The Second Arrangement Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Starquest 

Cover art for The Second Arrangement lyrics by Steely Dan

This is an excellent song. I'm just listening it to it for the first time. Honest to god, hearing this is like unearthing a treasure buried long ago. With its subzero cold music and lyrics, it would fit perfectly on Gaucho. Absolutely perfect.

The lyrics are uncharacteristically non-cryptic. (Obviously there's a better way to say that, I just don't know what it is right now.) I especially like the yellow Jag part.

The music is pure disco. Eighth-note hi-hat on the offbeat. The chord changes just before "Stashed in the yellow Jag" and "Old friends abandon me" totally date this song. But god damn, I love it.

@Starquest Nothing wrong with good disco. That genre was unfairly maligned in my opinion.