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Time Out of MindSteely Dan

Released: November 21, 1980

Songwriter: Walter Becker Donald Fagen

Producer: Gary Katz

[Verse 1]
Son you better be ready for love
On this glory day
This is your chance to believe
What I've got to say
Keep your eyes on the sky
Put a dollar in the kitty
Don't the moon look pretty

[Chorus]
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind
(Time out of mind)

[Verse 2]
I am holding the mystical sphere
It's direct from Lhasa
Where people are rolling in the snow
Far from the world we know

[Pre-Chorus]
Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face

[Chorus]
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind
(Time out of mind)

[Instrumental Break 1:53-2:45]

[Pre-Chorus]
Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face

[Chorus]
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind

[Instrumental outro 3:18-4:13]

Steely Dan

Steely Dan originates from Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The band’s name is in reference to the steam-powered dildo, “Steely Dan III from Yokohama,” in William S. Burroughs' 1959 novel Naked Lunch.

The band’s only permanent members were Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, but they have had many temporary members over the years, most notably Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Denny Dias, Jim Hodder, David Palmer, Royce Jones, Michael McDonald, and Jeff Porcaro.

The original members recorded their final studio album together, Everything Must Go, in 2003. In 2017 Becker died from complications related to esophageal cancer.

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