[Verse 1] I think I'll go on a walkabout And find out what it's all about And that ain't hard Just me and my own two feet In the heat, I got myself to meet A detective of perspective, I Need to try and get a bigger eye Open wide Bloodwood flowers in my gaze Walkabout in a sunny daze Do me now
[Hook] On a walkabout
[Verse 2] You can do it in the city, you can do it in a zone You can do it in the desert, you can do the unknown On a walkabout High desert skies are what I spy So fly, you gotta wonder why, hmm The stingrays must be fat this year They're moving slow in my lowest gear The didgeridoo original man with a dream I believe the Aborigine
[Verse 3] You could do it with a shuffle, you could do it with a stroll You could do it with a stride, you could do the unknown On a walkabout, mmm hmm A walk could cure most all my blues Bare feet or in my two shoes One, two
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 4] I think I'll go on a walkabout And find out what it's all about Can't hurt to try Use your legs to rock it wide Take a ride to the other side
[Instrumental Outro]
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A walkabout is a coming of age ceremony that’s “a journey on foot undertaken by an Australian Aboriginal in order to live in the traditional manner.” On these walks, one is expected to think about life, receive enlightenment, and find their place in the world. Kiedis references this ceremony in the first verse, where he describes the goal of the walkabout (“And find out what it’s all about”; “I need to try and get a bigger eye”).
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