Story Behind The Song
this song was written to be background music in a movie script i'm writing called "I Ain't That Country". the synopsis is this song is playing in a bar where the lead female role is setting up for her performance.
Song Description
this singing cowboy has lived a life of playing in rowdy honky tonks and losing constantly at the tables. miss right comes along and changes his luck around so his cowboy days are finally over.
| Song Length |
3:38 |
Genre |
Country - Cowboy, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Glad, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Cowboy, Musician |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
This ageless singing cowboy has seen some lousy hands
In this wild and rowdy card game that is my way of life
I live in sleezy bar rooms and I just lost another wife
I never get that one big break, I remain a one man band
When every night is over I'm a tired and lonely man
I've lost my share of hands for sure, but a couple nights ago
You sat in at my table, asked my name like you wanted to know
You ordered me up a drink and that whiskey tasted fine
You turned my luck around that night, just in the nick of time
Both my guitar and my card game were in a state of decline
I sense a resurrection in this drinking gambling tired and lonely game
It never seemed like I was wrong, but I sure got all the blame
(Chorus)
Dealer won't you deal me a decent hand this time
Both one-eyed jacks and a pair of deuces and that pot will all be mine
I'm really tired of waiting to be dealt a winning hand
Losing everything tonight ain't exactly what I planned
Some one-eyed jacks and deuces and you by my side
Was a winning combination of drinking, cards, and pride
Now I walk out on my own through the bar's front door
No bouncers called to toss me out like all the times before
Some one-eyed jacks and deuces wild and I don't have to be a cowboy anymore
Some one-eyed jacks and deuces and I don't have to be a cowboy anymore
All I need is her and Uncle Jack, no more losing like before
(Chorus)
Oh, dealer won't you deal me a decent hand this time
Both one-eyed jacks and a pair of deuces and the pot will all be mine
I'm really tired of waiting to be dealt a winning hand
Losing everything tonight ain't exactly what I planned
Some one-eyed jacks and deuces
Some one-eyed jacks and deuces
Some one-eyed jacks and deuces and I don't have to be a cowboy anymore
ah, yeah
Giddee-up!