Song lyrics

[dmdarlo1]

Can anybody tell which song from about 1976 these lyrics come "counted my money paris counted my blessings in rome" I've tried lyric sites but no joy

Thanks

[tonyav]

Those lyrics ring a bell, is it ' Ive been to paradise but i've never been to me' . It was a female artiste but i can't remember her name.

[pericat]

Heres the lyrics of that song 'I've been to paradise' - I remember the song but not the singer who is someone called 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, 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, (

[tonyav]

Oh well it wasn't the song that i thought then, never mind.

[pericat]

I thought it was that as well tony when I saw the words - do you have the right words dmdarlo1 ?

[factor-fiction]

I've been scratching my head too.

I also checked out Charlene.

I also thought it could be one of these=
-Peter Sarstedt where do you go to my lovely
-Stealer Wheel- stuck in the middle with you
-Sailor Glass of Champagne
-Beatles Ballad of John and Yoko

....but it was none of these.

On your other posting you quoted slightly different words. Googling variations of your lyrics throws up nothing.
How sure about you about them?

Can you remember if male/female; pop/rock/disco, etc. What is a sible or an album track?

[factor-fiction]

Any more thoughts on this, dmdarlo1?