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 wi' 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 haverin' to you

but i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 more
just to be the man who'd walk a thousand miles
to fall down at your door

when i'm workin, yes i know i'm gonna be
i'm gonna be the man who's workin 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 growin old wi' you

but i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 more
just to be the man who'd walk a thousand miles
to fall down at your door

refrain:
da da da da! da da da da!
da diddle-i diddle-i diddle-a da da
da da da da! da da da da!
da diddle-i diddle-i diddle-a 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 dreamin, 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 wi' 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 wi' you
i'm gonna be the man who's comin home wi' you

but i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 more
just to be the man who'd walk a thousand miles
to fall down at your door

[repeat refrain twice]

and i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 more
just to be the man who'd walk a thousand miles
to fall down at your door