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MIDNIGHT CRUISER Lyrics

Artist: Steely Dan
Album: Can't Buy A Thrill

Felonius my old friend
Step on in and let me shake your hand
So glad that you're here again
For one more time
Let your madness run with mine
Streets still unseen we'll find somehow
No time is better than now

CHORUS:
Tell me where are you driving
Midnight cruiser
Where is your bounty
Of fortune and fame
I am another
Gentlemen loser
Drive me to Harlem
Or somewhere the same

The world that we used to know
People tell me it don't turn no more
The places we used to go
Familiar faces that ain't smilin' like before
The time of our time has come and gone
I fear we been waiting too long

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Comments/Interpretations
by Keef on 6/4/2008 10:54am It's not "Felonius" it's "Thelonius" as in Thelonius Monk.
by bizzydsick on 7/3/2008 1:57am i'm 19 yr old, this band makes me feel very fine, the '70 must back!!!
by roliver on 11/8/2008 1:12am well i'm 16 and my mate just gave me this LP (Can't Buy a Thrill). So far this is my fave song :D
by billyball on 11/18/2008 11:11pm no it is felonious, as in seriously criminal.
by y on 2/5/2009 9:10pm y
by Funnelvision on 2/5/2009 9:18pm You got it billyball. Felonious refers to a felony. In this case its also is a metaphor for taking chances in life. No time is better than now....
by Herr Karrack de Neer on 7/4/2009 11:37am Brilliant song. Aside from debate about 'feloniousness', it is interesting to note that the song was sung by the band's drummer, Jim Hodder. By the way, it is 'felonious'. Listen to the song and learn.
by jacko on 7/8/2009 10:54pm Keef is correct. It's Thelonious, as in Thelonious Monk the controversial jazz musician. How could they be referring to 'felonious' as 'my old friend'? Felonious is an adjective for heaven's sake.
by clarie on 7/30/2009 1:11am and just think, they were opening for the Humble Pie in 1970
by clarie on 7/30/2009 1:29am I have just now checked my original Can't Buy a Thrill album and lyrics included, the name is indead "Felonius my old friend".
by George on 8/28/2009 3:09am On my vinyl copy of "Can't Buy A Thrill" the jacket reads for "Midnight Cruiser" - "Drive me to Harlen". Same goes for "Felonious my old friend". I bought it when I was 16, in 1972.
by gary on 9/9/2009 7:32am One of Dan's finest tunes...to think? almost 40yrs old! WOW...Hey to settle the "felonious" debate...it is NOT a reference to Thelonious Monk...But rather as written: Felonious....how do I know for sure? Does anyone know who Elliot Randall is? he playes on a few Dan LP's (including the Reelin' in the years solo)...and I just happen to know him. If you doubt who he(Elliot) is...Google him...peace!

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