Proclaimers - 500 miles lyric question

[Shirley_Ujest]

@GingerOfTheNorth

My husband and I had this discussion just the other day. When the song came out, my room-mate was dating a Scotsman. He flat-out lied to me about the meaning, and I may have to go back in time and kill him.

I highly recommend calling him now in full outrage and letting him have it. If you could webcam both sides of the convo, that would be awesome.