Same Old Sorry Lesson

Well I keep on stoking those burning embers No, I never could leave well enough alone And I find myself too often on the low road That always takes me far away from home Life keeps on teaching me the same old sorry lesson I keep playing with fire, and I keep getting burned Life keeps on teaching me the same old sorry lesson So when, oh but when, will I learn Now a man needs but one loving partner And me, well I know I've had my share And I never realized how much I loved them Until my loving partner wasn't there I keep getting taught the same old sorry lesson I keep playing with fire, and I keep getting burned Life keeps on teaching me the same old sorry lesson So when, oh but when, will I learn No, I never did get everything that I wanted Still, I guess that I'm still getting all I need And in the midst of all my fruitless struggles There were always signs I did not read Life keeps on teaching me the same old sorry lesson I keep playing with fire, and I keep getting burned Life keeps on teaching me the same old sorry lesson So when, oh but when, will I learn Come on and tell me now When, oh but when, will I learn