They sat together in the park As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones.
Twas then he felt alone and wished that he d gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate.
They walked along by the old canal A little confused
I remember well And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin bright.
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train Moving with a simple twist of fate.
A saxophone someplace far off played As she was walkin by the arcade.
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin up
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate.
He woke up
the room was bare He didn t see her anywhere.
He told himself he didn t care
pushed the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate Brought on by a simple twist of fate.
He hears the ticking of the clocks And walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailers all come in.
Maybe she ll pick him out again
how long must he wait Once more for a simple twist of fate.
People tell me it s a sin To know and feel too much within.
I still believe she was my twin
but I lost the ring.
She was born in spring
but I was born too late Blame it on a simple twist of fate.

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