Cleopatra

I was Cleopatra
I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress
And asked for my hand

And 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

Well 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


The only gifts from my Lord
Were 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