I came so far for beauty
  I left so much behind
  My patience and my family
  My masterpiece unsigned
  I thought I'd be rewarded
  For such a lonely choice
  And surely she would answer
  To such a very hopeless voice
  I practiced all my sainthood
  I gave to one and all
  But the rumours of my virtue
  They moved her not at all
  I changed my style to silver
  I changed my clothed to black
  And where I would surrender
  Now I would attack
  I stormed the old casino
  For the money and the flesh
  And I myself decided
  What was rotten and what was fresh
  And men to do my bidding
  And broken bones to teach
  The value of my pardon
  The shadow of my reach
  But no, I could not touch her
  With such a heavy hand
  Her star beyond my order
  Her nakedness unmanned
  I came so far for beauty
  I left so much behind
  My patience and my family
  My masterpiece unsigned