All the late night bargains have been struck
Between the satin beaus and their belles
Prehistoric garbage trucks
Have the city to themselvesEchoes roars dinosaurs
They're all doing the monster mash
And most of the taxis, most of the whores
Are only taking calls for cashI don't know how it happened
It all took place so quick
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trickWell now my door was standing open
Security were laid back and lax
But it was only my heart that got broken
You must have had a pass key made out of waxYou played robbery with insolence
And I played the blues in twelve bars down Lover's Lane
And you never did have the intelligence to use
The twelve keys hanging off from my chainI don't know how it happened
It all took place so quick
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trickNow it's past last call for alcohol
Past recall has been here and gone
The landlord he finally paid us all
The satin jazzmen have put away their hornsAnd we're standing outside of this wonderland
Looking so bereaved and so bereft
Like a bowery bum when he finally understands
The bottle's empty and there's nothing leftI don't know how it happened
It was faster than the eye could flick
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick
Songwriters
KNOPFLER, MARKPublished by
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group