2000 Miles – English Lyrics

• By: Pretenders
• Album: Learning To Crawl

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative lyrics and chiming melodies of The Pretenders' "2000 Miles." This song, often considered a Christmas classic, offers a rich exploration of longing and remembrance, allowing listeners to connect with universal feelings of missing someone. Its poetic language, particularly the imagery of a winter landscape, provides an excellent opportunity to expand your English vocabulary related to emotions, seasons, and personal reflection, all wrapped in a beautifully crafted piece of rock history.

[English]

♪♪

♪ He's gone two thousand miles ♪

♪ It's very far ♪

♪ The snow is falling down ♪

♪ Gets colder day by day ♪

♪ I miss you ♪

♪ The children will sing ♪

♪ 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 Christmas time ♪

♪ Two thousand miles ♪

♪ Is very far through the snow ♪

♪ I'll think of you ♪

♪ Wherever you go ♪

♪ He's gone two thousand miles ♪

♪ It's very far ♪

♪ The snow is falling down ♪

♪ Gets colder day by day ♪

♪ I miss you ♪

♪ I can hear people singing ♪

♪ It must be Christmas time ♪

♪ I hear people singing ♪

♪ It must be Christmas time ♪

♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miles /maɪlz/ B1	noun - a Unit of distance equal to 1,609 meters (approximately).
snow /snoʊ/ A2	noun - Frozen precipitation of ice crystals falling from the sky.
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - Moving downward or dropping from a higher position.
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ B2	noun - The amount of space between two points or objects.
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - To fail to reach, hit, or catch; to feel the absence of someone or something.
gather /ˈɡæðər/ B2	verb - To collect or bring together; to assemble.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - A period during which an action takes place.
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - The organ inside the body that pumps blood; symbol of emotion and affection.
sing /sɪŋ/ A2	verb - To produce musical sounds with the voice.
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B1	adjective - Turned into ice or extremely cold.
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ B2	adjective - Without noise or sound; quiet.
purple /ˈpɜːrpl/ A2	adjective - A color between red and blue; violet.

Key Grammar Structures

• He's gone two thousand miles

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'has/have gone' used to indicate a completed action with relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase indicates he has traveled and is still away, emphasizing the distance.

• It’s very far

  ➔ Adjective 'far' used as a complement to describe distance, with 'very' as an adverb modifying it.

  ➔ Describes the great distance involved, emphasizing the length of separation.

• The snow is falling down

  ➔ Present continuous tense used to describe ongoing action happening now.

  ➔ The verb 'falling' is in the present participle form, indicating an ongoing process.

• Gets colder day by day

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'gets' to express a general truth or ongoing trend.

  ➔ Indicates a gradual decrease in temperature over time.

• I miss you

  ➔ Simple present tense expressing a feeling or emotion.

  ➔ Expresses a present feeling of longing or absence.

• He'll be back at Christmas time

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' to indicate a future intention or prediction.

  ➔ Expresses a prediction that he will return during Christmas.

• Outside under the purple sky

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location, with 'under' as the preposition.

  ➔ Specifies the location as being beneath the purple sky.