Part 5
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
A Lyric Analysis

"I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet."
Sex with women at the clubs, one of the things he looks forward to. The sex will be casual, enjoyable, but with regrets. After all, he is a loser, and hence so are all his friends and the women who he sexually "stalks" in these suburban clubs and neighborhoods.

"I rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I'll make it my home sweet home."
And with this admission, the songs ends. His life will be a Night Life, of playing poker with people whose lifestyle he will totally embrace. Totally. It will kill him, but he has made his choice. Just give him his poker chips, his whiskey, let him play his horn, and ... who is that women at the bar?