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   cause then he felt alone      then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight   watch out for the simple twist of fate      walked along by the old canal   a little confused   i remember well   stopped into a strange hotel   with neon burning bright   felt the heat of the night   like a freight train   moving with a simple twist of fate      saxophones someplace far off play   she was walking on by the arcade   as the light bust through a beat up shade   where he was waking up   she drops the coin into the cup    of a blind man at the gate   forgot about a simple twist of fate      he woke up   room was bare   he didn't see her anywhere   he told himself he didn't care   whisked the window open wide   felt the emptiness inside   to which he could just 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 sailors all come in   maybe she'll pick him out again   how long must he wait   one more time before a simple twist 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