Late In The Evening
Simon and Garfunkel Tribute Band Lyrics


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First thing I remember
I was lying in my bed
I couldn't have been no more than one or two
And I remember there was a radio
Coming 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 "J"
And when I come 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

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've been in love before
And once or twice I been on the floor
But I never loved no one the way that I love you




And it was late in the evening
And all the music seeping through

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Late in the Evening" by Simon and Garfunkel/Paul Simon tell a story of the artist's nostalgic reminiscing about different moments in his life. In the first verse, the artist recalls being a young child in bed and listening to music coming from the next room. He remembers his mother's laugh and the way the music made him feel. The second verse takes us to the artist's teenage years, where he is hanging out with his friends on the street and hearing a cappella groups singing. The third verse brings us to the artist's experience playing lead guitar underage in a bar; when he steps outside for a smoke, he returns to find that everyone has moved and, undeterred, turns his amp up loud and blows the room away with his playing. The final verse talks about the moment the artist fell in love and how the music was present during that time, too.


Overall, "Late in the Evening" is a reflection on the power of music in our lives, how it can transport us to different moments in time and evoke strong emotions. Whether it's the youthful innocence of childhood or the adrenaline-fueled excitement of performing, music has an undeniable impact on our experiences and memories.


Line by Line Meaning

First thing I remember
The earliest memory of the singer


I was lying in my bed
The singer lays in bed, recollecting his past


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


And I remember there was a radio
Recollection of a radio playing while the artist was lying in bed


Coming from the room next door
The radio was in the neighboring room


And my mother laughed
The singer's mother chuckled


The way some ladies do
The chuckle was in a manner that women usually do


When it's late in the evening
Late at night


And the music's seeping through
The music from the radio was coming through to the artist's room


The next thing I remember
Next memory the artist has


I am walking down the street
The singer is strolling on the street


I'm feeling all right
The artist's state of mind is comfortable


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


And down along the avenue
Along the street


Some guys were shooting pool
Men playing the game of pool


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


Singing late in the evening
The vocalists are singing at night


And all the girls out on the stoops, yeah
All the girls were sitting at the doorstep, listening to the music


Then I learned to play some lead guitar
The singer learned to play the lead guitar


I was underage in this funky bar
The artist was younger than the legal age prescribed for the bar entry


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


And when I come back to the room
On returning to the room


Everybody just seemed to move
Everyone seems to be cheering, moving around


And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play
The artist started to play the guitar loudly


And it was late in the evening
It was the night time


And I blew that room away
The singer played his music so well that it 'blew the room away'


First thing I remember
Another early memory of the singer


When you came into my life
When the person addressed in the song, probably a lover, came into narrator's life


I said I'm gonna get that girl no matter what I do
Narrator thinks that no matter what, he will get the girl he wants


Well, I guess I've been in love before
The singer had experienced love earlier


And once or twice I been on the floor
The singer has experienced failure in love


But I never loved no one the way that I love you
But, the person addressed in the song is unique- the artist has never loved anyone like them


And it was late in the evening
Late at night


And all the music seeping through
The music from everywhere is coming through to the artist




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Paul Simon

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