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 the 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 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 the spring, but I was born too late

Blame it on a simple twist of fate