[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…