The Lumineers - Cleopatra lyrics

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

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 fit's, so I'll play my part

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

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