LUCILLE
Kenny Rogers
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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 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 your hurtin' 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 lighs of the barromm
To e 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
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 your hurtin' won't heal,
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille