The song 500 miles-About who & what?
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Wanderer
Person running away from whatever
The lament of a Railroad man
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When I heard the answer I was very surprised.
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Isn't it the love song about a person who holds his partner in such regard that everything from waking to forever is about the other person? and how nothing however far is to far for them with regards to their lover?? Or have I missed something?
No, that's not it.@UnrestrictedHappy
@soar2newhighs when I wake up then I know I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you...when I go out then I know I'm gonna be the man who's going out with you and on and on....the other explanation would be similar to the police song Every Breath you take...as in he is a stalker...
It's a Railroader's lament.@UnrestrictedHappy
@soar2newhighs This was written in 1988 and released on The Proclaimers album Sunshine On Leith. It became a hit when the song was used in the 1993 movie Benny And Joon, starring Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson.
The Proclaimers are the Scottish twins Craig and Charlie Reid. This is their only hit in America, but four of their other songs made the UK Top 40, including their first hit, "Letter From America," which went to #3 in 1987.
This song is about being devoted to a woman and wanting to spend the rest of your life with her. And it's all sung in a Scottish accent.
The Proclaimers are the Scottish twins Craig and Charlie Reid. This is their only hit in America, but four of their other songs made the UK Top 40, including their first hit, "Letter From America," which went to #3 in 1987.
This song is about being devoted to a woman and wanting to spend the rest of your life with her. And it's all sung in a Scottish accent.