In a bar in Seattle, cocktail ice cubes rattle
Her friends are all toasting with cheers
It's a New Year's Eve party,
The scene's hale and hearty,
But she hides a couple of tears
Had a break with her boyfriend
He found him a new friend
For closure, she's out with her chums..
She'll deal with the sorrow
Another tomorrow,
The jukebox is playing some old song,
She hums..

In the mirror she fusses,
Outside, cars and busses
Are fighting the street and the rain
She hears the loud thunder,
And ponders and wonders,
If her smile is hiding the pain
At half past eleven
She thinks about Kevin,
Soon it's midnight, the New Year arrives
After last call and closin'
Lucille's the one chosen,
'Cause she hasn't been drinking, to drive.


They designated their driver, Lucille
Thought she'd be the safest,
And was good at the wheel..
Her friends had the high times,
With whiskey and rye times,
Now they're lying dead in the field
'Cause she answered her cell phone,
Lucille..

Merged on the freeway, it bordered the seaway
Hard rain made the glaring roads slick
Lucille was cautious, her friends were all nauseous
And paying for good times they'd picked
When she heard the cell ring,
Thought Kevin was calling,
Reached down to take it from her purse
Saw no brake lights flashin'
In a second, came crashin'
Police said they'd seen no wreck worse

They designated their driver, Lucille
Thought she'd be the safest,
And was good at the wheel..
Her friends had the high times,
With whiskey and rye times,
Now everyone's dead in the field
'Cause she answered her cell phone,
Lucille..

Yes, she answered her cell phone,
Lucille...