Lucille

[Verse 1] In a bar in Toledo, across from the depot On a bars tool 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 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 I've lived through some sad times But this time the hurting won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille [Verse 2] After he left us, I ordered more whiskey I thought how she'd made him look small From the lights of the barroom to the 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, for the words that he told her Kept coming back time after time [Chorus][x2]