Late in the evening lyrics
by Paul Simon
The first thing I remember I was lying in my bed
I couldn't of been no more than one or two
I remember there's a radio comin' from the room next door
And my mother laughed the way some ladies do
When it's late in the evening
And the music's seeping through
The next thing I remember I am walking down the street
I'm feeling alright, I'm with my boys and with my troops, yeah
And down along the avenue some guys were shooting pool
And I heard the sound of a cappella groups, yeah
Singing late in the evening
And all the girls out on the stoops, yeah
Then I learned to play some lead guitar I was underage in this funky bar
And I stepped outside to smoke myself a J
And when I came back to the room and everybody just seemed to move
And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play
And it was late in the evening
And I blew that room away
The first thing I remember when you came into my life
I said: "I'm gonna get that girl, no matter what I do"
Well, I guess I'd been in love before and once or twice I been on the floor
But I never loved no-one the way that I loved you
And it was late in the evening
And all the music seeping through