Original subtitles

- THE SOUL MANIS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE.

UH-OH. WHOA. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

HOLD ON, BABE.

NOW, I DON'T MIND GIVING AWAY

A FEW OF MY SUITS TO THE CHURCH CLOTHING DRIVE,

BUT NOT THIS ONE.

I WORE THIS 1991 NEW YEAR'S EVE AT THE MIRAGE,

WHEN I WAS BACKED UP BY THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA.

- YEAH, AND EVEN THEY ASKED YOU NOT TO WEAR IT AGAIN.

- HEY, Y'ALL. HERE'S SOME CLOTHES WE GOT LYING AROUND.

- CLOTHES AREN'T THE ONLY THING

THAT HAVE BEEN LYINGAROUND HERE.

- OH, HERE WE GO.

- OOH-HOO-HOO.

Y'ALL JUST GOT HERE, AND THIS IS ALREADY GETTING GOOD.

- IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS.

WE'RE NOT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD.

- KIM'S ALL UPSET BECAUSE I ACCEPTED A FRIEND REQUEST

FROM A GIRL NAMED TRACY I USED TO DATE.

- STAMPS, THAT'S JUST WRONG. - I KNOW, RIGHT?

ARGUING OVER A HARMLESS FRIEND REQUEST--OH.

STAMPS, I MEAN, HOW COULD YOU? THAT'S JUST WRONG.

- I JUST ACCEPTED HER REQUEST.

I HAVEN'T EVEN MESSAGED HER OR ANYTHING.

- WHEN YOU GET A FRIEND REQUEST FROM AN EX-GIRLFRIEND

AND YOU ACCEPT IT, YOU'RE LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN.

- YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO

DEAL WITH FACEBOOK BACK IN MY DAY.

I MEAN, YOU SEE A GIRL, YOU TALK TO HER, FACE TO FACE.

EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT YOU WERE THINKING.

- OOH.

LIKE THAT LITTLE BLONDE GIRL THAT TIME, SANDI?

UH-HUH. THE ONE FROM NEWTON, KANSAS.

- WHY DOES SHE KEEP COMING UP?

I MEAN, WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HER?

- OOH, WE JUST GOT HERE, AND THIS IS ALREADY GETTING GOOD.

- SHE'S JUST TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE BLOW-UP WE HAD

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DATING.

YOU KNOW, LOLLI HAD A BIT OF A TEMPER.

- BOYCE BALLENTINE, YOU ARE A JACKASS!

- COME ON, NOW, LOLLI, CHILL OUT! WHOA!

WHAT YOU DOING? NO! NOT MY PHONE! NOT MY PHONE!

COME ON, LOLLI. AAH!

- I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN!

- AND THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.

[soul music]

♪

♪ HEY

♪ THE SOUL MAN

- THAT WAS THE WORST FIGHT WE EVER HAD.

WE ALMOST BROKE UP FOR GOOD.

- I MEAN, SO A GIRL CAME ON TO ME.

THAT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME, MAN. I WAS A BIG STAR.

I WAS LIKE RICKY MARTIN.

BEFORE WE KNEW WHAT WE KNOW NOW.

- BUT SEE, EVEN IF A GIRL WAS COMING ON TO ME,

I WOULDN'T DO NOTHING.

A GIRL CAME ON TO ME AT DENNY'S, AND I DIDN'T DO NOTHING.

- GUESS WHAT, NO MORE DENNY'S.

- MEN TRY TO ACT LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING,

BUT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

- SO, BOYCE, WHAT DID YOU DO WRONG?

- LOOK, I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE DETAILS, YOU KNOW.

IT WAS A RAINY NIGHT IN VEGAS.

UNUSUAL, YOU KNOW, FOR THE TIME OF SEASON.

I'D JUST SOLD OUT MY THIRD SHOW, 3,062 SEATS.

[chuckling] YEAH.

THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT. YEAH.

- YOU KILLED 'EM TONIGHT.

- HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THIS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE UP ON THAT STAGE,

AND YOU'RE STANDING IN A CERTAIN LIGHT,

- LET ME LET YOU INCRET.

THAT'S

- OH, WAIT!

LET ME GO GE AND I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.

