QUOTED:
- The song begins with a sinister, deep pitched synthesizer orchestration,
leading into a slow piano progression accompanying a classical guitar.
Throughout the several spoken verses, Knopfler expresses the disillusionment
and bitterness of a betrayed lover, likening his position to that of a
private investigator uncovering scandal: "A bottle of whiskey and a new set
of lies / Blinds on the windows and a pain behind the eyes.....Scarred for
life, no compensation / Private investigations "
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 report
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 window and a pain behind the eyes
Scarred for life
No compensation
Private investigations
'Why worry, there should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain' - My Signature
Baby, I see this world has made you sad
Some people can be bad
The things they do the things they say
But baby, I'll wipe away those bitter tears
I'll chase away those restless fears
And turn your blue skies into gray
Why worry
There should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now
Why worry now
Baby, when I get down I turn to you
And you make sense of what I do
And all the isn't hard is the same
But baby, just when this world seems mean and cold
Our love comes shinning red and gold
And all the rest is by the way
Why worry
There should be laughter after pain
There should be sunshine after rain
These things have always been the same
So why worry now
Why worry now