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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Year: 1988
Duration: 3:39
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[00:06.44] When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be
[00:10.50] I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
[00:14.51] When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be
[00:17.60] I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
[00:21.61] If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be
[00:25.22] I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
[00:29.30] And if I haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be
[00:32.33] I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
[00:36.35] But I would walk 500 miles
[00:39.91] And I would walk 500 more
[00:43.72] Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
[00:48.42] To fall down at your door
[00:51.15] When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be
[00:54.32] I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
[00:58.36] And when the money comes in for the work I do
[01:02.00] I'll pass almost every penny on to you
[01:05.49] When I come home (when I come home), oh, I know I'm gonna be
[01:08.65] I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
[01:12.58] And if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be
[01:16.10] I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
[01:20.25] But I would walk 500 miles
[01:23.74] And I would walk 500 more
[01:27.64] Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
[01:31.94] To fall down at your door
[01:34.54] Da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da
[01:38.58] Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle a da da
[01:41.94] Da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da
[01:45.41] Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle a da da
[01:49.99] 
[01:53.37] When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be
[01:57.02] I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
[02:00.32] And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream
[02:03.84] I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you
[02:07.66] When I go out (when I go out), well, I know I'm gonna be
[02:11.07] I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
[02:14.79] And when I come home (when I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna be
[02:18.38] I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
[02:22.22] I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you
[02:28.72] But I would walk 500 miles
[02:32.38] And I would walk 500 more
[02:35.98] Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
[02:40.00] To fall down at your door
[02:42.90] Da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da
[02:46.66] Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle a da da
[02:50.43] Da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da
[02:53.76] Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle a da da
[02:57.52] Da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da
[03:01.35] Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle a da da
[03:04.85] Da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da, da d-da da
[03:08.58] Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle a da da
[03:12.67] And I would walk 500 miles
[03:16.06] And I would walk 500 more
[03:19.57] Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
[03:24.26] To fall down at your door
[03:26.92] 

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🇬🇧United Kingdom·scottish, rock
The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by the twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid (born 5 March 1962). They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped the charts in Australia, Iceland and New Zealand. The duo's biggest album, Sunshine on Leith (1988) has been certified multi-Platinum in Australia and Canada, selling over two million copies worldwide, inclu...
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