Where do I start?   I've been meaning to say something that's long overdue   I have been taking my time   Every new year I think about tracking you down   When the snow melts   Not again until autumn rolls around      Would it be too unexpected to hear from me again   For the first time?   Just enough to say I'm doing alright      I think I owe you one for this   A brief history of everywhere I've been   Wherever you are now, it goes on and on      What have I got?   It's easy to see   Just look at all of my friends   They have been with me for so long   My family will always welcome me home   From the road   They say I've made them all so proud    For 24 years now      Would you find it too intrusive   To ask for just five minutes of your time?   Just enough to say I'm doing alright      I think I owe you one for this   A brief history of everywhere I've been   Wherever you are now it goes on and on   I think I owe you one for this   Wherever love is found   It will cross distances   Where you are now    It goes on and on      Hold back emotion   And just let it happen   I'll let the stereo play   While I wait for your reaction      It's not a likeness that I'm searching for   Or a reconnection   More an exchange of words   Unlike an explanation   I'll say, "Can you see the stars?   I see them every night   Above the wind and rain   Below those city lights."      You won't have to say a word   I wouldn't trade this for the world