Origineel
The first thing I remember
I was lying in my bed
I couldn’t of been no more
Than one or two I remember there’s a radio
Comin’ 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 came 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
The 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’d been in love before
And once or twice I been on the floor
But I never loved no one
The way that I loved you
And it was late in the evening
And all the music seeping through
Vertaling
Het eerste wat ik me herinner
was dat ik in mijn bed lag
Ik kon niet meer zijn
Ik herinner me dat er een radio was.
die uit de kamer hiernaast kwam
En mijn moeder lachte
Zoals sommige dames doen
When it’s late in the evening
And the music’s seping through
Het volgende wat ik me herinner
Ik loop door de straat
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 capella 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 came back to the room
leek iedereen gewoon te bewegen
En ik zette mijn versterker luider en ik begon te spelen
En het was laat op de avond
En ik blies die kamer weg
Het eerste wat ik me herinner
When you came into my life
I said I’m gonna get that girl
Wat ik ook doe
Wel, ik denk dat ik al eerder verliefd was geweest
En een of twee keer lag ik op de grond
Maar ik heb nooit van iemand gehouden
Zoals ik van jou hield
En het was laat op de avond
And all the music seeping through