I was Cle o pat ra,

I was young and an ac tress.

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

But I was (Ab)sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress.

With my fa ther in a cas ket, I had no plans,

yeah.

And I left

the foot prints, the mud (Db)stained on the car pet.

And it hard ened like my heart did when you left town.

But I (Ab)must

ad mit it, that I would (Db)mar ry you in an in stant.

Damn your wife, I’d be your mis tress just to have you a (Ebsus2)round.

But I was (Ab)late for this, (Db)late for that.

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

And when I (Ab)die a lone, when I (Db)die a lone,

die I’ll (Ab)be on time,

ahh.

And while the church

dis cour aged

an y lust that burned with in me.

Yes, my flesh, it was not cur ren cy but I held true.

So I (Ab)drive

a tax i and the (Db)traf fic dis tracts me from the (Db)strang ers in my back seat.

They re mind 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 (Ab)die a lone, when I die a (Ab)lone, when I die, I’ll (Ab)be on time.

The on ly gifts from my Lord

were (Db)birth and (Eb)a di (Fm)vorce.

But I’ve (Ab)read this script and the cos tume fits, so I’ll play my part.

I was Cle o pat ra, I was (Db)tall er than the raft ers.

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 guest room.

It’s a bed and a bath room

and a place for the (Eb)end.

I won’t be

ahh.