Mark Eitzel Cleopatra Jones lyrics

Cleopatra Jones by Mark Eitzel

Cleopatra Jones lyrics

The people I was with said you were nothing
but a fag hag and a dope fiend
but the song of your eyes
was of the loneliest woman I�ve ever seen
we talked drunkenly at the bar
I thought there�s a sweetness here
the world is missing
you just got fired and now you�re out
high and drunk and celebrating

Cleopatra Jones
if they don�t see you then they�re blind
Cleopatra Jones
liquor and love and everything that�s kind

Always kind to strangers
but you know enough never to look back
you never know if they�re about to
pour salt in the knife wound on your back
people in this bar are all smiles
but that doesn�t mean they�ll give you the air
you need to breathe
when the show�s over they�ll take a big part of you
when they decide to leave

Cleopatra Jones
she can kung fu just like Hercules
Cleopatra Jones
leaves evil men on their knees

Cleopatra only answers to a higher source from above
a sensitivity to bright light
and an unfounded belief in love
and a soul a little bigger
a little bigger than politeness can endure
lighter than air and harder to hold
and much much bluer
much bluer

Cleopatra Jones
is in exile with a lot of class
Cleopatra Jones
teach me how to kick a little ass
Cleopatra Jones
scales of justice under her head wrap
Cleopatra Jones
crown of thorns, wears it like a nightcap