By the Way
KITCHEN - Red Hot Chili Peppers Lyrics

Standing in line
Waiting in queue

To see the show tonight
To watch the concert tonight

And there's a light on
Spotlights and other lights are turned on

Heavy glow
Intense brightness

By the way I tried to say
I wanted to tell you

I'd be there, waiting for
I would be present, anticipating for

Dani the girl
The girl named Dani

Is singing songs to me
Singing songs while addressing me

Beneath the marquee, overload
Below the illuminated entrance, crowded

Steak knife card shark
A person (likely a gambler) with the ability to cheat using a steak knife

Con job boot cut
A scam carried out by a person wearing boots with a particular type of cut

Skin that flick
Take off the cover of the movie

She's such a little DJ
She plays and experiments with music like a DJ but is not experienced

Get there quick
Arrive at a place very fast

By street but not the freeway
Using the route by the street and avoiding using the highway

Turn that trick
Perform a particular act and make a profit from it

To make a little leeway
To make small progress towards achieving something

Beat that nic
Overcome a bad habit

But not the way that we play
But not the way we beat bad habits

Dog town blood bath
There is a lot of violence, especially involving gangs

Rib cage soft tail
A type of motorcycle that combines the ribs and a specific type of tail

Black jack dope dick
Addicted to gambling and drugs

Pawn shop quick pick
Choosing an item quickly from a pawn shop

Kiss that dyke
Kiss a lesbian woman

I know you want to hold one
I know you want to have a lesbian encounter

Not on strike
I'm not protesting at the moment

But I'm about to bowl one
But I'm about to engage in a protest

Bite that mic
Hold and use the microphone properly

I know you never stole one
I know you never took someone else's microphone

Girls that like
Girls who enjoy listening to music

A story, so I told one
I have a story to share with them

Song bird, main line
A singer with a popular song

Cash back, hard top
A car with a hard-top and the cash-back option

Ooh, ah, guess you never meant it
I doubt if you ever meant what you said

Of her soul
Of her being or essence

I know you FROM before
I recognize you from a previous encounter