All language subtitles for Kingdom Come 2001-subrip

Good morning, lula.

This is the "weverend"
Beverly h. Hooker.

It's gonna be another hot one
here in the central valley.

Temperatures up around 99.

Now let's get things started
with the heaven on a hookup singers.

I've been up
I've been down.

Been lookin' for some joy
to come around

I've been praying
for some sunshine.

Been lookin' for a love
that I can call mine.

See, I've cried
for so long.

Now I'm ready for the tears
to be gone, so

I'm calling you right now
right now

'cause you said that I could
make it, lord, anyhow.

So I'm goin' away
are you

'cause I
know that you're gonna pull me through

I hear you telling me to
be strong

'cause
deliverance is comin' in it won't be long.

The storm will pass
how we

I believe it's gonna be
a brighter day

I can finally see
the sun.

So make no new tears
our kingdom come ♪

Bud, we got a letter
from your sister this morning.

Well, I ain't readin' it.

Fine. I'll read it.
Well, I ain't listenin'.

That's fine too.
You don't even have to listen.

"Dear brother and raynelle,

"well, bud, I was expecting
to see you at services Sunday,"

"but I guess there must have been something
good on the TV... again."

"I know how you love to watch
that wrestling program."

Damn straight.

"I wonder if they'll have
TV in hell."

"Well, I heard about junior
and charisse's business going belly-up."

"When will
that son of yours learn?"

She should talk. One
boy in the pen, and the other on the way.

"I think both our sons could learn a thing
or two from buster Kincaid's boy, tiny.

Thank you very much. "I had him over here
Saturday..."

"And that boy mowed
the front yard, the side yard the backyard,

"plus them three acres I got
out behind the house.

"Since his birthday
is coming up next week,

"I gave him three dollars
instead of the usual two.

"Well, that's about
all the news for now.

"I've decided to come over and visit y'all
next Sunday after services.

"One of you...
And I'm not saying who, bud...

"Needs to get right
with the lord.

"And I'm just the lady
for the job.

"We're gonna spend the whole day in prayer,
discussing scripture...

"And singing hymns
till we wear you down.

"Like it says
in ii Peter 3:8,

"'one day is with the lord
as a thousand years.'

your loving sister,
Marguerite."

Well, bud, what did
you think of that?

Bud.

Hello?

Blessed assurance.

Jesus is mine.

O what a foretaste
of glory divine ♪

Oh, hell no!

You're not gonna get off
that easy.

God!

- Good god, mama!
- Did I hear you just take the lord's name in vain?

- What the hell do you want?
- Don't talk filthy!

And what are you doing,
still laying in the bed?

It's 7:00 in the morning.
How come you're not up looking for a job?

I'm not out looking
for a job because it's 7:00 in the morning.

Oh, you wouldn't happen to be
suffering from a hangover, would you? Hmm?

Are you laid
up there with some harlot, huh? Harlot!

No! Mama, stop it!

Wake up, harlot.
What time is it?

Harlot! Harlot!
Can you hear me in there?

Oh, mama, stop that.
Wh-what do you want?

I just thought
you might wanna know...

Your uncle bud...

He passed this morning.

I'm sorry to hear that, mama.

How's aunt raynelle doing?

Well, how do you think
she's doing, huh?

Her husband just dropped dead
at the breakfast table,

in the middle
of one of my letters.

Mm. Imagine that.

So, we are gonna have to go
over there and give them some comfort...

And some Christian counsel.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
What do you mean "we"?

Are you telling me that you're gonna turn
your back on family in this time of tragedy?

Mama, all them folk at that house and you're
telling me somebody can't come get you?

- Call junior or ray bud.
- They have too much to do!

And I would just die of shame if people knew
that my own son didn't want to take me over...

To comfort my only brother's
grieving widow.

Or maybe you'd like to see me walk the 20
miles to lula. It's 110 in the shade.

Or maybe you'd like me
to drop dead from a heatstroke.

All right, all right, mama. Ok,
already. What time do you wanna leave?

Well, what time do you think
I wanna go, next month?

Boy, get your triflin',
worthless self over here now!

Bud ain't gonna keep long
in this heat.

Now, reverend, are you sure
I can't offer you a ham?

I've got three of them,
and it's just before noon.

No, no, no, thank you.
That's mighty kind of you.

You know,
it must be a blessing,

having your daughter here living
with you during this time of "beweavement."

Oh, yes, it is. You've
met my daughter, delightful, haven't you?

Yes, yes,
I believe I have.

- She's so precious to me.
- I can see why.

Well, sister,

being that brother bud
wasn't a "wegular" member of the church,

I was hoping you'd tell me a
little something about your late husband...

That, uh, I can include
in my "wemarks."

Um, it doesn't have to
be anything fancy.

Just in your own
words, what kind of man was brother bud.

Well... he was mean.

- Mean.
- Mean as a snake.

- I see.
- And surly.

Surly.

Sister, I didn't know
brother slocumb well,

but to me,
he seemed a quiet man.

A man
of inner strength.

A man that knew his own mind,
kept his own counsel...

And was at peace
with the world.

A wise, noble, gentle man.

Well, that's 'cause you
didn't know him till he got old and sick,

but he was mean
and he was right surly.

Sister, in my experience,

it's best to remember
the happier times.

Well, they were few
and far between.

Let me explain
something to you, reverend.

After my two boys
were born,

I decided I wanted to
go back to church.

And one time we went up
to a revival meeting,

and I got saved.

I was
so happy, I came rushing back to tell bud.

He hit the ceiling.

Cursed me out like I'd never
been cursed out by anybody.

I said, "bud, we're talking
about your immortal soul here."

"And if you don't take yourself
up to that revival meeting,

your soul is gonna
be in danger forever."

He wasn't having
any part of it.

So, I said, "well, if that's
the way you feel about it,

I'm just gonna cut you off
altogether."

I-I beg your pardon?

Not
so much as a warm handshake in 20 years.

Well, except
for that one time.

Well, I believe
I have all the information I'm gonna need.

All right.

I just don't know
what I'm gonna say.

Lord knows how I'm gonna
get through this.

I mean, all our humiliation knowing that
daddy bud up and died...

Knowing that you never made
nothing of yourself, junior.

Never. Lord knows it's
gonna be sad sittin' there thinking how...

Daddy bud died knowing
we had to sell everything...

To move into that god-awful trailer to
pay off that big ol' dream of yours.

Maybe you oughta set
that to music, charisse.

I mean, that sure
should bring a tear to everybody's eye.

I believe I was just
stating the facts, junior.

I loved him too.
He was like my own daddy.

Mom, he kicked me.

And you know
something else, junior?

I was just sitting here thinking to myself,
your family never loved me.

Never! They're just lookin'
down on us right now...

Just having
themselves a good ol' laugh... ha ha ha!

Whoever thought of a machine
that cleans parking lots? I mean, really!

All our money
just right down the crapper.

Whoosh!
Just gone.

What?
Damn it, boy!

Damn shoe! Now, look,
walk around with one on your foot now!

You know what?

I could have been
a professional, you know.

I had talent.

Talent?

Oh, and let me tell you
something else, Mr. Funny man.

I could have been lap-tied to your cousin,
Teddy Wayne slocumb,

and been the wife
of the lawyer.

Keep pushing it,
charisse.

But oh, no,
I couldn't think about myself.

Uh-uh. I had to listen to my
foolish heart... and get married to a fool.

A dreamer that just spent
all our money on his dream.

- I'm gonna kill us, charisse.
- Oh, please.

I'm gonna kill us.
I'm gonna kill us.

You ain't gonna kill nobody.

I'm gonna kill us!
I'm gonna kill us!

I'm gonna kill us!

Shut up!
Just shut it up!

Shut up! Just shut
it up! All right?

My daddy just died.
Can you understand that?

My daddy just died,
I'm 33 years old,

I'm dead broke, I got no money, no job, no
prospects,

three kids, and worst of all, I'm married
to you.

Now just shut it up!
Just shut up!

Whoo! I swear
my hand before god,

you say one more
word about parking lots, I will kill you.

And me too.
You got that?

Do you got that?

You have to get
a job and buy some bullets first, junior.

Put that thing away.

Put it away!

How dare you pull that out
in front of these kids!

Now you know your
daddy was just playing. He really love us.

He love us. You know daddy just
goes through a little something sometimes.

Isn't that right, baby?

Y'all play nice now.

Ray bud, I'm trying to make your
daddy's funeral arrangements in here.

Okay, right now I'm guessing that ray bud's
mother and sister...

Will probably be riding in the
hearse with the body, so tell Antoine...

Oh, he does?

Well, what if one of
us drove it? Ray bud's a real good driver.

Tell her we'll just toss him
on the back of the truck.

Listen, honey, I'm gonna
have to let you go, okay?

I got family comin' and not a thing to eat
in this house.

So, I'll just stop by later
this afternoon, okay?

And we'll work
out the rest of the details then, okay?

Okay. Okay.

Okay.
Thanks, merline.

What the hell
you thanking her for? The damn thieves!

Ray!

Whoever thought of the term "grave robber"
had Antoine and merline's calendar...

Hanging on
their wall. Now, ray, let's just stay calm.

Look, I'll find your shirt.

What's my daddy doing
down at depew's, anywa?

The slocumbs have always
gone to Patterson's.

Well, you know, I thought that was strange
too, but depew's is what your mama wanted.

It's revenge.
That's what it is.

He's got me where he wants. What are you
talking about?

Antoine depew. Remember fourth grade
when he peed his pants?

"P.u. Here comes depew."
You started that?

I started it, and it followed him all the
way through high school.

Ray, now you're starting
to talk a little crazy now.

You know how I feel about funerals,
Lucille. I don't like funerals.

People coming up to you,
wanting to know what you feel.

It doesn't make a difference what people
think. Honey, listen to me.

It's all right, okay?
Just relax.

I know how hard
this is for you.

I know you had your problems
with your daddy, but...

We're family, and we're
gonna get through this together, okay?

Okay.
Mm, there you go.

And speaking of family,
your aunt Marguerite...

Volunteered to spend
the night with your mama, isn't that good?

That's good.
Good. And, um...

Junior, charisse and the kids
are gonna stay here with us.

No! No! No!
Ray bud, he's your brother.

No. I'm not gonna
have junior and them mess around here.

They can go stay at a motel.
They can't afford a motel.

Did I hold a gun to his head,
mortgage his house...

And blow all that money
on that pipe dream?

Now you shouldn't talk about your brother
like that, ray bud. He tried so hard.

Face it, Lucille.
He's an idiot, okay?

I'm not gonna sit here
and listen to charisse running her mouth.

And them children
are demon-possessed.

We'll talk about it tonight.
Here's your lunch.

But don't forget, you gotta
stop by the shoe store. Size ten-d, okay?

I'll remember,
Lucille, okay? Good.

And ray?

We're not gonna have
any problems, are we?

No, Lucille,
we're not gonna have any problems. Good.

You just
do me one favor. What's that?

When I die,
don't tell nobody.

Bury me out in the backyard
and tell everyone I left you.

Layin' in the arms
of a mother.

And like
a cool wind blowin'.

In the middle
of the burning summer ♪

Tariq, what is that
in your mouth? What is wrong with you?

Gimme that! Let it go! Let the
boy eat it.

- J-Junior?
- What?

- What is this?
- I don't know.

Junior, this looks
like a woman's earring, but it ain't mine.

Junior!
What?

- Whose is it?
- Oh, baby, I don't know that.

Oh, you don't know. You
want me to help you remember? Is that it?

Ray bud!
Yeah.

Yeah.

It's all just a mystery,
ain't it?

Life and death.

Yes, it is, Clyde.
Yes, it is.

Ain't no easy thing
losing your daddy.

Yeah, he's the one that
taught you how to bait that first hook,

whooped that ass to teach you right
from wrong, bought you your first beer.

It's the good things
we remember.

Yep. I oughta get back
to this carburetor.

We're not
just a garage, ray.

We're family.

Back when you wasn't nothing
but a drunken bum,

didn't show up
for work half the time, we stood by you.

Paid your bills,
lied to your wife. That's what families do.

And I, uh, sure am grateful
for that, Clyde.

Course, now I wouldn't let
Antoine and merline depew...

Bury my dog,
much less my daddy.

So, if you have any
problems whatsoever,

you just give us a call.

Thank you, Clyde.
I gotta get back.

Now, if, uh,

you just say the word,

Antoine and merline will be paying more
in hearse repair...

Than they make in a year.

Thank you, Clyde.
I'll keep that in mind.

Clyde's.

Ray bud,
it's your cousin, Royce.

This is ray.

Where are you?

Well, what did he say?

He say he'd be on his way
as soon as he could.

You just do this
to torture me, don't you?

Yeah, mama, I siphoned out all that gas so you
and me could spend some more time together.

You're a demon, Royce, you know that? I
swear to god you're the devil incarnate.

Look, mama, just keep
your drawers on, all right?

Ray bud say he be here
as soon as he could.

And believe me,
he can't get here fast enough to suit me.

So, let's just sit here
and be quiet for a while, okay?

Mama don't you cry
don't you cry no more.

Your baby boy's growin' up
and he's goin' to war.

My mind is playing tricks
and my gat is too ♪

Hey, lord.

Let it be.

Dear lord

♪♪

I♪

♪♪

Jesus got the knob!
♪

That's cool, mama.

Yeah, that's cool, 'cause
Satan's got the car keys.

- You gimme them keys, boy. Give me them keys!
- Now. Uh-huh. No!

Give 'em... I
cannot believe... no!

I spent 17 hours
in labor with you!

You get back here!
Royce where you...

Get back here! You get back
here, boy! Don't make me have to hurt you!

I think you'll find
that here at depew's,

we combine a thrifty,
no-nonsense approach...

With a Christ-like
sensitivity...

To answer
all your funeral needs.

Ahem.
Yes.

