what a shame about me Steely Dan

what a shame about me (5:15) I was grinding through my day gig Stackin' cutouts at the Strand When in walks Franny from NYU We were quite an item back then We talked about her films and shows

You Go Where I Go Steely Dan

"I'm about to cry and I don't know the reason I can see the start of a difficult season I can't let it get me down when everything is going wrong Ain't it good to know that I can be strong?

EVERYTHING YOU DID Steely Dan

EVERYTHING YOU DID Where did the bastard run Is he still around Now you gotta tell me everything you did baby I'm gonna get a gun Shoot the lover down Are you gonna tell me everything you did

BARRYTOWN Steely Dan

Barrytown they do things very strange And though you're not my enemy I like things like they used to be And though you'd like some company I'm standing by myself Go play with someone else I can see by what

GIRLFRIEND Steely Dan

You 'll see your faithful servant Lost in misery And all of your hard work Coming down to no good Better see about me babe If you only could now Girlfriend if it can't be you I don't even have

MY OLD SCHOOL Steely Dan

MY OLD SCHOOL I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes When you put me on the Wolverine Up to Annandale It was still September When your daddy was quite surprised To find you with the working

cousin dupree Steely Dan

cousin dupree (5:28) Well I've kicked around a lot since high school I've worked a lot of nowhere gigs From keyboard man in a rock'n ska band To haulin' boss crude in the big rigs Now I've come

Take It Out On Me Steely Dan

Heavy hours are passing slowly Don't believe that it's unholy Take a chance it's what you want me for Just once more You know it's not a sin For you to lock me in And throw away the key Take it out on

CRINGEMAKER Steely Dan

CRINGEMAKER What ever happened to my college belle When did she turn into the wife from hell Cringemaker What are we coming to Cringemaker What have they done to you In the beginning we

Android Warehouse Steely Dan

Daytime you're too proud to brag about the badge you wore Nighttime you're too tired to drag your chains across the floor All your guns are gone I'm told or in the aerodrome Did you die the day they

Pixeleen Steely Dan

noodle shop And when Abu rams the clip in the miniglock Up on the catwalk inside the warehouse You whip a knife from the top of your go-go boot With just a flash of spectacular thigh Your pager starts

SIGN IN STRANGER Steely Dan

SIGN IN STRANGER Have you heard about the boom on Mizar Five People got to shout to stay alive They don't even have policeman one Doesn't matter where you been or what you've done Do you have

I GOT THE NEWS Steely Dan

I GOT THE NEWS You In your Lark You're a mark You're a screamer You know How to hustle Daddy Is a rare Millionaire I don't care Yeah you Got the muscle I got the news Yes dear How

Any World (That I'm Welcome To) Steely Dan

If I had my way I would move to another lifetime I'd quit my job Ride the train through the misty nighttime I'll be ready when my feet touch ground Wherever I come down And if the folks will have me Then

Lunch With Gina Steely Dan

That must be her again She's leaning on my bell That cold psychotic ring The one I know so well So I'm nailed to the floor in the no-option zone There's about zero chance she'll give up and go home This

SURF AND/OR DIE Steely Dan

SURF AND/OR DIE Earthbound to Johnny boy just picked up your message 'Bout those Balinese ikats you thought I might buy Now your voice on my machine is more alive than what you are Since your daredevil

HARD UP CASE Steely Dan

HARD UP CASE You told me once I was your pride and joy I guess those days are dead and gone You must have took me for some golden boy You didn't know what you were taking on It was a hard up case

DEACON BLUES Steely Dan

day Of the expanding man That shape is my shade There where I used to stand It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass At ramblers Wild gamblers That's all in the past You call me

Everything Must Go Steely Dan

It's high time for a walk on the real side Let's admit the bastards beat us I move to dissolve the corporation In a pool of margaritas So let's switch off all the lights And light up all the Luckies Crankin

SPRINGTIME Steely Dan

SPRINGTIME Here at Laughing Pines Where the party never ends There's a spicy new attraction On the Funway You can scan yourself For traces of old heartaches The details of desire Shimmering

THE GOODBYE LOOK Steely Dan

THE GOODBYE LOOK The surf was easy on the day I came to stay On this quiet island in the bay I remember a line of women all in white The laughter and the steel bands at night Now the Americans

GAUCHO Steely Dan

GAUCHO Just when I say "Boy we can't miss You are golden" Then you do this You say this guy is so cool Snapping his fingers like a fool One more expensive kiss-off Who do you think I am Lord

WITH A GUN Steely Dan

WITH A GUN I could be wrong but I have seen your face before You were the man that I saw running from his door You owed him money but you gave him something more With a gun With a gun You will

TRANS-ISLAND SKYWAY Steely Dan

TRANS-ISLAND SKYWAY I was born yesterday When they brought my Kamakiri When they handed me the keys It's a steam-power 10 The frame is out of Glasgow The tech is Balinese It's not a freeway

SNOWBOUND Steely Dan

And get saved tonight Let's stop off at the Metroplex That little dancer's got some style Yes she's the one I'll be waiting for At the stage door Chorus: Snowbound Let's sleep in today Wake me

This Seats Been Taken Steely Dan

"What is the meaning of the morning rain I got a feeling it's no good I waited for my baby, but she never made the train Now I'm hoping at the next stop she will be there She'll catch my eye and satisfy

Don't Take Me Alive Steely Dan

Agents of the law Luckless pedestrian I know you're out there With rage in your eyes and your megaphones Saying all is forgiven Mad Dog surrender How can I answer A man of my mind can do anything [Chorus

This Seat's Been Taken Steely Dan

What is the meaning of the morning rain?

CAVES OF ALTAMIRA Steely Dan

CAVES OF ALTAMIRA I recall when I was small How I spent my days alone The busy world was not for me So I went and found my own I would climb the garden wall With a candle in my hand I'd hide

Parker's Band Steely Dan

Savoy Sides presents a new saxaphone sensation; It's Parker's band with a smooth style of syncopation. Kansas City born and growin', you won't believe what the boys are blowin'.

THIS MOODY BASTARD Steely Dan

When all is said and done We were a good combination We were good clean fun Still my thoughts roll back Every now and then Think about you Remembering I start in smiling and I just can't stop

HAT TOO FLAT Steely Dan

Bringing with us peace and good will From the margins of space and time Our women are slung down low to the ground They're very good you've probably had one Our men are brave, studly and wise, A

NEW FRONTIER Steely Dan

NEW FRONTIER Yes we're gonna have a wingding A summer smoker underground It's just a dugout that my dad built In case the reds decide to push the button down We've got provisions and lots of beer

BABYLON SISTERS Steely Dan

BABYLON SISTERS Drive west on Sunset To the sea Turn that jungle music down Just until we're out of town This is no one night stand It's a real occasion Close your eyes and you'll be there

GREEN EARRINGS Steely Dan

GREEN EARRINGS Cold, daring No flies on me Sorry, angel I must take what I see Green earrings I remember The rings of rare design I remember The look in your eyes I don't mind Greek medallion

I.G.Y. Steely Dan

What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free Get your ticket to that wheel in space While there's time The fix is in You'll be a witness to that game of chance in the sky

ANY MAJOR DUDE WILL TELL YOU Steely Dan

ANY MAJOR DUDE WILL TELL YOU I never seen you looking so bad my funky one You tell me that your superfine mind has come undone CHORUS: Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend

almost gothic Steely Dan

almost gothic (4:10) I'm working on gospel time these days (The summer - this could be the cool part of the summer) The sloe-eyed creature in the reckless room she's so severe A wise child walks

gaslighting abbie Steely Dan

gaslighting abbie (5:54) One plush summer you come to me ripe and ready And bad through and through With that deep mystical soul synergy pumping steady Between me and you Lovin' all the beautiful

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

MY WATERLOO Steely Dan

MY WATERLOO I came a long long way from home I travelled far just to be here today Across an endless sea of salty tears Behind the divided line of eighteen years You gotta walk that road alone

negative girl Steely Dan

negative girl (5:35) She's lost - she's late She's zooming on a couch somewhere Or high - or home I'm not supposed to call her there I wait - I smoke I stare into my coke It's happening again

BLACK FRIDAY Steely Dan

fourteenth floor When Black Friday comes I'll collect everything I'm owed And before my friends find out I'll be on the road When Black Friday falls you know it's got to be Don't let it fall on me

BOOK OF LIARS Steely Dan

BOOK OF LIARS Bye and bye now We'll get over The things we've done and the things we said But not just now when I can 't remember Exactly what it was I thought we had 'Cause I waited so long

MEDICAL SCIENCE Steely Dan

Down the alley My gal Sally A little bruised and battered maybe from a couple times before Hold her steady You know I think she's ready To climb into the ring and do it all once more Does it

Brain Tap Shuffle Steely Dan

Take the worst of this quirky world Roll it up in a ball Add the hair of a go-go girl Turn it into a dance that's called The bloody...

THE FEZ Steely Dan

THE FEZ No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no That's what I am Please understand I wanna be your holy man No I'm never gonna do

SHOW BIZ KIDS Steely Dan

facts unravel I've found this to be true CHORUS They got the house on the corner With the rug inside They got the booze they need All that money can buy They got the shapely bods They got the Steely

BROOKLYN (OWES THE CHARMER UNDER ME) Steely Dan

BROOKLYN (OWES THE CHARMER UNDER ME) A race of angels Bound with one another A dish of dollars Laid out for all to see A tower room at Eden Rock His golf at noon for free Brooklyn owes the charmer

Everyone's Gone To The Movies Steely Dan

Soon you will be eighteen, I think you know what I mean Don't tell your mamma, your daddy or mamma, They'll never know where you've been.