Late in the Evening
P.Simon Lyrics

First thing I remember
The earliest memory that the singer has

I was lying in my bed
Recalling the scene of lying in bed as a child

I couldn't have been no more than one or two
The singer was very young

And I remember there was a radio
The memory includes a radio being present

Coming from the room next door
The radio was playing in an adjacent room

And my mother laughed
The mother reacted to something with laughter

The way some ladies do
The singer describes the mother's laughter as similar to how other women laugh

When it's late in the evening
The time of day is referenced

And the music's seeping through
The radio music is audible through the walls

The next thing I remember
Another specific memory is recalled

I am walking down the street
The singer is outside, walking

I'm feeling all right
The artist indicates their emotional state

I'm with my boys, I'm with my troops, yeah
The singer is with friends

And down along the avenue
The location of the scene is given

Some guys were shooting pool
The singer observes people playing pool

And I heard the sound of a cappella groups, yeah
The artist hears a type of vocal music

Singing late in the evening
The singers are performing at night

And all the girls out on the stoops, yeah
The singer additionally observes girls sitting outside

Then I learned to play some lead guitar
A new skill is acquired by the singer

I was underage in this funky bar
The artist was in a bar while still a minor

And I stepped outside to smoke myself a "J"
The artist takes a break to smoke marijuana

And when I come back to the room
The scene shifts back to the bar

Everybody just seemed to move
The singer's arrival caused a change in the atmosphere

And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play
The artist begins playing music loudly

And it was late in the evening
The time of day is mentioned again

And I blew that room away
The singer impresses the audience with their performance

First thing I remember
The next memory the singer recalls

When you came into my life
The introduction of a new person

I said I'm gonna get that girl no matter what I do
The artist is determined to pursue the new love interest

Well, I guess I've been in love before
The singer acknowledges prior experiences of love

And once or twice I been on the floor
The singer has dealt with heartbreak before

But I never loved no one the way that I love you
The love interest is the strongest the artist has ever experienced

And it was late in the evening
The final memory also takes place at night

And all the music seeping through
The artist recalls the presence of music once again