The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire

Russell Roman took his brand new bride Across the threshold to their brand new life With very little money in his jeans And a hundred million dollars worth of dreams He took a job a the Congress Union Bank Worked hard to get ahead but drew a blank One day they paid him off and sent him home Then he swore he'd build an empire of his own Through the years he worked and dreamed of a Roman empire And he left his pretty young wife all alone She didn't share his dreams of a Roman empire All she dreamed of was a family and a home Hard work and patience brought him wealth and fame And he thought he was a winner in life's game Their empire stretched from Maine to Mexico She had everything but what she needed most When at last her loneliness had run it's coarse The judge granted Mrs. Roman her divorce Now Russell Roman's empire seemed so small And as lifeless as the Rembrandts on the wall The rise and the fall of the Roman empire Is a lesson for the likes of you and me The rise and the fall of the Roman empire Is just another page in history Russell Roman took the same sweet bride Across the threshold for the second time With very little money in his jeans And not one single dollar in his dreams That's the fall and the rise of the Roman empire He gave their fortune to an orphans home The fall and the rise of the Roman empire Now his empire is his family and his home