Cleopatra (Acoustic)

I was Cleopatra,I was young and an actress

When you knelt by my mattress,and asked for my hand

But I was sad you asked it,

as I laid in a black dress

With my father in a casket,

I had no plans

yeah…

..

And I left the footprints,

the mud stained on the carpet

And it hardened like my heart did when you left town

But I must admit it,

that I would marry you in an instant

Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around

But I was late for this, late for that,

late for the love of my life

And when I die alone, when I die alone,

when I die I'll be on time

Aye …

..

And the church discouraged,

any lust that burned within me

Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held out

When a man's dejected

Well he can fight for your affections

Or he can act like he never met you

And even go to the ground

But I was late for this, late for that,

late for the love of my life

And when I die alone, when I die alone,

when I die I'll be on time

Yeah…

..

So I drive a taxi,

and the traffic distracts me

From the strangers in my backseat,

they remind me of you

But it's all a daydream

When it's you who's behind me

But you never recognize me appraising you

And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce

But I've read this script and the costume fits ,

so I'll play my part

..

And there are nights I wake up

To the sound of a door shut

And I search on the floor

But I find no tracks

And the nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom

It's a bed and a bathroom

and a place to relax

..

But I won't be late for this, late for that,

late for the love of my life

And when I die alone, when I die alone,

when I die I'll be on time

Aye…