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
And 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,
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
You picked a fine time
to leave me Lucille
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
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 lost my mind
I couldn't hold her,
as the words that
he told her
Kept coming back
time after time
You picked a fine time
to leave me Lucille
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
You picked a fine time
to leave me Lucille
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
You picked a fine time
to leave me Lucille