La Buena Vida

"**La Buena Vida**" (English: "The Good Life") is the fifth track from Camila Cabello's third studio album Familia, released on April 8, 2022. The song features uncredited vocals from Cabello's father Alejandro Cabello, where she pays a homage to her Mexican roots with the mariachi instrumetation of the song. Cabello sings about feelings of loneliness while in a long-distance relationship.

Although the song title is in Spanish, Cabello sings entirely in English with only the background male singers singing in Spanish.

## Background and composition

"La Buena Vida" was one of the first songs Cabello wrote for the album. Cabello revealed the song when she performed it on her Tiny Desk Concerts in October 2021.

On March 31, 2022 Cabello posted the final track listing of the album *Familia*, with "La Buena Vida" as the album's fifth track.

The song is a mariachi track based on feelings of loneliness while in a long-distance relationship. It is composed in the key of G Major, with a tempo of 90 beats per minute. The song features uncredited vocals from Cabello's father Alejandro Cabello, and a mariachi group.

## Lyrics

I woke up happy by accident

I forgot you were gone again

And all the words you typed out, I read, uh

But I'm alone on my sofa bed, uh

My skin's so soft today

But you're so far away

And I can go off the memories, uh

Starting to feel like a memory, uh

And I thought we'd be traveling the world together

Making love in the afternoon

But I'm forgetting what it's like to wake up next to you

And this is what I go through

You should be here, should be with me tonight

'Stead you're working, you're working all the time

Why am I home alone with your glass of wine?

Oh no, oh no, this is not the life (No)

La-la-la-la-la-la-la, listen

I don't wanna be the one making plans all the time

Asking you what's on your mind

I know I'm not on your mind

Scared you're gonna fall behind

Listen, listen, I get it, I get it

More than anybody, I get it

Life is right now, you tend to forget it

Looking back, you're gonna regret it

I thought we'd be traveling the world together

Making love in the afternoon

But I'm forgetting what it's like to wake up next to you

And this is what I'm going through, baby

You should be here, should be with me tonight

'Stead you're working, you're working all the time

Why am I home alone with your glass of wine?

Oh no, oh no, this is not the life

*En la vida lo que importa es el amor*

*Que nos llena el corazón*

*Lo demás viene y se va*

But I'm forgetting what it's like to wake up next to you

This is what I go through

You should be here, should be with me tonight

'Stead you're working, you're working all the time

Why am I home alone with your glass of wine?

Oh no, oh no, this is not the life

I, I imagined when you first spent the night

I don't feel like yours, you don't feel like mine

And my twenties are gonna pass me by

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, this is not the life

Oh no, oh no (This is not the life), not my life

*La buena vida, la buena vida ¿donde está?*

*La buena vida, la buena vida, ¿dónde está?*

*La buena vida, la buena vida, ¿dónde está?*

*Yo te necesito, ¿dónde estás?*

## References

1. ↑ Mier, Tomás (April 7, 2022). "Review: Camila Cabello's 'Familia'". *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved on April 8, 2022.
2. ↑ Gobe, Alan (March 28, 2022). "Camila Cabello es portada de Elle México y habla de su amor por México y Cuba". *Vogue Mexico*. Retrieved on March 29, 2022.
3. ↑ Sayre, Anamaria (October 15, 2021). "Camila Cabello: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert". NPR. Retrieved on April 8, 2022.
4. ↑ Blistein, Jon (October 15, 2021). "Camila Cabello Debuts New Track 'La Buena Vida' on NPR's 'Tiny Desk'". *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved on April 8, 2022.
5. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (April 1, 2022). "Camila Cabello Reveals ‘Familia’ Tracklist: See the List of Guests". *Billboard*. Retrieved on April 8, 2022.
6. ↑ Mier, Tomás (April 7, 2022). "Camila Cabello Shows Her Scars and Explores Her Roots on 'Familia'". *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved on April 7, 2022.
7. ↑ Levine, Nick (April 7, 2022). "Camila Cabello – 'Familia' review: pin-sharp satire and "emo" anguish galore". NME. Retrieved on April 7, 2022.
8. ↑ "Key & BPM for La Buena Vida by Camila Cabello". Tunebat. Retrieved on April 11, 2022.
9. ↑ Haffenden, Damien (April 10, 2022). "Camila Cabello on her new album ‘Familia’ and working with Ed Sheeran". 7news.com.au. Retrieved on April 11, 2022.