I've Never Been To Me by Charlene

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 (1)__________ do
But I (2)________ someone had (3)________ (4)____________ to me
Like I (5)________ to talk to you
(Ooh) I've been to Georgia and California and
Anywhere I could run
Took the (6)________ of a preacher man
And we (7)________ love in the sun
But I ran out of places and friendly faces
Because I had to be free
I've (8)________ to paradise
But I've never been to me

Please lady, please lady
Don't (9)________ walk away
Coz I (10)________ this need to tell you
Why I'm all (11)__________ today
I can see so much of me (12)__________ living in your eyes
Won't you share a part of a weary heart
That has lived a (13)______________ lives
(Ooh) I've been to Nice and the (14)________ of Greece
While I sipped champagne on a yacht
I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo
And showed em what I'd got
I've been undressed by kings
And I've (15)________ some things
That a woman ain't supposed to see
I've been to paradise
But I've (16)__________ been to me
Hey, you know (17)________ paradise is?
It's a lie
A fantasy (18)__________________ by 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 (19)________ man you (20)____________ with this morning
The (21)________ one you're (22)__________ to make love with tonight
That's true, that's love
Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children
That might have made me complete
But I, I took the sweet life and (23)__________ knew
I'd be (24)____________ from the sweet
I spent my life exploring
The subtle (25)______________ that costs too (26)________ to be free
Hey lady, I've been to paradise
But I've never been to me

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