Al Stewart

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