(+) The Lumineers - Cleopatra
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
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
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
I was Cleopatra,
I was taller than the rafters
But that's all in the past love,
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
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