Words & music by paul simon

The first thing I remember
I was lying in my bed
I couldnt of been no more
Than one or two
I remember theres a radio
Comin from the room next door
And my mother laughed
The way some ladies do
When its late in the evening
And the musics seeping through

The next thing I remember
I am walking down the street
Im feeling all right
Im with my boys, Im 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
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 Im gonna get that girl
No matter what I do
Well I guess Id 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