- ALL RIGHT, OKAY. - BOYCE. BOYCE.

PICK A CARD.

- ALL RIGHT, BERNIE.

- AND SIGN YOUR NAME ON THE BACK.

- OKAY.

- PERFECT. IT'S FOR MY SISTER. SHE'S A BIG FAN.

- MR. BALLENTINE. HI. - HELLO.

- IT'S SANDI. FROM NEWTON, KANSAS.

WE MET LAST YEAR.

I CAME UP TO YOU AFTER THE SHOW,

AND I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOUR MUSIC.

- OH, YES.

I MEAN, HOW COULD ANYBODY FORGET SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

SO, UH, WHAT'S UP?

- WELL, HOW ABOUT WE GO FOR A DRINK?

- OH, I WOULD LIKE THAT, BUT REALLY I CAN'T.

- ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT BOYCE THE VOICE IS TAKEN?

- WELL, ACTUALLY, UM...

I HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH SLICK BROTHERMAGAZINE.

THEY'RE DOING AN ARTICLE ON, UH, SLICK BROTHERS, YOU KNOW.

SO MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME.

- WELL, I HOPE SO. I'D LIKE THAT.

VERY, VERY MUCH.

- ALL RIGHT. [chuckles]

IT IS GOOD TO BE BOYCE THE VOICE, MAN.

- OH. HEY, BOYCE.

CHECK IT OUT-- I RESTOCKED YOUR BAR,

I HAD YOUR SUITS CLEANED FOR THE NEXT SHOW,

AND I CLEANED OUT ALL YOUR GREEN JELLY BEANS YOU HATE.

- YOU MEAN THE YELLOW ONES, RIGHT?

AHH.

- DANG!

- STAMPS, MAN, IF YOU WANT TO BE MY TOUR MANAGER ONE DAY,

YOU'LL HAVE TO LEARN TO PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS.

FOR EXAMPLE, KNOW YOUR COLORS.

[knock on door] - HI, BOYCE.

HEY, BOYCE'S LITTLE BROTHER.

- HEY, TIFFANY. ARE YOU STILL...

MAGICIAN ASSISTING?

- YES, BUT I'VE LOST THE LITTLE, WHITE DOVE

FOR THE MIDNIGHT SHOW.

HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN HIM? - WHAT'S HE LOOK LIKE?

- REALLY? LITTLE, WHITE DOVE.

WE'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR HIM.

- THANKS SO MUCH, BOYCE, AND... - STAMPS.

LIKE THE POSTAGE.

- YOU'RE SO ADORABLE.

- [chuckles] YOU HEAR THAT? SHE THINKS YOU'RE ADORABLE.

- OH, COME ON, BOYCE.

SHE THINKS I'M JUST SOME GOOFY KID.

HOW COME I CAN'T BE AS SMOOTH AS YOU?

- YOU KNOW WHAT I FIND INTERESTING?

THAT BILLY DEE WILLIAMS ASKED ME THAT SAME THING,

LIKE, A WEEK AGO.

- OH, HEY, LOLLI.

- OUT. - OH, ALL RIGHT, LOLLI, BYE.

- BOYCE BALLENTINE, I GOT SOMETHING TO SAY.

AND IT'S GONNA GET LOUD!

- OKAY, NOW, FOR COMPARISON'S SAKE,

WHAT LEVEL ARE WE AT NOW?

- WE'VE BEEN DATING FOR THREE MONTHS, BOYCE.

WHY? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL THAT GIRL YOU WERE IN A RELATIONSHIP?

- OH, BABE, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I LOSE SOME OF THE MAGIC WHEN LADIES THINK I'M OFF THE MARKET.

I MEAN, WHEN I SING I WANT TO BITE YOUR THIGH,

THEY HAVE TO THINK THAT IT'S THEIR THIGH

THAT I MIGHT BE BITING.

- BOYCE, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY MEN OFFER TO BITE MY THIGH?

A LOT, BUT THAT'S NOT-- - WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

WHAT DO YOU CALL "A LOT"? 'CAUSE I WOULD CALL ONE "A LOT."

- IT DOESN'T MATTER, BECAUSE I TELL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF 'EM

THAT I'M IN A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP.

- COME ON, BABY.