Well, we have a number
of wonderful plans.

Let me just take you
through just a few of them.

We have
the eternal life package.

Seventeen hours
of unbelievable torment.

Crying out
in unbearable agony.

Would it kill you to do
one thing to please me, huh?

It looks that way, mama.

Ever since you got
fired from that sewage plant,

you've been hanging out
with that bad crowd.

Well, you're gonna
end up just like your brother, aren't you?

Oh, mama, come on now.
Leave levar out of this!

Maybe they'll put you in a cell
right next to him up there in parkersville.

The two of you can play on your harmonicas
and beat on the bars with your tin cups.

I don't got time
for this. You hear me talkin' to you, boy.

You
wait up and come back here! Mama, look.

There's a filling station not more
than two miles down this road, all righ?

I'm gonna
walk and get some gas. I'll be right back.

Well, go on get your gas. If I'm lucky, I'll
pass out here in the middle of the road.

And some big semi come roll
over my head and that'll be the end of it.

You just walk
and get your gas!

All right, mama, all right.
What do you wanna talk about?

What are you gonna do
with yourself, Royce?

Them unemployment checks
are not gonna come forever, you know.

Have you thought about that? Have you
thought about your future?

Life is not just drinkin'
and dancin' and a bunch of loose women.

- Life is not a good time.
- Yeah, well, you're livin' proof of that.

Boy, if you don't watch your mouth, you
gonna... whoo!

You better straighten up and fly right. You're
gonna end up dancin' on a bed of hot coal.

You better come up with a plan, and you
better come up with it soon.

- I got a plan.
- Well, what is it? Where is it?

Look, mama, you right, okay? Them unemployment
checks ain't gonna keep comin' in.

You don't think
I think about that, but I do.

And when they do stop coming in,
I'm gonna go ahead and find me a nice gal.

A good Christian gal.
Go ahead and settle down.

Cut all this foolishness.

Mama, I know you always
wanted grandbabies. You always said that.

I think I'll go and
have me a couple kids, one or two of them.

So I can get on welfare.

Welfare?

Is that your plan?
Yep, that's about it.

You wanna know
what I say to that?

Now, look here. Them folding
chairs aren't really part of your package,

but I guess I'll throw them in
this one time. Thanks, merline.

And could you bring back those funeral
wrappers first thing in the morning?

- Okay. Bye.
- Bye-bye.

Oh, no, no, no, no!
Oh!

I have people coming.

What am I gonna do?

I hope mama raynelle
don't mind corn dogs.

You'll not leave her by.

Or stand
right by her side.

Know before you go.

Just know
that every woman needs.

Her man.

Her man.

Her man ♪
come on, delightful.

What about this one?

I don't care, mama.
Whatever you want.

Well, I like
the diplomat, myself.

Who cares what you like, Satan? Give it
here. G-Give it here!

I don't see where it
really matters anyway.

Oh, it does matter. What
you gonna do, put him out in a pine box?

Well, of course
not, aunt Marguerite. Corn dog, mama ray?

No, thank you.

You're a lying, dirty man.
Get out!

Junior, is charisse
feeling all right?

Um, well, I think
she is, Lucille.

You know,
sometimes she gets these sick headaches.

Oh, that's too bad. You want a corn dog?
Yeah.

Oh, yeah.
Thank you, Lucille.

You're welcome.
Take a napkin.

Mm-hmm. All right.
Okay.

Thanks, Lucille.
Y'all decide on anything?

Mama's just thinking
about some of the models.

You know, I say we go with
the heavenly express.

Oh, you do, do you?

- It's pretty.
- It seems kind of pricey to me, mama.

No, no, ray, you can't
be thinking like that.

This is our one and only daddy, and we're
gonna do this the right way.

Me and ray, we're gonna handle this, and we
ain't gonna worry about how much it costs.

- Yeah?
- That's what family's for.

- I'll tell you what I think.
- Ray, you wanna help me...

With some more food
in the kitchen?

I don't mean
to interrupt.

Charisse, how you feeling?

Not well, Lucille. Are my kids driving you
crazy?

Oh, no, honey.
We locked them outside.

Oh!

Get your ass away. Stop banging on the
window before you break it!

I ain't playin'.
Don't make me come out there.

I'll beat your ass
if your daddy won't.

Uh, Lucille, listen.
I didn't bring any of my nerve pills.

Can I borrow
some of yours, please? Oh, sure, honey.

I'll be right back.
Come on, precious.

Junior, get my shoe.

Yes, ma'am.

That's it.
There you go, sweetie.

I'm sorry to
hear you're not feeling well, charisse.

Mama ray, I'm the one
that's sorry.

Because I know what it feels
like to watch something that you love...

Just shrivel up and die
right before your very eyes.

It's sad.

Here you go, charisse honey.
I brought you a double dose.

Thank you.
You are a comfort.

- You're welcome.
- Now, come on, honey, we should just go...

And lay you down
so you can just rest.

Maybe you're right.
I am feeling a little faint.

There you go.

Whoo! Did I
just drop something?

Charisse.

I believe
it's your earring.

This is not mine, Lucille.

Everybody, take a look
at this earring.

I would never,
ever wear something so cheap and tawdry.

Charisse, honey, you might wanna be
laying down when them nerve pills kick in.

Now come on.
Come on, charisse.

Mm-hmm. Gonna take just
a little thought, junior,

'cause I know I know
who owns this earring.

Okay,
come on. All it takes is a little thought.

'Cause I'm gonna find out
who it is. Uh-huh.

I could have married
the rich slocumb, Teddy Wayne.

My vote's in for
the heavenly express.

Heavenly express it is.

Now, can we get to the subject
of the headstone,

before we all fall dead?

I'm sure you got something
to say about it, Marguerite.

I think it would be nice
to have some scripture...

On the headstone.

And my first thought
was ecclesiastics,

chapter 2, verse 16.
Aunt Marguerite, please.

"For there is no remembrance of the wise
more than of the fool."

"Aunt Marguerite! Seeing that which now
is in the days to come."

No, no, no.
No, what?

That would
be good. We can use some of that, mama.

Could we just slow down a little bit? Now,
mama, Antoine said...

For the price of the stone,
we get daddy's date of birth,

his name
and date of departure.

- Anything else is extra.
- How much, ray?

- Two dollars a letter.
- How many words over there, aunt Marguerite?

That little bit of Bible
ain't gonna cost that much.

Whatever it is, it's a damn sight more than
you'll kick in, junior.

So, what you saying, ray? Hmm?
You saying I ain't gonna pay my fair share?

It's easy for you to come
and shoot your big mouth off.

"Throw daddy a big funeral." You
think he would have done the same for you?

- Yes, I do.
- Well, you're dreaming.

This is the last time
to show daddy we loved him.

All you can do is sit up there
and talk about how much it's gonna cost.

Not everybody thinks about
money all the time, ray.

Some of us don't think about
money any of the time.

That's why some of
us don't have two nickels to rub together.

I saw that new used truck you
got out there. You think I ain't seen that?

I heard about the trip
you took Lucille to swamp world last year.

