(written by Julia Fordham/Irwin Levine/Russell Brown)

tie a yellow ribbon round your heart
counted every moment we're apart
it's been five long years
since you've been here
tie a yellow ribbon

beyond the realm of dignity
beyond imagination, please forgive me
how long, how long, how long, how long will it be?
it's a tragedy

tie a yellow ribbon round your heart
counted every moment we're apart
it's been five long years
since you've been here
tie a yellow ribbon

what happened to humanity?
there is no understanding such insanity
hold on, hold on, hold on please if you can
in that troubled land

tie a yellow ribbon round your heart
counted every moment we're apart
it's been five long years
since you've been here
tie a yellow ribbon
round your heart