Lucille

In a bar in Toledo
Across from the depot
On a bar stool she took off her ring
I thought I'd get closer
So I walked on closer
I sat down and asked her name
When the drinks finally hit her
She said I'm no quitter
But I finally quit living on dreams
I'm hungry for laughter
And here ever after
I'm after whatever
The other love brings

In the mirror I saw him
And I closely watched him
I thought how he looked out of place
He came to the woman
Sat there beside me
He had a strange a look on his face
His big hands were callused
He looked like a mountain
For a minute I thought I was dead
But he started shaking
His big heart was breaking
He turned to the woman and said

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the fields
I've had some bad times
Lived through some sad times
This time your hurting won't heal
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille

After he left us
I ordered more whiskey
I thought how she made him look small
From the lights of the bar room
To a rented hotel room
We walked without talking
At all

She was a beauty
But when she came to me
She must have thought I'd lost my mind
I couldn't hold her
Cos the words that he'd told her
Kept coming back time after time

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the fields
I've had some bad times
Lived through some sad times
This time your hurting won't heal
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the fields
I've had some bad times
Lived through some sad times
This time your hurting won't heal
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
You picked a fine time
To leave me
Lucille