I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Performed by	The Proclaimers

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) is a song by The Proclaimers which is frequently played by Marshall Eriksen during road trips.

History

The song's cassette was stuck in Marshall's Fiero, when it was given to him by his brothers Marvin Eriksen Jr. and Marcus Eriksen as seen during flashback in Arrivederci, Fiero. At the end of the episode, the cassette was removed from the car.

Lyrics

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 havering 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) well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow-old (when 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

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)

Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)

Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh 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

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)

Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)

Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)

Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)

Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh 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
Writer/s: Charles S. Reid, Craig M. Reid
Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc

Episodes

• In Arrivederci, Fiero, the song is heard playing in Marshall's Fiero on various occasions during the last 15 years.
• In Duel Citizenship , the song is heard again during Ted and Marshall's road trip to Gazzola's.
• In The Magician's Code - Part Two, song is briefly heard playing in the Fiero in flashback when Lily is trying to steal a six pack.
• In The Lighthouse, Marshall tells his travelling companion Daphne that he will choose the music and puts on this song in the rental car.
• In Mom and Dad, the song is once again played by Marshall during his trip with Daphne and Marvin W. Eriksen, in the rent car.