Reelin' in the Years

Your ever lastin' 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.

R: 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 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.

R:

I've spent a lit of money and I spent a lot of time;
The trip we made to Hollywood is 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.

R: