Song Description

Story of a 40-something woman leaving her small town life and marriage to gamble on a new deal

Lyrics

She was just some simple Texas wife
Lookin' back on close to half a life
Served some papers told her boss where to go
Left the farm and left at New Mexico
They say it's sexy in the city of sin
She's playin' Jacks or Better trips to win

Back in Houston every boy's the same
Nothin' changes but the face and the name
Fell for a Jimmy then she married a Pete
Now she knows the Jack she wants to meet
They say love's better with every spin
She's bettin' Jacks or Better trips to win

See that diamond and it's hard to believe
Once some loser with her heart on her sleeve
Queen of the clubs decked in leather and jades
Kings and aces all lined up in spades

Watch her sittin' in that anchor chair
Drinkin' whiskey with that come hither stare
No Texas hold 'em now she's feelin' alive
Finally dealt a flush at age forty five
So raise the stakes she's never foldin' again
Call her Jacks or Better trips to win

Pairs are pointless 'cause she left that behind
And there ain't no such thing as three of a kind
Full house is fine 'til the kids fly away
Gotta play the cards you're dealt each day

Someday soon she'll get the hand of her dreams
Three's a charm in cards and love it seems
Life's a gamble some you win some you lose
And some folks never find the strength to choose
She's starting over but she knows where she's been
Call her Jacks or Better - Jacks or Better trips to win