Steely Dan – Deacon Blues

Steely Dan – Deacon Blues Lyrics

Artist: Steely Dan
Song: Deacon Blues

This is the 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 a fool
You say it’s a crazy scheme
This one’s for real
I already bought the dream

So useless to ask me why
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
I’ll make it this time
I’m ready to cross that fine line

Learn to work the saxophone
I, I’ll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
And die behind the wheel

They got a name for the winners in the world
I, I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)

My back to the wall
A victim of laughing chance
This is for me
The essence of true romance

Sharing the things we know and love
With those of my kind
Libations, sensations
That stagger the mind

I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet

I’ll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I’ll make it my home sweet home

Learn to work the saxophone
I, I’ll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
And die behind the wheel

They got a name for the winners in the world
I, I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)

This is the night
Of the expanding man
I take one last drag
As I approach the stand

I cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long
This brother is free
I’ll be what I want to be

I’ll learn to work the saxophone
I, I’ll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
And die behind the wheel

They got a name for the winners in the world
I, I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)
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From the album:
Aja
Release Year: 1977

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