I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) is a song written and performed by Scottish brothers Charles and Craig Reid, known as The Proclaimers. Their thick Scottish accents were instantly likeable overseas and the song quickly became a worldwide hit, and is still a crowd favourite all these years later. Play this song and watch the dance floor go off!
- Released: August 1988
- Key: E
- Genre: Alternative rock; Celtic rock
- SKU: MTA1461
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Songwriter(s): Charles S. Reid, Craig M. Reid
When I wake up, well, I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who wakes up next 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 walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
When I’m working, yes, I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who’s working 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 growing old with you
But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Refrain
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da-da dun, da-da-dun, da-da-dun, da-da-da da-da
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da-da dun, da-da-dun, da-da-dun, da-da-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 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 walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Refrain x2
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