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't 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 is always an excuse for it And when I find the reason I still cannot 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 (