Verse 1
Hey lady,
you, lady, c
ursin’
at your
life
You’re a
discontented
mother and a
regimented wife
I’ve no doubt you d
ream about the
things
you’ll never do
But I
wish someone had a
talked to me
like I wanna talk to
you
Chorus
Ooh
I’ve been to Georgia and
California, oh,
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, d
on’t just wa
lk awa
y
Cause I
have this need to
tell you why I’m
all alone today
I can see so m
uch of me still l
iving in
your eye
s
Won’t you
share a part of a
weary heart that has
lived a million
lies
Chorus
Oh
I’ve been to Nice and the isle of G
reece
While I
sipped champagne on a
yacht
I moved like Harlow in M
onte Carlo and sh
owed ’em what I’ve go
t
I’ve been
undressed by kings and I’ve s
een some things
That a
woman ain’t s’posed to
see
I’ve been to p
aradise, but I’ve ne
ver be
en to me
Bridge Spoken
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 what 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 going to make love with tonight.
That’s truth,
that’s love
Chorus
Some
times
I’ve been to cryin’ for
unborn children
That
might have made me
complete
But I,
I took the sweet life and n
ever 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
Link
Outro
I’ve been to
paradise,
never
been to me
(I’ve been to Georgia and
California, and a
nywhere I could r
un)
I’ve been to p
aradise,
never
been to
me
(I’ve been to Nice and the isle of G
reece While I
sipped champagne on a
yacht)
I’ve been to
paradise,
never be
en to
me
(I’ve been to cryin’ for
unborn children)
