I've Never Been to Me

I've Never Been to Me is one of my most favorite songs. The lyrics are so great & true! See below.

I've Never Been To Me
( Charlene )Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your lifeYou're a discontented mother and a regimented wifeI've no doubt you dream about the things you'll never doBut, I wish someone had talked to meLike I wanna talk to you.....Oh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could runI took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sunBut I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be freeI've been to paradise but I've never been to mePlease lady, please lady, don't just walk away'Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone todayI can see so much of me still living in your eyesWon't you share a part of a weary heart that has lived million lies....Oh, I've been to Niece and the Isle of Greece while I've sipped champagne on a yachtI've moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed 'em what I've gotI've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to seeI've been to paradise, but I've never been to me[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 beBut you know what truth is?It's that little baby you're holding, it's that man you fought with this morningThe same one you're going to make love with tonightThat's truth, that's love......Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children that might have made me completeBut I took the sweet life, I never knew I'd be bitter from the sweetI've spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that costs too much to be freeHey lady......I've been to paradise, (I've been to paradise) But I've never been to me(I've been to Georgia and California, and anywhere I could run)I've been to paradise, never been to me(I've been to Neice and the isle of Greece while I've sipped champagne on a yacht)I've been to paradise, never been to me(I've been to cryin' for unborn children that might have made me complete)I've been to paradise, never been to me(I've been to Georgia and California, and anywhere I could run)I've been to paradise, never been to me


Researching about the songs meaning re-assured me of my choices in life. To always choose love instead of money, looks, or fame. To always think of what makes me happy & not what other people would say. To always trust my choices & not get swayed by what society seem to give wrong value on.