Dire Straits - Private Investigations lyrics

It's a mystery to me<br>The game commences<br>For the usual fee<br>Plus expenses<br>Confidential information<br>It's in a diary<br>This is my investigation<br>It's not a public inquiry<br><br>I go checking out the report<br>Digging up the dirt<br>You get to meet all sorts<br>In the line of work<br>Treachery and treason<br>There's always an excuse for it<br>And when I find the reason<br>I still can't get used to it<br><br>And what have you got at the end of the day ? <br>What have you got to take away ? <br>A bottle of whisky and a new set of lies<br>Blinds on the window and a pain behind the eyes<br><br>Scarred for life<br>No compensation<br>Private investigations