Simple Twist of Fate

Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
He hears the ticking of the clocks
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin' bright
T'was then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight
As she was walkin' on by the arcade

People tell me its a sin to know and feel too much within
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train

A saxophone someplace far off played
She was born in spring but I was born too late

Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
Moving with a simple twist of fate

He told himself he didn't care, pushed the window open wide
Maybe she'll pick him out again, how long must he wait?
And walks along with a parrot that talks
He woke up, the room was bare, he didn't see her anywhere
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin' up
I still believe she was my twin but I lost the ring

She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
Once more for a simple twist of fate
They walked along by the old canal a little confused, I remember well