I've Never Been To Me -- Charlene

I've Never Been To Me
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'll never do
But, I wish someone had talked to me
Like I wanna talk to you.....

Oh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run
I 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

Please lady, please lady, don't just walk away
'Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today
I can see so much of me still living in your eyes
Won'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 yacht
I've moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed 'em what I've got
I've been undressed by kings and
I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to see
I'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 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......

Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children
That might have made me complete
But I took the sweet life, I never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet
I've spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that costs too much to be free
Hey 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
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會想到這首歌，是因為最近在聽木匠兄妹的『I need to be in love』，而想到這一首同樣滄桑的『I've never been to me』。兩首歌同樣都是多年之後，對年輕時的自己感到懊悔，沒有好珍惜當下身邊的愛情和可能的幸福。也是一首相當好聽的歌曲，經過多人的翻唱，國內就包括了SHE、周惠敏、.....（名字不記得了）。其中，屬SHE的最誇張，將一首悲傷的歌唱得無比快樂，雖然我是因為她們的翻唱而知道這首歌，可是後來知道歌詞後，就非常的＠＃X％。

我覺得這一首歌關於愛情最棒的歌詞是：
And it's that man you fought with this morning
The same one you're going to make love with tonight
一個可以跟你吵架又可以一同遊山玩水的伴，才是一個真正的人生伴侶。