Everybody's Sometime And Some People's All The Time Blues
Brian Eno/John Cale/Kevin Ayers/Mike Oldfield/Nico And The Soporifics/Robert Wyatt Lyrics

It's late in the evening
The time is currently late in the evening.

And the weather is cold
The outside temperature is cold.

I'm beginning to miss you
The singer is starting to feel a longing for someone.

But that story's so old
This feeling of longing is familiar and has happened before.

I know I've been knocking
The artist is aware that they have been trying very hard to achieve something.

My head on the wall
Their efforts have been met with resistance or difficulty.

And I must have been crazy
The singer is acknowledging that their actions or decisions may not have been rational or wise.

To leave
The artist made a decision to leave something or someone behind.

Oh yeah, yeah
A phrase of agreement or acknowledgement.

Strange kind of blues colored moon
The moon is a unique color which evokes a sense of melancholy and reflection.

Shines in the middle of my room.
The moon's light illuminates the darkness within the singer's living space.

Sometimes I'm burning
At times, the artist feels a strong, passionate sensation.

With a vision so bright
This feeling is prompted by a vivid image or idea.

That it brings on the sunshine
This intense feeling is so strong that it can create a sense of warmth and light within the singer's being.

In the middle of the night
This feeling occurs during a time of darkness and stillness, when most people are asleep.

And all those musical ladies
There are women in the artist's life who have a strong affinity for music.

And the crazed young men
There are young men in the artist's life who are eager and passionate, but possibly reckless or impulsive.

They are trying to make music
These individuals are attempting to create something artistic and expressive together.

Together again? 0h no no
The singer expresses doubt or uncertainty about whether these individuals will be able to collaborate successfully and create something meaningful once more.

And a strange kind of blues colored moon
The moon continues to cast its unique, melancholic glow on the situation.

Shines in the middle of my room.
The moon's presence is a constant reminder of the melancholic mood the artist is experiencing.