[Verse 1:] 
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 
 
[Chorus:] 
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 
 
[Verse 2:] 
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 Chorus:] 
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 
 
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