Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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 (Yeah)
Comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
[Verse 4]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Refrain]
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da-da, lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da-da, lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da
[Verse 5]
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
[Verse 6]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Refrain]
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da-da, lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da (Yeah)
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da-da, lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da
[Refrain]
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da-da, lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da (Yeah)
Da-da, da-da (Da-da, da-da)
Da, da-da, da (Da-da, da-da)
Da-da-da, lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da-lie, da-da
[Chorus]
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
Written by: Charlie Reid, Craig Reid