Lucille

In a bar in Toledo
Across from the depot
On a bar stool
She took off her ring
Thought I'd get closer
So I walked on over
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 life 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
And sat there beside me
He had a strange look on his face.

Now 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
And he turned to the woman and said:

"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children
And crops in the field
I've had some bad times
Lived through some sad times
But this time the hurting won't heal
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille".

After he left us
I ordered more whisky
I thought how she'd made him look small
And from the lights of the bar room
To a rented hotel room
We walked without talking at all
Now she was a beauty
But when she came to me
She must have thought
I'd lost my mind
'Cause I couldn't hold her
The words that he told her
Kept coming back time after time.

"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children
And crops in the field
I've had some bad times
Lived through some sad times
But this time the 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 crops in the field
I've had some bad times
Lived through some sad times
But this time the hurting won't heal
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille".