Original subtitles

[gun firing twice]

[crickets chirping]

HELL, I'VE DONE THIS A MILLION TIMES.

[gun firing]

[owl hooting]

(Turdis) WHAT'S THE POINT?

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO.

[gun firing]

[glass shattering]

[engine starting]

[howling]

* I GOT THE HUNGRIES FOR YOUR LOVE *

* AWAITIN' IN THE WELFARE LINE *

BOY, YOU'RE LOOKIN' GOOD, AIN'T YA?

MAN, YOU JUST LOOK LIKE YOU THREW UP.

WELL. MITCH. HELLO, BUD.

HI, MITCH. HI, ALICE.

HOW'S GRANDPA DOIN'?

HEY, RAMEY! HI, ALICE.

OH, HE'S PISSED OFF.

WHY? DIDN'T WE JUST ALL COME FOR HIS BIRTHDAY?

OH, HE'S GOT GIRLFRIEND PROBLEMS.

OH, GOSH. WHICH GIRLFRIEND THIS TIME?

WELL, HE JUST HAD ONE LEFT, NOT COUNTIN' GRANNY.

OH, I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE PARKS BOYS MAKE IT A PRACTICE

OF COUNTIN' THEIR GIRLFRIENDS.

WELL, THIS ONE'S NAME'S MABEL.

AND SHE TALKED GRANDPA INTO BUYIN' HER THIS BRAND NEW DRESS,

AND THEN SHE RUNS OFF AND MARRIES SOMEBODY ELSE IN IT.

[chuckling]

HE'S BEEN SULKIN' EVER SINCE.

HE'LL GET OVER IT, MAN.

OH.

HEY, UH, MITCH? WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD

AND TAKE THE FOLKS BACK TO THE HOUSE

AND I'LL RIDE BACK WITH RAMEY.

(Mitch) ALL RIGHT. BYE.

(Alice) COME ON, MITCH.

TELL ME WHO'S MAD AT WHOM, OVER WHAT.

START WITH THE OLD FOLKS AND WORK DOWN.

WELL, MAINLY THEY'RE ALL MAD AT ME. ESPECIALLY SALLY.

ONLY I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DONE, ALICE.

OH, COME ON.

[sighs]

WHERE'D YOU GET THE NEW DEER RIFLE AT, RAY?

GOD!

[laughing]

OH, SPECK BOUGHT THAT FOR ME.

HELL, THEY SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT YOU ANOTHER TRUCK.

[birds chirping]

LINDA! LINDA?

[dog barking]

BOY, THIS OL' THING LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN A STATE OF INERTIA, BUB.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

UH, RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO, UH, LIMBO.

OH, UH-HUH.

[bird chirping]

[chuckling]

THAT DAMN THING ABOUT KILLED BOTH OF US, BUD, ONCE UPON A TIME.

YEAH, IT'S FUNNY WHAT KIDS'LL DO FOR KICKS, AIN'T IT?

(Ramey) LINDA! LINDA?

*[music playing]

HEY.

HEY. HI.

[exclaims]

HEY, BUD, HI.

I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE. THANKS FOR COMING BY.

[chuckles]

HOW ARE YOU? AH, I'M SQUEAKIN' BY.

UM, CAN I INTRODUCE YOU TO THESE LADIES?

SURE.

WE'VE GOT MRS. ENGLAND.

HI, HOW ARE YOU?

I LISTEN TO ALL YOUR RECORDS. THANK YOU.

AND THEN MRS. PENDERGRASS FROM OVER AT BEETOWN.

HOW'RE YOU?

HI, BUD. YOU MAKE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MUSIC I EVER HEARD!

[chuckling] THANKS.

[chuckles]

WELL, YOU GIRLS JUST GO AHEAD AND GET BEAUTIFUL.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT ANYTHING.

[honking]

*[music playing on radio]

[dog barking]

[mimicking dog barking]

AH, SHUT UP, YOU SHIT-EATER!

*[Dear John by Hank Williams playing]

* WELL, WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING *

(Bud) MAN, I WISH I COULD SLEEP LIKE BOBBY.

IT TAKES A SIMPLE HEART, HONEY.

ONE OF THE FEW THINGS YOU DON'T HAVE.

[chuckling]

HELL, I GOT A SIMPLE HEART.

I CAN'T EVEN SLEEP WHEN I LIE DOWN IN MY OWN BED.

