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 never do
But I wish someone had talked to me
Like I wanna talk to you
{Chorus}
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
Because I had to be free
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
{Verse 2}
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?
{Chorus}
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 undressed 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 know what paradise is? It's a lie
A fantasy we create about people and places
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 whoring
That cost too much to be free, hey lady
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
{Outro, fade out}
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 complete
I've been to paradise (never been to me)