2000 Miles
Pretender Lyrics


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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

Overall Meaning

The Pretenders' song "2000 Miles" is a moving expression of the distance and longing felt for a loved one during the holiday season. The song details the distance, both physical and emotional, felt by the singer as they contemplate the miles separating them and their beloved. The opening lines, "He's gone two thousand miles, it's very far, the snow is falling down, gets colder day by day, I miss you," set the stage for the rest of the song's yearning lyrics.


The chorus serves as a refrain, with the children singing, "He'll be back at Christmas time." The singer dreams of their beloved during the cold winter nights, where they sometimes appear outside under a sparkling diamond sky. The lyrics effectively convey the sense of distance and separation, and the desire to be reunited for the holiday season.


With its haunting melody and evocative imagery, "2000 Miles" remains a quintessential Christmas ballad. The song is a reminder of the power of music to evoke emotions and connect people, even across distance and time.


Line by Line Meaning

He's gone two thousand miles
The person the song is directed towards has gone away a long distance of two thousand miles.


It's very far
The distance of two thousand miles is a great distance and is very far away.


The snow is falling down
The weather conditions of the place where the person has gone is cold and snowing.


Gets colder day by day
The weather in the place where the person has gone is becoming colder day by day.


I miss you
The singer misses the person who has gone two thousand miles away.


The children will sing
The singer muses that the children will sing and be happy when the person returns at Christmas time.


He'll be back at Christmas time
The person for whom the song is sung will be back at Christmas time.


In these frozen and silent nights
The weather conditions at the present place of the singer are frozen and quiet during the night time.


Sometimes in a dream you appear
Sometimes the person who is far away appears in the singer's dreams.


Outside under the purple sky
When the singer thinks of the person who is far away, the singer imagines that person outside under the purple sky.


Diamonds in the snow sparkle
The snow on the ground sparkles like diamonds.


Our hearts were singing
When the person was here with the singer, they were happy and singing together.


It felt like Christmas time
When the person was around, it was a festive and joyful time, like Christmas.


Two thousand miles
The person is two thousand miles away.


Is very far through the snow
The distance of two thousand miles feels even greater because of the snowy weather conditions.


I'll think of you
The singer will think of the person who is far away.


Wherever you go
The person is far away, but the singer wants them to know they are in their thoughts wherever they go.


I can hear people singing
The singer hears people singing, which reminds them that it must be Christmas time.


It must be Christmas time
The festive atmosphere of people singing makes the singer imagine that it must be Christmas time.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Christine Hynde

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I lost a Daughter and a Son. Christmas is always hard.

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Happy Christmas to anyone listening to this in 2023. Timeless!!

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