REELIN' IN THE YEARS 

 
Your everlastin' summer
You can see it fadin' fast
So you grab a piece of somethin'
That you think is gonna last
Well, you wouldn't even know a diamond
If you held it in your hand
The things you think are precious
I can't understand

Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine
Are you reelin' in the years
Stowin' away the time
Are you gatherin' up the tears
Have you had enough of mine

You've been tellin' me you're a genius

Since you were seventeen
In all the time I've known you
I still don't know what you mean
The weekend at the college
Didn't turn out like you planned
The things that pass for knowledge
I can't understand

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I spent a lot of money
And I spent a lot of time
The trip we made to Hollywood
Is still etched upon my mind
After all the things we've done and seen
You find another man
The things you think are useless
I can't understand

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