All Lyrics By: Paulo Sergio Carvalho

[Verse 1]
Summer of '89 was amazing
Time of my life, girl, no faking
Your laugh lit the air, like fire in the sky
I met you then, got lost in your eyes

No time for work, just chasing the sun
Every moment felt like the only one
Long nights at the beach, hearts intertwined
Crazy nights at the cabin, love undefined

[Chorus]
Summer of '89, you were so fine
Dancing in the moonlight, hearts on the line
Every memory’s a song, still playing in my mind
Summer of '89, you were so fine

[Verse 2]
Radio blasting our favorite tunes
Golden skies melting into maroon
Barefoot, carefree, we owned the night
Every kiss a spark, every touch felt right

I still see your face in the ocean breeze
Hear your laugh in the rustling trees
What we had, girl, was one of a kind
That wild summer’s still frozen in time

[Chorus]
Summer of '89, you were so fine
Dancing in the moonlight, hearts on the line
Every memory’s a song, still playing in my mind
Summer of '89, you were so fine

[Bridge]
I came back, searching for a trace
Of the magic we made in that timeless place
But the years roll on, and though you’re long gone
Your spirit stays, like a perfect song

[Chorus]
Summer of '89, you were so fine
Dancing in the moonlight, hearts on the line
Every memory’s a song, still playing in my mind
Summer of '89, you were so fine

[Outro]
Time won’t erase what we left behind
That crazy summer, your hand in mine
Summer of '89, you were so fine
Forever etched in the sands of time

[Final Verse]
Now I stand where it all began
The waves still crash, the same old sand
But time can't bring what we left behind
Just a dream of the summer when you were mine

[end]

Summer of '89 (You Were So Fine)

To Be Human is a journey told in seven quiet songs.
Seven rooms of the heart.
Seven ways of feeling what words often fail to say.

This is music for those who carry more than they show - 
the ones who sense before they speak,
who feel others’ pain in their own bodies,
and who search for meaning not in noise,
but in stillness.

Each track unfolds like a page from an inner life:
shadows that speak,
questions we whisper,
memories that still breathe in the dark.

These songs don’t shout.
They stay with you.
And in them, you may hear your own echo.

Not to explain what it means to be human—
but to remember it.


Where the Shadows Go

Lyrics:

I found a map in the stars tonight
But it led me nowhere
Just dim light
Every road was you
Every turn was blind

Do I follow the pull
Do I stand still
You’re the only gravity I feel

Lost in your eyes
No need to be found
World fades away
No up no down
Lost in your eyes
It’s where I’ll stay
No path
No plan
Just drift away

Your gaze
A maze
No end in sight
A riddle wrapped in velvet twilight
No escape
But I don’t even fight

Lost in your eyes
No need to be found
World fades away
No up no down
Lost in your eyes
It’s where I’ll stay
No path
No plan
Just drift away

Every blink’s a door I’ll never open
Every tear’s a word you’ve left unspoken
I’d stay forever in this ocean

Lost in Your Eyes

I came of age
In a time of remarkable changes
I was educated
In the fine art of rhythm and blues
I was a rowdy young native son
Lookin for a stairway to heaven
I was wasted and strung out
Didn’t know what anything was all about

But I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin'
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na 
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
All night

I made my bones
At the wheel of a 58 Chevy
With a map of Louisiana
And a toxic blonde by my side
I had a one-way ticket
To a hole in the ground in the heartland
I was fed up, bummed out
Didn’t know what anything was all about

But I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
All night

I fell to earth
In a blaze of pain and confusion
I was a wild-eyed wannabe
Working class hero cliché
Those days are gone
But the changes still play out inside me
I can stand up and can sing out
And it doesn’t really matter what it’s all about

I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na

Rock n Roll Dreams

STORY
The story illustrates phronesis—the classical Greek idea of practical wisdom, the kind of judgment that blends knowledge, experience, and moral insight.

The Bridge at Kalliros
The river Kalliros had flooded every spring for as long as the villagers remembered. This year the water had risen higher than anyone had seen. The young men argued for an immediate crossing to rescue sheep stranded on the far bank. “If we wait, they’ll drown,” one shouted. Another proposed building a raft from fresh-cut pine, ignoring the roar of the current.

Old Thaleia, the village midwife, said nothing at first. She had no formal training in engineering, nor the strength of youth. But she had watched the river for sixty harvests. She remembered the year the water turned suddenly when the snows melted late, the year when the bridge timbers twisted in a hidden eddy. She knew the sheep’s value and the risk to the men.

Finally she spoke.
“Cut no pine. Use the willow trunks upstream—last night’s rain has loosened them. Tie them with the reeds that grow near the oxbow bend. And wait two hours, until the meltwater from the eastern ridge has passed. You will see the mud eddies change colour; then you may cross, and not before.”

The young men grumbled, but the memory of her unerring births and quiet rescues gave them pause. They followed her plan. When the eddies paled, they lashed the willows and ferried the sheep across without loss.

Later a traveller asked why the villagers obeyed the old woman so readily.
“She knows more than rules,” the headman replied. “She knows when rules bend. That is wisdom for living—phronesis.”

This story highlights how phronesis is not just cleverness or technical skill (techne), but the seasoned judgment that grows from lived experience, moral concern, and a sense of the right moment to act.

INTERPRETATION 
The lyrics of “Willow Crossing” portray phronesis—practical wisdom—as a quiet but powerful guide amid danger and urgency.  The rising river symbolizes crises that tempt people into rash action, while the elder’s calm instructions embody the insight that comes from years of lived experience.  Her ability to “read the hour in the river’s lines” shows wisdom not as abstract knowledge but as attunement to the right moment, balancing courage with caution.  By urging the villagers to “wait for the eddies to pale,” the song celebrates patience and moral discernment: wisdom is not about rules or titles, but about sensing when to move and when to hold back, so that action is both timely and humane.

WILLOW CROSSING

“Where the Heart Begins Today” is a heartfelt country-pop ballad about new beginnings, love, and the comfort of finding home in another person. With warm acoustic guitar, soaring melodies, and emotionally rich vocals, the track captures the feeling of hope, connection, and the start of a journey built on love. Both uplifting and tender, it speaks to anyone who has ever dreamed of a fresh start with someone special.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dpqWepkexwtDCYueVcSyi?si=sgWAJu1iSoOvTXn8yfT7Bw


Where the heart begins again

Trailblazing Memoirs

One Last Clown

Enough Love

🎧 Cursed by Hope — written by MrWhoLab and produced with Suno

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Rock n Roll Dreams

Philip Cody