Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years

Steely Dan - 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
You wouldnt know a diamond
If you held it in your hand
The things you think are precious
I cant understand

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 youre a genius
Since you were seventeen
In all the time Ive known you
I still dont know what you mean
The weekend at the college
Didnt turn out like you planned
The things that pass for knowledge
I cant understand

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 in hollywood
Is etched upon my mind
After all the things weve done and seen
You find another man
The things you think are useless
I cant understand

Are you reelin in the years
Stowin away the time
Are you gatherin up the tears
Have you had enough of mine

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[nycinstyle]

Led Zeppelin's master guitarist, Jimmy Page, called the guitar work in this great song performed by Elliot Randall his favorite guitar solo of all time.

[woo464]

Many reasons why I love my mom, this one is one of them, exposing me to classic rock.

[UltraFlashGun Trix]

"The trip we made in hollywood Is etched upon my mind" Yeah, and it's visible to the naked eye. This song serves as yet another scathing indictment of Chocolate Reign (of terror). #photonexcitation #darkmatter #espionage

[smithypeart1]

I first heard this as a kid of 8 or 9 when I I was put too bed in an guest house in blackpool,uk by a trusted owner and I remember I also heard 10cc I'm not in love....strange but true.

[willmann96]

Used to hear this song all the time when I was younger. Now that I'm listening to it when I'm older it's like a completely different song. <3

[RTT8001]

Listening to American Top 40 replay online from May 17, 1973. This song peaked at #11 40 years ago.

[Latebargirl]

Who are the 26 people who disliked this?if you dnt like classic rock dnt come here.

[Dionisio Cardoso]

Wei Shen

[andmaketherain]

Good call on the similarity to the styles.

[andmaketherain]

Are you stowing away the tears?

[TheStuport]

Hard to call this a Thin Lizzy tribute as song was done years before Lynott and the boys were even on stage. Being a fan of both bands I can see how they mesh in styles!

[gammastation]

First song my late half brother introduced me to. I gotta say, what a way to introduce me to classic rock. Loved it ever since then.