[Verse 1]
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
Watched out for that simple twist of fate

[Verse 2]
They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And checked into a cheap 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

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
He woke up, the room was bare
He didn't see her anywhere
He told himself that he didn't care, threw the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside and wished that he'd gone straight
And watched out for that simple twist of fate

[Verse 4]
A saxophone somewhere far off played
As she was walks along the arcade
The sun burst through a beat-up shade back where he was wakin' up
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about that simple twist of fate
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]
He hears the ticking of the clocks
Walks along with a parrot that talks
Heads down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Maybe she'll pick him out again, how long he must wait?
One more time for that simple twist of fate

[Verse 6]
People tell me it's a sin
Know and feel too much within
All I know, she was my twin, and I broke the ring
She was born in spring, and I was born too late
Blame it on that simple twist of fate

[Outro]
Blame it on that simple twist of fate
Oh, blame it on that simple twist of fate