I WISH SALLY WEREN'T WORKIN' NIGHTS. WE NEVER GET TO SEE HER.

SHE DON'T DARE QUIT.

THERE'S 15 PEOPLE WAITIN' ON EVERY JOB THAT COMES UP AROUND HERE.

WELL, SHE COULD COME TO WORK FOR ME, MITCH.

I ALREADY WORK FOR YOU, BUD.

I GUESS SALLY THINKS THERE OUGHT TO BE

ONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY THAT AIN'T ON CHARITY.

NOW, MITCH, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

YOU AIN'T ON CHARITY. YOU EARN EVERY DIME YOU GET.

WELL, I'M GONNA PUT THIS LITTLE GIRL TO BED.

THE REST OF YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU CAN WITH BOBBY.

SAY GOOD NIGHT TO YOUR DADDY, SWEETHEART.

NIGHT, KIDDO.

HEY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL BET HE COULD SLEEP JUST FINE ON THE FLOOR

IF WE COULD JUST GET HIS FAT ASS OUTTA THAT CHAIR.

[all laughing]

WELL, AREN'T YOU BRAVE, NOW THAT HE'S SOUND ASLEEP.

* I'VE SENT YOUR SADDLE HOME *

[chuckling]

WELL, LET'S GET TO GETTIN' HIM OUT, THEN.

[sighing]

LORD, I HOPE HE DON'T WAKE UP.

[all snickering]

(Mitch) HERE. I GOT HIM.

*[guitar playing]

*[Bud humming]

[crickets chirping]

[train horn tooting]

[sighing]

[birds chirping]

*[Cradle Of The Interstate by Nanci Griffith playing]

* IT'S CRYSTAL BREAKING IN THE LIGHT OF DAY *

* IT'S THE HEAT OF THE MOON THAT'S GONE IT'S WAY *

* AND EVERYBODY'S PACKING THEIR WINGS TO FLY HOME *

* LEAVING ME HERE

* IN THE CRADLE OF THE INTERSTATE ALONE *

[sighing]

* AND FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS ARE A DAMNED DISEASE *

* THEY DRINK MY WINE AND TAKE MY MONEY *

* FOOLS ARE REACHIN' FOR A DIM SPOTLIGHT SHINE *

* IF YOU WANT THAT SHINE

* YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WRITE YOUR OWN DAMN LINES *

OH, YOU SMELL GREAT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

YEAH, YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT.

ANY CLEAN ANIMAL SMELLS GOOD TO YOU.

[both kissing]

AHH!

[laughing]

TELL EVERYBODY! TELL EVERYBODY!

OH, GOD, I LOVE YOU, BUD.

TELL EVERYBODY!

I LOVE YOU, BUDDY!

[both chuckling]

MMM.

[laughing]

BOY, YOU DO GET FRISKY WHEN YOU GET BACK HOME.

* WE CAN DRIVE DOWN TO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS *

* JUST A POOR GIRL

* LOOKIN' FOR A WAY OUT *

[man chattering on T.V.]

[sniffling]

WELL, IS THERE ANYBODY ALIVE WHO LIVES HERE?

OH, MY GOD. NOT YOU.

[laughs]

AND YOU'RE CRYIN'?

[screams]

I'M FINE, I'M FINE! LEAVE ME ALONE.

CRYIN' SOMETHIN' THAT GOES ON REGULAR AROUND HERE EVERY MORNIN'?

OH, QUITE OFTEN, IF YOU WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH.

MAYBE IT'S THIS TABLE.

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF IT SOONER?

IT MUST BE THIS GODDAMN UGLY TABLE

MAKES ME START CRYIN' EVERY MORNING.

WELL, WE CAN GET YOU ANOTHER TABLE.

NO, PLEASE DON'T. JUST DON'T BUY US ANYTHING ELSE, BUD,

NOT FOR A WHILE.

NO, I DIDN'T MEAN THAT QUITE THE WAY IT SOUNDED.

IT'S JUST THAT YOU BUY US TOO MUCH AS IT IS.

I GOT PLENTY OF DOUGH. YOU ARE MY ONLY SISTER.

AND DID YOU HELP ME OUT OF JAMS WHEN WE WERE KIDS, OR WHAT?

YOU WERE JUST A PUNK. YOU WERE NEVER THAT BAD.

