I've Never Been To Me

Hey lady, you lady,
cursing at your life
You're a discontented mother
and a regimented wife
I've no doubt you dream about
the things you'll never do
But, I wish someone
had talked to me
Like I wanna talk to you.....

Oh, I've been to Georgia and
California and anywhere
I could run
I took the hand of a preacher man
and we made love in the sun
But I ran out of places and
friendly faces because
I had to be free
I've been to paradise but
I've never been to me

Please lady, please lady,
don't just walk away
'Cause I have this need to tell you
why I'm all alone today
I can see so much of me
 still living in your eyes
Won't you share a part of
a weary heart that has lived
 million lies....

Oh, I've been to Niece and
 the Isle of Greece while
I've sipped champagne on a yacht
I've moved like Harlow in
Monte Carlo and showed 'em
what I've got
I've been undressed by kings and
I've seen some things that
a woman ain't supposed to see
I've been to paradise, but
I've never been to me

[spoken]
Hey, you know what paradise is?
It's a lie, a fantasy we create
about people and places as
we'd like them to be
But you know what truth is?
It's that little baby you're holding,
it's that man you fought
with this morning
The same one you're going
to make love with tonight
That's truth, that's love......

Sometimes I've been to crying
for unborn children that might
have made me complete
But I took the sweet life,
I never knew I'd be bitter
from the sweet
I've spent my life exploring the
subtle whoring that costs too
much to be free
Hey lady......
I've been to paradise,
(I've been to paradise)
But I've never been to me

(I've been to Georgia and California,
and anywhere I could run)
I've been to paradise,
never been to me
(I've been to Neice and the
isle of Greece while I've sipped
champagne on a yacht)
I've been to paradise,
never been to me
(I've been to cryin' for unborn
children that might have made
me complete)
I've been to paradise,
never been to me
(I've been to Georgia and California,
and anywhere I could run)
I've been to paradise,
never been to me

by Charlene