2000 Miles

Song by The Pretenders

He's gone two thousand miles
Is very far
The snow is falling down
Gets colder day by day
I miss you

The children were singing
He'll be back at Christmas time

In these frozen and silent nights
Sometimes in a dream, you appear
Outside under the purple sky
Diamonds in the snow sparkle

Our hearts were singing
It felt like Christmastime

Two thousand miles
Is very far through the snow
I'll think of you
Wherever you go

He's gone two thousand miles
Is very far
The snow is falling down
Gets colder day by day
I miss you

I can hear people singing
It must be Christmastime
I hear people singing
It must be Christmastime

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Chrissie Hynde

2000 Miles lyrics © Peermusic Publishing

Pretenders, a British-American rock band, recorded the song "2000 Miles". Written by lead vocalist Chrissie Hynde and produced by Chris Thomas, it was released as the second single from their third studio album, Learning to Crawl (1984), on November 18, 1983. It was most popular in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart in December 1983. In the United States, it was released as the B-side of both the 7-inch single and 12-inch single remix of the band's hit "Middle of the Road".

It is considered a Christmas tune and has appeared on a number of compilation albums.

Background
The song is about two long-distance lovers who miss one other at Christmastime. "Robbie McIntosh plays beautifully on '2000 Miles'," Hynde said. "Anything to avoid listening to my voice and my stupid words."


The song usually reappears in the UK charts around Christmas, staying there for a few weeks. In Poland, the song is played every day in December as part of the Christmas rotation on RMF FM's RMF Classic.