[Verse 1]
You said my name
With a rolling smile
I was from the states
You were all sun and style
You laughed like a dare
At the edge of the night
I said, “Stay right here”
And you said, “I might”
[Pre-Chorus]
Your hand found mine
Like it knew the road
My heart got loud
Then it let go
[Chorus]
Pura vida, baby
Hold me close tonight
Pura vida, baby
Everything feels right
American girl
Costa Rican boy
One small spark
Turned into joy
Pura vida, baby
Don’t let go tonight
(Pura vida, baby)
[Verse 2]
We crossed two worlds
In a little café
You taught me a phrase
I still say that way
I brought you my songs
You brought your calm rain
Now your touch on my skin
Feels like home again
[Pre-Chorus]
Your eyes said more
Than a thousand words
I fell so fast
I barely heard
[Chorus]
Pura vida, baby
Hold me close tonight
Pura vida, baby
Everything feels right
American girl
Costa Rican boy
One small spark
Turned into joy
Pura vida, baby
Don’t let go tonight
(Pura vida, baby)
[Bridge]
If the world gets cold
We can make our fire
One look from you
And I climb higher
Take my hand
Through the dark, through the dawn
I was one life
Till you came along
[Chorus]
Pura vida, baby
Hold me close tonight
Pura vida, baby
Everything feels right
American girl
Costa Rican boy
One small spark
Turned into joy
Pura vida, baby
Don’t let go tonight
(Pura vida, baby)