Lucille

In a bar in Toledo across from the depot On a barstool she took off her ring I 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 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 And turned to the woman and said 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 hurtin' 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 barroom to a rented hotel room We walked without talking at all Now she was a beauty but when she came to me She must've 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 a crop in the field I've had some bad times Lived through some sad times But this time your hurtin' 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 field I've had some bad times Lived through some sad times But this time your hurtin' won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille