Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Feels great when you get the runaround,
life you led was full of lies,
too late when you start to look around,
all you find is wasted lives,
do you want to obliterate
some things you don't understand,
since you want to succumb to fate w
atch the world slip through your hands
You get the feelin' that it's never gonna change, doesn't mean a thing
Your life's not gonna end, it'll be OK
Don't say goodbye my friend cause it doesn't mean a thing,
the simple twist of fate, no, it doesn't mean a thing,
you start to get the feelin' that it's never gonna end,
doesn't mean a thing
You hate when you start to think about things in life that could have been,
too late, it's not gonna turn around,
can't escape the mess you're in,
do you wish there was a way to stop the fickle hand of fate
or do you give in to the urge and kill the very thing you hate?
(Ahah)
You get the feelin' that it's never gonna change, doesn't mean a thing
Your life's not gonna end, it'll be OK
Don't say goodbye my friend cause it doesn't mean a thing,
the simple twist of fate, no, it doesn't mean a thing,
you start to get the feelin' that it's never gonna end,
doesn't mean a thing
(Ahah)
Do you feel alive for the first time, do you feel alive for the first time,
do you feel alive for the first time, do you feel alive, alive?
life you led was full of lies,
too late when you start to look around,
all you find is wasted lives,
do you want to obliterate
some things you don't understand,
since you want to succumb to fate w
atch the world slip through your hands
You get the feelin' that it's never gonna change, doesn't mean a thing
Your life's not gonna end, it'll be OK
Don't say goodbye my friend cause it doesn't mean a thing,
the simple twist of fate, no, it doesn't mean a thing,
you start to get the feelin' that it's never gonna end,
doesn't mean a thing
You hate when you start to think about things in life that could have been,
too late, it's not gonna turn around,
can't escape the mess you're in,
do you wish there was a way to stop the fickle hand of fate
or do you give in to the urge and kill the very thing you hate?
(Ahah)
You get the feelin' that it's never gonna change, doesn't mean a thing
Your life's not gonna end, it'll be OK
Don't say goodbye my friend cause it doesn't mean a thing,
the simple twist of fate, no, it doesn't mean a thing,
you start to get the feelin' that it's never gonna end,
doesn't mean a thing
(Ahah)
Do you feel alive for the first time, do you feel alive for the first time,
do you feel alive for the first time, do you feel alive, alive?
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Twist of Fate Lyrics as written by Fletcher Dragge Byron Mcmackin
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