Change Of The Guard Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ClassikRokManGar101 

Cover art for Change Of The Guard lyrics by Steely Dan

i love this song (yet to find an unappealing Dan song).

i think the narrator is telling the listener to join the party and have fun (kinda). the way i see it it like "hey old groutchy guy! let loose cause everythings ok. and then there's you tough guys with your guns, what are you thinking? everyones a friend here, and if you wanna get along you gotta do your part."

haha if not whatever, but to me it seems odd that Steely Dan would sing about such a happy topic...