Cleopatra (Acoustic) 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 yeah… .. 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 Aye … .. And the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held out When a man's dejected Well he can fight for your affections Or he can act like he never met you And even go to the ground 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 Yeah… .. So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you But it's all a daydream When it's you who's behind me But you never recognize me appraising you 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 .. And there are nights I wake up To the sound of a door shut And I search on the floor But I find no tracks And the nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom It's a bed and a bathroom and a place to relax .. But 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 Aye…