There's gotta be a record of you someplace
You gotta be on somebody's books
The lowdown, a picture of your face
Your injured looks
The sacred and profane
The pleasure and the pain
Somewhere your fingerprints remain concrete
And it's your face I'm looking for on every street

A ladykiller, regulation tattoo
Silver spurs on his heels
Says, what can I tell you, as I'm standing next to you
She threw herself under my wheels
Oh it's a dangerous road
And a hazardous load
And the fireworks over liberty explode in the heat
And it's your face I'm looking for on every street

A three-chord symphony crashes into space
The moon is hanging upside down
I don't know why it is I'm still on the case
It's a ravenous town
And you still refuse to be traced
Seems to me such a waste
And every victory has a taste that's bittersweet
And it's your face I'm looking for on every street


Lyrics submitted by Dasch

On Every Street Lyrics as written by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    This song rang a chord for me after falling in and out of love in 1997-98. I wasn't ready for a relationship. She was an alcoholic and I soon found she wasn't ready either.

    The lyrics about looking for a lost love were me looking for the person who sent me love letters and attention on long phone calls. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the first one which is covered in the lyrics as well.

    johnk73on August 02, 2021   Link

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