Heylady,you,lady,cursin'atyourlife
You'readiscontentedmotherandarichinventivewife
I'venodoubtyoudreamaboutthethingsyou'llneverdo
ButIwishsomeonehadatalkedtomelikeIwannatalktoyou
OohI'vebeentoGeorgiaandCalifornia,oh,anywhereIcouldrun
Tookthehandofapreachermanandwemadeloveinthesun
Charlene
Pleaselady,please,lady,don'tjustwalkaway
'CauseIhavethisneedtotellyouwhyI'mallalonetoday
Icanseesomuchofmestilllivinginyoureyes
Won'tyoushareapartofawearyheartthathaslivedamillionlies
OhI'vebeentoNiceandtheisleofGreece
WhileIsippedchampagneonayacht
ImovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarloandshowed'emwhatI'vegot
I'vebeenundressedbykingsandI'veseensomethings
Thatawomanain'ts'posedtosee
It'sthatlittlebabyyou'reholding,andit'sthatmanyoufoughtwith
Thismorning,thesameoneyou'regoingtomakelovewithtonight.
That'struth,that'slove
SometimesI'vebeentocryin'forunbornchildren
Thatmighthavemademecomplete
ButI,ItookthesweetlifeandneverknewI'dbebitterfromthesweet
（I'vebeentoGeorgiaandCalifornia,andanywhereIcouldrun）
（I'vebeentoNiceandtheisleofGreece
WhileIsippedchampagneonayacht）