希望当我们两鬓斑白时，不要发出“I've never been to me”的叹

kwind

未曾有自我(I've Never Been to Me/Charlene)歌词

    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, (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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这首歌早在1977即由美国女歌手夏琳(Charlene)灌唱，其后也曾经数次重录，或许是发行公司财力不够。宣传无门，问世没有多久就销声匿迹。终于本歌在1982年被一位电台DJ发掘，在自己的节目中密集的播放，从而老曲新红，一年后拿下全美排行榜第三和英国第一的好成绩。但是夏琳 (Charlene)本人的星途却远非一帆风顺，另外唱了一些歌都反响平平，1980年代中期就彻底消失歌坛了。不过这首未曾有自我(I've Never Been to Me)却一直传唱至今，成了夏琳唯一的一首畅销曲。

    台湾艺人黄莺莺早在歌曲在美国走红前慧眼识珠，发现并翻唱了这首曲子；前段时间又听说火爆一时的青春少女组合SHE也翻唱了本曲。黄莺莺的版本由于太老，所以没能找来对比；而SHE的版本则明显稚嫩了很多，不过想来也是，几个二十出头就风光一时的年轻女孩，又怎能演绎得出这样深刻的中年沧桑呢。

    读书时，父母长辈经常告诫我们，人生中充满着选择，每个人都必须为自己的选择承担后果，因此抉择必须慎重，三思而后行。而年轻的我们则往往只是把这些告诫当做陈辞滥调，常常为了眼前的方便或者一时的痛快，而做出了令自己后悔莫及的事情。

    另一方面，我们又总是被世俗的“乐土”（Paradise）的定义所羁绊。随着浮躁的社会风气，我们茫然的追求着“白领、外企、高薪、出国”。很多人因此牺牲了自己的家庭、爱情；放弃了自己真正钟意的爱好；而埋首于报表、试卷甚至觥筹交错之间。一厢情愿的说“有了票子、房子、车子，就会找到快乐的”。其实，你去寻找那所谓的“乐土”的时候，真正的幸福正从你的身边溜走。

    希望当我们两鬓斑白时，不要发出“I've never been to me”的叹

xblues

Be true to myself, that's always been my goal.
If I am not doing what I want to do, it's some body else's life, isn't  it?

langchu

I still have not known what I am........

我爱猫眯

xblues

  HUMAN BEING!!!!

NEWGAY

冠盖满京华，斯人独憔悴

diamond168

当两鬓斑白时，应该明白：不管愿意不愿意，不论喜欢不喜欢，走过的路就是自己该有的路，扮演的角色就是自己该有的人生角色。
这才是真正理解、领悟人生了。

kwind

唉，越来越迷茫了。

andyliubob

穿别人的鞋，让他们找去吧，我就是我，男子汉的我，爱咋咋地！！！！

floweret

" 人生中充满着选择，每个人都必须为自己的选择承担后果，因此抉择必须慎重，三思而后行。。。"

沉沉

走过的路就是自己该有的路，扮演的角色就是自己该有的人生角色。

就是所谓的认命了.

在认命之前, 想想我还有什么可以反抗的地方. 不到黄河心不死.

ubuntuhk

谢谢楼主分享，这首歌我也经常听，喜欢它优美的旋律，却从未认真思考过歌词背后的含义.