I MEAN, WHY WE GOTTA PUT LABELS ON THINGS?

OH, WHOA, WHOA! NOW--

- BOYCE BALLENTINE, YOU ARE A JACKASS!

- COME ON, NOW! LOLLI, CHILL OUT! WHOA!

NOT MY PHONE! NOT MY PHONE, LOLLI!

COME ON, THAT CAME FROM NEW JACK CITY.DON'T YOU--

- AND I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!

- WELL, GOOD LUCK TRYING TO REPLACE ALL THIS.

I WISH YOU THE BEST.

SHE'LL BE BACK.

- NEED THESE?

- REALLY, BERNIE, THAT'S ALL YOU GOT?

- HOW ABOUT THIS?

- AHH, NOW YOU'RE TALKING.

TRICKY LITTLE BASTARD.

I GOTTA ADMIT,

I WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED WHEN YOU WALKED OUT ON ME.

BUT IT WAS VEGAS, RIGHT?

WHEN ONE TABLE GOES COLD, YOU JUST FIND A HOT ONE.

[both laugh]

- YEAH, YOU FOUND A LOT OF HOT TABLES.

HOT, DUMB TABLES.

[both laugh]

- NO, NO, NO, IT REALLY IS TRUE, THOUGH.

I MEAN, 'CAUSE AT FIRST YOU'RE THINKING, LOOK,

DON'T THROW YOUR PANTIES ON THE STAGE, THAT CAN'T BE HEALTHY.

BUT THEN YOU REALIZE IT'S A COMPLIMENT.

HEY, LOLLI. WANT TO COME WITH US?

WE'RE GOING OVER TO CAESARS, PLAY A LITTLE BLACKJACK.

I'M FEELING RAIN MANLUCKY.

- ACTUALLY, I'M HAVING A NICE, QUIET DINNER WITH DEION.

- DEION WHO? DIONNE WARWICK?

[laughter]

- HEY, BABY.

- HEY, BEAUTIFUL.

YOU LOOK GOOD.

- OH! [giggles]

- DEION [bleep] [bleep] SANDERS.

- UM, HONEY, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY BOSS.

THIS IS BOYCE BALLENTINE.

- LOVE YOUR MUSIC.

- YEAH, WHAT'S UP, MAN?

- AND I DIG YOUR DANCERS, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.

I'VE BEEN CHASING YOU FOR A WHILE,

BUT SHE'S ALWAYS HAD A BOYFRIEND.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT FOOL LET HER SLIP AWAY.

- OH, WELL, YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO PUT LABELS ON THINGS.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. HE IS A FOOL.

- [laughs] THAT'S DEION SANDERS.

- MAN, LOLLI IS DATING DEION SANDERS, MAN.

I WISHED HER THE BEST, AND SHE WENT OUT AND GOT IT.

- AND I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DATED DEION SANDERS.

OOH, THAT IS A PRETTY MAN.

- MM, SO PRETTY!

- REALLY, WHY Y'ALL GOTTA BE LIKE THAT?

- ALL RIGHT, IF THE LORD WANTS CLOTHES FOR THE NEEDY,

I'LL BRING CLOTHES FOR THE NEEDY,

EVEN IF IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHIRTS.

- DADDY,

THIS SHIRT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE YOU'RE WEARING.

- NOW, HOW IS A SHIRT WITH EIGHT BUTTONS

THE SAME AS A SHIRT WITH SEVEN BUTTONS?

- COME ON, BARTON, YOU'RE MISSING ALL THE FUN.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TIME

THAT BOYCE GOT ALL JEALOUS OVER DEION SANDERS.

- [laughs]

- I WAS NOT JEALOUS OVER DEION SANDERS.

- YOU WAS MORE THAN JEALOUS.

YOU WERE A BROKEN MAN. [laughs]

THANKS FOR PICKING ME UP AT THE AIRPORT.

- SORRY, DADDY.

LOOK, MY BRAIN CAN'T TELL TIME, AND MY HEART DOESN'T CARE.

I LOST MY GIRL.

- SHE'S PROBABLY BURIED UNDER SOMETHING IN HERE.

