Never Been To Me

[Verse 1]
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
That is why I'll tell you the story
Of a woman, just like you

[Chorus]
Ooh, she’s been to Georgia and California
And anywhere she could run
Took the hand of a preacher man
And they made love in the sun
But she ran out of places and friendly faces
Because she had to be free
And she said, "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 she's all alone today
I can see so much of her
Still living in your eyes
Won't you share a part of a weary heart
That has lived a million lives?

[Chorus]
Oh, she's been to Nice
And the aisle of Greece
While she sipped champagne on a yacht
Moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo
And showed them what she’s got
She’s been undressed by kings
And she's seen some things
That a woman ain’t supposed to see
And she said, "I've been to paradise
But I've never been to me."

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Sometimes, she's been to crying for unborn children
That might have made her complete
She took the sweet life
And never knew she’d be bitter from the suite
She spent her life exploring the subtle whoring
That costs too much to be free
And she said, "I've been to paradise
I've been to paradise
But I've never been to me."