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Hey lady, you lady
Cursing at your life
You're a discon tented mother
And a regimented wife
I've no doubt you dream about
The things you never d o
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
Took the hand of a preacher man
And we made love in the sun
But I ran out of places and friendly faces
Be cause I had to be free
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
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Please lady, please lady
Don't just walk aw ay
'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 I sipped champagne on a yacht
I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo
And showed 'em what I've got
I've been un dressed by kings and I've seen some things
That a woman ain't s'posed to see
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
Hey, you kno w wh (...) at 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 com plete
But I.. . I took the sweet life
I never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet
I spent my life exploring the subtle whoring
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)
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
Where I sipped champagne on a yacht
I've been to paradise
(Never been to me)
Been to crying for unborn children
That might have made me com plete
I've been to paradise (never been to me)