I've Never Been To Me
Composer(s): Ken Hirsh; Ron Miller
First release by: Charlene - 1976
Covered by multiple other artists



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

Ooooh, I've been to Georgia and California
And 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 lies

Ooh, I've 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 I've got
I've been undressed by kings
And I've seen some things
That a woman ain't s'pose 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
And 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 spent my life exploring the subtle whoreing
That cost too much to be free
Hey lady, I've been to paradise
But I've never been to meeeeeeeeeeeeee....
I've been to paradise, never been to me
Been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run
I've been to paradise, never been to me
Been to Nice and the isle of Greece
While I sipped champagne on a yacht
I've been to paradise ...