[Intro]
Summer on my tongue
Salt on my skin
You laugh, "Piano, amore"
And the whole day spins
[Verse 1]
You got that sundress swingin’ down the Lido
Hair up, hands out, shouting "Andiamo"
Scooter on the cobblestones, crooked little halo
You stealing my gelato, calling me “tesoro”
Mama in the window yelling “Vieni a mangiare”
You kiss me in the doorway, say “dopo, mio mare”
Grin like the moon over Napoli bay
You pour that gold in a glass and you say
[Chorus]
Limoncello
On your lips in the yellow light
Sip it slow, piano piano all night
You and me, sotto il sole, just mellow
Bright, bitter, sweet on my tongue
Our love hits strong like limoncello
Limoncello
Every kiss keeps buzzing in my veins
Little burn, then sugar in my brain
You and me, sotto il sole, just mellow
Bright, bitter, sweet on my tongue
Our love hits strong like limoncello
[Verse 2]
Market in the morning, figs in a paper bag
You tuck a lemon in my hoodie like a little flag
“Così non mi dimentichi,” you tease me in the shade
I’m learning your language with every look you make
Vespa by the harbor, feet in the blue
Graffiti on the sea wall, hearts and initials, that’s you
[low vocal register] I was cold like January in the rain
[normal vocal] Now I’m July in Sorrento when you say my name
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals] Cin cin
To the nights that never end
To your nonna saying I’m too thin
To your lipstick on my neck again
[melodic rap]
From Milano down to Bari, you my only destination
Little taste of paradise in every conversation
If this is what forever is, then pour another round
Sun going down, but we still glowing from this town
[Chorus]