Donald Fagen
Blues Beach
[Verse 1]
I was scrapin' bottom
Gropin' in the dark
It takes a crusty punk to really beat
The mean streets of Medicine Park
So I shifted left and out of town
Then I clicked my heels and I doubled down to

[Chorus]
Blues Beach
I'm frying
Sizzling in the merciful rays
And it's the long sad Sunday
Of the early resigned

[Verse 2]
I went to Central Station
To catch that early bus
They were gassed and runnin' in every which way
But unhappily not for us
Here come Trina—the child bride
I said hey pretty girl—can I cop a ride to

[Chorus]
Blues Beach
It's rainin'
I'm chillin' at the Manatee Bar
Well it's a stone soul picnic
For the early resigned
[Bridge]
We can rent a paranymphic glider
My hypothetical friend
And we could sail away
'Til the bending end

[Verse 3]
Grab Big Dog a blanket (Warm it up, Big Dog)
Angel of my heart
Things may get a whole lot worse
Before suddenly falling apart
Give your roommate Yvonne a ring
'Cause if she still wants in I gotta pull some strings

[Chorus]
On Blues Beach
I'm dying
Freezin' in the merciful rays
And it's the long sad Sunday
Of the early resigned

[Outro]
Talkin' about the blues
Blues Beach
'Bout the blues, blues
Blues Beach
Another dimension
Blues Beach (Chillin')
A slap in detention
Blues Beach (Chillin' at the Manatee Bar)
Everyone's tall and tan
(Glisten in the park, gropin' in the dark)
Blues Beach (Chillin')
Yes, I wanna be on the sand
Blues Beach (Chillin' at the Manatee Bar)
Way sweeter America
(Baby look around)
Blues Beach (Chillin')
For the rays, oh
Blues Beach (Chillin' at the Manatee Bar)
The corn grows tall
(Had a lot of days chillin' in the rays)
Blues Beach (Chillin')
Have ourselves a ball
Blues Beach (Chillin' at the Manatee Bar)
Get a big tropical cooler
(Glisten in the park, gropin' in the dark)