They sat together in the park
cs the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark
Tingle to his bones
'Twas then he felt alone
cnd wished that he'd gone straight
cnd watched out for a simple twist of fate

They walked alone by the old canal
c little confused, I remember well
cnd stopped into a strange hotel
With a neon burning bright
He felt the heat of the night and it
Hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate

c saxophone someplace far off played
cs she was walking on by the arcade
cs the light bust through a beat up shade
Where he was waking up
She dropped a coin into the cup
Of a blind man at the gate
cnd forgot about a simple twist of fate

He woke up, the room was bare
Didn't see her anywhere
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
cnd 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