I think this is one of her very few straight-forward songs. She might have said that it is about mothers and children, but I still believe it is about a man who doesn't appreciate her as he should have. With the "lucky me, I guessed the kind of man that you would turn out to be. Now I wish that I'd been wrong". It talks about her natural reticence trusting people. Always wary of what might be said or done to her, always defensive or even offensive. So, it's evident she loved this man deeply, but it would look like the man couldn't or didn't appreciate her as he should have. I'm leaning towards the "couldn't understand her" theory.
As for the black mares part- I think she's talking about some kind of revenge. Or most likely how she'll just leave him and go on with her own life. I picture her in the threshold of the entrance door, singing this song.
Yeah, stop patriarchy and stuff.
I think this is one of her very few straight-forward songs. She might have said that it is about mothers and children, but I still believe it is about a man who doesn't appreciate her as he should have. With the "lucky me, I guessed the kind of man that you would turn out to be. Now I wish that I'd been wrong". It talks about her natural reticence trusting people. Always wary of what might be said or done to her, always defensive or even offensive. So, it's evident she loved this man deeply, but it would look like the man couldn't or didn't appreciate her as he should have. I'm leaning towards the "couldn't understand her" theory.
As for the black mares part- I think she's talking about some kind of revenge. Or most likely how she'll just leave him and go on with her own life. I picture her in the threshold of the entrance door, singing this song.