Lucille
Fred Eaglesmith Lyrics

Well, Lucille was a woman and I was a boy
Lucille was an older woman and I was a young man

And it was obvious that she wanted more
It was clear that she desired more than a man of her own age

Than a man her age could give her
More than a man she's age could give her

And that was me
And I was the one who could give her what she wanted

I was wild as a summer squall
I was untamed and unpredictable like a summer storm

Blowin' through town no direction at all
I was passing through town with no set plans or goals in mind

I was wilder than even she could believe
I was more untamed and unpredictable than she ever imagined

I had Cobra Jet 428
I owned a powerful car, a Cobra Jet 428

In a '65 Ford
It was a 1965 Ford vehicle

And it ran great
The car was in excellent working condition

Take it on out to where that gravel turns to road
Drive it out to where the paved road turns into gravel

Take it on up to 110
Drive it up to 110 miles per hour

Tires screaming in and out of the bends
Tires screeching as I drove around the bends in the road

And Lucille hanging on just as tight as she could
Lucille holding on to me tightly as I drove the car

And it was crazy
It was an insane and reckless experience

But it sure was good
But it felt incredibly satisfying and enjoyable

Well, Lucille was fifty and I was nineteen
Lucille was fifty years old and I was only nineteen

And you know it never bothered me
And I was never bothered by the age difference

Not even when they called out in the bar
Even when people called out about the age difference in the bar

I'd get tough and I'd bust some heads
I'd become aggressive and violent in response to the comments

Lucille would laugh when the cops got there
Lucille would find it amusing when the police arrived to break up fights

We'd sneak out the back and take off in my car
We'd quickly leave the scene and speed away in my car

Well, last week I turned forty-five
Last week, I celebrated my forty-fifth birthday

When I woke up
When I woke up that morning

Well, out in the driveway
I went out to my driveway

My wife had fixed that old car up for me
My wife had restored my old car as a birthday gift

She'd had it in the garage for a week or two
She'd kept it in the garage for a week or two while fixing it up

And when I got it back it was good as new
When I received it, the car was like new and in excellent condition

I started it up and I took off down the highway
I turned it on and drove down the highway

I drove on up to Randolph Heights
I drove up to Randolph Heights

There's an old folk's home there past the lights
Past the lights, there's an old folks' home in Randolph Heights

And Lucille sitting out there in the shade
Lucille was seated outside in the shade

I wheeled her around to the passenger door
I moved her wheelchair to the passenger side

I picked her up and put her in that car
I lifted her up and placed her in the car

And we took off like a dust bowl hurricane
We sped off like a powerful gust of wind

And that Cobra Jet 428
And my powerful car, the Cobra Jet 428

And that '65 Ford well it ran great
And my 1965 Ford car was also in excellent condition and ran smoothly

Took it on out to where that gravel turns to road
We drove on to the gravel section of the road

Took it on up to 110
I drove it up to a speed of 110 miles per hour

Tires screaming in and out of the bend
The tires screeched as I drove around the bend in the road

And Lucille hanging on just as tight as she could
Lucille held onto my arm as tightly as she could

And it was crazy
It was still an insane and reckless experience

But it sure was good
But we both still enjoyed it greatly