Original subtitles

Say there...

Morning, Garland.

Where the hell are we? What time is it?

It's early, and nowhere, it looks like.

Have you seen Buck?

No. I ain't seen anybody.

Well, I do.

Hey, Buck! Come on. We better move it.

We got about 300 Miles to do.

We got a radio interview at 2:00.

You screwed up my shot, Sid. That's ok.

Come on, Buck. Let's go.

Ok.

How the hell did you do that?

Rooster's over there hitting them back.

Keep your head down, Rooster!

Good-bye, ball.

Rooster!

Rooster, come on!

We'll come back

And kill the rest of these cows later!

Guess you're about ready to go.

Yeah, I guess I am.

Hang in there, Sid.

Ok, here we go.

Way to go, Rooster. Good. You kept your head down.

1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.

♪ on the road again ♪

♪ just can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ the life I love is making music with my friends ♪

♪ and I can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ on the road again ♪

♪ goin' places that I've never been ♪

♪ seein' things that I may never see again ♪

♪ I can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ on the road again ♪

♪ like a band of gypsies, we go down the highway ♪

♪ we're the best of friends ♪

♪ insisting that the world keep turning our way ♪

♪ and our way ♪

♪ is on the road again ♪

♪ just can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ the life I love is making music with my friends... ♪

Here you go, partner.

Much obliged.

Buck?

We done a lot of living on this old road, you and me.

Yeah, we have. 20 some-odd years.

Started out with nothin' but a guitar and a hard-on.

Well, you still got your guitar.

♪ on the road again ♪

♪ like a band of gypsies, we go down the highway ♪

♪ we're the best of friends ♪

♪ insisting that the world keep turning our way ♪

♪ and our way ♪

♪ is on the road again ♪

♪ just can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ the life I love is making music with my friends ♪

♪ and I can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ and I can't wait to get on the road again ♪

Yeah!

All right! That's Garland Ramsey

Playing the guitar there for you folks!

Old Garland.

Buck, you are aware I'm quitting?

Quitting? Old Sid says

We're just about ready to go large.

You believe that? Maybe so.

They've used up everybody else.

They got to get to guys like us sooner or later.

Then you're gonna tell me we're too big to quit?

See them ratchets out there on the highway?

Ratchets?

On the center line. Them little bumps.

I'm serious, Buck.

Bet you $500 I can thread this mother

Back and forth between them ratchets

Without hitting one of them.

Goddamn it, I'm serious.

I'm serious, too, Garland.

10 times in a row,

Or 10 times between here and Austin?

10 times in a row. Nothin' touches nothin'.

$500. Are you in or out?

All right. I'm in the bet, but I'm out of the band.

♪ whiskey River, take my mind ♪

♪ don't let her memory torture me ♪

♪ whiskey River, don't run dry ♪

♪ you're all I've got, take care of me ♪

All right! Round 'em up!

Back in the ball game.

All right, smart-ass, I owe you 500.

Goddamn it, listen,

I'm trying to give you notice.

Let's quit talkin'.

We sound like we're getting a divorce.

All right!

Come on!

That was a good one, huh, Sid?

I think we're in trouble.

How's that?

Hard as you've tried to avoid it all these years,

God knows you've tried to avoid it,

I think you're catching on.

I'll probably figure out some way to screw it up

If I work on it, and I'll work on it.

I'm just afraid you will.

Come on, sugar. You can go with me.

Let's go home, boys.

Hey, hold it! Hold it!

Buck, see you tomorrow.

Ok. Take it easy.

Bye! Bye!

Hey! Hey, wait a minute!

Stop! Come on, you're gonna run over me, dad!

Come on! Stop it!

Stop!

All right!

Hey, Jamie!

Daddy!

How you doin'? Come here.

Oh, heavy! Must weigh a ton.

What you been eating, cannonballs?

No.

You smell like a cesspool.

Oh, daddy.

Come here. I got you something for your birthday.

That was last week.

I don't care.

Happy birthday, Jamie.

Daddy!

Hey, mom, look at me!

Hey, cowboy!

All right.

I missed you so much.

Mama, look what papa brought for my birthday.

It's beautiful. Oh, hi, babe.

Oh, you look good,

But you smell like a cesspool.

Where you been?

Let me tell you,

That horse was harder to load on that bus

Than you ever were.

Isn't she pretty, mama?

Oh, honey, she's beautiful.

Look at his rump. Big and wide.

Runs in the family.

I beg your pardon. Wait a minute.

I'm pickin' real good, papa. Did mama tell you?

I thought you was gonna grow up to be respectable.

I'm gonna stretch him out, papa. See you later.

Take it easy, son.

Gotta get these off.

Oh, honey. Come on.

Each time seems longer.

Yeah.

When did you do that?

Hey, Jamie, I think you need a little more ice over there.

I think what we need is one with a motor on it.

This is hard.

When I was a kid, I used to churn butter for my mom.

That was hard work.

Your mama told me you didn't do a lick of nothin'

Except hide by the creek playing that $5.00 guitar.

Guess times haven't changed too much,

Huh, ma?

Out of the mouths of babes.

Hey, why don't you come over here

And pluck this $5.00 guitar? Let me do that.

Ok. Thanks.

You know that song I was just playing?

I think I heard it.

Starts off in "a," then goes to "d."

♪ so you think you're a cowboy ♪

♪ with a mind to do everything wrong ♪

♪ it starts to get smoother, but the circle begins ♪

♪ by the time that you get there, it's gone ♪

Jamie, that's terrific.

What say we try it? Ready?

Let's do it.

Oh, looks good.

Oh, boy. Looks great. How's it taste?

Good.

Yeah?

Wait a minute, dad. What about me?

Open up.

That good?

Are you serious?

Are you serious?

You did...

You guys!

I'm appalled, you...

Hey! Hey!

That's funny, dad!

No!

Get mommy.

No, you... oh, blecch!

Blecch?

Blecch!

This is fun.

Hey, Jamie, why don't you clean this up

While me and mom go play?

No!

You go play.

That's my daddy.

Hey. Hey, wait a minute.

Where you going? It's past your bedtime.

Gonna catch some fireflies. Give me a couple minutes.

I haven't heard a screen door slam

Or smelled fresh-cut hay all Summer.

Or you.

When you're on the road,

Do you sleep with many other women, buck?

No, I don't.

Not many or none at all?

I was feeling really down the other night.

I had a glass of wine. 3, actually.

You left half a joint layin' on your desk, and I smoked it.

I don't know how you could possibly

Smoke that stuff very often

And not want to go to bed with someone when you're all alone.

I got to finish making potato salad for tomorrow.

Viv...

Excuse me.

Hey, Buck!

Hey, Garland!

Look at Jamie!

Hey, how are you?

Hey, darlin'.

Buck, you made potato salad?

No. I'm gonna eat it, though.

Tag dance for hackberry,

And it's a ladies' choice.

Who wants it?

All right! All right!

♪ when business is slow and I'm feelin' low ♪

♪ I know just what to do ♪

♪ walk on out and lock the door... ♪

Buck?

Give me that plate, you skinny thing.

Man, you're looking like a peeled twig.

Lily!

Get out of that!

How you doin', darlin'?

Who's that?

