A In the fire forests, faded and forgotten
I crawled through the fields, picking for cotton D The overseer sneered, his whipping was A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like terror I out the tap roots Bm Cards of the were calling to follow suit E7 I dashed for the swamps, the in hot pursuit D a Jealously. C#7 f#m All through the night a of fright, as I hid my head C#7 f#m And the buried nose in a cut of my cloths, now torn in shreds C#7 b And they never would leave until believed that I was dead E a But I'd never their names E a Oh, who am I to E a I know I'd do the B Endlessly. C#m And all the high-born F#m So and so true, B Have been handed to the E in rome do as the romans do.
Frail and in the mists of the morning The snakes and the spiders sadly performing The bark of the dogs kept up the the wood. Sweating and I crawled from the manger The highway appeared to take me danger Is there anyone here who would up a stranger? Oh I you could. Then replied "would you like a ride? " "come in" he said. We drove for a while, he gave me a smile and a piece of The hammer was hard in the chrome of the car as I cracked his Then we off in a spin Oh I his skull again Oh thank you my friend, I so good. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in rome do as the do.
in the evening I came to the city I fell to the sidewalks sighing for A diamond was dropped from the of the pretty To be so kind. Cowards and were busy competing The rhymes of the riots were repeating I raced to the and sped(? ) from the speeding To my mind. Latches and locks, companies of cops ran the rain was silk in the stores for the whims of the whores That shone shame. I asked for a light from a priest in the I fanned the flames. And the traffic all still To see if someone had been I was glad to a thrill So far behind. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
A monk and his mother were so dandy A topless nun was out candy The beautiful bishop out the brandy The we crave. They stuttered and stammered, I feel like staying We to our knees, feverishly praying The salt in the seemed to be saying Be brave, be brave. I reached reached for a robe, I preached and I And I the tune. And the greed for the gills was played to the As I promised I with their fears, until coins and tears filled the room Then I off down the road Laughing madly like a God bless every soulless would be saved. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
A chorus of children passing the hours I joined in their fun and them my flowers Covered kisses and showered with showers they repaid. Taken and trusting, would I be their She looked so appealing, I to touch her out of reach, unable to reach her Their were raised. Charmed by the chalk, the lessons taught, inside the class They the rules of the samurai schools, they had to pass The room was adjourned, the lessons learned, I on the gas And I watched them make their They passed the test with I them their degrees, They the grade. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
Feeling my weakness, a coward for I joined the ranks of the hot and To teach what it means to have love for your We away. We lowered our for the lines of a border We danced with the mothers, played the daughters We followed our fantasies, following It was play. After the war the bullets were so we capped the game With smiles we put them on trial to place the blame Now kind of beast would love such a feast you no shame? So we hung the by the Oh, we shot in the street Oh, the was sweet On day. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in do as the romans do.
The bread and the came to be nearing The or somebody must be appearing Pagans and pageants were all my head. The stones on the statues staring and stalling Caesar and cassius were and calling The empire had risen and now it was Or so it seemed. The crown and the cross seemed and lost in dark despair And luminous lies, death in were everywhere The canvas was cold, the story was old, I said my Then I crowned him on the Oh, I blessed him as he Oh at last, the is dead God the queen. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
Now nothing for building or burning The of lovers was all I was learning A time for escape and a for returning had come to me Back through the ashes and through the embers Back through the and the ruins I remembered My hands at my side I sadly Do as you please. The hero was home, proven and grown, I fell on the Mad with romance they started to dance, star was born I bled the rain, exploded in pain, then I screamed for more Oh, make me feel Release me from my Oh, kill me one time And set me free. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.