Cleopatra

I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress.

When you knelt by my mattress and asked for my (Eb)hand.

(Ebsus2)But I was (Ab)sad you asked it,

as I laid in a black dress.

With my father in a casket,

I had no plans,

yeah.

(Ab)And I left

the footprints, the mud (Db)stained on the carpet.

And it hardened like my heart did when you left town.

But I (Ab)must admit it,

that I would (Db)marry you in an instant.

Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you (Ebsus2)around.

But I was (Ab)late for this,

(Db)late for that.

Late for the (Ab)love of my life.

And when I die alone, when I (Db)die alone,

die I'll (Ab)be on (Eb)time,

ahh.

(Ab)And while the church discouraged

any lust that burned within me.

Yes, my flesh, it was not currency but I held true.

(Ebsus2)So I (Ab)drive a taxi and the (Db)traffic distracts me from the strangers in my back seat.

They remind me of (Ebsus2)you.

But I was (Ab)late for (Eb)this,

(Db)late for (Ab)that.

(Db)Late for the (Ab)love of my life.

And when I die alone, when I die alone,

when (Db)I die, I'll (Ab)be on (Ebsus2)time.

The only gifts from my Lord were (Db)birth and (Eb)a (Fm)divorce.

But I've (Ab)read this script and the costume fits,

(Db)so I'll play my part.

(Db)I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters.

But that's all in the past now,

gone with the (Ebsus2)wind.

And now a (Ab)nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom.

It's a bed and a bathroom

and a place for the (Eb)end.

I won't be

ahh.