Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili PeppersSometimes I
Like I don't have a
Sometimes I feel
Like my only
Is the I live in
The city of
Lonely as I am
Together we cry
I on her streets
'Cause she's my
I walk through her
'Cause she knows who I am
She sees my good
And she kisses me
I never
Now that is a
I don't ever wanna feel
Like I that day
But take me to the place I
Take me the way
I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
But take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
It's hard to
That there's out there
It's hard to believe
That I'm all alone
At least I have her love
The city she loves me
Lonely as I am
Together we cry
I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
But take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
But take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
Under the bridge downtown
Is where I some blood
Under the bridge downtown
I could not get enough
Under the bridge
Forgot about my love
Under the bridge downtown
I gave my life away
This ode to Los Angeles is a tragic tale of addiction. Lead singer Anthony Kiedis wrote this about his days as a heroin addict and the loneliness that went with it. The bridge mentioned in the song is a place where he sometimes went to buy drugs and get high.
This song was originally just a poem that Kiedis wrote. It was a very personal poem. Producer Rick Rubin found it in one of his notebooks and told Anthony that it could be a great song. At first, he didn't want to sing it or share it with anyone, but he eventually came around.