Cal Smith - The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire Chords

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Russell Roman took his brand new bride

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Across the threshold to their brand new life

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With very little money in his jeans

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And a hundred million dollars worth of dreams


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He took a job a the Congress Union Bank

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Worked hard to get ahead but drew a blank

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One day they paid him off and sent him home

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Then he swore he'd build an empire of his own


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Through the years he worked and dreamed of a Roman empire

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And he left his pretty young wife all alone

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She didn't share his dreams of a Roman empire

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All she dreamed of was a family and a home


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Hard work and patience brought him wealth and fame

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And he thought he was a winner in life's game

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Their empire stretched from Maine to Mexico

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She had everything but what she needed most


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When at last her loneliness had run it's coarse

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The judge granted Mrs. Roman her divorce

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Now Russell Roman's empire seemed so small

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And as lifeless as the Rembrandts on the wall


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The rise and the fall of the Roman empire

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Is a lesson for the likes of you and me

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The rise and the fall of the Roman empire

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Is just another page in history


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Russell Roman took the same sweet bride

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Across the threshold for the second time

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With very little money in his jeans

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And not one single dollar in his dreams


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That's the fall and the rise of the Roman empire

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He gave their fortune to an orphans home

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The fall and the rise of the Roman empire

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Now his empire is his family and his home