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
Die I'll be on time
I
And 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
The only gifts
from my Lord
were a birth
and a divorce
But I've read
this script
and the costume fits
So I play my parts
I was Cleopatra
I was taller than
the rafters
But that's all
in the past
love gone
with the wind
And 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
Die I'll be on time
I