Torture is the main attraction, I don't need that kind of action.

Quote by Steely Dan

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The mourners are all singing as they drag you by your feet, but the hangman...

The mourners are all singing as they drag you by your feet, but the hangman...

In a land of milk and honey, you must put them on the table.

In a land of milk and honey, you must put them on the table.

While he plundered far and wide, all his starving children cried. And though we sung...

While he plundered far and wide, all his starving children cried. And though we sung...

All those day-glow freaks who used to paint the face, they've joined the human race.

All those day-glow freaks who used to paint the face, they've joined the human race.

Act natural like you don't care.

Act natural like you don't care.

A man of mind can do anything.

A man of mind can do anything.

I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do....

I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do....

Felonious, my old friend, step on in.

Felonious, my old friend, step on in.

They got the shapely bodies, they got the Steely Dan T-Shirts.

They got the shapely bodies, they got the Steely Dan T-Shirts.

I still recall when I first held your tiny hand in mine. I loved you...

I still recall when I first held your tiny hand in mine. I loved you...

It's perfection and grace, its the smile on my face.

It's perfection and grace, its the smile on my face.

You tell yourself you're not my kind, but you don't even know your mind.

You tell yourself you're not my kind, but you don't even know your mind.

I fear the monkey in your soul.

I fear the monkey in your soul.

Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand, can you show me the shine in...

Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand, can you show me the shine in...

Throw back the little ones, and pan-fry the big ones. Use tact, poise, and reason,...

Throw back the little ones, and pan-fry the big ones. Use tact, poise, and reason,...

The hangman isn't hanging, so they put you on the street.

The hangman isn't hanging, so they put you on the street.

Hey, nineteen, that's Aretha Franklin. She don't remember the queen of soul.

Hey, nineteen, that's Aretha Franklin. She don't remember the queen of soul.

You'll be riding by bare back on your armadillo.

You'll be riding by bare back on your armadillo.

You walked in and my life began again.

You walked in and my life began again.

Nothing but blues and Elvis.

Nothing but blues and Elvis.