[Verse 1: Stuart Staples]
Hey Lucinda, won't you come out drinking with me tonight?
The summer's almost gone
Hey Lucinda, time's running out
Hey Lucinda, our time is running out

[Bridge: Stuart Staples & Lhasa de Sela]
I'm getting tired of those guys, tonight I'm gonna stay home
I'm tired of hanging out, maybe I'll just stay home tonight
When will you learn, Lucinda, that feeling is a creeping one

[Verse 2: Stuart Staples]
So, hey Lucinda, won't you come out drinking with me tonight?
The summer's almost gone
And soon the path that leads to your house will be treacherous with the frost
And I may get lost in these cold and lonely nights

[Bridge: Lhasa de Sela]
I could drink all this body could hold
But for the fear I might fall over and break these brittle bones
And these dirty little cigarettes we smoke
And the liquor it just only throws a cloak over the feelings we should show

[Refrain: Stuart Staples & Lhasa de Sela]
But, hey Lucinda
I may be waiting for you
Time's running out
But hey Lucinda
I may be waiting for you
Our time is running out
[Interlude: Stuart Staples]
Hey Lucinda, won't you come out drinking with me tonight?
Yeah, we could find some dancing

[Verse 3: Stuart Staples & Lhasa de Sela]
I only dance to remember how dancing used to feel
And I wake up every morning to find you waiting for me
Time's a wasting Lucinda, those college guys
They'll be changing all the records, sitting in our favourite spot
But they drink to the future, not to forget the past

[Outro: Stuart Staples & Lhasa de Sela, Both]
But, hey Lucinda
I may be waiting for you
Time's running out
I may be waiting for you
But, hey Lucinda
Our time is running out