Oh, that's Lily.

Garland's daughter. Lily!

Come here!

She's teaching Jamie to play guitar.

How you doin'?

I knew that dress was right.

Beautiful.

Great. Welcome back.

You done a lot of growin'.

You ain't seen me for 3 years.

I been away at school.

Doesn't she look good?

3 years at school,

She's still sayin' "ain't."

Little woman, she said, "is something wrong?"

Owen, what are you talking about?

"well, we're here to kill somebody."

He asked me. "I really wanted to kill you."

That man literally scared me--

We'll see you, Owen.

He literally scared me--

Bo, I tell you what, now...

Hey, grandpa, how you doin'?

Who are you?

That's buck, grandpa. You know, Olean’s boy.

See you later, grandpa.

That's Olean’s boy?

Yep.

Well, who's Olean?

Are you having a good time?

Thank you very much.

Say, listen, Buck, how about coming up

And singing a song?

Tell you what. Instead of me,

Let's get Jamie Bonham up there.

This'll be the first time he'll play guitar in public.

No! Come on!

You, too, Lily. Come on up.

♪ I'm crazy ♪

♪ crazy for feelin' so lonely ♪

♪ I'm crazy ♪

♪ crazy for feelin' so blue ♪

♪ and I knew ♪

♪ you'd love me as long as you wanted ♪

♪ and then someday ♪

♪ you'd leave me for somebody new ♪

♪ wonderin' ♪

♪ what in the world did I do ♪

What's the matter?

I don't have any music in me, daddy.

Sure you do.

Everybody's got music in 'em.

Not me.

Sure you do.

Everybody makes mistakes. I make mistakes.

You were up there tryin'. That's all that counts.

You'll make music one of these days. You'll see.

How do you get it to come out, daddy?

You just kind of let it come out by itself.

It'll come out.

Last one in's a rotten egg.

Yeah, take them clothes off there.

Help!

Hey, that ain't fair!

♪ I know where the blue bonnet grows ♪

♪ and it's paradise to me ♪

♪ Amarillo up north down to Mexico ♪

♪ from the Pecos to the sea ♪

♪ there's a prairie wide lyin' on every side ♪

♪ and the mountains Heaven-high ♪

♪ count the days till I can raise ♪

♪ my eyes to your dear Sky ♪

♪ I'm coming back to you, my Texas ♪

♪ to your southern sunny skies ♪

♪ to the land that gave me birth ♪

♪ the grandest land on God's green earth ♪

♪ when I get back, I'm gonna tell you ♪

♪ I've got a love that's true and tall ♪

♪ comin' back to you... ♪

How you doin', sugar?

Don't you dance with her anymore.

What do you mean?

Just don't.

Now, look, I've gone and hurt your feelings.

Here's one. Let's get on the floor

And do an little tune called Cotton-eyed Joe.

Keep an eye on her, grandpa. Don't play around.

I'll be right back. Don't move.

Hey, Owen, give me a cola.

How you doin'?

Hurry. These damn chiggers about to eat me alive.

Chiggers.

Have you by any Chance seen Tex?

Nope.

Oh, wait a minute. I think I saw him

Walkin' over toward the bus a minute ago.

I'm gonna go look.

Let me go with you.

Don't want a rattlesnake to jump up and bite you.

You're real sweet.

Yeah, ain't I?

I knowed I got 'em somewhere...

And that's domino.

Play me one more.

You keep saying that. I want to sing.

I want to dance. I want to have some fun.

You gonna play me one more?

No.

Jeez.

♪ I have seen the mornin' burnin' golden ♪

♪ on the mountains and the skies ♪

♪ achin' with the feelin' of the freedom of an eagle ¶

♪ as she flies ♪

♪ turnin' all my world away ♪

♪ you smiled upon my soul as I lay dyin' ♪

♪ healin' as the colors in the sunshine ♪

♪ and the shadows of your eyes ♪

♪ wakin' in the mornin' to the feelin' ♪

♪ of your fingers on my skin ♪

♪ wipin' out the traces of all the people ♪

♪ and the places that I been ♪

♪ teaching me that yesterday ♪

♪ was somethin' that I never thought of tryin' ♪

♪ talkin' of tomorrow ♪

♪ and the money, love, and time we'll have to spend ♪

♪ lovin' you is easier than ♪

♪ anything I'll ever do again ♪

♪ comin' close together ♪

♪ with a feeling that I've never known before ♪

♪ in my time ♪

♪ you're not ashamed to be a woman ♪

♪ you know just how to be a friend ♪

♪ I know all the answers ♪

♪ to the easy way you opened every door ♪

♪ in my mind ♪

♪ dreamin' is as easy as believin' ♪

♪ that it's never gonna end ♪

♪ lovin' you is easier than ♪

♪ anything I'll ever do again ♪

♪ lovin' you is easier than ♪

♪ anything I'll ever do again ♪

What do you say we all sing a song together?

Lily, come on and help us sing.

Some of my band here? Y'all come up here.

This has been a real good day. We've all had a good time.

And thank you all for coming out and helping us celebrate.

Kenneth, come up here and help us do this.

♪ amazing Grace ♪

♪ how sweet the sound ♪

♪ that saved a wretch ♪

♪ like me ♪

♪ I once was lost ♪

♪ but now I'm found ♪

♪ was blind but now I see ♪

Play it on the piano.

Sure enjoyed singing with you last night.

Just like old times, huh?

Wasn't that nice? It felt so good.

Yeah.

Viv.

I don't have other women on the road.

I have in the past.

A long time ago. But I don't anymore.

Oh, God, I was so scared to ask you that question.

You know what happens

When I'm here all by myself?

Sometimes those thoughts start hitting me.

I couldn't handle it if you did, Buck.

I'm know I'm selfish,

But every year you're out there seems like 10.

It gets so hard.

I just have so much love,

I don't know what to do with it all.

Come back on the road with me.

Come on, honey.

We need to be together. We need each other.

It's true.

Then come back on the road.

Honey, we've been through that before.

I cannot live on a bus with 14 people.

I can't. I've tried.

Every time I ask you for a real answer,

You say, "come on the road."

That is a real answer. People do raise families on the road.

You know what I really think?

I've got to tell you how I feel.

I feel most of the time you don't want a family.

You make all your efforts for strangers,

People who don't even know you.

None for us!

You treat Jamie and me like an audience.

You pop in, sing a song, then you're gone again,

And we're supposed to be glad you came through town!

That's what I do. I pop in, I sing a song,

And then I'm gonna again. And I like it.

No wonder. All you have to do is remember the words.

Nobody on the road asks more of you than that, Buck!

That's just not true.

It is true. If it isn't, you tell me what is.

What's gonna happen when it all goes pfft?

Are those people going to be waiting out there for you?

Well, you know I can't quit.

I have never asked you to quit, honey.

I just want you to stay home more.

But I can't even slow down, not right now.

All right, I'm gonna ask you something, ok?

Really.

Is there ever going to be a time...

When you are gonna slow down?

Ever?

Ok.

It's just not gonna work out.

Yeah, bye.

Longley signed with Ray price. We can't get him.

How you doin'?

Ok. No, no, no.

Talk to you later, ma. Thanks.