You think
I ain't heard about that? What about it?

You think I wouldn't want to take
my kids so they can ride on them rides?

What about that, ray?
What about it?

Why don't you take those
little monsters out to the parking lot?

Let 'em ride around on that
little invention of yours, whatever it is.

So, now my kids
is monsters, huh? Yeah, they're monsters.

You talk about my machine too. Why you
gotta bring my kids into this?

You know what? At
least I got kids. Oh, you're a tough guy.

- I'm gonna bite you, sucker!
- Fool!

No, I don't think so.

- Let me go so I can kick your ass!
- Come on! Come on!

- You want some of this?
- Don't let him do that to you.

- Let me go so I can...
- Ray! Junior!

Ray! Ray!

Stop it, stop it, stop it!

Stop it!
Stop, don't move at all!

Come here, Royce.

I want you to take this down
to Antoine's, and I want you to tell him...

That this is what I want
on my husband's headstone.

Just 12 letters.

My wallet's
in the kitchen.

This will stay between us,
right, Royce?

Yes, ma'am.

I'm just gonna
get some air.

Don't say anything
to me.

Sorry, mama.

Ray! Mama ray?

I cannot believe you grown boys are acting
like this...

At a time when your mother
is going through this.

My brother, bud, would
have been so upset. And you, demon seed,

acting like you can't hear me
when I'm talking.

You're gonna show me that note.
I can't believe this.

Come on, boy. Okay.
Mm-hmm. Uh-huh.

You're a real tough guy,
ain't ya?

"Mean and surly."

Damn!

I'll stand even when.

Yeah, okay, okay,
aunt Marguerite.

Oh, she's doing fine.

Yeah, okay,
I'll hook that one up.

Yeah, okay, I'll hook
that one up. Right.

Well...

Good night, junior.

Good night, Lucille.

Put it all in your hand.

And just stand.

Stand even when
nights seem cold.

Hey, ray.

When you can't feel
your soul.

When your thoughts
won't seem to go away.

Go away ♪

Got yourself
a little taste, man.

Yep.

Thought you told Lucille
you quit.

Well, you know how I lie.

Sure is hot out here
tonight, ray.

Damn, man, it's hot, ray.

Reminds me of that time...
Sit down, junior.

Mm. Ahh!

Thanks, ray.
Sure do appreciate this.

Sure is funny how things
work themselves out sometimes, ain't it?

Oh, yeah, I
just laugh myself to sleep every night.

Look, here, ray.
You know, uh,

I didn't mean none of that stuff I said up
in there.

I-I was real sorry
to hear that Lucille lost that last baby.

I guess she was all tore up
about that, man.

I wish she'd
just quit trying.

'Cause last time
was the absolute worst.

The doctor told her
if she didn't wanna lose it,

she'd have to lay
flat on her back and not move for nothing.

So, we talked about it,
made a decision to give it one more shot.

She went to bed. I went to rexall to get
a prescription filled.

Get her a bedpan. Got one of those chicken
buckets...

In case she had to
go while I was gone.

Took a little longer
than I expected, man. And when I got back,

she had lost it
and didn't even know it.

She lost it
in a chicken bucket, ray?

A chicken bucket, junior.

Damn, ray.

That's gotta be the
most god-awful story I've ever heard, man.

Yeah, it was
pretty bad, man.

I was sort of sorry
to hear about your business going under.

Well, thank you, ray.

So, uh, you gonna
tell me or not?

I don't know,
ray, it just kind of happened, you know.

I-I was at the shopwell
parking lot giving them a free cleaning.

You know,
sort of as a sample.

And there was this girl, man,

she started loading stuff
in the back of her car,

and we sort of struck up
this conversation.

So, I started telling her about
the machine, how it worked.

She seemed
real interested, man.

I mean, here I was, sittin' on top
of this big piece of machinery.

You know, sort of
the master of it.

And here was this woman...
Starin' up at me.

Smilin' at me.

You know, makin' me
feel like a man, ray.

I was in business, ray. I was a
businessman, and I had control of my life.

What happened?

Charisse showed up.

She was lookin'
all hot and sweaty...

With all them damn kids
just hangin' off of her, man,

screamin' for a popsicle.

You know what
she wanted to talk about?

She wanted to talk about
the house payment.

Talk about the car payment. Talk
about the kids needin' this and that, ray.

And all the time
she was up there talking, man,

I watched that woman pack up
the rest of her stuff...

And just drive away.

And all of a sudden, ray, I got this strong
desire to just...

Run charisse over
with that machine, man.

So, what happened
with the woman, junior?

Oh, bernice Talbot.

- Bernice Talbot?
- Oh, yeah.

Bernice with the...

Oh, yeah, two.

So, what you gonna d?

I don't know, ray.

I mean, things are
just so messed up now, man.

I gotta get some money.

You will.
You'll figure it out.

Just not tonight.

Junior, I was thinking maybe
Sunday you could bring your machine over,

Polish up the driveway.

I've been meaning to pay
somebody to do that for me.

That is, if you're not
too busy and all.

Oh, no, no, sure, ray.
Sunday would be good, man.

Yeah?
Yeah.

Thanks, bro.
Mm-hmm.

Hey, ray.

I never thought
he'd die, man.

Did you?

Well, friends,
it's been another busy day.

♪♪

And as I rush
from place to place,

♪♪

Offering the comfort
and counsel...

To some of our brothers
and sisters in crisis,

catharsis and confusion.

I said to myself,
"Beverly...

What is this thing
called life?"

Praises, dear god
oh, god.

Is it nothing
but a collection of...

Problems, disappointments
and heartaches?

It's all in control.

Or do we make it
that way ourselves...

With our endless wants,
needs and desires?

My brother just
he's strong.

Mmm, lord.

Please let me ♪

And if it is
we, ourselves,

then why do we do it?

Why don't we "wealize"
that the slender...

And fragile canoe of life
can be so easily overturned...

In the turbulent rapids
of the world?

God's... gonna
handle your problems.

I mean, why don't
we learn to relax?

♪♪

And why do we have
to call somebody when we're "twoubled"?

Can we can't we just
keep it to ourselves?

God has your problems. You got to listen
to him. Trust him!

Remember, friends,

our time here is short.

And if you feel that your life is nothing
but the relenting torture,

♪♪

Try to make the most of it.
But he's working it out.

After all, tomorrow...

Is another day. God has it all
in control ♪

Yes, call god.

Don't call me.

♪♪

Well, let's see here.

Friends, tonight
we have a new sponsor.

Uh, depew's funeral home.

"Your pit stop
to the afterlife."

Depew's funeral home
where longtime lula resident...

Woodrow bud slocumb
is currently in repose.

Mm-mm-mm.

He sure look good.

Mm-hmm.

Feets look funny, though.

Lucille, my daddy's out here
wearing ballet shoes.

You know how daddy bud
always had arthritis in his feet so bad?

Well, Antoine thinks
when he had his stroke,

that he sort of pointed
his toes down,

and they just sort of
stayed that way.

