“Lady writer on the TVShe had all the brains and the beauty.The picture does not fitYou talked to me when you felt like it.Just the way that her hair fell down around her faceThen I recall my fall from graceAnother time, another place.”Mark Knopfler Lady Writer Song lyrics, Communiqué, (1979)
“A love struck Romeo, sings a street-suss serenade;Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made.Finds a convenient street light, steps out of the shade'N' says something like, "You and me babe, how about it?"”Mark Knopfler Romeo and Juliet Song lyrics, Making Movies (1980)
“And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the sceneHe's got a daytime job, he's doing alright.He can play the honky tonk like anything,Saving it up for Friday night.With the Sultans… with the Sultans of Swing.”Mark Knopfler Sultans of Swing Song lyrics, Dire Straits (1978)