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
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
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 you’re 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’d made him look small
from the lights of the bar room
to a rented hotel room
we walked without talkin’ 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
‘cuz the words that he told her
kept coming back time after time
repeat
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 you’re 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 you’re hurting won’t heal
you picked a fine time to leave me lucille
Artist: Kenny Rogers
Year: 1977
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 172