(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