

say goodbye, in the wind and the pourin'
rain...

one last drink

one last drink

one last drink at shannon airport, then you're
outta here, 

history around here, catch you again next
year...

landin' at kennedy

landin'at kennedy

landin'at kennedy, all you feel is the pain, 

but it's too late, cos last night you had, you
had, you had your 

american wake