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