the scaffolder's wife

• mark knopfler 'ın yeni solo albümünden yumuşak ve güzel ezgili bir şarkı. sözleri de şöyleymiş:
  
  the scaffolder’s wife
  driving out of the yard
  with a face that’s as hard
  as a scaffolder’s bar -
  when she goes into town
  she might take the top down
  on the car
  
  the quick little steps
  in the stiletto boots
  and the hair with the roots
  she comes in as a rule
  to get the nails done
  and the tan for the sun
  when the kids are in school
  
  don’t begrudge her the merc
  it’s been nothing but work
  and a hard life
  losing her looks
  over company books
  - the scaffolder’s wife
  
  in the wicked old days
  when they went it alone
  kept the company going
  on a wing and a prayer
  they don’t pay what they owe
  when they have the cash flow
  - they don’t care
  
  don’t begrudge her the merc
  it’s been nothing but work
  and a hard life
  losing her looks
  over company books
  - the scaffolder’s wife
• mark knopfler'ın ilk ve tek-dire straits dönemi dahil- flüt ezgileri barındıran şarkısı. flütü chris white çalmıştır...