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Late in the Evening - The Nerd Version

First thing I remember, was my good old ZX80
I couldn't have been no more than 8 or 9
Other kids were playing, outside in the streets
But I was hacking code and doing fine

It was late in the evening, when I was typing my first line

Next thing I was going for, was my brand new 64
I peeked and poked, I made some little beeps
I learned some CCITT, the world ws mine, it was for free
Then came a law, cause I gave them the creeps

It was late in the evening, as I went round the world in beeps

Then I learned to write some C++, I was studying in bed and bus
I hacked some Unix code, I learned some Perl
I got into the hacker scene, I was one with my machine
I'd rather write a script than kiss a girl

It was late in the evening, and I was writing Perl

First thing I remember, when the Net came in my life
I thought I'll explore this world no matter what I do
I guess I've been in love before, my ZX80, my 64
But Internet, there's nothing that I love like you

It was late in the evening, and I was trapped inside a moo

Music : Paul Simon
Lyrics : Hanneke