[ti:] [ar:]I ve Never Been To me [al:] [by:]Charlene [00:03.22]Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your life [00:11.65]You're a discontented mother and a regimented wife [00:20.57]I've no doubt you dream about the things you'll never do [00:27.40]But, I wish someone had talked to me [00:31.16]Like I wanna talk to you..... [00:34.32] [00:34.61]Oh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run [00:43.54]I took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun [00:50.40]But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free [00:59.17]I've been to paradise but I've never been to me [01:07.30] [01:09.12]Please lady, please lady, don't just walk away [01:16.73]'Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today [01:25.46]I can see so much of me still living in your eyes [01:32.46]Won't you share a part of a weary heart that has lived million lies.... [01:39.32] [01:39.60]Oh, I've been to Niece and the Isle of Greece while I've sipped champagne on a yacht [01:48.53]I've moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed 'em what I've got [01:55.02]I've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to see [02:04.39]I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me [02:12.20] [02:12.50] [02:12.80]Hey, you know what paradise is? [02:15.91]It's a lie, a fantasy we create about people and places as we'd like them to be [02:21.98]But you know what truth is? [02:23.64]It's that little baby you're holding, it's that man you fought with this morning [02:28.01]The same one you're going to make love with tonight [02:31.11]That's truth, that's love...... [02:32.85] [02:33.08]Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete [02:41.39]But I took the sweet life, I never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet [02:48.40]I've spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that costs too much to be free [02:56.42]Hey lady...... [02:57.66]I've been to paradise, (I've bee