There was no way they could get him in
his new shoes.

And with it being so late,
they did the best they could.

I'm gonna kill him.
Ray! Ray!

Hi, Lucille.
Hello there, merline.

Somebody has to organize
this here food.

And then, all these people have to be out
of here by 8:15...

'Cause we have
a bisons meeting booked in here after that.

Oh, okay. Just take that on into
the kitchen and I'll be right in.

Thank you so much, ladies.
So nice of you.

Thank you.
I'll be right in.

Lucille.
Ray.

Just go over there and stand
by your daddy and say hello to the people.

You can do it, okay?
I know you can.

Oh.

No, baby, I got it.
I got it.

Hey, buster. Tiny.

Bud's laid out inside.
Y'all go in.

I'll be right back. Is
there anything I can get you, sweetheart?

Can you give me
back the last 12 years of my life, junior?

Can you give me back
my hopes and my dreams...

Of having a loving,
faithful husband?

Can you do that,
junior?

No.

But I can get you
a Pepsi or something.

A Pepsi's fine,
adulterer.

Damn it!

Junior! Ju...
Junior! Ju...

Y'all better run.

I'll be right back.
Just a minute.

Pepsi, right?

I love you.

Come on, baby.

Hey, bud.
From your mama.

I think you'd better
have a look at that.

"Mean and surly"?

Hmm.

Oh!

Well, bud, they
got you painted up like a two-dollar whore.

♪♪

Girl, we sure was sorry
to hear about bud.

Well, I am so glad that you
and norval could make it.

You know, norval looks much
better than he did the last time I saw him.

But since he had
his bypass done and his gallbladder out,

I've noticed
a real improvement.

And next month we're getting
rid of that prostrate,

aren't we, norval?

Yeah, it's times like these...

You find out who
your real friends are.

Now they parked their hearse
right out there in the street.

You know?

Anything in the world
can happen to it, if you catch my meaning.

Uh-huh,
I catch your meaning.

You say the word...

That thing might just
blow up some evening.

Thank you, Clyde.

Stranger things
have happened, ray.

That's true, Clyde.

All right, come on.
Come on. Come on.

Come on. Let's just
go on in there and see him. Now come on.

All right, Clyde, okay.

Why don't you
go on in and I'll follow you in a minute?

You want me to wait
for you right here?

No, I don't want you
to wait for me right here.

Go on in.
I'll be in, in a minute.

All right.

We gotta keep
that blood pressure down.

Ain't that right, norval?

Hmm? What?
Oh, my god!

You
get your... don't you ever try to touch me.

You gotta be out of
your ever-lovin' mind!

Jesus!

♪♪

What's the matter
with you, boy?

You're supposed to take care of things.
Look how it all turned out.

Your brother can't keep
his pants zipped up,

your sister's done fallen in love with the
refrigerator...

And your wife can't
have the one thing in the world she wants.

Boy, I believe
what you need is a drink.

My bad.
My bad, ray.

Can't look at him,
can you, ray?

Damn!

How is she gonna go on,
aunt Marguerite? That's what I wanna know.

How's she gonna face life
with... without daddy bud?

So sad when a woman
loses her husband.

Mm-hmm. I remember
when I lost my William.

Oh! Nobody to cook for.
Nobody to clean house for.

Nobody to talk to
over the breakfast table.

♪♪

These is my twins right here...
Latanya and lasanya.

Oh, you are so lucky to have
those precious babies.

Ladies, just find some
space on the counters, wherever you can.

And this is tomeka.
She's from my second marriage.

Excuse
me. Has anybody seen my sister-in-law? No.

Oh, lord, why
is he gone? Why is he gone?

Why can't it just all be
the way it used to be?

Oh, daddy bud!

Oh, lord, the baby!
Charisse!

Come on, charisse.
Charisse!

Oh, I got her.
You got her?

Charisse,
come on now!

Pull yourself together!
Oh!

Oh, child, I got you!

Come on.
Let's go to the restroom and freshen up.

After I gave him his
injection, irrigate him for about an hour,

I usually set him
on the porch to watch the sun go down...

While I get supper ready.

I got to be careful. One time
I got to talkin' on the phone...

And left him out there for over an
hour, mosquitoes damn near ate his butt up.

Are you gettin'
anything, norval?

I had the same problem
when my daddy passed away, man.

I guess it was something about seeing him
laid up like that,

just made me realize, man,
he was really gone.

Wasn't no going back.
He was gone forever.

That's real consoling,
Royce.

Yeah, man.

You know,
he look really good, ray, for a dead man.

Hey, hey, hey,
y'all seen charisse? Uh, yeah.

Lucille just dragged her off
to the toilet.

Shoot. I mean, I went all the way down to
the thing...

To get the Pepsi for her.

Oh, wow!

Go on.
Look at that there, ray.

I don't wanna see him.
No, he look dead, man.

He does.
You need to look at him.

I'm sure he does,
junior.

Um, I'll just leave
you two fellas here...

So y'all can do
y'all thing, you know?

Hey, ray, I think it helps
to just try and remember the good times.

Thank you,
Royce. All right? If you can remember any.

You know?
I'll be out back if you need me.

Well, there it is, ray.
Look at it.

Come on, ray, it's death.
No.

Look at the grim reaper
in the eye.

He's starin' you in the face.
Stare at him back.

No, junior. Junior.
Come on, ray.

Oh, damn, ray.

You don't look too good.

Get me outta here.
Let's go. Come on.

How come daddy got on
them dancing shoes?

Charisse?

Yes?
Honey, we're getting backed up out here.

I'll be right there.

Okay, hurry up.
She'll be right out.

Hello, honey.
Oh, hi!

Out of the way.
Gotta go. Hi, mom.

Get outta
this bathroom!

Charisse!
Oh, charisse!

Honey, oh, I'm just
so sorry Teddy Wayne couldn't be here.

Hi. Hello.

Oh, he always loved
his uncle bud so much.

But his law practice
is doing so well,

it just keeps him busy
day and night.

What a shame.

Mama ray
must be all tore up. We better find her.

I can do this.

I can do this.

I can't do this.

Course, supper's
his big meal of the day.

But it's always a gamble
if he's gonna keep it down.

After I give him
his evening medication and put him to bed,

he usually sleeps
through the night.

Course, I don't get
much rest myself,

'cause I gotta turn him
every couple of hours.

Mm,
I know. You're just so lucky to have him.

I know.

I know.

Where-where do you want
this jell-o?

Um... over there.

You know, it's a shame it takes something
this sad to bring us all together again.

Charisse, do you remember
when Lucille was part of my royal court...

- When I was elected candied yam queen?
- No.

Was that when I was dating
Teddy Wayne?

Juanita, you know what?
That was such a long time ago.

It is good to know...
Thank you...

That we can come together
like this in a time of sadness.

You are so right, Lucille.
So right.

Mm-mmm.

Now, what can I do
to help?

- Break a nail.
- Um, honey, why don't you,

go out there
and make everybody happy?

- You're really good at that.
- So sweet of you, Lucille.

