Los Lobos

A toast to love with paper cups
And a vow to never part
Theyre saying to each other theres a fire burning
Deep within their hearts
But at her darkest hour hes gone far away
Shes all alone
And when the lights go out its the hardest time
The hardest time to be alone
She sends her Mary off to school
And sits to watch TV
Theyre talking about spending their lives together
The way its supposed to be
Then the baby cries, wakes her from her dream
Shes on her own
And when the lights go out its the hardest time
The hardest time to be alone
A mothers dream is like a story never told
Reaching out for something more then a hand to hold
Wanting the girl she left behind
So far behind
Pen and paper in her hand
To write the folks back home
Shes telling them again that her life is better
Not like long ago
Then her shaking hand tears across the page
Crumbles to the floor
And when the lights go out its the hardest time
The hardest time to be alone
[ The Hardest Time Lyrics ]