Abdul and Cleopatra - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

No I can't forget this evening Or your face as you were leaving But I guess that's just the way The story goes You always smile but in your eyes Your sorrow shows Yes it shows No I can't forget tomorrow When I think of all my sorrow When I had you there But then I let you go And now it's only fair That I should let you know What you should know I can't live If living is without you I can't live I can't give anymore I can't live If living is without you I can't give I can't give anymore Well I can't forget this evening Or your face as you were leaving But I guess that's just the way The story goes You always smile but in your eyes Your sorrow shows Yes it shows I can't live If living is without you I can't give I can't give anymore I can't live If living is without you I can't give I can't give anymore Hey, oh Let me hear you say it (Cleopatra) Come on (Cleopatra, comin' atcha) (Cleopatra, comin' atcha) (Cleopatra, comin' atcha) (Cleopatra, comin' atcha) Get a pen and paper, write down our name You will realize our aim is the same (As the others) We all have that dream to make it to the top When we do we know we're never gonna stop (Be together) Ooh (Last forever) Hey Our minds will stay the same We won't be beaten down by fame (Loving each other) (One and another) We all want the same success So we're wishing for the best (Hey we're here) Oh (Fresh new talent's here and we know) Know (We're never gonna go, Cleopatra) Hey (We know the way to move so we're gonna) Gonna (We're gonna blow the roof, gonna blow it) Hey, oh Let me hear you say it (Cleopatra) Come on, come on We need education to get us to the ranks We've no time to play those silly little pranks (So we're saying) Please don't try to change the person you are Keep on dreaming that you'll be a superstar (Be together) (Last forever) Hey Our minds will stay the same We won't be beaten down by fame (Loving each other) (One and another) We all want the same success So we're wishing for the best (Hey we're here) Oh (Fresh new talent's here and we know) Know (We're never gonna go, Cleopatra) Hey (We know the way to move so we're gonna) Gonna (We're gonna blow the roof, gonna blow it) Hey, oh Let me hear you say it yeah (Cleopatra) Come on, come on (C-L-E-O-P-A) T-R-A (Hey we're here) Oh (Fresh new talent's here and we know) Come on girl (We're never gonna go, Cleopatra) Hey (We know the way to move so we're gonna) Gonna (We're gonna blow the roof, gonna blow it) Hey (Cleopatra) Come on, come on (C-L-E-O-P-A) T-R-A (Hey we're here) (Fresh new talent's here and we know) (We're never gonna go, Cleopatra) We're never gonna go (We know the way to move so we're gonna) Gonna (We're gonna blow the roof) (Hey we're here) Oh (Fresh new talent's here and we know) Know (We're never gonna go, Cleopatra) Hey (We know the way to move so we're gonna) Gonna (We're gonna blow the roof)

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 back-seat, 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 now, gone with the wind Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guest room 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