Several years ago   In a foreign town   Far away from home   I met the Count of Tuscany      A young eccentric man   Bred from royal blood   Took me for a ride   Across the open country side      Get into my car   Let's go for a drive   Along the way   I'll be your guide   Just step inside      Maybe you recall   A cannibal curator   A character inspired by my brother's life      Winding through the hills   The city far behind   On and on we drove   Down narrow streets and dusty roads      At last we came upon   A picturesque estate   On sprawling emerald fields   An ancient world of times gone by      Let me introduce   My brother   A bearded gentleman   Historian   Sucking on his pipe   Distinguished accent   Making me uptight   No accident      I want to stay alive   Everything about this place   Just doesn't feel right   I   I don't want to die   Suddenly I'm frightened for my life      I want to say goodbye   This could be the last time   You see me alive   I   I may not survive   Knew it   From the moment we arrived      Would you like to see   Our secret holy place?   I come here late at night   To pray to him by candlelight   The peering through the glass   I saw with disbelief   Still dressed in royal clothes   The saint behind the alter      History recalls   During times of war   Legend has been traced   Back inside these castle walls      Where soldiers came to hide   In barrels filled with wins   Never to escape   These tombs of oak   Are where they died      Down the cellar stairs   I disappear   Like the angel's share   The end is near      Come and have a taste   A rare vintage   All the finest wines   Improve with age      I want to stay alive   Everything about this place   Just doesn't feel right   I   I don't want to die   Suddenly I'm frightened for my life      I want to say goodbye   This could be the last time   You see me alive   I   I may not survive   Knew it   From the moment we arrived      Could this be the end?   Is this the way I die?   Sitting here alone   No one by my side      I don't understand   I don't feel that I deserve this   What did I do wrong?   I just dont understand      Give me one more chance   Let me please explain   It's all been circumstance   I'll tell you once again      You took me for a ride   Promising a vast adventure   Next thing that I know   I'm frightened for my life      Now wait a minute man   That's not how it is   You must be confused   That isn't who I am      Please don't be afraid   I would never try to hurt you   This is how we live   Strange although it seems   Please try to forgive      The chapel and the saint   The soldiers and the wine   The fables and the tales   All handed down through time      Of course you're free to go   Go and tell the world my story   Tell about my brother   Tell them about me      The Count of Tuscany      letssingit.com