Today, I'm leaving on the evening train
Riding 'till I stand before the sun
You know I've been to the east and west
I have always been on the run
The music is streaming through my head
When I try to set the lyrics straight
And the ragged voice in my iPod sings
Watch out for a simple twist of fate

On my left there is a preacher
And he knows his bible well
The stars are falling from the sky
And his rags from brimstone smell
Tonight I will pray for you, he says
The day of judgement cannot wait
And the ragged voice in my iPod sings
Watch out for a simple twist of fate

On my right there is a rambler
A gambler and a master of his arts
He shuffles the deck and I draw my card
And it is The King of Hearts
Today you will be with me, he says
Let us meet at the heaven's gate
And the ragged voice in my iPod sings
Watch out for a simple twist of fate

I gaze through the broken windows
Where my life is passing by
When seized in a short reflection
A woman kneels before my eye
I know I've seen her once before
But I didn't know how to relate
And the ragged voice in my iPod sings
Watch out for a simple twist of fate

She truly is my heart's desire
And should always be my Queen
She brings both rust and diamonds
But is the only truth I've seen
I ask her gently to be my wife
Though the hour is getting late
But the ragged voice in my iPod sings
She is gone, by a simple twist of fate

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