[birds chirping]

ANYWAY, THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

THE MONEY'S YOUR MONEY. THE DEBTS ARE OUR DEBTS. PERIOD.

ALL RIGHTY, THEN.

JUST FORGET ABOUT THE TABLE. WHAT IS GOIN' ON?

I, UH...

MITCH WASN'T HOME WHEN I GOT HERE.

HE JUST ABOUT NEVER IS.

SO, YOU RECKON IT'S ANOTHER WOMAN?

NO.

I JUST THINK HE'S DEPRESSED.

YOU KNOW, HE NEVER COULD HOLD LIQUOR.

[chuckling]

MAINLY, I JUST THINK HE DRINKS A FEW BEERS

AND FALLS ASLEEP IN THE PICKUP.

THEN, WHEN HE WAKES UP, HE'S AFRAID TO COME HOME.

WE DON'T SEE ONE ANOTHER FOR DAYS AT A TIME.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE YOU AND MITCH STILL HAD ALL THEM DEBTS.

WHERE'D YOU THINK THEY WENT, BUD?

GOD, YOU NEVER DID HAVE ANY SENSE ABOUT THE DOLLAR.

WE OWED $62,000 WHEN WE HAD TO CLOSE THE FARM. I MEAN, IT'S HARD

TO WHITTLE THAT DOWN WHEN YOU GOT 2 KIDS TO RAISE.

(Sally) BUT DON'T YOU GO OFFERIN' MITCH A RAISE.

HE THINKS HE'S TAKIN' MONEY FOR NOTHIN' AS IT IS.

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

UH, NO. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SERVIN', I AIN'T HUNGRY.

SHIT.

[chuckling]

I'M NEVER INVITIN' YOU TO MY HOUSE AGAIN.

HOW'RE YOU GIRLS DOIN' TODAY?

GOOD. BETTER NOW.

CAN I HAVE ONE FOR HER, TOO?

SHE'S TOO SHY TO ASK.

YOU'RE MY BIGGEST FAN.

THERE YOU GO, GIRLS. THANKS.

THANK YOU.

WELL, HEY, BROTHER.

HEY, PARKER, HOW YOU DOIN'? HOW'S THE CHICKEN BUSINESS?

WELL, I FOUND OUT WE HAVE TO VACCINATE ABOUT 20,000.

AND THE OLD MAN'S IN ATLANTIC CITY, GAMBLIN' AWAY ALL THE PROFIT.

BUT YOU DON WANNA HEAR ABOUT THAT. IT'S NOT GLAMOROUS ENOUGH.

DON'T GET TIRED OF SIGNIN' AUTOGRAPHS FOR THOSE WEIRDOES?

NO, IT'S PART OF IT.

WELL, I TELL 'EM ALL I TAUGHT YOU HOW TO SING.

THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I TELL 'EM.

WHERE WOULD I BE IF YOU HADN'T TAUGHT ME HOW TO SING?

HEY, P.J., HOW YOU DOIN'?

HELLO, BUD.

WELCOME HOME.

IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME. YOU DOIN' ALL RIGHT?

FINE, AS USUAL.

WHERE'S ALICE?

SHE SAID SHE WAS GONNA BE GIVIN' YOU A CALL. SHE DIDN'T CALL YET?

NO. PARKER'S BEEN ON THE PHONE ALL MORNING.

I'M SURE IT WAS BUSY.

[vehicles humming]

YOU DOIN' ALL RIGHT?

JUST FINE.

WE GONNA HAVE US A BIG TIME AT THE PARTY?

ALWAYS DO, DON'T WE?

DO A LITTLE FAMILY REMINISCIN'.

WELL, WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT, BUD.

ALL RIGHT, P.J.

TELEGRAM!

BUD!

GOOD NIGHT!

PANTS! I NEVER SEEN YOU IN PANTS BEFORE, WOMAN!

WELL, EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS FAMILY'S CRAZY,

SO I THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL JOIN 'EM.

I JUST WENT OUT AND BOUGHT MYSELF A PAIR OF BLUE JEANS.

NOW, GRANDMA, YOU KNOW WE AIN'T THAT BAD.

DON'T YOU EVER SHAVE ANYMORE?

(Bud) YEAH, MOMMA, I SHAVE. BUT I'M ON VACATION NOW.

GRANDMA, WHERE'S GRANDPA AT?

THE OLD SOT'S UPSTAIRS GETTING' DRUNK.

