Jerry Garcia Band - Simple Twist of Fate Lyrics
They sat together in the park (note 1)As the evening sky grew darkShe looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones'Twas then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straightAnd watched out for a simple twist of fate (note 2)They walked along by the old canalA little confused, I remember wellAnd stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin' brightHe felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight trainMoving with a simple twist of fateA saxophone someplace far off played (note 3)As she was walkin' by the arcadeAs the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin' upShe dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gateAnd forgot about a simple twist of fateHe woke up, the room was bare (note 4)He didn't see her anywhereHe told himself he didn't care, pushed the window open wideFelt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relateBrought on by a simple twist of fateHe hears the ticking of the clocks (note 5)And walks along with a parrot that talksHunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come inMaybe she'll pick him out again, how long he must waitOnce more for a simple twist of fatePeople tell me it's a sinTo know and feel too much within (note 6)I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ringShe was born in the spring, but I was born too lateBlame it on a simple twist of fate
