If I Were Jackie Lyrics - Chely Wright

If I had married JFK 

I would have lost my mind 

'Cause everybody seemed to know 

How he spent his leisure time 

Well I guess that things were different then 

A wife just turned her head 

But do you think she cried 

When the president didn't make it home to bed 

How did she survive 

That kind of life 

If I were Jackie 

I'd got in one of those black sedans 

And left the secret service in the dust 

If I were Jackie 

I'd of told Marylin - you can keep that man 

'Cause he's gonna cheat on you like he cheated on us 

She kept on facing forward and she held her head up high 

Even when she smelled a strange perfume 

She stood there by his side 

She'd smile and she would wave 

Like she had grown accustomed to 

The picture of perfection like a debutante would do 

Did she ever ask him 

Where the hell have you been 

If I were Jackie 

I'd got in one of those black sedans 

And left the secret service in the dust 

If I were Jackie 

I'd of told Marylin you can keep that man 

'Cause he's gonna cheat on you like he cheated on us 

Well, I guess it's easy to sit here today and say what I would do 

Yeah, but we'll probably never know 

If it was her weakness or strength 

That covered up the truth 

If I were Jackie 

I'd got in one of those black sedans 

And left the secret service in the dust 

If I were Jackie 

I'd of told Marylin you can keep that man 

'Cause he's gonna cheat on you like he cheated on us 

If I were Jackie 

I'd got in one of those black Seans 

And left the secret service in the dust