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"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is a song originally performed by The Proclaimers. It was released on their Sunshine on Leith album, and subsequently as a single. It has become one of their most popular songs, reaching the UK top 20 and, five years later, #3 in the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become a live staple at their concerts. The Proclaimers played this song at Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push, the final concert of Live 8 at Murrayfield Stadium on 6 July 2005, to symbolise the conclusion of The Long Walk To Justice.
The song is understandably popular in Scotland, where at Hampden Park, every time the national team scores, the song is played and sung along to in a raucous manner by all Scotland fans, confirming how The Proclaimers' timeless classic is a figure of cult. So much so some Scottish fans jokingly feel as though it should be the national anthem as opposed to the Flower of Scotland. It is also thought of as the unofficial anthem of Edinburgh's Hibernian F.C., the Proclaimers being fans of the team and the fact that Sunshine On Leith is played frequently at Easter Road, Hibs' home ground.
"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is a song originally performed by The Proclaimers. It was released on their Sunshine on Leith album, and subsequently as a single. It has become one of their most popular songs, reaching the UK top 20 and, five years later, #3 in the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become a live staple at their concerts. The Proclaimers played this song at Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push, the final concert of Live 8 at Murrayfield Stadium on 6 July 2005, to symbolise the conclusion of The Long Walk To Justice.
The song is understandably popular in Scotland, where at Hampden Park, every time the national team scores, the song is played and sung along to in a raucous manner by all Scotland fans, confirming how The Proclaimers' timeless classic is a figure of cult. So much so some Scottish fans jokingly feel as though it should be the national anthem as opposed to the Flower of Scotland. It is also thought of as the unofficial anthem of Edinburgh's Hibernian F.C., the Proclaimers being fans of the team and the fact that Sunshine On Leith is played frequently at Easter Road, Hibs' home ground.
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When I wake up, yeah 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 havering to you
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 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'll do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
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 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
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 yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
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 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door
And I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door
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