I've lived in the mountains of Mexico
Slept in the desert under starry skies
One night when knives were drawn
I danced until dawn
As Mariachis sang me sad goodbyes
I lived in the Chateau de Montgermont
Had a chambre de bonne a Paris
Inhaled those fresh baked baguettes
And Gitanes cigarettes
I was penniless but Paris loved me
Yet somehow you drew me back again
Though I tried for many years to let you go
Some things you can't control
I guess you're in my soul
And maybe part of me I don't even know
In Morocco I rode camels cross the diamond sand
In San Jose I almost died it's true
And I nearly froze with fright
Stalking tigers in the night
With my mother in Katmandu
I've made love in the Kremlin
Played Windsor Castle one night
Ozzy Osbourne had me over for tea
I've performed for queens and kings
And done all kinds of crazy things
Cause that's the way I wanted life to be
Yet somehow you drew me back again
Though I tried for many years to let you go
Some things you can't control
I guess you're in my soul
And maybe part of me I don't even know
In Havana I spent two hours with Fidel one night
Prince Philip flew me on his private plane
An Arab sheik lent me his yacht Capri in Monte Carlo
What great fun it was to play their game
I've lived in Key Biscayne, Connecticut and Beverly Hills
In San Francisco and in Malibu
Flew here and there without a care
The world became my love affair
But now I'm coming home to you
I loved that Gypsy life out there
Cause music took me everywhere
But now I'm coming home to you
Leona, ma belle orpheline
Fille aux cheveux de lin
Avec ta guitare et tes reves
La vie de gitane est dangereuse
Alors reste avec nous
Dans ce pays qui t'aime
