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
 'Twas then he felt alone
 And wished that he'd gone straight
 And watched out for a simple twist of fate
 They walked alone by the old canal
 A little confused, I remember well
 And stopped into a strange hotel
 With a neon burning 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 walking on by the arcade
 As the light bust through a beat up shade
 Where he was waking up
 She dropped a coin into the cup
 Another blind man at the gate
 And forgot about a simple twist of fate
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 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?
 One more time 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
 But I was born too late
 Blame it on a simple twist of fate