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 livin' 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 shakin' 
His big heart was breakin' 
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 whisky 
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 could'nt hold her 
'Cos 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