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 STAIN ON THE CARPET
AND IT HARDENED
LIKE MY HEART DID
WHEN YOU LEFT TOWN
BUT I MUST ADMIT IT
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, 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
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 LOVE
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
DIE, I'LL BE ON TIME, AH...