A D
Russell Roman took his brand new bride
E7 A
Across the threshold to their brand new life
D
With very little money in his jeans
E7 A
And a hundred million dollars worth of dreams
A D
He took a job a the Congress Union Bank
E7 A
Worked hard to get ahead but drew a blank
D
One day they paid him off and sent him home
E7 A
Then he swore he'd build an empire of his own
D E7 A
Through the years he worked and dreamed of a Roman empire
D E7 A
And he left his pretty young wife all alone
D E7 A
She didn't share his dreams of a Roman empire
D E7 A
All she dreamed of was a family and a home
A D
Hard work and patience brought him wealth and fame
E7 A
And he thought he was a winner in life's game
D
Their empire stretched from Maine to Mexico
E7 A
She had everything but what she needed most
A D
When at last her loneliness had run it's coarse
E7 A
The judge granted Mrs. Roman her divorce
D
Now Russell Roman's empire seemed so small
E7 A
And as lifeless as the Rembrandts on the wall
D E7 A
The rise and the fall of the Roman empire
D E7 A
Is a lesson for the likes of you and me
D E7 A
The rise and the fall of the Roman empire
D E7 A
Is just another page in history
A D
Russell Roman took the same sweet bride
E7 A
Across the threshold for the second time
D
With very little money in his jeans
E7 A
And not one single dollar in his dreams
D E7 A
That's the fall and the rise of the Roman empire
D E7 A
He gave their fortune to an orphans home
D E7 A
The fall and the rise of the Roman empire
D E7 A
Now his empire is his family and his home