Dire Straits - Private Investigations - Edit lyrics

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 windows and a pain behind the eyes Scarred for life ... no compensation Private investigations