the second arrangement

Steely Dan

Pour out the wine, little girl
I ve got just two friends in this whole wide world
Here s to reckless lovers
We all need somebody
Stashed in the yellow jag
I ve got my life and laundry in a gladstone bag
You should know the program
Just one red rose and a tender goodbye (one last goodbye)

Then I run to the second arrangement
It s only the natural thing
Who steps out with no regrets
A sparkling conscience, a new address
When I run to the second arrangement
The home of a mutual friend
Now s the time to redefine the first arrangement again

It s a sticky situation
A serious affair
I must explain it to you somehow
Right now, I ll just move back one square

Here comes that noise again
Another scrambled message from my last best friend
Something I can dance to
A song with tears in it
Old friends abandon me
It s just the routine politics of jealousy
Someday we ll remember
That one red rose and one last goodbye (one last goodbye)

Then I run to the second arrangement
It s only the natural thing
Who steps out with no regrets
A sparkling conscience, a new address
When I run to the second arrangement
The home of a mutual friend
Now s the time to redefine the first arrangement again