G C
Russell Roman took his brand new bride
D7 G
Across the threshold to their brand new life
C
With very little money in his jeans
D7 G
And a hundred million dollars worth of dreams
G C
He took a job a the Congress Union Bank
D7 G
Worked hard to get ahead but drew a blank
C
One day they paid him off and sent him home
D7 G
Then he swore he'd build an empire of his own
C D7 G
Through the years he worked and dreamed of a Roman empire
C D7 G
And he left his pretty young wife all alone
C D7 G
She didn't share his dreams of a Roman empire
C D7 G
All she dreamed of was a family and a home
G C
Hard work and patience brought him wealth and fame
D7 G
And he thought he was a winner in life's game
C
Their empire stretched from Maine to Mexico
D7 G
She had everything but what she needed most
G C
When at last her loneliness had run it's coarse
D7 G
The judge granted Mrs. Roman her divorce
C
Now Russell Roman's empire seemed so small
D7 G
And as lifeless as the Rembrandts on the wall
C D7 G
The rise and the fall of the Roman empire
C D7 G
Is a lesson for the likes of you and me
C D7 G
The rise and the fall of the Roman empire
C D7 G
Is just another page in history
G C
Russell Roman took the same sweet bride
D7 G
Across the threshold for the second time
C
With very little money in his jeans
D7 G
And not one single dollar in his dreams
C D7 G
That's the fall and the rise of the Roman empire
C D7 G
He gave their fortune to an orphans home
C D7 G
The fall and the rise of the Roman empire
C D7 G
Now his empire is his family and his home