They sat together in the park As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him, he felt a spark tingle to his bones
T'was then he felt alone And wished that he'd gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
They walked down by the old canal A little confused, I remember well
And then they stopped in a strange hotel With the neon burning bright
He felt the heat of night Hit him like a freight train
And moved in with a simple twist of fate
Saxophone someplace nearby played She was walking on by the arcade
As a light burst through a beat up shade While he was waking up
She dropped a coin into a cup Of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
He woke up and the room was bare He didn't see her anywhere
He told himself he didn't care He pushed the window open wide
He 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 Small waves whisper to the rocks
He hunts her down by the waterfront docks Where the sailors all come in
Perhaps he'll see her once again How long must he wait
Once more for a simple twist of fate
People tell me it's a crime To feel too much at any one time
All it cost me was a dime But the bells refused to ring
He was born insane But I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate
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