Lucille Songtext
von Alan Ladd

In a bar in Toledo across from the depot
On a barstool 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 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
I closely watched him
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
They looked like a mountain
For a minute I thought I was dead
But he started shakin′
His big heart was breakin′
As 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 the hurtin′ won't heal
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille

After he left us I ordered more whiskey
Thought how she′d made him look small
From the lights of the bar room
To a 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
But I couldn′t hold her
'Cause the words that he told her
Kept comin' 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 the hurtin′ 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 the hurtin' won′t heal
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille