Tie a Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando and Dawn

I'm comin' home, I've done my time
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine
If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free
Then you'll know just what to do
If you still want me
If you still want me
Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree
It's been three long years
Do ya still want me?
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree
I'll stay on the bus
Forget about us
Put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree

Bus driver, please look for me
'cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see
I'm really still in prison
And my love, she holds the key
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free
I wrote and told her please

Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
It's been three long years
Do ya still want me?
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree
I'll stay on the bus
Forget about us
Put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree

Now the whole damned bus is cheerin'
And I can't believe I see
A hundred yellow ribbons round the old oak tree

I'm comin' home

(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
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I've been talking about this song over and over again. So yeah, just thought that people should hear it. :)
I love how people in those days were able to make a story into a song..

Basically the story of this song is this:
A guy who was a convict (or probably a prisoner of war because in those days wars were raging) is finally being set free..but he's wondering if his lover is still waiting for him..so, before his release, he wrote her a letter saying "please tie a yellow round the old oak tree to signify that you still want me.." (probably a place where him and her used to meet)..and if there isn't a yellow ribbon at the oak tree when he arrives, he would just leave and forget about the love they once shared. The blame would be on him for being away for too long.
The climax builds where everyone (listener of the song without the lyrics) is wondering if the girl is still waiting for him. He was too afraid to look..and requests the bus driver to look for him instead. Suddenly..he hears cheers from everyone in the bus.
It seems that the girl was waiting him...even after 3 years. She was waiting for him to come home. There wasn't just 1 but a 100 yellow ribbons round the old oak tree. :)

It's a very happy song. I smile everytime I listen to it.

p.s.: I like a lot of oldies because it has so much more meaning compared to our current music.