![]() Tekst en muziek: Mark Knopfler (1982) ![]() It’s a mystery to me, the game commences For the usual fee, plus expenses Confidential information, it’s in a diary This is my investigation, it’s not a public inquiry ![]() I go checking out the reports, digging up the dirt You get to meet all sorts in this line of work Treachery and treason, there’s always an excuse for it And when I find the reason I still can’t get used to it ![]() And what have you got at the end of the day What have you got to take away A bottle of whisky and a new set of lies Blinds on the window and a pain behind the eyes ![]() Scarred for life, no compensation Private investigations ![]() |