I was grinding through my day gig
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Stackin' cutouts at the Strand
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When in walks Franny from NYU
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We were quite an item back then
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We talked about her films and shows and CDs
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And I don't know what else
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She said, yeah, Hollywood's been good to me
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But tell me - how about yourself
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I'm still working on that novel
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But I'm just about to quit
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'Cause I'm worrying about the future now
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Or maybe this is it
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It's not all that I thought it would be
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What a shame about me
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She said, talk to me, do you ever see
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Anybody else from our old crew
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Bobby Dakine won the Bunsen Prize
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Now he's coming out with something new
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Alan owns a chain of Steamer Heavens
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And Barry is the software king
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And somebody told me in the early 80's
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You were gonna be the Next Big Thing
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Well now that was just a rumor
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But I guess I'm doin' fine
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Three weeks out of the rehab
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Living one day at a time
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Sneaking up on the new century
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What a shame about me
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What a shame about me
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I'm thinking of a major Jane Street sunrise
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And the goddess on the fire escape was you
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We both ran out of small talk
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The connection seemed to go dead
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I was about to say, hey, have a nice life
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When she touched my hand and said:
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You know I just had this great idea
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This could be very cool
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Why don't we grab a cab to my hotel
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And make believe we're back at our old school
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I said babe you look delicious
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And you're standing very close
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But like this is Lower Broadway
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And you're talking to a ghost
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Take a good look it's easy to see
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What a shame about me
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What a shame about me
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What A Shame About Me
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| Steely Dan |
