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Artist: The Proclaimers
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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
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When I wake up
Well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out
Yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
If I get drunk
Well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver
Yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's haverin' to 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
When I'm workin'
Yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's workin' hard for you
And when the money
Comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home (when I come home)
Oh, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old
Well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growin' 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-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-da-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 dreamin'
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 comin' 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-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-da-da (da-da-da-da)
Da-da-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-da-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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