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Late in the Evening Lyrics
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 all right
I'm with my boys, I'm 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 "Jay"
And when I came back to the room
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
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
I am walking down the street
I'm feeling all right
I'm with my boys, I'm 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
I was underage in this funky bar
And I stepped outside to smoke myself a "Jay"
And when I came back to the room
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
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
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I think this song is about his childhood and how he always loved music. I really love the hook in this song, it always makes me want to dance.
love. this. song. i wanna dance too. i heard it on the radio when i was at work. and i didnt know the title or anything, but i KNEW it was simon's voice, so i searched and searched... and thank YOU, songmeanings.com....you've made me proud.
My favourite Paul Simon song. The music, lyrics - it's just great.
If someone were to write Paul SImon's biography, they would have to call it "All the Music Seeping Through". This is literally the story of his life; the man lives for his music.
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
One of my favorite song lines of all time.
Fab comment from Bandie - yup, a fab title for a biog
A song to which is good to listen to on any time of the day!:D
regardless of the meaning, though the insights here are very good, this is an awesome song and my school should play this at a dance. if we did, i would definantly risk looking like a total idiot and asking every girl there if she would be interestind in dancing with me.
Definitely worth the risk jkid1190, Love the riff in this song, and the reference to weed.
Just thinking about this song, let alone hearing it, makes ma body MOVE!