Lucille

In a bar in Toledo across from the depot
On a bar stool she took her foray
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
In the mirror I saw him, I closely watched him
I thought I 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 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 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 made him look small
From the lights in the bar room to the rented hotel
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
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 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 a crop 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
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille