I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

The Proclaimers

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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
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When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
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If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
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And if I haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you

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

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When I'm working, yes, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
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And when the money comes in for the work I do, I'll pass almost every penny on to you
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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
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And if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you

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


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

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

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