There's potentially a pretty deep, dark theme in there, once you go fuzzy with the lyrics. 'Ace' is expert. To draw is also to create. Drawing aces could refer to training pros. Mercenary - 'gold'. One good hand is enough to pull the trigger. But is asking to be paid to do a job, or demanding payment -not- to do something the other person wouldn't want? He's no pussy cat. And he's full of secrets. No booze, early start. Then we really fall down the rabbit hole. An event, lots of people drinking wine. But he's interested in the 'queen of diamonds'... think Manchurian Candidate (1962), which features an assassin hypnotically programmed to respond to the queen of diamonds. An 'inside straight' is also called a 'gunshot', and in poker, is a straight with a gap in the middle... resembling a gunsight. 'Come to daddy', etc. Got no chance of losing... Maybe he gets paid if he does it, or gets paid if someone who stands to lose pays him not to do it.
There's potentially a pretty deep, dark theme in there, once you go fuzzy with the lyrics. 'Ace' is expert. To draw is also to create. Drawing aces could refer to training pros. Mercenary - 'gold'. One good hand is enough to pull the trigger. But is asking to be paid to do a job, or demanding payment -not- to do something the other person wouldn't want? He's no pussy cat. And he's full of secrets. No booze, early start. Then we really fall down the rabbit hole. An event, lots of people drinking wine. But he's interested in the 'queen of diamonds'... think Manchurian Candidate (1962), which features an assassin hypnotically programmed to respond to the queen of diamonds. An 'inside straight' is also called a 'gunshot', and in poker, is a straight with a gap in the middle... resembling a gunsight. 'Come to daddy', etc. Got no chance of losing... Maybe he gets paid if he does it, or gets paid if someone who stands to lose pays him not to do it.