Paul Simon

late in the evening

The first thing I remember, I was lying in my bed
I couldn?t?ve been no more than one or two
And I remember there?s a radio, coming from the room next door
My mother laughed the way some ladies? do

Well it?s late in the evening, and the music?s seeping through

The next thing I remember, I am walking down a street
I?m feeling alright I?m with my boys and with my troops, yeah
Down along the avenue some guys are shootin? pool
And I heard the sound of acapella groups, yeah

Singin? 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
When I come back to the room, everybody just seemed to move
And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play

It was late in the evening, and I blew that room away

First thing I remember when you came into my life
I said I wanna get that girl, no matter what I do
Well I guess I?ve been in love before and once or twice have been on the floor
But I?ve never loved no-one the way that I love you

And it was late in the evening, and all the music?s seeping through