The first thing I remember,
I was lying in my bed
I couldn't 've been no more than one or two
And I remember there's a radio,
coming from the room next door
My mother laughed away some ladies' due

Well it's late in the evening,
and all the music sees me through

The next thing I remember,
I am walking down a street
I'm feeling alright with my boys
and with my troops, yeah
Down along the avenue
some guys are shootin' pool
And I heard the sound of acapella groups, yeah

Singin' late in the evening,
and all the girls out on the stoops, yeah

Then I remember playin' some lead guitar,
I was underage in this funky bar
And I stepped outside to smoke myself a J
When I come back to the room,
everybody just seemed to move
And I turned my amp up louder to get away

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 wanna get that girl,
no matter what I do
Well I guess I've been in love before
and once or twice have been on the floor
But I've never loved no-one
the way that I love you

And it was late in the evening,
and all the music sees me through

First thing I remember
when you came into my life
I said I wanna get that girl,
no matter what I do
Well I guess I've been in love before
and once or twice have been on the floor
But I've never loved no-one
the way that I love you

And it was late in the evening,
and all the music sees me through