No good. Everybody--

Buddy Lewis, Frank Dunne,

Bill Rabe, Berkeley Edwards--

They're all committed somewhere else.

We can get this new kid, though,

In about 3 or 4 weeks.

His name is Cotton Roberts.

Sound like a rabbit.

Maybe he is a rabbit.

Nah, I hear he's pretty good.

Yeah, but what are we gonna do for 3 weeks?

Go fishin'? Got dates to play.

I'll talk Garland into going back out for a little while.

Oh, no, honey, don't do that.

No, Rosella laid down the law.

She just said it right to him, "if you go, I'm goin',

But I'm goin' in the other direction."

I just had a thought.

I mean, it's off the wall.

We're talkin' about 3 weeks' time, right?

So what about Lily?

Lily?

Garland's daughter.

Lily Ramsey. Right.

Hey, Buck. That's good show business.

No, I don't like it.

It was your idea.

I don't care. It's dirty pool.

I mean, Garland came home to be with his family.

Yeah, but, hey, he shouldn't hold me up like this.

And it is only 3 weeks.

Come on, what's 3 weeks?

Well...

Yeah, it is. It's only 3 weeks.

It's only gonna be for 2 or 3 weeks, Garland.

You said 4.

Bring me another beer.

You want one?

Make it 2.

Why don't you come back on the road with us, Garland?

At least until old Cotton what's-his-ass gets free.

Hell, I don't trust myself.

I'd go out, well, I'm liable to stay out.

Rosella'd kill me.

If Lily was a boy, you'd let her go.

Yeah, probably.

But I ain't sure that I want my baby girl

On that gol-dang bus with them fellers.

Lily ain't much of a baby anymore, Garland.

You took a look at her lately?

Yeah. That's what I mean.

Hey, daddy.

Hello, baby.

What you doin' here?

How's my girl?

I'm great. How you doin'?

Hey, what you up to?

Not much.

Hey, you want some coffee?

Yeah. That'd be really good.

Sit on down.

Doggone it.

You got a lot of my friends up there.

Yup.

Hey, Lily.

Have you seen my blue shirt? Oh.

Daddy, that's Dorsey Lee.

Dorsey Lee, that's my daddy.

Good to meet you.

Howdy.

I sure admire your music.

Yeah.

Hey. Good mornin'.

Mornin'.

Oh, daddy.

Well, goddamn it, Lily.

Daddy, I'm 22 now.

All growed up and haired over.

Lily, just listen to you talk.

I was kind of hopin' that...

Well, maybe you could live at home this Summer.

Yeah, well, I just kind of wanted

A place of my own, you know?

I'll come visiting you a lot.

Yeah, I--I reckon.

Buck's thinkin' about askin' you

To go out on the road with him for a while.

Are you kiddin' me?

What did you tell him?

Well, it'd just be for a couple of weeks

Till Cotton Roberts could take the job.

You wouldn't want to go out

On a little old squirt like that, now, would you?

Yes, I would, daddy, I really would.

God, I'm a musician. Of course I want to go.

Oh, Lily, one-night stands.

Gets real rowdy on that bus and in them motels.

Partyin' and the drinkin'.

You don't want to go on the road.

How do you know what I want?

You don't know anything about me, do you, daddy?

It's not morning yet.

Yeah, I know. I can't sleep.

You know, I've been thinking about dedicating

That whole labor day concert to Garland this year.

What do you think?

Oh, it sounds really nice.

He'd probably really like that.

What do you think

About you and I taking some time off this year

After the concert,

Going away somewhere, just you and me?

Would you like that?

I'd love it.

I really mean it, Viv.

Every time you say it you mean it, Buck.

Just do me a favor, ok?

Don't mention anything to Jamie about taking time off.

Why not?

'cause he'll believe it.

I do love you, Viv.

I know you do.

I know it.

I love you, too.

I'll be down by the creek.

♪ feel comfortable ♪

♪ just to know ♪

♪ you never doubt me... ♪

Bus leaves at 10:00, ok?

Ok.

Thanks.

♪ sometimes I wait ♪

♪ for you to be the girl of my dreams ♪

♪ although I love you ♪

♪ in my own ♪

♪ peculiar way ♪

Baby, you play good.

I will, daddy.

Don't you worry, Garland.

We'll take real good care of her.

Bye-bye, honey.

Don't you forget to come back.

Well, I'm glad that we talked it out,

Said what we had to say, aren't you?

Yeah.

Why don't you and Jamie just show up?

Really? Yeah.

Where?

Anywhere. Surprise me.

Ok, I will.

See y'all. Love you.

Bye, hon.

Garland, Rosella.

Buck wants to know just how embarrassed you'd be

If we threw the whole labor day concert

In your honor.

Sid.

Oh, I think I'm in love.

Hey, Garland.

Buck, Sid told me what you got planned for labor day.

I kind of like it.

Yeah. I kind of like you, too, Garland.

They ought to make a statue out of you

One of these days.

Well, if they do, I hope I'm mounted

On my Allis Chalmers tractor plowin',

'cause that's what I'm gonna be doin' from here on out.

If you're a farmer, Garland, I'm a brain surgeon.

Hey, have a good trip.

Ok.

Gonna miss goin' with you.

All right. See you later.

Got a good day for travelin', honey.

Yeah. Yeah.

Hey, we'll take some time off after labor day, ok?

We will? Sure.

Promise? Yeah.

Ok.

Call me as soon as you get in, huh?

As soon as we get checked in.

Ok.

Let's go.

Bye, Lily!

Bye, Lily!

Bye-bye. I love you.

Bye. Bye-bye.

♪ on the road again ♪

♪ just can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ the life I love is makin' music with my friends ♪

♪ and I can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ on the road again ♪

♪ goin' places that I've never been ♪

♪ seein' things that I may never see again ¶

♪ and I can't wait to get on the road again ♪

♪ on the road again ♪

♪ like a band of gypsies, we go down the highway... ♪

That a new hat you got there, Sid?

Yeah. You like it?

Yeah. It looks like a good one.

It is a beaut, I guarantee you.

It's amazing what they can do with cow flop nowadays.

Deal, asshole. I might want to buy a new one.

I'll bet you would. I'll bet you would.

Who all in here has got a college education?

I do.

You do? Yeah.

Well, run in the back there and get me a beer, would you?

Hate to see an education go to waste.

I only got 4 cards.

You're gettin' another one right here.

Could you get me one, too?

Get me one, too, babe.

Why don't you just bring an armful, Lily?

Here you go. Here you go.

Thank you.

That college education comes in real handy, don't it?

Are you gonna bet?

I'm gonna bet.

The bet is to you.

To me? To you.

All right.

Start the betting.

Ah, well, ok.

Oh. Y'all pass.

I'm gonna clean y'all out.

That's absolutely all there is to it.

All right, I'm in.

Your bet, Bo.

My bet? Your bet.

All right. Let me see here.

Think about it now. Take a good look.

Well, I'm takin' a great look.

All right. 5 for me.

All right, it's your bet, Bo.

I'm bettin' 10.

That's all?

I'm bettin' $10.

$10, huh?

I'm gonna bet you 10.

I'm gonna raise you 20.

You're gonna raise me 20?

You got it.

Well, that's 30 to you.

