Jeff Tweedy - Simple Twist Of Fate lyrics

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They sat together in the park<br />

As the evening sky grew dark<br />

She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones<br />

It was then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight<br />

And watched out for a simple twist of fate<br />

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They walked along by the old canal<br />

A little confused, I remember it well<br />

Stopped into an old hotel with the neon burnin' bright<br />

He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train<br />

Moving with a simple twist of fate<br />

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A clarinet some place softly played<br />

She was walkin' on by the arcade<br />

She heard the melody rise and fade, the sun was comin' up<br />

She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate<br />

And forgot about a simple twist of fate<br />

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He woke up and she was gone<br />

He didn't see nothing but the dawn<br />

He got out of bed with his clothes back on, pushed back blind<br />

Found a note she'd left behind, to which he just could not relate<br />

All about a simple twist of fate<br />

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He hears the ticking of the clocks<br />

And walks along through the city blocks<br />

Hunt her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in<br />

Maybe she'll see him once again, how long must he wait?<br />

Once more time for a simple twist of fate<br />

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People tell me that it's a crime<br />

To feel too much at any one time<br />

She should have caught me in my prime, she would have stayed with me<br />

Instead of goin' off to sea and leavin' me to meditate<br />

Upon a simple twist of fate