Lyrics Cleopatra Dreams On - Jeffrey Lee Pierce

Cleopatra Dreams On

Your window sweats
Your man, he is asleep
The tower clock moans the appointments that you keep
Enter the bar
And Cleopatra dreams on
Now, your lover is drunk
And he’s asleep on the lawn
Your boy is in the desert, and he fondles a fawn
Go to the bar
Cleopatra dreams on
Now, the agents of grace
Have been stealing your lace
They cheat in the race, then claim your face
This is no place
For Cleopatra dreaming on
So, you don’t have to put me on
I know you’re alone in the dawn
I’ll wait outside while Cleopatra dreams on
Now, there you go exploding your mind again
And yes, I understand all the trouble you’ve been in
But hey, man, I’m your friend!
So, you don’t have to put me on
I know you’re there in the dawn
I wait outside, and Cleopatra dreams on
The disciples of soul
And the husbands of woo
They don’t know exactly what to do with you
They tax your broken heart
And commission your blues
And I’m trying to understand
What you need
While you stand on the bar and wave flags at me
Step out in the rain
Cleopatra dreams on
Cleopatra dreams on
Cleopatra dreams on
Cleopatra dreams on
I heard her dreaming
Cleopatra dreams on
I heard her dream