We walked without talkin' at all
In the mirror, I saw him, I closely watched him
After he left us, I ordered more whiskey
He came to the woman who sat there beside me
From the lights of the barroom to a rented hotel room
She said, "Let's go have a ball"
On a barstool, she took off her ring
I thought I'd get closer, so I walked on over
His big hands were calloused, he looked like a mountain
I'm after whatever the other life brings
I've had some sad times, lived through some bad times
I saw the look in his eyes
When the drinks finally hit her, she said, "I'm no quitter"
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
For a minute, I thought I was dead
Lord, she was a beauty but when she came to me
I sat down and asked her, her name
As he turned to the woman and said
And slowly started to cry
But this time your hurtin' won't heal
But he started shaking his big heart was breaking
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
But this time your hurtin' won't heal
With a four hungry children and a crop in the field
But I finally quit livin' on dreams
I couldn't hold her 'cause the words that he told her
I've had some sad times, lived through some bad times
Hungry for laughter and here ever after
Came back to me time after time
With a four hungry children and a crop in the field
In a barroom in Toledo, across from the depot
She must've thought that I'd lost my mind
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
