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 a-talked to me
Like I wanna talk to you
Oo 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 have 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 broken heart
That has lived a million lies
Oh I've been to Nice
And the lsles of Greece
And I've sipped champagne
on a yacht
Moved like Harlow
in Monte Carlo
And showed 'em what I got
I've been undressed by kings
And I've seen some things
that a woman ain't
s'posed to see
I have 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 the 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 gonna
make love with tonight
That's the truth
That's love
Sometimes I've been a-cryin'
For unborn children
That might have made me
complete
But I took the street life
And never knew I'd be
bitter from the sweet
I spent my life exploring
the subtle *******
that cost too much to be free
But maybe I've been
to paradise
But I've never been to me
Oo oo
I've been to paradise
But I've never been to me