In that song? I haven’t heard it. And I feel it is important to note that I don’t really “connect” with any lyrics, anywhere, so for that to be the case with Steely Dan is not unusual or really a way to twist my own claim against me into a qualitative critique. I just don’t think you can latch onto a bunch of oft-used adjectives and say “A-ha! Advertorial materialist lingo!!” In fact, automobiles are usually described in much more dramatic terms that suggest the machine is a sublime force of nature which must be tamed.
It’s okay for music to be “well-executed”, guys. Not everything has to conform to the pedestrian SB taste formula of abrasive + lo-fi + “punk” = Authentic.