Cleopatra in Brooklyn

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Wake up every morning and feel out of place Put on your face Once more with resignation The world won't appreciate greatness today But there's bills to be paid So you stumble to the station [Pre-Chorus] You're wearing your most imperceptible frown These people are adjectives to your proper noun As you wander the streets of this phoney old town It's wearing you down [Chorus] Yet there you are Like a dream in your favourite blue dress Your hair is a mess, but nevertheless: Cleopatra in Brooklyn [Verse 2] You casually shed poetry like your clothes In neat little rows On the floor of my hotel room You never wanted to be a princess Said you'd accept less Holding court holed up in your bedroom [Pre-Chorus] I'd say I was Anthony begging at your door But I know that you'd laugh and just ask me what for Then you'd roll your eyes as I fell the floor To swear that I'm yours [Chorus] Yet there you are Like a dream in your favourite blue dress Your hair is a mess, but nevertheless: Cleopatra in Brooklyn [Bridge] You wait by the Brooklyn Bridge for your king to return You wait by the Brooklyn Bridge for your king to return You wait by the Brooklyn Bridge for your king to return Then retire to your palace on Smith Street as the old Rome burns [Chorus] Yet there you are Like a dream in your favourite blue dress Your hair is a mess, but nevertheless: Cleopatra in Brooklyn [Outro] Yes, there you are A glittering star You couldn't care less who you impress You're my thrift store princess Cleopatra in Brooklyn I'll come find you when your fortunes fail you I'll die with you when the gods desert you I'll come find you when your fortunes fail you I'll die with you when the gods desert you