AND I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW I'M GONNA DIVORCE HIM.

[laughs]

*[harmonica playing]

* LOVE IS JUST A GAMBLE AND EVERYBODY GAMBLES *

* WHEN THEY PLAY A GAME CALLED LOVE *

[laughing] WHEN DID YOU GET IN DOWN HERE, BUD?

I JUST GOT HERE.

WELL, I GUESS YOU HEARD WHAT THAT BITCH DONE TO ME.

YEAH. I WOULDN'T BE TOO DISCOURAGED BY THAT, THOUGH.

THERE'S TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA, GRANDPA.

THERE'S A HEAP OF GODDAMN FISH IN THE SEA, BUD.

BUT THERE'S VERY FEW AVAILABLE PIECE OF ASS IN DOAK CITY,

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN.

WELL, YOU GOT GRANDMA, DON'T YOU?

GRANNY? SHIT.

SHE AIN'T ABOUT TO GIVE ME NONE.

SHE SAYS I GOT A BAD BACK AND OUGHT NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A BAD BACK.

I AIN'T GOT NO BAD BACK!

I JUST PUT THAT STORY OUT TO KEEP THE WOMEN OFF OF ME.

THEY WAS A CRAWLIN' ALL OVER ME A YEAR OR 2 AGO.

WELL, SEE, NOW THE DAMN STORY'S WORKED TOO GOOD.

UH, YOU BRING THAT CALIFORNIA GIRL HOME WITH YOU?

YEAH, I GOT HER HERE WITH ME, GRANDPA.

WHAT'S HER NAME? ALICE.

YOU WHAT?

ALICE. HER NAME'S ALICE, GRANDPA.

YEAH. SHE'S MY FAVORITE. SHE'S GOT A HEAP OF SENSE.

AND THAT'S A RARE THING YOU FIND IN A PERSON FROM CALIFORNIA.

RARE DAMN THING. DID, UH, BUD,

UH, DID YOU MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR YET?

[sighing]

WELL, I THINK I'VE SPENT A MILLION DOLLARS, GRANDPA.

I AIN'T--I AIN'T MADE A MILLION, BUT I THINK I'VE SPENT A MILLION.

WELL, I KNOW.

[bird chirping]

LIFE'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE. YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'?

WHAT?

I BOUGHT MABEL A DRESS AND I PAID 85 DAMN DOLLARS FOR IT. A WHITE DRESS.

AND DAMN IF SHE DIDN'T GET UP AND RUN OFF AND MARRY NEWT JONES IN THAT DRESS.

[laughing]

I'M TELLIN' YOU RIGHT NOW, THAT'S--THAT'S $85 DONE GONE WITH THE WIND.

WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT TOO MUCH, GRANDPA.

WELL--

WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT I GOT YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.

YEAH? YEAH.

WELL, I SURE AS HELL HOPE IT'S A SHOTGUN.

THERE'S 5 OR 6 ASSHOLES AROUND HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO SHOOT.

AND BY GOD, I'M THE MAN TO DO IT. I'LL TELL YA RIGHT NOW.

[chuckling]

I'M THE MAN THAT CAN DO THAT JOB. I'VE BEEN SUMMONARY JUSTICE,

AND I BELIEVE IN TAKIN' THE LAW INTO MY OWN HANDS!

[mimics gunfire]

YOU SEEN PARKER?

YEAH, I THINK HIM AND P.J. ARE ON THEIR WAY OVER HERE RIGHT NOW, GRANDPA.

YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'? I ALWAYS FIGURED THAT YOU'D MARRY P.J.

SURPRISED THE LIVIN' SHIT OUTTA ME WHEN PARKER ENDED UP WITH HER.

NO LIVELIER THAN HE IS.

NOW YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED THE WAY HE'S, LIKE,

THROWIN' OFF OFFSPRING AROUND HERE.

WELL, YEAH. WELL, I RECKON SO.

YOU--YOU MARRIED THAT CALIFORNIA GIRL, WHAT'S HER NAME?

ALICE.

YOU WHAT? (Bud) ALICE.

YEAH, YOU MARRIED HER. AND THAT MEANT PARKER WAS ABOUT LEFT IN...

IN THE CITY HERE, SO P.J. UPS AND MARRIES HIM.

NOW, THAT'S HOW I SCORE THAT ONE.

BUD, YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'? WHAT?

