Written:Ken Kirsch/Ronald Miller Artist:Charlene
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
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.......
Ooh I ve been to Niec 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.......
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.....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......
but I ve never been to me..........
