Were you vague with information?
Or your memory selective?
All my tried and tested methods
A detective needs his criminal.
A hero needs his villain.
But to me, you will always
You're a well -known adventurist,
I hadn't been wrong for so long,
till you put things in perspective
A detective needs a case to solve,
But to me, you will always
Yeah, the grit in my instrument,
Most desired of all my en emies,
most admired of all my friends
You eclipse the whole of your sex,
oh well, that's me being objective
I'll sit and practice my guitar,
await your next direct ive
A detective needs some clues,
a hero needs his vil lain,
but to me, you will always be
I gave you gifts for Christmas,
you rejected as defective.
A detective needs to work out
who's the hero, who's the villain.
But to me, you will always
You're the grid in my instrument,
Most admired of all my enemies,
most desired of all my friends.
Good night, good night, good night
Irene, I treasure your invective.
Your photo on my mantelpiece
A detective needs his criminal,
a hero needs his villain.
But to me, you will always be