Lyrics - Late in The Evening by Paul Simon

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

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