Lyrics:

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 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 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 LEARNED TO PLAY 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 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
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