Intro: Verse 1 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 Verse 2 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 Verse 3 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 Bridge 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 Verse 4 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 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 Outro: