Simple Twist Of Fate (Live At The Old Waldorf Nightclub/1978)

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

It was then he felt alone

And wished that he'd gone straight

And watched out for a simple twist of fate

They walked along by the old canal

A little confused, I remember well

Stopped into a strange hotel

With a neon burning bright

She felt the heat of the night

And hit him like a freight train

Moving with a simple twist of fate

A saxophone somewhere far-off played

As she was walking on by the arcade

As the light burst through a beat-up shade

Where he was waking up

She dropped a coin into the cup

Of the blind man at the gate

And forgot about a simple twist of fate

She woke up, the room was bare

He didn't see her anywhere

He told himself she didn't care

Pushed the window open wide

She felt that emptiness inside

To which she just could not relate

Brought on by a simple twist of fate

She hears the ticking of the clock

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

Still I feel she was my twin

But I lost the ring

She was born in spring

I was born too late

Late at, late at, late at

On a simple twist of fate

Twist the night away

C'mon, baby, pipe 'em in, twist