The summer of 1976 should have been my coming-of-age season, but for me, it unfolded a little differently. A girlfriend set me up on a blind date—something I thought could only end badly. We agreed to meet at the Burger King near Jones Commercial, my high school.

I arrived first, nervous and skeptical. But when he walked in, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was as if Billy Dee Williams himself had just stepped into my life—smooth, fine, and magnetic. That summer became a whirlwind romance, full of the kind of energy only young hearts can create.

But the truth is, neither of us was in the right place for a healthy relationship—at least I wasn’t. Life had other lessons for me to learn. Still, whenever I hear this song, I’m transported right back to that Burger King, that summer, and that man who will forever live in my memory.