Glamour Profession Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ThirdWorldMan 

Cover art for Glamour Profession lyrics by Steely Dan

I've always just seen this as a story about a major drug dealer in L.A.

"Local boys will spend a quarter Just to shine the silver bowl Living hard will take its toll"

To me that means that local kids are willing to do 25 years in prison just to live the high life for awhile.