Thank you. I will.
I'll do my best.

Aunt Marguerite, hi!

I could have been married to
that Teddy Wayne slocumb if I wanted to.

Oh,
Lucille, I could have been rich and stupid.

I would be good at it.
But look at me. Look at me.

Who am I now?
I'm poor and foolish in a trailer.

What happened to me?

Honey, now, don't you pay
no attention to her.

She just thinks she's happy.

Delightful, sweetie,

why don't you grab
that big bowl over there?

Sweetie, be real careful with it
'cause it was my mother's.

But, Lucille!
You're all right now.

Thank you,
juanita, baby.

So, aunt Marguerite, are you
still working with your church groups?

Yes, honey. I'm the vice president
of the ladies African missionary auxiliary.

Baby, get that rag,
wipe off over there.

Oh, my god.
Delightful?

Y'all go on in the front
because the food ain't out yet.

The food will be out
in about 15 minutes.

Is charisse still in there?
Excuse me.

Charisse? Come on, baby, people
out here are beginning to talk about you.

You not going to stay in there
all night, is you, charisse?

Baby?

Now you know you
the only woman for me.

I knew that the first time
we went out. You remember that night...

That we went down to the dairy whiz
and I bought you that grape fizzy cream,

you know, the one you like?

We sat out on that sofa that your pops
had out in the front yard...

And talked about our future
and feeling so good,

like,
like we had our whole lives ahead of us.

Oh, baby, you know
I ain't good at this,

but, I don't know, standing out in
that parking lot, I guess I lost my head.

So now I'm praying that...

You might maybe
want to take me back.

Because if I learned one thing from you,
charisse, is that I am nothing without you.

Okay, baby?
You are my world, charisse,

and I love you.

Oh, charisse, baby.

I love you too, junior.

You could of told me
it was you, Royce.

Well, at least
it was quick. Mm-hmm.

That's the best way, quick.
You don't want to linger.

Tha-that'd be awful.

Quick.

Yeah, that's the way
I want to go... quick.

Car crash, bolt of lightning.

Piano... hitting
you on the head. That's what I want.

That's what I want
for you, Clyde.

Yeah, me too.

God, you and I both know
there ain't nothing in this liquor store...

That can help me
or the ones I love.

So if you could figure out
a way to get this car started...

Before I reach for this
door handle, I sure would appreciate it.

Evening, ray.

Reverend. Mrs. Hooker.
How are you?

We're about to go over to depew's and
visit with your family for a little while.

You want to follow us
over there?

You bet, reverend.

Okay.

Thank you, god.

Oh, hey, bernice.
So, uh,

have you seen Royce? Uh, no, honey. Not
in a while.

Well, um, I hope y'all
can you use this.

Well, thank you, bernice.

Ooo, that's awful.
Oh! No, uh-uh.

We're about to start
real soon, merline, okay?

We're about to start
real soon, all right?

Oh, delightful,
honey, do me a favor.

Take and put this somewhere up in the
kitchen up high where can't nobody get to it.

Whoo! That's just
a bowl full of funk. That's bernice's dish.

- Is that bernice Talbot?
- Uh-huh.

She looks a god-awful
mess. Well, she ain't... charisse.

Never been no prize to nobody, and you
know she'll lift that skirt up for anybody.

Poor thing.

I saw her not two weeks
ago, staggering out some old Cadillac...

With her blouse on backwards
and one earring hanging off.

Just tacky.

- All right, y'all...
- Has anybody seen charisse?

Let's get started, okay?
You know, I think we oughta get started.

Bernice Talbot?

What did I say?
Charisse. Now, honey,

there are a lot of people...
My husband done did it...

To that child
in the shopwell parking lot?

Lord, take me now!

People, don't pay her no mind,
she just likes attention.

All right, y'all...
Will you quit harping on that?

Get up before you
make your dress dirty.

All right, come on
y'all. We got a lot of good food up here.

We got baked beans, macaroni and cheese,
some Greens, some yams.

And look, somebody
even brought us some...

Who brought this?

Lucille?
Honey, what's wrong?

What am I gonna do?
What am I gonna do?

Out! Out!
Out! Out!

Lu-Lucille?
Leave me alone!

Oh, god!
Charisse!

Come on out of here. Don't nobody care
about your husband and bernice Talbot.

If you don't come out of here,
I'm gon...

I'm gonna sic
delightful on you.

Please, just let me come
in for just a second. Just leave me alone!

You just don't understand!

I don't understand?
I don't understand?

Honey, you think
you're the only one with heartache, huh?

I'll have you know I have a son
in the penitentiary.

You don't see me wallowing on the
flo', hiding up inside somebody's closet.

Well, this closet's taken,
and you can't have it!

Move! Let me
tell you one thing, young lady.

You listen to me.
Like it or not, we are family.

We are the slocumbs,
and we are going to serve this dinner...

With our heads held high
if it kills us.

Now you come on.
You come on outta here!

Come on, people,
get your plates. Take these...

Pass these plates out.
We ain't got all day.

I am so glad you could come,
reverend. Good to see you.

Mrs. Slocumb, I'm so sorry
for you, and I'm glad that I can be here.

I'm just so sorry, ray.

Thank you, Charles.
Thank you.

You know, I had no idea
your daddy was a dancer.

Well, it was a pretty
well-kept secret, Charles.

We thank you, lord,
for these blessings.

And last but not least, lord, you know the
names of all the men in this room...

Who've done filthy things
with bernice Talbot.

I don't need to repeat
their names, lord,

but I could, if I was provoked, amen.
Amen.

In Jesus' name, amen.
Everybody step lively, we have to eat up.

A bunch of bisons booked this room next,
and they ready to eat.

People try and
say I always understand why bombs away!

The rain falls on thee.

And I have to admit

I feel my faith is gone.

It's easy to believe.

When sorrow
never comes your way.

And when I try to pray.

It seems the words
they come out wrong.

So everything
that matters to me

I give it all to you

'cause I'm tired of the way
the cryin' feels.

And just to let you know ♪

Yeah, well.
Look, I just wanted to call,

make sure you guys got in the house
okay; Make sure everything was all right.

Yeah...
No, ray, we here.

We'll be home
in a little bit.

All right.

Sure hated not being able to
visit with everybody.

It's just so sweet,
all those people.

Each of them touched
in some way by daddy bud.

They was touched all right.

Now I want you to see if
junior can use these shirts,

'cause you
know he's gonna be looking for a job soon.

We don't want him
out there looking like a scarecrow. I will.

About ready to go, honey?

No, I'm gonna talk to mama
for a little while. You don't mind, do you?

Not at all. Get
some rest. I will.

Good night, mama.
Night, honey.

Ray?

Mama, Antoine
told me what you requested on that stone.

I'm not
having it. It's gonna say, "rest in peace,"

which is eleven letters, so Antoine's gonna
give us a two-dollar credit.

That's it, mama.
Period. That's it.

All right.

I understand that.

Well, that's all
I had to say.

I'll let you
get to bed.

Come on, take
a minute with me. Can you? Of course, mama.