IF YOU BOUGHT ME A CADILLAC

I COULD CRUISE AROUND TOWN IN HERE,

AND I BET YOU MABEL WOULD DROP NEWT JONES JUST LIKE A HOT TURD!

WELL, IF IT AIN'T A CADILLAC, I SURE AS HELL HOPE IT'S A LINCOLN.

[laughing]

(both) * LOVE IS JUST A GAMBLE

* AND EVERYBODY GAMBLES

* WHEN THEY PLAY A GAME CALLED LOVE *

[all cheering]

(Grandpa) THIS IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN THE CADILLAC.

THAT OLD FOOL!

[all whooping]

[all applauding]

BOY, GRANDPA! IT DIDN'T TAKE YOU LONG

TO CATCH ONTO THAT THING, DID IT?

YOU DAMN RIGHT, IT DON'T TAKE ME LONG!

BUD, I SURE APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'?

IT LOOKS LIKE A GODDAMN TRACTOR,

YOU KNOW THAT? A MIDGET TRACTOR.

BUT YOU CAN BET YOUR SWEET ASS I CAN DRIVE IT, BUD.

YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YA? I'LL SEE YOU NEXT BIRD SEASON.

[engine roaring]

[car honking]

[all yelling]

THANKS FOR THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, BUD!

OH, THERE'S SPECK!

[children chattering]

OH, FATHER! YOUR GRANDKIDS WERE GOIN' TO WATCH THE TAPE.

[car door closes]

HERE.

HEY, THAT OLD BOY ALMOST RUN OVER ME.

WHAT THE HELL IS HE RIDIN', ANYWAY?

OH, THAT'S JUST SOMETHIN' TO KEEP HIM ENTERTAINED.

SAY, DID YOU WIN ANY DOUGH?

GIVE THEM SOME OF THAT.

YOU EVER KNOWN ME TO LOSE, JUNIOR?

(boy) HERE YA GO.

HOPE YOU WON A LOT, PAPA.

'CAUSE WE LOST ABOUT 5000 PULLETS WHILE YOU WERE GONE.

WELL, I AIN'T GONNA CRY ABOUT THAT.

NOT AS LONG AS I GOT SUCH FINE LOOKIN PULLETS HERE.

PAPA, I CAME TO SEE YOU, AND YOU WEREN'T THERE!

WELL, I'M HERE NOW, PUMPKIN.

[chuckling]

[fly buzzing]

BUD! YOU HAVE TO POINT THAT THING AT ME EVERY MINUTE?

NOW, 79 YEARS OF GRANDPA'S BIRTHDAYS HAVE BEEN LOST TO HUMAN MEMORY,

AND I PLAN TO SHOOT EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF THIS ONE.

HERE'S A SHOT FOR YOU, BUD.

(all) OOH. WOW!

THAT'S TOO HOT, WOMAN! THAT'S WAY TOO HOT TO PRINT.

BUD, WILL YOU PUT THAT CAMERA DOWN AND CARVE THE ROAST?

JUNIOR DON'T DO THE CARVIN' IN THIS HOUSE.

THERE YOU GO, BABY.

I DO THE CARVIN' IN THIS HOUSE.

AND MOST OF THE EATIN' TOO.

WELL, I GOTTA KEEP UP MY STRENGTH, MOMMA.

THERE'S LOTS OF DEMANDS MADE ON IT. DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

(Grandma) UH-HUH.

(Marian) WHAT'S HE DOIN' HERE?

HE KNOWS IT'S GRANDPA'S BIRTHDAY.

[whispering] MOMMA. NOW, RAMEY'S HIS GRANDSON TOO, ALL RIGHT?

JUST BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO ADOPT THAT BOY

DON'T MEAN I'LL HAVE TO HAVE HIM AT MY TABLE.

LISTEN, OLD LADY. I NOT ONLY CHOSE TO ADOPT HIM, I SIRED HIM.

NOW, JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO BE THE LUCKY FILLY IN THIS CASE,

DON'T MEAN YOU CAN GET YOUR NOSE OUT OF JOINT.

IF I'D SIRED A CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK I WOULDN'T BE BRAGGIN' ABOUT IT.

WELL, I'LL BRAG ON RAMEY. HE'S THE BEST WORKER I GOT.

AND IF YOU OLD HENS DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN JUST GO PECK A ROCK.

