Private Investigations

It's a mystery to me, the game commences

For the usual fee, plus expenses

Confidential information, it's a diary

This is my investigation, it's not a public inquiryI 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 itAnd what have you got at the end of the day?

What have you got to take away?

A bottle of whiskey and a new set of lies

Blinds on the window and a pain behind the eyes

Scarred for life, no compensation

Private investigations

Songwriters

KNOPFLER, MARKPublished by

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