I.G.Y. Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ThirdWorldMan 

Cover art for I.G.Y. lyrics by Steely Dan

I.G.Y stands for the International Geophysical Year. (1957) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Geophysical_Year

Fagen says on the album notes that the album is about him growing up. The sixty seven countries that participated in it seemed to give Fagen the idea that a bright future was on the horizon.