30 to me. I tell you,

That's 30 to you, and then 30 to you again.

Gonna be 60 to you, Sid.

I'll put it in.

Go ahead, Sid. Your bet.

You're bettin' out of turn.

Don't worry about me bettin' out of turn.

How'd that get on the bus?

It looks like it's Rooster's.

I haven't worn a bra

Since the last time we were in Vegas.

It's yours-- bullshit!

One of you's been messin' around with my girlfriend,

And I want to know who it was,

And I want to know right now.

I'm waitin'.

Oh, Tex, somebody had to do it.

I did, too. I did, too.

Tex!

Yeah, me, too.

We had to pry him off with a crowbar.

I haven't been pried off with a crowbar since...

The last time we were in Vegas!

You just butt out!

Drive the bus!

Here, you want it back?

Thanks.

Pay no attention to the guys.

They're just a little bit high-spirited

After being back on the road.

Yeah, I don't blame them.

It's like gettin' paid to go to a party.

You know, you're invited.

Hell, they told me you were a lot of fun on the road, Buck.

Oh, I'll get back there.

I guess it takes a few Miles, huh,

To get back into it...

Get over feelin' sad about leaving people behind.

How old you say you were?

Don't hold it against Garland,

Him being gone all the time.

I don't.

I wanted everything. I wanted him home,

And I wanted to be Garland Ramsey's daughter, too.

And I don't believe I'm on this bus.

We want Buck!

We want Buck! We want Buck!

We want Buck! We want Buck!

We want Buck! We want Buck!

You nervous, Lil?

Oh, something fierce.

Just throw it out there

And see what they throw back, ok?

All right.

We want Buck! We want Buck!

We want Buck! We want Buck!

We want Buck! We want Buck!

We want Buck! We want Buck!

We want Buck! We want Buck!

We want Buck! We want Buck!

We want Buck!

♪ whiskey River, take my mind ♪

♪ don't let her memory torture me ♪

♪ whiskey River, don't run dry ♪

♪ uh-huh, oh, you're all I've got ♪

♪ take care of me ♪

♪ whiskey River, take my mind ♪

♪ don't let her memory torture me ♪

♪ whiskey River, don't run dry ♪

♪ uh-huh, oh, you're all I've got ♪

♪ take care of me ♪

♪ whiskey River, take my mind ♪

♪ don't let her memory torture me ♪

♪ whiskey River, don't run dry ♪

♪ uh-huh, oh, you're all I've got ♪

♪ take care of all of us ♪

♪ whiskey River, take my mind ♪

♪ don't let her memory torture me ♪

♪ whiskey River, don't run dry ♪

♪ uh-huh, oh, you're all I've got ♪

♪ take care of me ♪

All right, thank you very much. Good night.

Hey, tell me, what was my daddy like on the road?

He's a lot of fun, like me.

We want Buck!

Hands behind your head, come on.

1, 2, 3, 4,

Turn and cross over now.

1, 2, 3, 4,

1, 2, 3, 4,

5, 6, 7, 8,

9, 10, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, ho!

Monsieur.

Take time for a break.

We always do an exercise through the break and...

All right.

♪ just like the sun ♪

♪ over the mountaintop ♪

♪ you know I'll always ♪

♪ come again ♪

♪ and you know I love to spend ♪

♪ my morning time ♪

♪ like sunlight dancin' on ¶

♪ your skin ♪

♪ and I ♪

♪ have never gone ♪

♪ so wrong ♪

♪ as to tellin' lies ♪

♪ to you ♪

♪ and there is nothin' ♪

♪ that I ♪

♪ can hide ♪

♪ from you ♪

Emmylou.

Come on.

♪ you see me better than ♪

♪ I can ♪

Ladies and gentlemen, Emmylou Harris.

♪ out on the road ♪

♪ that lies ♪

♪ before me now ♪

♪ there are some turns ♪

♪ where I will spin ♪

♪ I only hope that you ♪

♪ will hold me now ♪

♪ till I can gain ♪

♪ control again ♪

♪ out on the road ♪

♪ that lies ♪

♪ before me now ♪

♪ there are some turns ♪

Did you know we were doing that?

I didn't know she was here.

She here tonight, now?

I haven't seen her.

Where are you playing next?

I think we go to Dallas or somewhere,

I'm not sure.

They never tell me anything

Till they get ready to go there.

♪ so you think you're a cowboy ♪

♪ but you're only a kid ♪

♪ with a mind to do everything wrong ♪

♪ and it starts to get smoother ♪

♪ when the circle begins ♪

♪ but by the time that you get there ♪

♪ it's gone ♪

♪ so you think... ♪

Rooster, I'm telling you,

This is gonna keep your head down.

It's gonna make you keep your head down.

Bo, man, I'm serious.

I am, too. I swear to God,

You ain't ever gonna beat Buck

If you don't keep your head down.

You're never gonna beat him at all.

You like me?

I like you so much that I'm gonna give you this hat

So you'll remember how much fun we've had together.

God. Thanks, uh...

Sid.

Yeah, Sid.

♪ do everything wrong ♪

♪ and it starts to get smoother ♪

♪ when the circle begins ♪

♪ but by the time... ♪

Better get used to that.

Oh, I think I could.

Look at that.

♪ so you'll laugh as you find it ♪

♪ the best that you can ♪

♪ tomorrow cannot right the wrong ♪

Are you attached to anybody right now?

Oh. It depends on what you mean by attached.

Oh.

No, no, no, no. Are you available?

Take your natural swing.

Natural swing?

Yes, sir.

Fore!

Oh, screw you, man.

I ain't gonna yank off my family jewels.

That's disgusting.

You mind? Mm-hmm.

I ain't tryin' to steal no king Solomon's mine.

I'm trying to get you to keep your head down.

This is a great party.

♪ yeah, by the time that you get there ♪

♪ it's gone ♪

Come on, Tex.

Time to get up.

How you doin'?

I'm doin' fine.

Did I ever tell you how much I appreciate you?

About 1,200 times.

What a nice hat. I bet he gave that to you.

Come on, Tex.

What a wonderful man you are.

I'm going now. I guess I'm leaving.

I enjoyed the party. It was wonderful.

Thank you.

Are you ready to fold?

Let's talk a while.

About what?

Volcanoes.

We got a lot of Miles to drive, Buck,

And I got a raving maniac waiting in my room for me.

Goddamn Garland knows everything in the world about volcanoes.

I'll see you in the morning, ok?

Yeah, maybe some wine or something.

You gonna let me stay all night?

I'll tell you what, we'll definitely see about that.

That's that old gal Rooster's got in bed with him.

What the hell is that?

It sounds like Rooster.

Hey, Rooster, you ok?

Yeah, Buck.

Everything's...

Okey-dokey.

It's okey-dokey.

It sounded like he was dyin'.

"okey-dokey" must be terrible.

Let's go get a drink.

Aw, come on, Buck, I'm exhausted.

I got a lot of work to do in the morning.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

I'll see you in the morning.

Good night.

Good night.

Jonas!

Hey. Oh, I thought it was Jonas.

Why don't you come in? I can't sleep, either.

You sure?

Sure. Come in. I don't bite.

No, when I get off the stage,

I can't seem to go to sleep right away. Can you?

