Simple
Twist Of Fate - Bob Dylan
They sat together in
the park
As the evenin' sky grew dark
She looked at him an' he felt a spark
Tingle to his bones
'T was then he felt alone
An' wished that he'd gone straight
An' watched out for a simple twist of fate.
They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, i remember well
An' stopped into a strange hotel
With a neon burnin' bright
He felt the heat of the night
Hit him like a freight train
Movin' with a simple twist of fate.
A saxophone someplace far off played
As she was walkin' on by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat up shade
Where he was wakin' up
She dropped a coin into the cup
Of another blind man at the gate
An' forgot about a simple twist of fate.
He woke up, the room was bare
He didn't see her anywhere
He 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 tickin' 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
On more time for a simple twist of fate.
People tell me it's a sin
To know an' feel to much within
I still believe she was my twin
But i lost the ring
She was born in spring
An' i was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate