这是保罗·西蒙的歌。

Late in the Evening

Late in the Evening, by Poul Simon

The first thing I remember, I was lying in my bed
I couldn’t've been no more than one or two 1
And I remember there’s a radio, coming from the room next door
My mother laughed the way some ladies’ do

Well it’s late in the evening, and the music’s seeping through

The next thing I remember, I am walking down a street
I’m feeling alright I’m with my boys and with my troops, yeah
Down along the avenue some guys were shootin’ pool
And I heard the sound of acapella groups 2, yeah

Singin’ 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 3
When I come back to the room, everybody just seemed to move 4
And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play

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 5
But I’ve never loved no-one the way that I love you

And it was late in the evening, and all the music’s seeping through

Large Version

Paul Simon by Badtrout

就象我碰到的许多好东西一样，我完全是偶尔去查这首歌的歌词，在匆匆忙忙上班之前。英文太差，凭听，只听懂第一句；然后去网上找歌词，发现正是我喜欢的写法，我以前试过要的写法，以及我希望我照片的样子。

其实我还没全读懂一些词，但对我来说，至关重要的是这样的句子：

…And I remember there’s a radio, coming from the room next door / My mother laughed the way some ladies’ do…

以及从这样的句子开始——它的说法、落实到的物件、造成的情景等等——挂结起来的其他情景。

也许这样的写法，在英文歌里太多了。