Juanita er en bartender på kanten af 40 der drømmer om at skrive country sange. Da Slick, manden hun engang elskede, vender tilbage til byen efter 20 år, bliver hun inspireret til at følge hendes hjerte og hendes drømme.

Juanita Hutchins works at Texas bar, but she aspires to be a country songwriter. When she's not looking after her impulsive daughter, Candy, or vouching for her promiscuous friend, Doris Steadman, she's trying to maintain some semblance of a romantic life. As Juanita prepares to make the leap to Nashville, her former boyfriend, Slick Henderson, returns to town, further complicating her situation.