Artist: Steely Dan
Track: 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

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	Steely Dan – Reelin’ In the Years
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	Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years (Live)
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	Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)
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Genius Q&A
	Q:When did Steely Dan release “Reelin’ In the Years”?
	Steely Dan released “Reelin’ In the Years” in November 1972.
	Q:Who wrote “Reelin’ In The Years (Live)” by Steely Dan?
	“Reelin’ In The Years (Live)” by Steely Dan was written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker.
	Q:When did Steely Dan release “Reelin’ In The Years (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)”?
	Steely Dan released “Reelin’ In The Years (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)” on July 26, 2021.

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Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years translation in French
French translation of lyrics for Reelin' In The Years by Steely Dan. Your everlasting summer and you can see it fading fast So you grab a piece of something th...
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Artist: Steely Dan Track: Reelin' in the Years

Artist: Steely Dan
Track: Reelin' in the Years