The Second Arrangement Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mrose77 

Cover art for The Second Arrangement lyrics by Steely Dan

A Gladstone bag is a leather suitcase / duffle bag that kinda looks like a large purse.

A great pity what happened to the song.... I've heard a snippet of a much smoother, cleaner version than the bootleg tape but there's no vocals on it.

@mrose77 "Gladstones" was also a famous restaurant in Malibu, CA where Becker/Fagen lived throughout most of the mid-to-late 1970s. Not sure which meaning he has here, perhaps Fagen is equivocating.

@mrose77 Fans are still working on it, and the search for the lost master track continues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvF1xeGrpS0