Lyrics Mr Solomons Said - Mark Knopfler

One day, Mr
Solomon said, "There was a little black cloud over your head
Anyway, you've received a threat or so he understands
I'm a country lad but I see it too, how much it's got to you
And now you're slipping down into the shadowlands
My life's a fighting game
I keep my cool, I stay the same
We never mind how bad it is
In fact, we like all of your show biz shenanigans
And Jack wants to help you out
That's what it's all about with Mr
Solomons
We like the flash bulbs
Pop, pop, pop, all the razzmatazz
We like the big nights, western lights and all of that jazz
And you can bet Jack is never going back to Frying Pan Alley
And you can bet Jack is never going back to Frying Pan Alley
He signed me as a prospect see?
Then something let go in my knee
But I'm no clapped-out puncher tear like some of the other ones
Promoting's all up at their gates
Information's worth its wait
I'm the eyes and ears and it's great with Mr
Solomons
Daytimes I make the rounds in every caf and every pub
In this old part of town, there's a mug or a pug
And always someone blathering
It's gossip calypso all day long
Who's the money going on?
Who's been training wrong?
Got hurt or struggling?
Well, I might have a couple with a corner man
Ah, one with a sponge and bucket
I maybe got a bottle for a club doorman
Take us for a waitress in my pocket
She said it's me or the ring, Jack, years ago
So he swapped his gloves for Savile Row
Jack's no pushover though
He likes that story told
Behind the pinstripe buttonhole
Behind the yellow rose, beats a heart of gold
Now, he's got me something new, which is to look out for you
I said, "I'd be happy to, Mr
Solomons." One day, Mr
Solomon said, "London son, we have got some hard payments."
There's more to the man than the motto read on the wall above
His head, "Winners win, losers make their own arrangements
" You can bet Jack is never going back to Frying Pan Alley
And you can bet Jack is never going back to Frying Pan Alley
And you can bet Jack is never going back to Frying Pan Alley
And you can bet Jack is never going back to Frying Pan Alley
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