(Intro) [Blues-rock — 6/8, ~72 BPM. Rolling bass, dirty electric guitar, thunderous drums.] [Verse 1] The hand of fate came down on me, Picked me up, then dropped me hard. Now I'm running through the midnight, With a guilty heart and a loaded card. Storm clouds rolling, highway calling, Red lights burning in the rain. One wrong night can change forever— Now I'm running from the name. [Chorus] Oh, the hand of fate, Heavy as a chain. Pulls you down the road Then brings you round again. Round and round, Like a wheel gone wild. You think you've beaten fate... But fate was waiting all the while. [Verse 2] She was standing in the doorway, Thunder shaking every pane. He came looking for her Like a devil wearing a name. There was shouting, there was danger, There was nowhere left to turn. One flash split the darkness— Now there's bridges left to burn. [Chorus] Oh, the hand of fate, Heavy as a chain. Pulls you down the road Then brings you round again. Round and round, Like a wheel gone wild. You think you've beaten fate... But fate was waiting all the while. [Guitar Solo — 12 bars] [Dirty slide guitar; drums build underneath.] [Verse 3] Now I hear the distant sirens, See the headlights on the hill. Every mile takes me farther, Every mile remembers still. She's somewhere in the rearview, Getting smaller in the rain. I don't know where I'm heading, I just know I can't remain. [Bridge] Was it choice? Was it chance? Was it written in the stars? When the night comes down around you, You find out who you are. [Final Chorus — full band] Oh, the hand of fate, Heavy as a chain. Picked me up and knocked me down, Then threw me back again. Round and round, That old wheel turns. You can run from tomorrow... But you can't outrun what burns. [Outro] Heavy now... That hand is heavy now. Down the highway, through the rain... Round and round... The wheel turns again. [Long guitar sustain] (Blues outro)
