Simple Twist of Fate

They sat together in the park (note 1) 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 (note 2) 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 (note 3) 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 (note 4) 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 (note 5) 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 he must wait Once more for a simple twist of fate People tell me it's a sin To know and feel too much within (note 6) 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