Reelin' In The Years

Steely Dan



Your everlastin' summer, you can see it fadin' fast

So you grab a piece of somethin' 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've 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 spent a lot of money and I spent a lot of time

The trip we made to Hollywood is still 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