I want to show you something.
Come on, help me up.

Do you remember these?

Can't say I do.

These were
my embroidery scissors.

My mother gave them to me
after I married your father.

I used to do all kinds
of things with these.

Did all the quilts,
made clothes for you kids.

Just... everything.

And one day
they just up and disappeared.

I looked everywhere for 'em, I
tore this house up. I never saw them again.

And yesterday, when I went
looking for your daddy's good cuff links,

I found them
in with his stuff.

I can't for the life
of me figure out what he wanted with them.

Never even occurred to
me to ask him if he knew where they were.

Isn't that funny?

I guess so, mama.

It came to me that your father's
like these scissors.

We didn't lose him
on Wednesday.

We lost your father
a long, long time ago.

Did you love him?

Did you love him?

Sometimes I loved him,
sometimes I hated him, mama.

Ray, sometime...

When you're not even
thinking about it,

a little door's gonna
open up inside of you.

And you'll be feeling just fine
about however you feel about your daddy...

'Cause it'll be right;
You'll be able to accept it.

Yesterday I got a page
and it said.

That my daddy died
but I couldn't cry.

We had a fight
long time ago.

By the liquor store said I didn't want to
see your face no more.

Night, mama,
see you tomorrow. All right.

I don't understand.

The telephone rings and what am I supposed
to do ♪

Mama.

Hmm?

You sure about
that door opening?

Absolutely positive.

Now
you know if you need anything... Lucille,

don't try to fix it.

Let's just let it be
broke for awhile.

♪♪

I've been up
I've been down.

Been looking for some joy
to come around

I've been praying
for some sunshine.

Been looking for a love
that I can call mine.

See, I've cried for so long.

Now I'm ready for the tears
to be gone.

So, I'm calling you right now
right now

'cause you said I could
make it, lord, anyhow ♪

Come on,
delightful, quit fidgeting. Royce! Wake up.

Well, where's
aunt raynelle a?

Why? Are
you in a hurry, devil? Delightful, come on.

Uh-uh. No, no, no.
None of that today.

And take that gold
fake thing out your mouth.

I don't want that...
Delightful, come on!

So I'm goin' away
are you

'cause I
know that you're gonna pull me through.

Hallelujah,
come on, y'all lead me through be strong

'cause I know that deliverance
is comin' in.

It won't
be long I'll wait hallelujah.

It's gonna be
a brighter day.

Can't you finally see
the sun

I'm gonna wait till
our kingdom come.

Lucille, I can't find
my good pants.

Lu!

♪♪

I believe it's gonna be
a brighter day.

Can't you see it I finally see
it the sun.

Gonna make
a new day our kingdom come who knew.

Must have
known that you're gonna pull me through.

Can't
you hear him he's telling you be strong

'cause I know deliverance is
comin' in it won't be long ♪

Where the hell
is the preacher, mama?

We ain't
in a big rush, ray.

Mama, Antoine and merline
are charging me by the hour.

Ray, go on
and find him.

Sit tight.

Lucille, come on. Come on! Shh.

What's he doing? He'll be out in a minute,
ray.

I'm going broke waiting for him.
Tell him to get out here.

It seems last night that reverend and
Mrs. Hooker celebrated their anniversary.

And since it was
a special occasion,

they decided to try
that new Mexican restaurant up in tempton.

So what! Well, it seems this
morning the reverend's having a little...

Intestinal difficulty.

Lucille, I swear to god, if I have to go in
there myself, I'll tear it off the hinges.

I've had it up to here
with this shit!

Ray, now that is
a poor choice of words, okay?

You know my nerves
are getting worked,

and I don't have my nerve pills
on me today. Just calm down. Shh, shh.

I'm trying to be...
Just take a deep breath.

Come on. I know.

I'm really trying.

I'll take care of
it, okay? Be quiet.

Reverend?

Shouldn't be much longer.
Be okay.

When's this thing
gonna start?

In a minute.

Charisse?
Honey, where's junior?

I don't know,
ask bernice Talbot.

Charisse...

Girl, you so funny.
You want some gum?

No, thank you.

I always carry a pack of sweet
gum with me at weddings and funerals.

I think it's something about the rhythm of
it that sort of lulls me.

Helps my mind wander.

You want to know
what I think about when my mind wanders?

Well, I'm sure
you're going to tell me.

I think about my life.
How at the end of each day,

I tuck my precious
little boy into bed,

turn out the lights
in my $800,000 home,

crawl into my
king-size bed and lie there and wonder...

Where the hell
my husband is.

You sure you don't
want a piece?

Why don't you
leave him?

And go where?

Charisse, I got everything
I ever asked for.

If he really
loved you... then I might be forced into...

That god-awful position
of having to love him back.

Do you love junior?
I just...

Do you want him back?

You don't have to
answer that right now, honey.

Just sit back and let the sweet gum take
its effect.

It'll come to you.

Hot in here.

That's nice.
Can I see it? Thank you, girl.

Uh, first of all, let me apologize for my
tardiness.

Say why I was late,
I had to call the gas company.

There seemed to be a problem
with one of the pipes.

Um, shall we pray?

Sorry.

Sorry I'm late,
I had to...

For god's sake, sit down.

Sit down!

Sit down!

Heavenly father,

we come here today
with heavy hearts...

I'm sorry.

As we Mark with sadness
the passing...

Of our dearly departed
brother bud slocumb.

Give us peace
in our hearts today, lord.

Guide us through the long night,
and help us see the promise...

- Psst!
- Of a better tomorrow.

Okay,
you need to handle this. I'm gonna move.

Now-now, father,

let that tomorrow...

Be better day
than yesterday was.

For what is yesterday...

But the tomorrow that we thought we
could not face the day before.

Amen. Amen.

But, god, with your help,

we face it anyway.

Just like we'll face today,

tomorrow and all of
our days to come...

Till you call us home
to be with you...

And our beloved brother bud.

Can everybody say "amen"?

Amen.

I love you, charisse.

Can't you understand that?

I love you.

I guess you thought you could just waltz
into your daddy's funeral...

With a whizzy cream and that would make
everything okay.

And I was just supposed to
forget about all the pain...

And humiliation
that you have put me through, huh, junior?

All right now, Raymond, it's your
daddy's funeral, okay? I'm gonna stop it.

I'm just supposed to
welcome you with open arms...

And say, "I forgive you, junior,
I forgive you, I forgive you!"

Well, yeah.

I love you, junior. Oh-ho, I love you too,
charisse.

Why do you have to
do me like that, junior?

Oh, I didn't mean to
do you like that, baby.

- I'm sorry, I love you.
- That's it! That's it!

Get in the pew!
Get in the pew!

That's it!
Get your ass in that pew!

Stay there if you
value your life.

That's it!

Now, is there anything else...

That anybody else here
needs to say or do?

Does everybody here
have everything they need?

This family may be
the laughingstock around here,

but for once in our lives, we're gonna do
something with class...

And dignity.

All right, reverend...

Take it away.

Well, o-okay there,
ray.

Um... well.

