Of Montreal

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 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,

I've 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.

I thought how she'd made him look small.

From the lights of the barroom to the 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, for the words that he told her

Kept comin' back time after time.



[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,

I've lived through some sad times,

But this time the hurtin' won't heal.

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.



[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,

I've lived through some sad times,

But this time the hurtin' won't heal.

You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.