[female
vocals] (
Soft
Hammond
organ
swells,
gentle
brush
drums)
Ooh,
yeah
It’
s
been
a
long,
long
road
Since
nineteen-ninety-nine
I
remember
the
porch
lights
flickering
dim
The
year
we
parted
ways,
oh
Elias
You
were
carrying
shadows,
heavy
and
thin
Looking
for
answers
in
the
haze
and
the
silence
The
degree
you
earned,
the
debt
that
you
bore
You
were
drowning
in
dreams
that
you
couldn't
afford
I
didn't
understand
the
weeds
that
you
grew
We
fought
through
the
darkness,
not
knowing
what
to
do
But
here
you
are
in
twenty-twenty-five
With
the
same
old
fire,
keeping
us
alive
You
said
you
never
stopped,
never
let
me
go
You’
re
the
love
of
my
life,
yeah,
you’
re
all
that
I
know
Oh,
Elias,
you
came
back
home
to
me
Healing
the
scars
of
our
history
When
the
sickness
came
and
the
world
turned
gray
You
didn't
run,
you
didn't
look
away
You
held
my
hand
when
my
body
was
weak
You
were
the
strength
in
the
words
I
couldn't
speak
And
I
watch
you
now
with
the
little
ones
Playing
in
the
yard
underneath
the
morning
suns
You
put
a
smile
on
their
faces,
you
treat
them
like
gold
A
love
story
deeper
than
what
we
were
told
But
here
you
are
in
twenty-twenty-five
With
the
same
old
fire,
keeping
us
alive
You
said
you
never
stopped,
never
let
me
go
You’
re
the
love
of
my
life,
yeah,
you’
re
all
that
I
know
Oh,
Elias,
you
came
back
home
to
me
Healing
the
scars
of
our
history
I
know
the
road
was
jagged
and
steep
I
know
the
secrets
you
were
forced
to
keep
Those
nights
you
lost
hope,
when
the
thoughts
got
loud
I’
m
just
so
thankful
you
fought
through
the
cloud
You’
re
standing
tall,
you’
re
standing
here
After
all
the
fighting,
after
all
the
fear
But
here
you
are
in
twenty-twenty-five
With
the
same
old
fire,
keeping
us
alive
You
said
you
never
stopped,
never
let
me
go
You’
re
the
love
of
my
life,
yeah,
you’
re
all
that
I
know
Oh,
Elias,
you
came
back
home
to
me
Healing
the
scars
of
our
history
Nineteen-ninety-nine
to
twenty-twenty-five
My
Elias,
my
soul,
we’
re
finally
alive
I
cherish
every
moment,
I
cherish
the
way
You’
re
finally
here,
and
you’
re
here
to
stay (
Ooh,
here
to
stay) (
Yeah,
my
love)