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They sat together in the park as the evening sky grew dark
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She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
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It was then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
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And watched out for a simple twist of fate
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They walked along by the old canal, a little confused, I remember well
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And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burning bright
Fm
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He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
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G
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Moving with a simple twist of fate
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A saxophone someplace far off played as she was walking on by the arcade
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As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was waking up,
Fm
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She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
C
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G
C
And forgot about his simple twist of fate
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He woke up, the room was bare, he didn’t see her anywhere
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He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide,
Fm
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Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
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G
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Brought on by a simple twist of fate
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He hears the ticking of the clocks and walks along with a parrot that talks
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Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Fm
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Maybe she’ll pick him out again, how long must he wait
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G
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One more time for a simple twist of fate
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People tell me its a sin to know and feel too much within
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I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
Fm
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She was born in spring, but I was born too late
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G
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Blame it on a simple twist of fate
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