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?

(x2)

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?

[Guitar Solo]

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?

[Guitar Solo]

• Artist:Steely Dan
• Album:Can't Buy A Thrill