Simple Twist of Fate

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
Then he felt all 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
Stopped into a strange hotel
Where the neons burning bright
And he felt the heat of the night
And it hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate

Saxophone somewhere far off played
She was walking by the penny arcade
A light bust in through a beat up shade
Where he was waking up
She dropped a coin into the cup
Another blind man at the gate
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
And he pushed the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside
To which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate

Hears the ticking of the clocks
Walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks
Where the sailors 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
And I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
Blame it on a simple twist of fate