- YOU KNOW, DADDY, I USUALLY LOVE IT

WHEN YOU FLY CROSS-COUNTRY TO JUDGE ME,

BUT MY HEART IS HURTING FOR REAL, MAN.

- THIS MUST BE SOME GIRL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

- SHE IS. I MEAN, LOLLI, SHE'S--

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL, SHE'S PASSIONATE.

I CAN'T GET HER OUT OF MY HEAD.

- THEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, MAN.

YOU'RE A BALLENTINE.

BALLENTINE MEN DON'T WALLOW IN SELF-PITY.

LET HER KNOW WHAT SHE MEANS TO YOU.

THEN AT LEAST YOU KNOW YOU TRIED.

- YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT, DADDY.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M GONNA GET MY WOMAN BACK,

AND I DON'T CARE THAT SHE'S WITH DEION SANDERS.

- WAIT, WHAT?

SHE'S WITH DEION SANDERS?

OH, YOU DON'T STAND A CHANCE

AGAINST THAT MULTITALENTED BRICK HOUSE OF A MAN.

- DADDY.

- TRY ANYWAY, I GUESS.

- OH, HEY, POPS.

BOYCE HAS A HANGOVER.

I GOT HIM SOME COFFEE AND ASPIRIN.

- YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY, SON.

YOU WERE RIGHT TO DROP OUT OF COLLEGE.

- HEY, HEY, STAMPS, I'M GOING TO GET LOLLI BACK, MAN.

I NEED YOU TO HELP ME FIND MY OTHER SHOE.

- OKAY, WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?

- EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE, BUT FACING THE OTHER DIRECTION.

- BOYCE, CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

I NEED YOU TO GIVE THIS LETTER TO TIFFANY.

- A LETTER? WHY DON'T YOU JUST TALK TO HER?

- BECAUSE EVERY TIME I TALK TO HER, I SAY SOMETHING STUPID.

WELL, HOW DOES THIS SOUND?

"FOR MY MAGICAL GIRL, I KNOW YOU--"

- YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD.

JUST PUT IT ON THE DESK. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

[chuckles] LOOK AT US.

BALLENTINE MEN GOING TO GET OUR WOMEN.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

- WATCH OUT, PRIMETIME! - YEAH!

- OH, DALLAS COWBOY PLAYING. - YEAH, BASEBALL PLAYING.

- LOOK AT MY DANCE. - LOOK AT MY DANCE.

MUST BE THE MONEY. MUST BE THE MONEY.

[knock on door] - [laughs]

OH, HEY. - HEY, BOYCE, YOU SEEN LOLLI?

- NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN HER. BUT LOOK, MAN.

I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

- YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHAT, LITTLE MAN?

- UH--UH--

WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT DO YOU USE IN YOUR HAIR?

BECAUSE I'M ON A DIFFERENT-- I'VE HAD--

- ALL RIGHT, IT'S SHOWTIME. - HEY, LOOK, THE BAND

GOT THE NEW MUSIC, RIGHT? - MM-HMM.

- HOW I LOOK? I LOOK GOOD? - YEAH.

- I'M COOL, RIGHT? - YEAH.

- IS IT TOO SUBTLE? I SHOULD GET MY CAPE.

- BRO, YOU DON'T NEED YOUR CAPE, OKAY?

YOU LOOK GREAT. - ALL RIGHT.

- NOW, LOLLI'S NOT GONNA KNOW WHAT HIT HER.

- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE SANDS HOTEL AND CASINO

IS PROUD TO PRESENT R&B SENSATION

BOYCE "THE VOICE" BALLENTINE! - GO GET 'EM, BRO!

[cheers and applause]

- HEY, POST OFFICE.

- HEY, LAMP.

TIFFANY. YOU KNOW, LIKE TIFFANY LAMP.

OKAY, THEN.

[applause] [R&B music]

- THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'VE BEEN TOO KIND.

LISTEN.

I WANT TO DO THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENT TONIGHT.

CAN WE BRING THE LIGHTS DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT?

THANK YOU SO MUCH, GEORGE.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT LOVE.

HOW YOU DOING, SWEET THING?

I WANNA TALK ABOUT REAL LOVE.

YOU KNOW, THAT GOOD LOVE.

THE KIND OF LOVE YOU DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE UNTIL IT'S GONE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD BEING A SEX SYMBOL.

