Walkabout Lyrics

[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
[Hook]
On a walkabout

[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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Genius Annotation

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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Recording
Bass
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Recorded At
The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
Release Date
September 12, 1995
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