Cleopatra

I was Cleopatra

I was young and an actress

When you knelt by my mattress and asked 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, ah

While the church discouraged

Any lust that burned within me

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

So I drive a taxi

And the traffic distracts me

From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you

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

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

I was Cleopatra

I was taller than the rafters

But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind

Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom

It's a bed and a bathroom

And a place for the end

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, ah