In a bar in Toledo, across from the depot
on a barstool she took off her ring
I thought I'd be closer, so I walked on with her
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, he sat down beside me
he had a strange look on his face

His 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
with four hungry children and the 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 motel 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, '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 the 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

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