This song depicts the character’s exasperating and seemingly eternal experience of having lunch with a persistent and unpredictable woman named Gina.
[Verse 1]
That must be her again
She's leaning on my bell
That cold psychotic brain
The one I know so well
So I'm nailed to the floor in the no-option zone
There's about zero chance she'll give up and go home
[Chorus]
This endless afternoon
It started on the day I met her
Lunch with Gina is forever
[Verse 2]
She's coming 'round the corner
Her body's just a blur
I peel out like The Flash
It don't mean boo to her
So I duck into Nino's—she's barred from the place
The minute I walk out she's right in my face
[Chorus]
She's got nothing but time
No use in trying to be clever
Lunch with Gina is forever
[Bridge]
Now I'm in my apartment
The blinds down, the lights out
The phone rings, God help me
There's nobody home
I crouch on the carpet
Not breathing, just being
Like meat on the bone
[Synthesizer Solo]
[Verse 3]
I'm in a cozy booth
Maybe my watch is fast
Another Tanqueray
I'll wait 'til twenty past
I'm about to go postal when she waltzes in
I guess she's a knockout—hey where have I been?
[Chorus]
The waiter never comes
God knows the service could be better
Lunch with Gina is forever
Coffee and a kiss
Maybe later, maybe never
Lunch with Gina…
Lunch With Gina was written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker.
Lunch With Gina was produced by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker.
Steely Dan released Lunch With Gina on Tue Jun 10 2003.