Lucille

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 over I sat down and asked her 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 life brings" [Verse 2] In the mirror I saw him, and I closely watched him I thought how he looked out of place He came to the woman, who sat there beside me He had a strange look on his face The big hands were calloused, 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 [Chorus] "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille With four hungry children and a crop in the field I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times But this time your hurting won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille" [Verse 3] After he left us I ordered more whiskey I thought how she'd 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, 'cause the words that he told her Kept coming back time after time [Chorus] You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille With four hungry children and a crop in the field I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times But this time your hurting won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille