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500 Miles – THE PROCLAIMERS

Apr 6, 2020
2 min read

When I wake up, well, I know I’m gonna beI’m gonna be the man who wakes up next to youWhen I go out, yeah, I know I’m gonna beI’m gonna be the man who goes along with youIf I get drunk, well, I know I’m gonna beI’m gonna be the man who gets drunk next to youAnd if I haver, hey, I know I’m gonna beI’m gonna be the man who’s havering to youBut I would walk five hundred milesAnd I would walk five hundred moreJust to be the man who walked a thousand milesTo fall down at your doorWhen I’m working, yes, I know I’m gonna beI’m gonna be the man who’s working hard for youAnd when the money comes in for the work I doI’ll pass almost every penny on to youWhen I come home (When I come home), oh, I know I’m gonna beI’m gonna be the man who comes back home to youAnd if I grow old, well, I know I’m gonna beI’m gonna be the man who’s growing old with you

But I would walk five hundred miles And I would walk five hundred more Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles To fall down at your door

Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da) Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da) Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da

When I’m lonely, well, I know I’m gonna be I’m gonna be the man who’s lonely without you And when I’m dreaming, well, I know I’m gonna dream I’m gonna dream about the time when I’m with you When I go out (When I go out), well, I know I’m gonna be I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you And when I come home (When I come home), yes, I know I’m gonna be I’m gonna be the man who comes back home with you I’m gonna be the man who’s coming home with you

But I would walk five hundred miles And I would walk five hundred more Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles To fall down at your door

Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da) Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da) Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da) Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da Da lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da) Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle uh da-da

And I would walk five hundred miles And I would walk five hundred more Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles To fall down at your door


 
 
 

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