Mark Knopfler不但是一位天才的、绝伦的吉他手，还是位很有天赋的词曲作者

Dire Straits（恐怖海峡）的《Private Investigations》

It's a mystery to me,the game commences
 这对我来说是个谜，游戏开始
For the usual fee,plus expenses
 照常收费，加上额外的开销
Confidential information,it's in a diary
 机密的信息，都在日记里
This is my investigation,it't not a public inquiry
 这是我的研究，不是公众调查
I go checking out the reports,digging up the dirt
 我去翻查各种报告，挖掘出那肮脏事迹
You get to meet all sorts in this line of work
 干这种事你会遇到形形色色的事物
Treachery and treason,there is always an excuse for it
 背叛和通敌，总是有借口
And when I find the reason I still cannot get used to it
 当我查明了缘由，还是不能习惯
And what have you got at the end of the day?
 到最后你得到了什么？
What have you got to take away?
 带走了什么？
A bottle of whisky and a new set of lies
 一瓶威士忌，还有一套新的谎言
Blinds on the window and a pain behind the eyes
 窗口视线被遮蔽，疼痛深深入眼
Scarred for life,no compensation
 生活伤痕累累，没有赔偿
Private investigations
 （这是我的）私人调查