AND THAT'S JET MAGAZINE'SWORDS, NOT MINE.

I JUST NEED Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT I FOUND THAT ONE SPECIAL LADY.

AND SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS.

THAT'S NOT HER RIGHT THERE.

LISTEN, I CAN'T TELL YOU

HOW I FEEL EVERY TIME I LOOK AT MY LADY.

BUT MAYBE I CAN.

[R&B music]

[cheers and applause]

♪ YEAH

♪ SINCE I SAW YOUR FACE

♪ THERE'S NO OTHER FACE MY EYES CARE TO SEE ♪

♪ SINCE I HEARD YOUR NAME

♪ THERE'S NO OTHER NAME

♪ THAT MEANS ANYTHING TO ME

[crowd cheering]

♪ OH, BABY

♪ YOUR FACE, YOUR FACE, YOUR FACE ♪

SHE WAS SO OVERCOME WITH EMOTION

THAT SHE RAN RIGHT OFF THE STAGE.

I MEAN, I CAME UP WITH A GOLD RECORD

AND GOT MY GIRL BACK AT THE SAME TIME.

- NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT SONG IS NOT HOW YOU GOT ME BACK.

IT'S HOW HE ALMOST LOST ME. - SAY WHAT, NOW?

- WHEN I SAW THAT RIDICULOUS PERFORMANCE

YOU PUT ONSTAGE THAT NIGHT...

[chuckles] YOU ALMOST LOST ME FOR GOOD.

- GOOD LORD, AM I THE ONLY ONE WORRIED ABOUT THE MAGIC BIRD?

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT SONG DIDN'T WIN YOU BACK?

WHEN I GOT TO MY DRESSING ROOM,

YOU WALKED UP AND KISSED ME RIGHT ON THE MOUTH.

- RIGHT, I CAME TO YOUR DRESSING ROOM,

BUT IT WASN'T TO KISS YOU.

IT WAS TO TELL YOU I WAS LEAVING YOU.

- HELLO. - OH.

I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE WAS IN HERE.

- I'M BARTON BALLENTINE, BOYCE'S DADDY.

- OH, NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M LOLLI.

- HE'S TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT YOU.

- I WAS, UH, JUST COMING IN HERE TO WRITE YOUR SON A NOTE

TELLING HIM WHAT A FOOL I THINK HE IS.

- HE IS THAT.

SOMETIMES I THINK HE COULD TEACH A CLASS ON HOW TO ACT A FOOL.

- HOW DARE HE USE OUR RELATIONSHIP

FOR MATERIAL FOR HIS ACT?

I MEAN, THAT PERFORMANCE OUT THERE,

THAT WAS ALL ABOUT HIM.

NOT ME, NOT US, JUST HIS BIG, FAT EGO.

- [chuckling]

THAT'S BOYCE.

HE DOESN'T ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING THE RIGHT WAY.

BUT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM AS LOW AS HE WAS TODAY.

YOU MUST REALLY MEAN A LOT TO HIM.

ANYWAY, I HOPE THIS ISN'T THE LAST I SEE OF YOU.

AND THAT'S HOW I TALKED LOLLI INTO TAKING YOU BACK.

- UH, IT WASN'T YOU EITHER, BARTON.

- WELL, IF IT WASN'T ME,

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THE MAGIC BIRD,

I'M GOING HOME.

I THINK I'LL KEEP THIS SHIRT.

NEVER CAN TELL WHEN THERE MIGHT BE AN EVENT.

- HERE'S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

WHAT IS THIS?

"FOR MY MAGICAL GIRL.

"I KNOW YOU THINK I'M IMMATURE

"AND ALWAYS DOING DUMB THINGS AROUND YOU,

"BUT I'VE NEVER FELT THIS WAY ABOUT A WOMAN.

"I WANT TO BE YOURS.

"I WANT TO BE THE DOVE THAT FLIES HIGH

AND PROTECTS YOU UNDERNEATH ITS WINGS."

OH, BOYCE!

- HEY, BABE, YOU COMING BACK OUT THERE?

THE AUDIENCE IS WAITING.

MM? MM.

IT AIN'T NO HURRY.