Ain't god good?

Let's see.

Now I did not know
brother slocumb well,

but to me,
he seemed to be a quiet man.

A man of inner strengths.

And I believe that...

Ooh. Now I believe that...

If he was here today,

he would send a message
to his family.

The message would
simp-simply...

Say...

Oh, uh-oh.

Would you all don't
mind just excusin' me for just a minute?

I'm-I'm gonna be right back.

Don't bring it over here.

The reverend always was
a man of few words.

Baby, it doesn't matter
if we have children or not.

What? It doesn't matter if we
have a baby.

You're all I ever
wanted. Oh, ray.

I hate to break up
this little party,

but how are we going
to have a funeral if there is no pastor?

Sit down, Marguerite.
We don't need no pastor.

We got ray
bud. Go on up there and say a few things.

Feel that
little door opening.

Go on, say it for
us. Go on, baby.

You can do it.

Aunt Marguerite,
you wanna?

Oh. Well, thank you, ray.

Um, there seems to be a
passage here in Isaiah that says, "whoa..."

Hey, ray.
What about that part from psalms, man?

The part that goes, uh,
"though my father and mother forsake me...

"Then the lord
will take me up.

"Teach me thy way, o lord,
and lead me in a plain path,

"and let me see the goodness of the lord
in the land of the living.

"Wait on the lord
and be of good courage,

"and he shall
strengthen thine heart.

Wait, I say, on the lord."

You got it, ray.

That was real good, Royce.

That was real good.

Uh...

I guess this is the part
where I'm supposed to...

Tell you all how great a man
my father was.

Well, I'm not
gonna do that.

I'm gonna do what
he would've done.

I'm gonna tell the truth.

My father was a hard man.
I'm not judging him, I just...

It's just the facts. Daddy wasn't real big
on soft words.

And I know
he wasn't good at...

Expressing what he felt
in his heart.

So, as I stand here today,

I can tell you this.

If I could do one thing
all over again...

I'd tell my father
I loved him,

instead of waiting
my whole life...

For him to tell me first.

So, as you step up here today...

To say your last good-bye...

To woodrow "bud" slocumb...

I hope you'll open up
the door to your heart.

I hope you'll take time...
Take a moment...

To truly consider the folks
in your life that mean something to you.

Because people
don't last forever.

They really don't.

And letting a person in,

that's the most cherished
treasure this life has to offer.

So, I'm proud to
stand here today...

And say that in his own way,

my father taught me that.

Amen.

Amen.

Hoo!

Uh, we are truly lucky...

To have with us today...

A member of our family.

Mrs. Charisse Marie slocumb,

who is going to honor
her father-in-law in song.

Charisse.

Thank you.
Thank you, ray.

I haven't sang it
in a long time.

I know you all know this,
so sing along.

Everybody needs.

Somebody who'll be there.

Someone to wipe the tears
and make you smile.

And if you need someone.

Who will not judge you
when you fall.

No matter what you've done.

My love will answer
when you call.

So after your friends
have walked away.

And you run out of
words to say.

After you've tried
everything else.

Then try me.

Even though you hurt me.

And sometimes
forget my name.

My love is unconditional.

That means that it won't
ever, ever change.

After your heart's
been torn in two.

And you just don't know
what to do.

After your doubts
have come and gone.

And the sun
still won't shine.

After your friends
have walked away.

And you run out of words
to say.

After you've tried
everything else.

Try me ♪

♪♪

Baby, you were wonderful.
Baby, that was good.

Um, uh, well, daddy...

I know you always wondered
about me and the kids.

But I just want to let
you know you don't have to worry no more,

because charisse is going to be in the music
business, and I'm going to be her manager.

You think?
Oh, I think.

Sure does look peaceful, don't he? Yes,
he does.

Daddy bud, I want you to know,
in about 7 1/2 months from now,

you might be getting
a little surprise.

And if it's a
boy, we're going to name him buddy ray.

And if it's a
girl, we're going to name her budicia joy.

But just don't get
your hopes up too high yet.

Bye, daddy.

♪♪

Well, Royce, when I go,
just put me out in a pine box.

You don't have to spend no money
on me. Not that you're going to have any.

Well, mama,
when the time comes,

you just make sure you
point your toes down like uncle bud here.

That way I can go on and put
you right in the ground with a pile driver.

Oh, Royce,
you just a demon.

But I'm your demon.

Royce, come on, baby.

No, you didn't!

If it starts to get
crowded up there, bud, save a place for me.

But not too soon.

La la la la la la
Mary Mary.

La la la la la la la
thank you.

When I look
back over my life thank you.

And all the
times you brought me through thank you

I just wanna say, father
thank you.

When I was
lonely and needed someone to hold me.

Oh, you were beside
me when my nights were cold and lonely.

Oh, you never let me down when ♪

Always count on you
to see me through

I'm telling you that
you are the reason

I'm alive
and I'm still breathing.

For me you gave your
life and now my life it has new meaning.

When I think about your grace
and I finally see your face.

There's
one thing I need to say want to say, yeah.

Thank you, lord
for loving me.

Thank you, lord
for keeping me.

Thank you for that day you
came and broke the chains and set me free.

Thank you for another
chance you gave me joy now I can dance.

All my people open up your
mouth and let me hear you say thank you.

Thank you
thank you.

Thank you, lord
for one more day.

You made the raindrops go
away hey, hey.

Thank you
'cause my pain is gone

I know it came
to make me strong.

Thank you for another
chance you gave me joy now I can dance.

All my people open up your
mouth and let me hear you say thank you.

Thank you
thank you.

Yeah, yeah
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

All the children say yeah, yeah yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.

All my babies say
thank you.

For making a way
out of no way, lord, I thank you.

For
my health and strength, lord, I thank you.

For helping
me say thank you thank you.

Thank you, lord
for loving me.

Thank you, lord
for keeping me.

Thank you for that day you
came and broke the chains and set me free.

Thank you for another
chance you gave me joy now I can dance.

All my people open up your
mouth and let me hear you say thank you.

Thank you thank you thank you.

Thank you, lord
for one more day.

You made the raindrops
go away.

Thank you
'cause my pain is gone

I know it came
to make me strong.

Thank you for another
chance you gave me joy now I can dance.

All my people open up your
mouth and let me hear you say thank you.

Thank you thank you thank you.

Thank you, lord
for loving me.

Thank you, lord
for keeping me.

Thank you for that day you
came and broke the chains and set me free.

Thank you for another
chance you gave me joy now I can dance.

All my people open up your
mouth and let me hear you say thank you.

Thank you
thank you ♪

♪♪

♪

♪

Everybody needs.

Somebody who'll be there.

Someone to wipe the tears
and make you smile.

So if you need someone.

That will not judge you
when you fall.

No matter what you've done.

My love will answer
when you call.

So after your heart's
been torn in two.

And you just don't know
what to do.

After the rain
has come and gone.

And the sun
still won't shine.

After your friends
have walked away.

And you've run out of
words to say.

After you tried
everything else.

Try me
oh, yeah ♪