Ever feel like you're stuck in a time loop, reliving someone else's drama? Steely Dan's classic tune is a masterclass in snarky nostalgia. It's about someone who's been riding the coattails of their so-called genius since their teenage years, yet somehow still manages to mess things up spectacularly. Our narrator watches them cling to fleeting moments and misguided priorities, all while shaking his head at their cluelessness. It's a bittersweet reflection on wasted potential and the passage of time, wrapped up in some seriously catchy riffs. #NostalgicFeels #LifeLessons #SnarkyWisdom #TimelessTune
Reelin' In The Years
Lyrics
Your everlasting summer
You can see it fading fast
So you grab a piece of something
That you think is gonna last
Well you wouldn't even know a diamond
If you held it in your hand
The things you think are precious
I can't understand
Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine
Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine
You been tellin' me you're a genius
Since you were seventeen
In all the time I've known you
I still don't know what you mean
The weekend at the college
Didn't turn out like you planned
The things that pass for knowledge
I can't understand
Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine
Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine
I spend a lot of money
And I spent a lot of time
The trip we made to Hollywood
Is etched upon my mind
After all the things we've done and seen
You find another man
The things you think are useless
I can't understand
Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine
Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine
Writer(s): Donald Jay Fagen, Walter Carl Becker
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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