- BOYCE BALLENTINE, YOU HAVE A WAY WITH WORDS.

AND I LOVE YOU.

[gasps]

AND YOU GOT ME A DOVE!

AWW!

- AND FLOWERS.

- AWW! COME HERE!

both: MMM.

- THAT WAS MY NOTE!

- YOUR NOTE?

- WAIT, THAT NOTE IS WHAT MADE YOU COME BACK TO ME?

- TIFFANY NEVER EVEN READ IT.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGED

OVER SOMETHING THAT STAMPS WROTE.

- MY LIFE CHANGED TOO. TIFFANY WAS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!

- THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE?

- I DID NOT SAY THAT.

- WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SIGN IT?

- I PUT A STAMP AT THE BOTTOM. I WAS TRYING TO BE CLEVER.

- WAIT, BUT THE STAMP SAID "LOVE" ON IT.

I THOUGHT BOYCE WAS BEING CLEVER.

- ALL THIS TIME I ASSUMED TIFFANY JUST BLEW ME OFF.

[chuckles] MAN, I WAS HEARTBROKEN.

I STARTED WORKING OUT,

I GOT BOYCE TO HIRE ME AS HIS TOUR MANAGER,

AND I MADE SURE I WAS NEVER GONNA GET HEARTBROKEN AGAIN.

- ALL THIS TIME I'VE KEPT THIS NOTE,

AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WAS BUILT ON A LIE.

- NO, NOT A LIE, BABE, 'CAUSE I MAY NOT HAVE WRITTEN THIS NOTE,

BUT I MEANT EVERY WORD.

- OH, HONEY, THAT'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS

AND SWEETEST THING YOU EVER SAID.

- SEE, BABE, IT'S FATE.

WHEN TWO PEOPLE ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER,

NONE OF THEIR GARBAGE IN THE PAST MATTERS.

- OH, YOU'RE RIGHT, BABE, AND I SHOULD'VE REALIZED THAT.

I'M SORRY. - MM.

IT'S OKAY.

I'M JUST GLAD YOU SEE IT MY WAY NOW.

- SEE IT YOUR WAY?

- OH, MAN, YOU WERE SO CLOSE.

- NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I'M NOT SEEING IT YOUR WAY.

I'M JUST BEING A BIGGER PERSON.

- BABE, COME ON, NOW, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS, ALL RIGHT?

TRACY IS NO BIG DEAL.

HER SISTER'S THE ONE I SLEPT WITH.

- OH!

STAMPS, JUST STOP TALKING!

- REALLY? - WHAT DID I SAY?

AND YOU SAID HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BE HONEST. - [sighs]

DOES IT REALLY BOTHER YOU THAT I DIDN'T WRITE THAT NOTE?

- NO, NOT AT ALL.

BECAUSE THAT NOTE KEPT YOU FROM LOSING

THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU.

- TRUE THAT. [both laugh]

I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT,

IF I HADN'T FLIRTED WITH THAT GIRL,

WE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE MARRIED.

YOU NEVER REALLY THANKED ME FOR THAT.

- YOU'RE PUSHING IT.

- I KNEW WHEN I WAS SAYING IT--

- IT WAS WRONG. - THIS WAS DONE.

[muttering]

- "DEAR TRACY, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

"THAT I AM IN A COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP

WITH A GIRL NAMED KIM."

- "SHE IS"...

- "SHE IS A DOCTOR."

- WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR?

- "A PRETTY DOCTOR."

- NOT WHAT I WAS GOING FOR, BUT I'LL TAKE IT.

- OKAY, NOW HOW ABOUT ANDREA?

WE CAN SKIP HER 'CAUSE SHE'S MARRIED WITH FOUR KIDS. LOOK.

- SHE HAS FOUR KIDS,

AND SHE STILL LOOKS LIKE THAT IN A BIKINI?

WOW. - GOOD-BYE, ANDREA.

- I TELL YOU, MAN, I LIKED IT BETTER BACK IN MY DAY,

WHEN ALL YOU HAD TO DO

WAS HIDE YOUR LITTLE, BLACK BOOK IN THE GARAGE.

- GO GET IT. - I'M GONNA GO GET IT.

[soul music]

♪

- ♪ THE SOUL MAN