No, never could.

Don't get too used to it, though.

You still got to finish college.

I finished college, Buck--

The first night on stage.

Better watch it. It's only 3 weeks.

Don't remind me.

That was the deal.

Yeah.

Well, 3 weeks is better than nothing at all.

Hey, listen, thank you.

I mean, it's great not having to think

About anything else in the world.

Nothing but the band and the songs

And being with you.

What time is it?

I don't know.

Guess it's pretty close to mornin'.

How about some breakfast?

Ok.

Could I have another beer?

Mmm. Make that dos.

We used to play at this place in fort worth

That was so bad,

It had chicken wire in front of the stage

To keep the pickers

From gettin' hit with beer bottles.

If you happened to play a song

That reminded some crazy cowboy of his old lady,

He'd just go crazy for you right there.

Thanks.

They want you to quit, don't they?

You thinkin' of it?

Oh, I don't know.

I know mama made Garland quit.

I guess I understand her side of it.

Garland ain't you, Buck.

You know, I've gone to bed with a song of yours

Every night since I was 9 years old.

Mama always thought it was Garland I was listening to.

I've always been scared to death

That you'd get old before I grew up.

It must be strange being everybody's hero.

♪ funny a woman ♪

♪ can come on so wild and free ♪

♪ and insist I don't watch her undress ♪

♪ or watch her watch me ♪

♪ and stand by my bed ♪

♪ and shiver ♪

♪ as if she were cold ♪

♪ just to lie down beside me ♪

♪ and touch me ♪

♪ as if I were gold ♪

♪ one night of love ♪

♪ can't make up for 6 nights alone ♪

♪ but I'd rather have one ♪

♪ than none, Lord ♪

♪ 'cause I'm flesh and bone ♪

♪ and sometimes it seems ♪

♪ that she ain't worth the trouble at all ♪

♪ but she could be worth the world ♪

♪ if somehow ♪

♪ you could touch her at all ♪

♪ mmm ♪

♪ mm mmm ♪

♪ mmm mmm... ♪

The one he had on the bus?

Yeah! Boy, really.

See those 2 guys fightin' in the front?

I wasn't interested in that. Did you see that chick

Dancing with her shirt off?

Get out of here!

I did.

Half the time, I couldn't tell the difference.

Hell, I could.

Really?

2 that was fighting both had hair on their heads.

If it weren't for bad taste,

You guys would have no taste at all,

You know that?

Aw, come on.

You know that thing that's on whiskey River,

The second bridge?

When we start that, why don't we do like...

Kind of a syncopated thing?

Yeah. Come into it like--

At--at--like on one, you know?

Ok.

Does Tex know about it?

Well, we can talk about it and do it...

Come in and right...

Right as we start...

As soon as we start singing the second verse...

Just go right into it then.

You know, hit it right, is like, uh...

Doin' that thing that they were doin'.

Come in right there.

All right.

That shouldn't be no problem.

But you know what?

Hey, maybe we could just saw the bus off

Right behind these seats and just keep on driving.

Press it. Come on!

37. 38.

Press down harder on the knee.

39.

All right. 40!

Come on. Jamie!

That's probably your dad.

We're gonna miss talking to him.

Come on!

Hello?

Oh, hi.

Is that papa?

Hold on a minute.

No.

How you doing, Brag?

Oh, yeah?

When's he gonna be free now?

After Baton Rouge?

No, after St. Louis?

It's a couple days early, isn't it?

But that's all right. He could pick up, uh...

With Buck-- wait a minute.

In Kansas City.

Or the 16th and 17th in Tulsa.

Is that good?

Ok, now, I'll talk to Buck later tonight,

And I'll tell him.

Don't you worry about it.

Yeah. Good to hear you.

Ok. Bye.

How many, 37?

♪ and we come here quite often ♪

♪ and listen to music ♪

♪ partaking of yesterday's wine ♪

♪ yesterday's wine ♪

♪ we're yesterday's wine ♪

♪ and we're aging with time ♪

♪ like yesterday's wine ♪

♪ yesterday's wine ♪

♪ we're yesterday's wine ♪

♪ and we're aging with time ♪

Gimme some ice cream.

♪ like yesterday's wine ♪

♪ and you give the appearance ♪

♪ of one widely traveled ♪

I think it's a little large.

I like the color, though. Don't you?

I think it's the perfect color.

What do you think of taking them up,

Tightening in there a little bit?

Can you handle that?

Oh, yeah.

Here in the alternating department,

Can they do that?

Yes. We have the best in town.

Nice color. It looks good on me, don't you think?

I think it looks great.

Well...

Hey, that's nice. I like that.

You like that.

We can fix you to look just like that.

I tell you what we're gonna do.

We're gonna grab a bite to eat.

We'll check right back with you, ok? Thank you.

Thank you.

♪ like yesterday's wine ♪

Oh, terrific. Terrific.

So expect him on Thursday.

No, no. Lily's been great.

She's worked out really well.

Yeah?

Oh. No, no. No reason.

No.

Yeah, well, I'll mention it to Buck.

Sure.

Ok, but take care.

Yeah.

And give my love to Jamie.

Ok. Will do.

Ok.

Bye-bye, Viv.

Hey, Buck...

Just a minute.

That's ok.

Table's probably leaning anyway.

I talked to Viv.

Cotton Roberts just got canceled out of Reno,

And he's gonna join us in St. Louis Thursday.

What do we need him for? Lily's doing great.

Oh, come on, Buck.

Hey, Buck, it's your shot.

Uh, shoot for me, would ya?

Ok.

Come on, Buck. Viv made a deal with the guy.

He quit his band and all.

He'll probably sue us if we cancel him out.

Do you want me to tell Lily?

No. I better do it.

By the way,

Um, Viv mentioned you haven't called her.

Right.

♪ just like the sun ♪

♪ over the mountaintop ♪

♪ you know I'll always ♪

♪ come again ♪

♪ and you know ♪

♪ I love to spend ♪

♪ my mornin' time ♪

♪ like sunlight dancin' ♪

♪ on ♪

♪ your skin ♪

♪ and I've never gone ♪

♪ so wrong ♪

♪ as for telling lies ♪

♪ to you ♪

♪ and what you've seen ♪

♪ is what I've been ♪

♪ and there is nothin' ♪

♪ that I ♪

♪ can hide from you ♪

♪ you see me better ♪

♪ than I can ♪

♪ out on the road ♪

♪ that lies before me now ♪

♪ there are some turns ♪

♪ where I will spin ♪

♪ I only hope ♪

♪ that you ♪

♪ will hold me now ♪

♪ till I can gain ♪

♪ control again ♪

Buck, I'd like you to meet Brag Statler.

Hey, Buck! How you doing? Good to see you.

Cotton and I are just crazy about your music.

Boy, we're just all to hell nuts about it. No lie.

I'm gonna tell you something else.

You are an original,

And I'll guaran-damn-tee it to anybody.

Thank you. Sit down. Have a drink.

Yes, sir.

Where's the boy?

Well, I'll tell you,

He wanted to get cleaned up

Before he shook hands with his idol.

Now, listen,

I did have a Chance to talk to your wife

About pay and all,

But, uh, well, we never did get a Chance to talk fringe.

