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 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
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
[00:12.52]I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress [00:18.86]When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand [00:25.19]But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress [00:32.44]With my father in a casket, I had no plans [00:44.36]And I left the footprints, the mud stained on the carpet [00:50.48]And it hardened like my heart did when you left town [00:56.85]But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant [01:02.84]Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around [01:10.52]But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life [01:15.89]And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time [01:22.53] [01:30.06]While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me [01:36.37]Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true [01:42.80]So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me [01:49.14]From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you [01:55.47]But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life [02:02.02]And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time [02:10.16]And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce [02:17.80]But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part [02:25.72] [02:28.87]I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters [02:35.41]But that's all in the past now, gone with the wind [02:41.43]Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom [02:47.89]It's a bed and a bathroom [02:52.74]And a place for the end [02:57.41]I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life [03:03.93]And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
