Life is my friend
Rake it up to take it in
Wrap me in your cinnamon
Especially in Michigan
Well I could be your friend

White clouds I'm in
A mitten full of fisherman
C'mon huckleberry finn
Show me how to make her grin
Well I'm in Michigan

Cry me a future
Where the revelations run amok
Ladies and gentlemen
Lions and tigers come running
Just to steal your luck

A rainy Lithuanian
Who's dancing as an Indian
Painted in my tiger skin
Especially in Michigan

Double chins and bowling pins
Unholy Presbyterians
Land is full of medicine
I find it when I'm slipping in

The tainted new librarian (into Michigan)
Who fainted when she tucked you in
Let's float away like zeppelins
On stoic gusts of northern wind

Cry me a future
Where the revelations run amok
Ladies and gentlemen
Lions and tigers come running
Just to steal your luck

Out on the farm we'll be
Swimming with the mother duck
Deep in the mitten where
Lions and tigers come running
Just to steal your luck

Life is my friend
Underwater violins
Order now from ho chi min
A porcelain that comes in twins

Throw me in the looney bin
'Cause I can take it on the chin (when I'm in Michigan)
The cleavage of your pillow skin
Is moving like a violin

Cry me a future
Where the revelations run amok
Ladies and gentlemen
Lions and tigers come running
Just to steal your luck

Out on the farm we'll be
Swimming with the mother duck
Deep in the mitten where
Lions and tigers come running
Just to steal your luck, yeah


Lyrics submitted by anniemorr, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Especially in Michigan Lyrics as written by Chad Smith Anthony Kiedis

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    That song is so awesom! One of Stadium Arcadium's hide track in Disc 1 ( Jupiter), one of my favorite songs! And i just realized that nobody had posted the lyrics for this song and i want to know what does it mean exactly.. comments would be nice =P

    anniemorron August 12, 2006   Link
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    anniemorr, that is because the correct name of the song is 'Especially in Michigan'. The other comments are to be found there.

    ASAlexanderon October 02, 2006   Link
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    wow i am so shocked that A.K. actually wrote a song about his birthplace, because it seems that he talks about California so much that he seemed to have forgotten where he came from, so i guess he's just going back to his roots on this song.

    mrs.sideikon April 30, 2007   Link
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    one of their best...actually i don't really get the meaning of this song but it has something unique that makes it great...

    hey!!!on June 04, 2007   Link
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    hmmm i seee... i thought ther was only like 4 comments, and i was like "OMG!!! are u kidding me!!!???!??!?!?!?!?!?" ok well byebye now Ill go to the other page!!! =D

    rhcp4lyfe!!!on September 19, 2007   Link
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    he was born in Michigen, and theres so much songs about California and LA, so i guess that he actually wanted to write something about his birthplace.i dont get it, can someone tell me what does the lions and tigers part means?

    RHCPzephyron November 10, 2007   Link
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    The Lions and Tigers parts are the football and baseball team. Detroit Lions... Detroit Tigers...

    Kabooks1212on March 25, 2010   Link

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