American Wake-Black 47

[ti:American Wake] [ar:Black 47] [al:Home Of The Brave] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]American Wake - Black 47 [00:01.60]Open up the door she's standin' there [00:04.11] [00:05.09]With the smile in her eyes but the gray in her hair [00:08.45] [00:09.40]Betrays the fact you strayed far from home [00:12.75] [00:13.48]With your drinkin' your smokin' you're whorin' around [00:16.40] [00:19.67]Sit down by the fire put your feet on the grate [00:23.19] [00:23.82]Spend the night reminiscin' 'til the hour grows late [00:27.23] [00:28.45]Always remember at the end of the day [00:32.27]You can always go home you just can't stay [00:36.79] [00:53.33]Then it's off to the pub for to see your old mates [00:56.69] [00:57.38]Ah they all look older but nothin' has changed [01:00.42] [01:01.49]And you drink 'til you're nearly out of your head [01:04.65] [01:05.26]Hey what are yez all doin' snakin' off to bed [01:08.25] [01:11.93]Then you're outside her flat but she's no longer there [01:15.26] [01:16.20]The tears scald your eyes as you think of her hair [01:19.69] [01:20.44]In the photo they sent you of her wedding day [01:23.56] [01:24.35]You can always go home you just can't stay [01:28.77] [01:45.67]Then you see her at Mass with the kids at her side [01:49.08] [01:49.97]And it all comes back in the blink of an eye [01:54.15]The tears and the laughter the love and the lies [01:57.23] [01:57.97]And that dress she wore the night you said Goodbye [02:01.16] [02:04.27]Then her husband says "It's good to have you back" [02:07.55] [02:08.13]And she smiles for a moment and squeezes your hand [02:11.54] [02:12.72]But you know what she's thinkin' she doesn't have to say [02:16.10] [02:16.68]You can always go home you just can't stay [02:21.41] [02:29.63]And you swear to yourself time and time again [02:32.35] [02:33.63]It was all in the past she don't mean anything [02:36.60] [02:37.61]Now your life is full of laughter and bars [02:41.22] [02:42.05]What did you leave behind just the sun the moon and the stars [02:46.77] [03:07.22]Then it's up in the mornin' at the crack of dawn [03:10.49] [03:11.30]With your stomach churnin' she says "Come on now Sean [03:14.52] [03:15.56]You'll be late for the plane" but that crack in her voice [03:18.95] [03:19.88]Betrays the fact that you made your choice [03:22.89] [03:26.22]A long time ago now there's no turnin' back [03:29.40] [03:30.24]'Cause last night you had your American wake [03:33.03] [03:34.28]And the bells are still ringin' can't you hear what they say [03:38.42]You can always go home you just can't stay [03:42.83] [04:00.36]Say goodbye say goodbye say goodbye [04:04.62] [04:05.38]In the wind the river and the pourin' rain [04:08.28] [04:16.87]One last drink one last drink one last drink [04:20.99] [04:21.86]At Shannon Airport then we're outa here [04:24.35] [04:25.19]History around here catch you again next year [04:28.04] [04:33.66]Landin' at Kennedy landin' at Kennedy landin' at Kennedy [04:37.58] [04:38.58]All you feel is the pain [04:40.36] [04:41.67]But it's too late it's too late 'cause last night you had [04:45.42] [04:46.04]You had your American wake