Simple Twist Of Fate (Live at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, November 11, 1993)

Lyrics

[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