Uh, what's fringe?

Well, I'm talking about percent.

Of what?

Well, gate,

Records...

T-shirts.

Whatever you got.

See, I got me a new merchandising outfit.

Oh, goddamn! I come up a flash last night.

Why don't we buy us a carload of Texas straw hats

From Hong Kong, China, or someplace?

Now, look, straw wouldn't be but about 85 cents.

To them damn chinks.

We either put a picture of you and Cotton,

Or we put a crest on them, see,

But we have some of them made up in paper.

So, Buck, let me get a close-up of you.

Look over here.

Confederate flags.

Confederate flags work the same way

The hats do.

Everybody that sees one is gonna want one.

Plus, it reminds them to go to the concert.

Now, they get to the concert,

And we're gonna have the cloth version on a stick,

And we're gonna charge $5.00 a damn shot for it.

Ain't gonna cost us anything

But cloth and dye and a stick.

And we're gonna make us a fortune,

And I'll guaran-damn-tee it. Yes, sir.

Hey, Cotton, come on over here, boy!

Listen. Look here. I want you to meet Buck.

How you doing, Buck? Nice to see you.

And this is his manager Sid.

Hi, Sid. How are you?

That's quite a suit.

Yes, sir, it's quite a suit.

Cost us a fortune, I'll guaran-damn-tee it.

Wear that on stage?

Yeah.

Hell, yes, he wears them on stage!

See, the lights hit them shiny things,

And I'll tell you,

It damn near blinds them for 10 rows back.

Come on over here, son. Have yourself a drink.

I got something that'll knock your eye out.

Uh, dolly, come on over here

And give this young man a drink.

Open up, Lily. It's buck. Give me 500 bucks.

Ok.

Hi.

I understand my replacement has arrived.

Yeah. Let's go for a walk.

Where's Buck?

I don't know.

All right, has anybody seen the--

There's nobody in here. I'm talking to myself.

We're late!

Where you been? You ready to go on?

How you feeling?

Hey, Cotton,

Why don't you go out there and warm them up a little?

Do anything you wanna do. Some of your own stuff.

What?

Just leave the curtain shut

And go and pick a couple of songs for them.

You can handle that, can't you?

Are you kidding?

Hell, he'll have them rolling in the aisles

On the second song.

On the first song.

First song! That's right.

What are you gonna open with, king of the road?

No. A tune that I wrote.

Oh, all right, all right.

All right.

♪ Lord ♪

♪ 'cause it's the only part ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ yeah ♪

Thank you.

Wasn't that just sweeter than Dolly Parton

In a whole bucketful of buttermilk, everyone?

I appreciate it so much.

Listen, would you do me a big favor

And give a big round of applause

To the gentleman that I came here to play with,

Buck Bonham!

Huh?

♪ whiskey River, take my mind ♪

♪ don't let her memory torture me ♪

♪ whiskey River, don't run dry ♪

♪ uh-huh, oh, you're all I've got ♪

♪ take care of me ♪

♪ whiskey River... ♪

Sign here!

Hey, baby.

Hey. How you doing?

Hey, there's the big man.

You rotten son of a bitch.

You made me look like a fool out there.

I didn't tell you to wear that silly-lookin' suit.

I oughta take your face off.

Hey, it was just a little gag.

Shut up, you bitch. I know how you got this gig.

And it wasn't playing guitar, unless you played it in bed.

Besides that, she plays better guitar than you do!

We got your ass now, man!

I got you now, you pigtailed son of a bitch!

We're going at it! I'm gonna sue you!

I'm gonna sue your ass!

Sue away!

I'm gonna sue your ass!

You ok?

Well, uh...

♪ if you ♪

♪ had not have fallen ♪

♪ then I would not have found you ♪

♪ Angel flyin' too close ♪

♪ to the ground ♪

♪ and I patched up your broken wing ♪

♪ and hung around ♪

♪ a while ♪

♪ tryin' to keep your spirits up ♪

♪ and your fever down ♪

♪ I knew someday ♪

♪ that you would fly away ♪

♪ for love's the greatest healer ♪

♪ to be found ♪

♪ so leave me if you need to ♪

♪ I will still remember ♪

♪ Angel flyin' too close ♪

♪ to the ground ♪

♪ fly ♪

♪ on ♪

♪ fly on past ♪

♪ the speed of sound ♪

♪ I'd rather see you up ♪

♪ than see you down ♪

♪ so leave me ♪

♪ if you need to ♪

♪ I will still remember ♪

♪ Angel ♪

♪ flyin' too close ♪

♪ to the ground ♪

♪ leave me ♪

♪ if you need to ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ will still remember ♪

♪ Angel ♪

♪ flyin' too close ♪

♪ to the ground ♪

I think you've done a great job, Viv.

If you ever wanna go into the construction business

Come around to my office.

Yeah, right.

Did you get those permit problems straightened out?

All we gotta do now is order the food and the beer.

Everything's all right.

Thank you, Ernie.

Thank you, ma'am.

Ok.

How ya doing, Ed?

Thank you.

Hey, Jim!

How are ya, Viv?

How ya doin'?

Say, me and the boys bought you something

For all your hard work.

Can you catch?

Let's see.

Hey, Viv, put it on!

Yeah.

All right.

You like that down there, fellas?

When's Buck and the band getting back?

They've got a couple more dates.

I'm gonna go up to Amarillo tomorrow

And try and surprise him, come back with him.

♪ and talking of tomorrow ♪

♪ and the money, love, and time ♪

♪ we'll have to spend ♪

♪ lovin' you is easier ♪

♪ than anything I'll ever ♪

♪ do again ♪

Closing time, buckaroo. Lights out.

Lily's singing with papa.

I didn't know they were on.

She's sounding good, isn't she?

She's coming up in the world.

You sleepy, honey?

No.

Time to go to sleep anyhow. Hand him over.

What are you talking about?

Jamie! Come on, give me hard hat.

Oh, I know. It's a tough life.

Who do daddy and I love?

Each other.

And who else?

Me.

That's right. Say your prayers yet?

Not yet.

Ok, honey, you do that,

And I'll see you in the morning light.

Yeah.

Hello?

Viv? Brag Statler.

Hi, Brag.

I just want you to know

You are married to a son of a bitch,

And Cotton is gonna sue him

For breach of contract,

And if you know what's good for you,

You'll look into what's going on

Between him and that female guitar player.

Wait a minute. What are you talking about?

Brag?

♪ if you've got the freedom ♪

♪ you show me yours ♪

♪ and I'll ♪

♪ show you mine ♪

♪ oh, now, I know ♪

♪ this ain't all that you've ever been used to ♪

♪ you with your ring on your finger ♪

♪ and time on your hands ♪

♪ and sometimes it's nice ♪

♪ to have somebody nice to be close to ♪

♪ Lord knows I've been there before you ¶

♪ and I understand ♪

♪ if you're feelin' salty ♪

♪ well, I'm your tequila ♪

♪ if you got the freedom ♪

♪ well, I got the time ♪

♪ there ain't nothing sweeter ♪

♪ than naked emotion ♪

♪ so you show me yours, hon ♪

♪ and I'll ♪

♪ show you mine ♪

♪ well, I wish that I were the answer ♪

♪ to all of your questions ♪

♪ Lord knows I know ♪

♪ you wish you were ♪

♪ the answer to mine ♪

♪ so, darlin' ♪

♪ if you're not a thing ♪

♪ but a change of direction ♪

♪ Lord knows I know you'd be someone ♪

♪ I'm lucky to find ♪

Hey, Vivian. What a surprise.

