Ive never been
to me Charlene
Hey lady
you lady
cursing at
your life
Youre a
discontented
mother
and a
regimented wife
Ive no doubt
you dream about
the things youll
never do
But I
wish someone
had talked
to me
like I wanna
talk to you
Ive been to
Georgia and
California
anywhere
I could run
Took the hand of
a preachman
and we
made love in
the sun
But I ran out of
places and
friendly faces
Because I had
to be free
Ive been to
paradise but
Ive never
been to me
Please lady
please lady dont
just walk away
Cause I have
this need to
tell you why
Im all
alone today
I can see
so much
of me still living
in your eyes
Wont you share
a part of a
weary heart
that has lived
a million lies
Ive been
to Nice
and the isle
of Greece
While I sipped
champagne on
a yacht
I moved like
Harlow in Monte
Carlo and showed
em what Ive got
Ive been
undressed
by kings
And Ive seen
some things
that a woman
aint supposed
to see
Ive been
to paradise
But Ive never
been to me
Hey you know
what paradise
is Its a lie
A fantasy we
create about
people and
places as wed
like them to be
But you know
what truth is
Its that little
baby youre
holding
And its
that man
you fought with
this morning
the same
one youre
going to make
love with
tonight
Thats truth
thats love
Sometimes Ive
been to crying
for unborn
children
that might have
made me.plete
But I I took
the sweet life
And never
knew Id be
bitter from
the sweet
I spent my
life exploring
the subtle
whoring
that cost too
much to be free
Hey lady Ive
been to
paradise
But Ive never
been to me
Ive been
to paradise
But Ive never
been to me
Ive been
to paradise