Private investigations

(Dire Straits)

It's a mystery to me

the game commences

For the usual fee

plus e penses

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 e cuse 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 whiskey

and a new set of lies

Blinds on the window and

a pain behind the eyes

(instrumental)

Scarred for life, no compensation

Private investigations