Why didn't--

♪ if you're feelin' salty ♪

♪ well, I'm your tequila ♪

♪ if you got the freedom ♪

♪ well, I got the time ♪

♪ there ain't nothin' sweeter ♪

♪ than naked emotion ♪

♪ so you show me yours, hon ♪

♪ and I'll ♪

♪ show you mine ♪

♪ now, you show me yours, hon ♪

♪ and I'll ♪

♪ show you mine ♪

Hello, Mr. Wonderful.

Nice duet.

I'm... I'm real sorry to barge in like this.

I was just standing backstage.

And wasn't that an amazing duet

That they just sang?

This is my wife Viv.

Lily here is quite a surprise.

She's...

She's the daughter of Buck's and my best friend,

Garland Ramsey.

She's...

Lily even gives guitar lessons

To our 10-year-old son Jamie.

We've been friends a long time, haven't we?

We've known her since she was

Just a little girl in pigtails.

Oh, I see she's got her pigtails on tonight.

Isn't that cute?

I don't want to hold up the show.

I just wanted to surprise my husband a little bit.

See, we've been together about 15 years,

And tonight I'd like to announce our divorce.

Isn't that the kind of thing

That country songs are all about?

Hey, Buck, I'm sorry.

I didn't know anything about this.

Where'd she go?

Hey, Buck, Viv split.

Hey, I'm sorry about tonight, everybody.

I guess we won't be too welcome

Back at Garland's picnic.

Sid, what do you think about extending a little bit,

Adding a few days onto the tour?

Might be a good time

To see how we go over back east.

I might try the far east if I were you.

I'm so embarrassed I can't think.

Didn't you think something like this

Was bound to happen?

All I--

All I knew was bound to happen was...

You'd look at me on the stage one night...

You'd smile...

And I'd sing for you like an Angel.

You'd fall in love with me.

I never got past that.

So...

What do we do now? Just keep touring or what?

I think I'll slide down to Mexico for a few days

And give Sid a chance to rearrange the schedule.

It'd be nice to go somewhere,

Just the two of us.

You're not taking me, are you?

I need to be by myself for a while.

Hey, Sid.

Morning, Buck.

Coffee?

Sure.

Thanks.

You talk to any promoters yet?

Thought we might line up a few college dates.

Are you ok, Buck?

She should not have done that, Sid.

She shouldn't have done it.

It was not right.

Well, I think she must love you very much

To do what she did.

She's got a funny way of showing it.

Did you really give her any choice?

Hey, I feel bad for you.

I told you I'd manage to screw things up.

What are they doing out there?

They're unpacking the bus, Buck.

We all talked last night,

And they want to go back and play at Garland's picnic.

I'm not going back there.

Buck, we all tried to figure out

A way to stand for you.

We all tried to figure how to stay neutral in this,

And you put everybody in the middle.

Where you guys going?

We got to go back, Buck.

We can't let Garland down.

No more than he's been let down already.

Well, buy 'em all plane tickets, Sid.

The band's going back to play Garland's picnic.

You want some breakfast?

No, I don't want anything.

What's the matter?

I've been thinking about what you said last night...

How sometimes... Loving somebody

Can cause so much misery.

And it's a hard one to get around.

I can't get around it, Buck.

Now, what's that mean?

It means, if it hurts this many people,

It's got to be wrong.

I got to go back home, Buck.

Hello?

Hello?

Daddy?

Daddy!

Where's your boyfriend?

I don't know. Mexico, I guess.

Are you proud of yourself, Lily?

What do you think?

Well...

At least you had the guts to come home.

Whereabouts in Mexico?

Probably the same place you used to go

When you were hiding out from mama.

I'm so sorry, daddy.

Yeah.

You two are probably the sorriest damn pair

I ever met.

Uh, por favor, seniorita.

¿dónde está a taxi?

Where would you like to go, senior?

San ventoria jimenéz?

That's an expensive cab fare, senior.

Just point me at a cab, hon,

And tell me where I can get some tequila.

How much I owe you?

Here.

You Mexicans thought Pancho Villa was a bandit.

There you are, you sorry son of a bitch.

Nice to see you, too, Garland.

I believe you and me need to have a little talk.

I don't want to talk.

I figured maybe you'd feel that way.

That's the reason I brought this.

Aw, bullshit, Garland...

Remember that Mexican I damn near killed

In the cantina that night?

I'd only drank a half a bottle...

And that was on a full stomach.

You ain't gonna use that on me.

Sober I might not,

But when I get down to the bottom

Of that son of a bitch,

I just might.

You silly old bastard.

Now, that's a goddamn good place

To start the conversation,

'cause that's a damn good description

Of what you've been the last month or so.

Goddamn, Garland,

You could kill somebody with that goddamn pistol!

Damn it, Buck!

Wait a minute!

Goddamn it, Buck, come back here!

Buck!

Come back here!

Where the hell are you?

Where you at?

I'm getting to the bottom of it!

Where'd you go, Buck?

I'm getting down to the bottom of it!

Give me the gun before you hurt somebody.

Watch it, Garland! Stop that!

Goddamn it, give me the gun!

Give me the gun. Let go of it.

Let go of my arm!

You broke my heart, boy.

Give me the gun. Ow!

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

Lookie there. You ruined my goddamn shirt.

Hell, I nearly killed you.

You damn near did.

Hey, it ain't funny. It ain't.

Yeah, it is.

Oh, Christ. I need a drink.

Me, too.

Let's go over to the cantina.

We'll get us a drink.

Are you ok?

I'm getting too old

For this kind of shit.

Me, too.

How is she, Garland?

How's Viv?

Mom, Lily's here!

I don't think we have

Anything to say to each other, Lily.

Please let me talk.

Go ahead.

This is real hard...

But I just come to apologize.

Thank you.

Yeah.

You love him, don't you?

Jamie, you live with somebody for 15 years,

You know, you just don't stop loving them

Just like that.

Does that mean you do love him?

It means I'm trying to understand it all.

It's not enough to love somebody.

They have to love you back.

I don't understand it all, but I still love him.

♪ whiskey River, don't run dry ♪

Damn it, Buck! You better let me drive.

Oh, I got it.

Jesus Christ!

You almost hit that son of a bitch.

I missed him.

I know you when you're drunk,

And I know you when you're sober,

And you're sure as hell drunk.

Now, goddamn it, let me drive.

Ok, then drive this son of a...

Hey! Goddamn it!

Hey, wait a minute!

Goddamn! Jesus Christ! Get the hell out of the damn way!

Shoot.

Way to go, Garland!

Goddamn it, I wish you wouldn't

Pull that kind of shit, Buck.

Which way are we going, anyway?

Well, that last sign you mowed over

Said "Texas."

Texas? I don't want to go to Texas.

Turn this son of a bitch around.

All right.

You silly old fart!

