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

Ooh, I've been to Georgia and California

Anywhere I could run

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 a million lives?

Oh, I've been to Nice and the isle of Greece

Where they sip champagne on a yacht

I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo

And showed them what I've got

I've been caressed 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

Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children

That might have made me complete

But I, I took the sweet life

I never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet

I've spent my life exploring the inner feelings

That cost too much to be free

Hey lady, I've been to paradise

But I've never been to me

I've been to paradise, never been to me

I've been to paradise, never been to me

I've been to paradise, never been to me