When In Rome

Lyrics

Well I see you in the morning
 Putting on your pretty clothes
 And I watch you do your make-up
 Like they do in all those fashion shows
 Then you turn to me so that I can see
 If you put yourself together right
 Then you go away and you're gone all day
 But I know you're coming home tonight
 And when you're home, darling all you've got to be is you
 But when in rome, do as the romans do
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 Well it's alright if you're tired when your day is done
 You can see when you look at me, you're not the only one
 It's a cold, cruel world for a working girl
 But you can't let them see you cry
 It's a fact of life, now man and wife
 Work full time to just get by
 And when we're home all it's gonna be is me and you
 But when in rome, do as the romans do
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 I've done some strange things I never thought I'd do before
 But if the strain brings happiness, more or less...
 More or less...
 Then I don't mind masquerading with all those other fools
 I don't mind the games I'm playing,
 Because I've learned the rules
 And when times are tough, I've got just enough
 If you're standing right by my side
 Darling more and more I get hungry for
 All the ways you keep me satisfied
 On our own there ain't nothing that we can't get thru
 But when in rome, do as the romans do
 ♪
 Then I don't mind masquerading with all those other fools
 I don't mind the games I'm playing,
 Because I've learned the rules
 It doesn't matter when we're home, all alone
 All we've got to be is me and you
 On our own there ain't nothing that we can't get thru
 But when in rome, do as the romans do
 
 Swing that hammer and break that stone
 ♪
 Push those buttons and answer that phone
 ♪
 Coffee in the morning and martinis at night
 ♪
 Everybody's working up a big appetite
 When in rome, do like the romans do
 When in rome, do like the romans do
 ♪
 When in rome, do like romans do
 

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Song Details

Duration
04:44
Key
10
Tempo
120 BPM

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