Cleopatra (Acoustic) - The Lumineers

[00:28.90]I was Cleopatra,I was young and an actress
[00:35.31]When you knelt by my mattress,and asked for my hand
[00:42.20]But I was sad you asked it,
[00:45.22]as I laid in a black dress
[00:49.08]With my father in a casket,
[00:51.72]I had no plans
[00:54.67]yeah…
[00:57.08]..
[01:01.56]And I left the footprints,
[01:05.98]the mud stained on the carpet
[01:08.93]And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
[01:14.95]But I must admit it,
[01:19.04]that I would marry you in an instant
[01:22.06]Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
[01:29.46]But I was late for this, late for that,
[01:32.91]late for the love of my life
[01:35.89]And when I die alone, when I die alone,
[01:39.59]when I die I'll be on time
[01:42.74]Aye …
[01:45.82]..
[01:57.92]And the church discouraged,
[02:00.64]any lust that burned within me
[02:03.69]Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held out
[02:10.66]When a man's dejected
[02:13.46]Well he can fight for your affections
[02:16.60]Or he can act like he never met you
[02:19.04]And even go to the ground
[02:22.43]But I was late for this, late for that,
[02:26.42] late for the love of my life
[02:29.20]And when I die alone, when I die alone,
[02:32.94]when I die I'll be on time
[02:35.50]Yeah…
[02:37.75]..
[02:40.91]So I drive a taxi,
[02:45.27]and the traffic distracts me
[02:48.09]From the strangers in my backseat,
[02:51.22]they remind me of you
[02:54.23]But it's all a daydream
[02:57.86]When it's you who's behind me
[03:00.76]But you never recognize me appraising you
[03:06.92]And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
[03:14.78]But I've read this script and the costume fits ,
[03:18.84]so I'll play my part
[03:23.11]..
[03:54.22]And there are nights I wake up
[03:57.69]To the sound of a door shut
[04:00.72]And I search on the floor
[04:03.29]But I find no tracks
[04:06.56]And the nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
[04:13.49]It's a bed and a bathroom
[04:17.48]and a place to relax
[04:20.56]..
[04:22.89]But I won't be late for this, late for that,
[04:26.36]late for the love of my life
[04:29.34]And when I die alone, when I die alone,
[04:32.31]when I die I'll be on time
[04:35.79]Aye…