[Verse 1]
We met by the port in June
Where the market smelled like orange and salt
You laughed at my broken Italian
Said, “Parla piano,” and I almost stopped
Your dress moved like a sea wind
Past the lemons and the fishing nets
I had a heart full of summer
And a pocket full of cigarettes
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, under the Sicilian sun
You made my restless hands go still
When you said my name so soft
I felt that old old thrill
[Chorus]
Amore mio, stay close to me
Sicily is glowing on your skin
Amore mio, don’t let it fade
Kiss me where the salt begins
Amore mio, we’re wild and free
Like the waves below Taormina
Amore mio, stay close to me
My bella, my Sicilia
[Verse 2]
We ate arancini on the steps
And shared one cone of pistachio cream
Old men played cards in the square
While the whole town drifted like a dream
You stole a fig from the basket
Then you grinned with that sunburn smile
I said, “Sei bella,” you blushed hard
And you kept me there a while
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, under the Sicilian sky
Your eyes were wine and moonlit fire
Every little thing you said
Pulled me higher, higher
[Chorus]
Amore mio, stay close to me
Sicily is glowing on your skin
Amore mio, don’t let it fade
Kiss me where the salt begins
Amore mio, we’re wild and free
Like the waves below Taormina
Amore mio, stay close to me
My bella, my Sicilia
[Bridge]
Take me through the old stone streets
Past the church bells and the balconies
Where your mother calls from the window
And the evening leans on olive trees
I don’t need forever
Just your hand in mine tonight
Under moonlight on the water
Everything feels right
[Final Chorus]
Amore mio, stay close to me
Sicily is glowing on your skin
Amore mio, don’t let it fade
Kiss me where the salt begins
Amore mio, we’re wild and free
Like the waves below Taormina
Amore mio, stay close to me
My bella, my Sicilia
[Outro]
Amore mio
My bella, my Sicilia
Amore mio
Stay close to me