Mixed Blessing - Al Stewart

She never learned her lesson

She had to have it all

It was a real mixed blessing

I don’t believe she saw

She liked to keep them guessing

Sometime later on She’d gather her possessions and be gone

When the night comes following

From the clear blue sky

You can see her running

Don’t you wonder why

When the light goes fading

From her clear blue eyes

Only in the darkest places will she feel at home

Tonight

From time to time I’d see her

It wasn’t like before

No matter what you gave her

She always wanted more

Her life was getting fractured

She didn’t seem to care

Wherever there was action she’d be there

When the night comes following

From the clear blue sky

You can see her running

Don’t you wonder why

When the light goes fading

From her clear blue eyes

Only in the darkest places will she be at home

Tonight

She never learned her lesson

She had to take that fall

It was a real mixed blessing

After all