Remove Ads G C GI was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
C G DWhen you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
G C GBut I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
C G DWith my father in a casket, I had no plans, yeah
G CAnd I left the footprints, the mud stain on the carpet
C G DAnd it hardened like my heart did when you left town
G C GBut I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
C G DDamn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
[CHORUS]
G D C C G DBut I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
G D C C G DAnd when I die alone, when I die alone, die I'll be on time, ah, yeah
[VERSE]
G C GWhile the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
C G DYes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
G C GSo I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
C G DFrom the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
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G D C G C G DBut I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
G D C G C G DAnd when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
[BRIDGE]
Em G C D EmAnd the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
G Em D GBut I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
[VERSE]
G C GI was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
C G DBut that's all in the past now, gone with the wind
G C GNow a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
C GIt's a bed and a bathroom
DAnd a place for the end
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G D C G C G DI won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
G D C G C G D GAnd when I die alone, when I die alone, die I'll be on time, ah
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