[Verse 1] Hey, lady, you, lady Cursing at your life Youre a discontented mother And a regimented wife Ive no doubt you dream about The things youll never do But I wish someone had talked to me Like I wanna talk of you [Verse 2] Ooo, Ive 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 [Chorus] Ive been to paradise But Ive never been to me [Verse 3] Please lady, please, lady Dont just walk away Cause I have this need to tell you Why Im all alone today I can see so much of me Still living in your eyes Wont you share a part Of a weary heart That has lived a million lives [Verse 4] Oh, Ive been to Nice And the isle of Greece When I sipped champagne on a yacht I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo And showed em what Ive got Ive been undressed by kings And Ive seen some things That a woman aint supposed to see [Chorus] Ive been to paradise But Ive never been to me [Spoken Verse 5] Hey, you know what paradise is? Its a lie A fantasy we created about people and places As wed like them to be But you know what truth is? Its that little baby youre holding And its that man you fought with this morning The same one youre going to make love with tonight Thats truth, thats love [Verse 6] Sometimes Ive been to crying For unborn children That might have made me complete But I, I took the sweet life I never knew Id be bitter from the sweet Ive spent my life exploring The subtle whoring That costs too much to be free [Chorus] Hey lady, Ive been to paradise But Ive never been to me Ive been to paradise Never been to me [Outro] Ive been to Georgia and California And anywhere I could run Ive been to paradise Never been to me Been to Nice and the isle of Greece When Ive sipped champagne on a yacht Ive been to paradise Never been to me
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