Lembranças

So many emotions, from the hearts
from thoughts and reasons.. just memories
it feels like it was yesterday when I was in this place
I’d sleep like a madman and wake up wanting to stay longer
regret what? if everything was so good!
if the bad times passed, they taught me a lesson
there are so many moments that we live
those moments, both ups and downs, I’ve been through and realized that
everything will pass, anything can happen, nothing will stay the same
I saw that everything is different now
and it’s not like it was in school
with booze, beer, girls, I’d just slide in
studied whenever I felt like it
and I didn’t care about anything, not even that time was flying
3 minutes with me, you’d just laugh
and it was wild, I remember kicking up dust, man
and commitments to life and nothing else, staying up all night
I’d get home, my mom would ask where I was, where I’d been
I know I messed up, but getting lost in this life is where I found myself
and that’s what I remembered..

Chorus:
I remember the time I just wanted to grow up.. feels like it was yesterday
(I was just a kid, a kid).. feels like it was yesterday
we take a lifetime to learn.. feels like it was yesterday
(but in this game, I’ve already paid a heavy price).. feels like it was yesterday

And my mind is full of memories from my whole life
it’s tough, rhymes are fire, my school, lighting up the tip of this iceberg of thoughts
some moments of joy and sadness blend with time, but..
a while back, I didn’t even value it and I’ll only remember
what stayed with me, what marked me
memories are all that’s left of a past that..
comes to the surface, doesn’t subtract, adds up, rides along on this journey
don’t leave me behind on this trip through a world of memories
write this story with me

But if nothing will be like it was, let it be how it has to be
may it last forever while it happens
for me, for you, and for whoever exists
no matter how hard it may seem, always insist
it was never easy, it isn’t and never will be
it’s always been tough, it is and still will be
I still remember.. I still remember
my shots of liquor and sweet poison
at the parties, at night, on the streets, on the same days
my frustrations and yours today numb us, no more
in other carnivals, feel the prayer, it’s already
the safe harbor that strengthens me..
it strengthened me, will strengthen me,
it meant a lot to me and will mean a lot to me
in the song, in the memory, who hasn’t been a child?
the sweetest part of life is the memories..

Chorus:
I remember the time I just wanted to grow up.. feels like it was yesterday
(I was just a kid, a kid).. feels like it was yesterday
we take a lifetime to learn.. feels like it was yesterday
(Paulo wakes up, thinks about the future).. feels like it was yesterday

An intimate visit to my thoughts, I only see myself as a victim
things only happen if the cause is legit
you gotta be a player to get close
and in your mind, know that one day it will come, it will
how will it be, Father? bless me, guide me, in Your presence the bad goes away
if Babylon doesn’t fall, for the good effort that will
we’ll be an extra arm for that shining light
rescue living.. Family, Family
health and harmony I wish every day
for the strength that guides us, but if it’s not there
in the hospital bed, one day I was there
feels like it was yesterday and it was good to remember
that today I’m here, and tomorrow what will it be?

In '97, when I was a kid in school,
playing ball, cheating on tests..
only thinking about RAP
didn’t care about anything, always with the homies
enjoyed the night, I know it doesn’t matter!
but time passes and friends change houses
some work so much that I don’t even see their faces anymore
but the memory is the same, nostalgia for sure
the past has a lot of wealth, lessons for a lifetime
from start to finish, the story will flow
it won’t always end the way we want
but everything we live will always contain, doesn’t fix until we die
hey.. whatever happens, we’re together
even if they took another path..
we’re 5 friends who made some noise
lived new stories, remembering the old ones
that today strengthen the family forever
and don’t stop on this road on the journey
up there our star shines and doesn’t fade!

Chorus:
I remember the time I just wanted to grow up.. feels like it was yesterday
(I was just a kid, a kid).. feels like it was yesterday
we take a lifetime to learn.. feels like it was yesterday
(but in this game, I’ve already paid a heavy price).. feels like it was yesterday

(I was just a kid, a kid).. feels like it was yesterday
(but in this game, I’ve already paid a heavy price).. feels like it was yesterday
(I was just a kid, a kid).. feels like it was yesterday
(but in this game, I’ve already paid a heavy price).. feels like it was yesterday

(I was just a kid, just thinking about dancing, with a fro and All-Stars)