Mama loves my mission when I bring her chili sauce And tales from the borderlines of folks I double-crossed But even though she's glowing, her smile can't hide her pain It's just so hard to love her blowing kisses from a train Daddy always told me boy light a fire behind your eyes And uncork that motor with kerosene and compromise But then he never told me why Ma threw plates and cursed his name Guess it was just too hard to love her blowing kisses from a train Remember this - these are the days We were riding shotgun down through the golden age Blow me a kiss and dream of better days And a face there in the mirror you can somehow explain Moonlight on the mountains painting pictures on the rocks But this line don't stop dear so I can hear the nighttime talk And even when I'm close up I feel so far away And it's just so hard to love you, just so hard to love you Just so hard to love you blowing kisses from a train