Skin glowing gold

[INTRO] Late train singing through the hills Window down, lemon peel Phone still buzzing from back home But I’m not picking up tonight [VERSE 1] There’s a little bar in Trastevere Where they already know my drink Blue shutters hanging half-open Smoke curling out into the street Chianti stains on borrowed linen Gold earrings sticking to my skin Three girls talking over Vespas Like we’ve all been here before I swear the air moves slower here Even my heartbeat changed Back in London I was disappearing Now I dance before it rains [PRE-CHORUS] And the sea tastes like freedom Salt on my shoulders till dawn Nothing’s urgent in the moonlight For once I’m exactly where I want [CHORUS] I got a month in Italia No plans, no pressure on me Sunburnt nights getting carried away Under balcony lights on the street We’re drinking slow in Napoli Laughing too loud at 3AM And if heartbreak tries to call me I leave it ringing again Ooh Dolce vita in my bloodstream Ooh Finally breathing easy [VERSE 2] Mornings smell like espresso And yesterday’s perfume The market boys all flirting badly While Nina dances with the fruit A stranger teaching us old disco Somewhere outside Sorrento way One hand spinning me in circles One hand holding cigarettes And maybe I came here hiding Maybe that’s the truth But every night gets lighter Every road feels new [PRE-CHORUS] And the sea tastes like freedom Hair still wet on the ride home Nobody asking who I’m becoming I can just let myself unfold [CHORUS] I got a month in Italia No plans, no pressure on me Sunburnt nights getting carried away Under balcony lights on the street We’re dancing out in Bari now Skin glowing gold in the heat And if the world keeps spinning It can spin without me Ooh Dolce vita in my bloodstream Ooh Finally breathing easy [BRIDGE] One more round, one more cigarette One more night saying “don’t go yet” Church bells ringing at 6AM Still barefoot on the pavement I don’t wanna heal all at once I just wanna stay soft for a little longer Let the summer hold me together Till I remember myself again [FINAL CHORUS] I got a month in Italia Somewhere between lost and free Tan lines fading into memories That nobody back home’s seen And when September finds me I know I won’t be the same ’Cause somewhere between the coastline I learned my own name Ooh Dolce vita in my bloodstream Ooh Finally breathing easy