That's the way to turn

One of them mothers around, Garland.

Aw, shit!

Burn, grandma. Dig out.

We're going to put rubber gears

In that son of a bitch next year.

Shit! I never drove for 30 years for nothing.

I can't go back to Texas anyway.

No?

Believe it'd be kind of hard.

Yeah, at least out here,

Ain't nobody trying to nail my feet to the floor.

Yeah. The whole road's open to you now.

Yeah.

I'll just take them old songs out there

And sing them to a whole bunch of new people, Garland.

You know, it's too bad

You can't come up with some new songs

To sing to them old friends of yours.

You miss the road much?

Well, now, I'll tell you--

I've planted

80 acres of oats.

Every morning, I go out there,

And I look for them bugs.

Do you know there's more goddamn varieties

Of them little bastards planning on eating my grain

Than you can shake a goddamn stick at?

But goddamn, I have a hard time

Having any animosity

Against them dirty little shit-asses.

You miss it that much, huh?

Well, after 30 years on the road...

You're goddamn right I miss it.

At least you got a good old lady at home that loves you.

We love each other

More than we ever did now.

You still love her, Buck?

Yeah, I still love her.

I hadn't planned on losing my whole family, Garland.

Never seen you lose nothin' you didn't want to.

Turn this son of a bitch around.

Come on.

Now we're going right.

We're heading for Texas.

Hang on, damn it.

I'm going to kick this son of a bitch in the ass,

And we're going home!

Give me a drink of that.

♪ make the world go away ♪

♪ get it off ♪

♪ my shoulders ♪

Thank you.

♪ say the things ♪

♪ you used to say ♪

♪ and make the world ♪

♪ go away ♪

♪ do you remember ♪

♪ when you loved me ♪

♪ before the world ♪

♪ took me astray? ♪

♪ if you do ♪

♪ then forgive me ♪

♪ and make the world ♪

♪ make it go away ♪

I hope neither of you is driving.

He is. He is.

♪ say the things ♪

♪ you used to say ♪

♪ and make the world ♪

♪ go away ♪

Thank you, and I want to thank

Miss Katy peters for helping me out.

And also, now we'd like to introduce

A young lady that every one of you knows.

Let's give a big hand

To Mrs. Viv Bonham!

How about it?

Come on out here, Viv.

Thanks.

That's real nice.

Thank you.

As y'all know, this, uh...

This whole affair is being thrown

In honor of a great friend of ours

And many of yours,

Garland Ramsey,

And, uh, Garland isn't, um...

The thing is, uh...

Garland isn't, um...

Here right now.

And if you were all listening

To our apologies on the radio,

Then you've probably heard

That my husband isn't going to be here, either,

And I'm really sorry about that.

I know. I'm sorry.

But, listen, if y'all want your money back--

Just sing one, Viv.

We don't need anybody else.

♪ there must be ♪

♪ 2 sides ♪

♪ to every story ♪

♪ and who's to say who's right ♪

♪ and who is wrong? ♪

♪ and I'm tryin' ♪

♪ to understand ♪

♪ why you're not with me ♪

♪ how can we both be right ♪

♪ when you're still gone? ♪

♪ and it's hard ♪

♪ to believe ♪

♪ that it's all over ♪

♪ a love like ours ♪

♪ is not supposed to die ♪

♪ and there must be ♪

♪ 2 sides ♪

♪ to every story ♪

♪ I just wish ♪

♪ I had a Chance ♪

♪ to tell you mine ♪

♪ I miss you more ♪

♪ than I could ever tell you ♪

♪ and we've hurt each other ♪

♪ more than we could know ♪

♪ and there must be ♪

♪ 2 sides ♪

♪ to every story ♪

♪ come on home ♪

♪ and tell me yours ♪

♪ I love you so ♪

♪ I miss you more ♪

♪ than I could ever tell you ♪

♪ and we've hurt each other ♪

♪ more than we could know ♪

♪ and there must be ♪

♪ 2 sides ♪

♪ to every story ♪

♪ come on home ♪

♪ and tell me yours ♪

♪ I love you so ♪

♪ come on home ♪

♪ and tell me yours ♪

♪ I love you so ♪

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Buck Bonham.

♪ well, I've been a lot of places ♪

♪ in my life and time ♪

♪ sung a lot of songs ♪

♪ and I've made some bad rhymes ♪

♪ acted out my love on stages ♪

♪ 10,000 people watchin' ♪

♪ but now we're alone ♪

♪ and I am singing my song for you ♪

♪ and I know your image of me ♪

♪ is what I hope to be ♪

♪ I've treated you unkindly ♪

♪ but, darlin', can't you see? ♪

♪ there's no one more important to me ♪

♪ so, darlin' ♪

♪ won't you please see through me? ♪

♪ 'cause now we're alone, and I am singing my song ♪

♪ for you ♪

♪ and you taught me Precious secrets ♪

♪ of a truth withholding nothing ♪

♪ and you came out in front ♪

♪ when I was hiding ♪

♪ but now I am so much better ♪

♪ and if my words don't come together ♪

♪ listen to the Melody ♪

♪ for my love is in there hiding ♪

♪ and I love you in a place ♪

♪ where there is no space or time ♪

♪ I love you for my life ♪

♪ you are a friend of mine ♪

♪ and when my life is over ♪

♪ remember when we were together ♪

♪ and we were alone, and I was singin' ♪

♪ my song for you ♪

♪ and we were alone ♪

♪ and I was singin' my song ♪

♪ for ♪

♪ you ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of a place ♪

♪ where my friends have gone ♪

♪ they tell me of a home ♪

♪ far away ♪

♪ and they tell me of a place ♪

♪ where no Storm clouds rise ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of an uncloudy day ♪

♪ oh, the land ♪

♪ of the cloudless day ♪

♪ oh, the land ♪

♪ of an uncloudy Sky ♪

♪ oh, they tell me of a place ♪

♪ where my friends have gone ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of an uncloudy day ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of a place ♪

♪ where my friends ♪

♪ have all gone ♪

♪ and they tell me of a home ♪

♪ far away ♪

♪ and they tell me ♪

♪ of a place ♪

♪ where no Storm clouds rise ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of an uncloudy day ♪

♪ oh, the land ♪

♪ of the cloudless day ♪

♪ oh, the land ♪

♪ of the uncloudy Sky ♪

♪ oh, they tell me of a place ♪

♪ where my friends have gone ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of an uncloudy day ♪

♪ one more time ♪

♪ oh, the land ♪

♪ of the cloudless day ♪

♪ oh, the land ♪

♪ of an uncloudy Sky ♪

♪ oh, they tell me of a place ♪

♪ where my friends have gone ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of an uncloudy day ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of an uncloudy ♪

♪ day ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of a place ♪

♪ where my friends have gone ♪

♪ and they tell me ♪

♪ of a home ♪

♪ far away ♪

♪ and they tell me of a place ♪

♪ where no Storm clouds rise ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of an uncloudy day ♪

♪ oh, the land ♪

♪ of cloudless days ♪

♪ oh, the land ♪

♪ of an uncloudy Sky ♪

♪ well, they tell me of a place ♪

♪ where my friends have gone ♪

♪ oh, they tell me ♪

♪ of an uncloudy day ♪