I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"

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, hey, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's havering 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 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 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

 The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962, in Leith). They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm on My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents. They have released eight studio albums from 1987 until the present, as well as two compilation albums and a DVD, and their next studio album is expected for 2012.

Album 
1987 This Is the Story
1988 Sunshine on Leith
1994 Hit the Highway
2001 Persevere
2003 Born Innocent
2005 Restless Soul
2007 Life With You
2009 Notes & Rhymes

"Letter From America"

When you go will you send back
A letter from America?
Take a look up the railtrack
From Miami to Canada
Broke off from my work the other day
I spent the evening thinking about
All the blood that flowed away
Across the ocean to the second chance
I wonder how it got on when it reached the promised land?

When you go will you send back
A letter from America?
Take a look up the railtrack
From Miami to Canada

I've looked at the ocean
Tried hard to imagine
The way you felt the day you sailed
From Wester Ross to Nova Scotia
We should have held you
We should have told you
But you know our sense of timing
We always wait too long

When you go will you send back
A letter from America?
Take a look up the railtrack
From Miami to Canada

Lochaber no more
Sutherland no more
Lewis no more
Skye no more
[3x]

I wonder my blood
Will you ever return
To help us kick the life back
To a dying mutual friend
Do we not love her?
I think we all claim we love her
Do we have to roam the world
To prove how much it hurts?

When you go will you send back
A letter from America?
Take a look up the railtrack
From Miami to Canada

Bathgate no more
Linwood no more
Methil no more
Irvine no more.
[3x]

Bathgate no more
Linwood no more
Methil no more
Lochaber no more.

"I'm on My Way"

I'm on my way from misery to happiness today 
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today 
I'm on my way to what I want from this world 
And years from now you'll make it to the next world 
And everything that you receive up yonder 
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered 

I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday 
I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday 
I took the road that brought me to your home town 
I took the bus to streets that I could walk down 
I walked the streets to find the one I'd looked for 
I climbed the stair that led me to your front door 

And now that I don't want for anything 
I'd have Al Jolson sing I'm sitting on top of the world 

I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can 
I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can 
To keep my feet from jumping from the ground dear 
To keep my heart from jumping through my mouth dear 
To keep the past, the past and not the present 
To try and learn when you teach me a lesson 

And now that I don't want for anything 
I'd have Al Jolson sing I'm sitting on top of the world

I'm on my way from misery to happiness today 
I'm on my way from misery to happiness today 
I'm on my way to what I want from this world 
And years from now you'll make it to the next world 
And everything that you receive up yonder 
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered 

I'm on my way to what I want from this world 
And years from now you'll make it to the next world 
And everything that you receive up yonder 
Is what you gave to me the day I wandered 

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way