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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
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
Lyrics submitted by ansermachin
The Second Arrangement Lyrics as written by Donald Fagen Walter Becker
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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A surprisingly straight-forward song from 'The Dan.' It's about divorce - the protagonist has left his wife and all he owns is his bag and the yellow jag. The protagonist cheated, he got caught, and now he's been kicked to the curb. His two best friends are the bottle of wine, and his mistress, who's place he'll be staying at tonight. Great song!