[chuckles]

(Ramey) NOW, DON'T START HOLLERIN' AT ME.

I BEEN OUT THERE SINCE 5:00 THIS MORNING,

AND WE'RE STILL LOSIN' 'EM RIGHT AND LEFT.

WELL, YOU SURE YOU GOT ENOUGH MEN?

HEY, LOOK, I GOT JUST ABOUT AS GOOD AS YOU CAN GET AROUND HERE.

MAYBE ME AND YOU COULD HELP OUT WHEN WE GET DONE WITH THIS PARTY STUFF INSIDE.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU VACCINATED CHICKEN, BUD?

WELL, IF I CAN'T VACCINATE 'EM I CAN SURE HELP CATCH 'EM.

YOU WANT SOMETHIN' TO EAT?

NO, I HAD SOME POTATO CHIPS A WHILE AGO.

THEY GOT THE BIG FEED BAG GOIN' ON IN THERE.

I CAN BRING YOU OUT A PLATE.

NO. I'D SURE HATE TO RUIN MARIAN'S DAY.

I'D JUST AS SOON CATCH CHICKENS.

*[Let Me Be A Little Kinder by Glen Campbell playing]

* LET ME BE A LITTLE KINDER

* LET ME BE A LITTLE BLINDER

* TO THE FAULTS OF THOSE ABOUT ME *

* LET ME PRAISE A LITTLE MORE *

* LET ME BE WHEN I AM WEARY

* JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CHEERY *

[chickens screeching]

* LET ME BE WHEN I AM WEARY

* JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CHEERY *

* LET ME SERVE A LITTLE BETTER *

* THOSE THAT I AM STRIVIN' FOR *

BOY, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH IT HURTS TO GET VACCINATED.

AIN'T IT GREAT?

RAMEY, JUST WHAT IS IT I AM INOCULATED TO, ANYWAY?

WELL, I'M NOT REAL SURE, BUD.

JUST DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU GOT A COUPLE OF EGGS IN YOUR BED IN THE MORNING.

[Bud chuckles]

YOU FELLAS WANT TO GO TO THE, UH,

TO THE COUNTRY CLUB DANCE THIS EVENING?

I CANNOT GO. I CAN'T GO. I WILL NOT ATTEND.

(both) BYE, LUKE.

[chickens clucking]

OH.

NOW, DO I LOOK LIKE A MEMBER OF THE COUNTRY CLUB?

IT'S A COUNTRY, COUNTRY CLUB. FREE DRINKS.

I'M STUCK. I'M STUCK HERE.

[both chuckling]

IT'S A COUNTRY, COUNTRY CLUB.

WELL, LET'S JUST HAVE A LITTLE DRINK

AND THINK ABOUT HER.

(both) * I GOT THE HUNGRIES FOR YOUR LOVE *

* WAITIN' IN THE WELFARE LINE *

[engine starting]

[exclaims]

HEY. HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

YOU SEE THAT TRUCK THERE?

YES, SIR.

[laughing]

(Ramey) NOW THAT'S A VINTAGE ANTIQUE. THAT'S A CLASSIC.

YES, SIR.

DON'T LET NOTHIN' HAPPEN TO IT, OK? OK.

I'D BE FORCED TO SUE.

OK. OK. ALL RIGHT.

*[Finger Poppin' Time by Hank Ballard and The Midnighters playing]

* HEY NOW, HEY NOW, HEY NOW

* IT'S FINGER

GOOD EVENING, MR. PARKS. GLAD TO SEE YOU.

HOW YA BEEN, BEANIE?

I'M FINE.

UH, YOUR FAMILY'S ALL HERE, I BELIEVE.

YOU KNOW MY BROTHER, RAMEY, DON'T YA?

DON'T BELIEVE I DO, BUT PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

YOU GENTLEMEN'LL HAVE TO GET ON A COAT AND TIE.

THIS IS ONE OF OUR COAT-AND-TIE DINNERS.

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU'LL GO THIS WAY, WE'LL FIX YOU UP.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT. LET'S GO.

* HEY, NOW. HEY, NOW. HEY, NOW. *

* HEY, BABY, COME ALONG WITH ME *

* HEY, HEY, NOW, BABY

* COME ALONG WITH ME

OH!

IF MABEL COULD ONLY SEE ME NOW! NEWT JONES, SHIT!

[laughing]

* JUST WAIT AND SEE

HI, BUD.

* HERE COMES MARY, HERE COME SUE *

* HERE COMES BOBBY AND CHARLIE TOO *

* IT'S FINGER POP POPPIN' TIME *

* WELL, IT FEELS SO GOOD

HEY, GRANNY. HOW COME YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE SITTIN' HERE,

THE ONLY WALLFLOWER IN THE WHOLE PLACE?

YOU DON'T THINK I'M GONNA GET OUT THERE AND MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF

LIKE THAT OLD FART, DO YA?

HEY.

* HEY NOW, HEY NOW. HEY NOW, HEY NOW *

* IT'S FINGER POP POPPIN' TIME *

* FINGER POPPIN', POPPIN' TIME *

* WELL, I FEEL SO GOOD

* AND THAT'S A REAL GOOD

* AND THAT'S A REAL GOOD AND THAT'S A REAL GOOD SIGN *

[all cheering]

[whooping]

[all applauding]

HEY, RAMEY. WELL, WHAT A NICE JACKET. DOES THAT COME IN GREEN?

[laughing]

DADDY, WE'RE GONNA DRINK A TOAST TO YOU.

HUH?

I SAID, WE'RE GONNA DRINK A TOAST TO YOU.

UH-HUH.

AND YOU BETTER HOPE YOU'RE GONNA LIVE 80 MORE YEARS, YOU OLD GOAT,

'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOIN' WHEN YOU DIE.

SHIT, WOMAN. I'M GONNA DO ONE OF THEM DEATHBED CONVERSIONS

WHEN I DIE! HA!

HERE'S TO YOU, DADDY.

80 MORE YEARS, GRANDPA.

[chuckling]

THAT BUBBLY STUFF GIVES ME GAS. COME ON, BOY. LET'S GET US A REAL DRINK.

* YEAH, YEAH

ALICE.

* YEAH, YEAH

ALICE.

WOULD YOU DANCE WITH ME? IT'S MY LIFE LONG DREAM.

WELL, SHOOT, I'D LOVE TO DANCE WITH YOU, RAMEY.

* THAT WICKED PICKED PICKET

* SINGING MUSTANG SALLY

* OH YEAH, OH YEAH

* SPOTLIGHT ON OTIS REDDING NOW *

* SINGING BAM-BAM-BAM- BAM-BAM-BAM *

* SINGING BAM-BAM-BAM- BAM-BAM-BAM *

* OH YEAH, OH YEAH

* OH TAKE IT OTIS

HEY, P.J. HELLO, BUD.

I'D ASK YOU TO DANCE, EXCEPT FOR I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH ENOUGH

OF THAT IN HIGH SCHOOL. MMM.

I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. DANCIN' ISN'T EVERYTHING.

BOY, ALICE THINKS IT IS. LOOK AT HER GO.

* HE'S THE KING OF THE MOTION *

* HE'S THE KING

AND OLD RAMEY'S FITTIN' IN A LOT BETTER THAN I THOUGHT HE'S GOIN' TO.

[sighing]

WANNA GO FOR A WALK, BUD? IT'S HOT IN HERE.

YEAH, MIGHT AS WELL. I CAN'T DANCE. COME ON.

* OTIS REDDING GOT THE FEELING *

* JAMES BROWN GOT THE FEELING *

* HOUND DOG'S GOT THE UH UH *

NOW, WHERE THE HELL DO YOU TWO THINK YOU'RE GOIN'?

WE'RE GOIN' FOR A WALK. YOU'VE HEARD OF WALKIN', HAVEN'T YOU?

DON'T GET LIPPY WITH ME, JUNIOR. I'LL KNOCK YOU ON YOUR ASS.

JUST DON'T BE GONE TOO LONG, BEAUTIFUL.

I STILL WANT SOME MORE DANCES.

[crickets chirping]

SO, UH.

WHAT WAS ALL THAT IN THERE WITH THE OLD MAN?

HE'S IN LOVE WITH ME.

IN LOVE WITH YOU?

AND YOU'RE MARRIED TO HIS FAVORITE SON?

NO, I'M NOT. RAMEY'S HIS FAVORITE SON.

HE LIKES IT THAT RAMEY'S ILLEGITIMATE.

HE PRETENDS TO LIKE PARKER MORE THAN YOU 'CAUSE HE'S JEALOUS OF YOU.

BUT HE DON'T LIKE PARKER ALL THAT MUCH, EITHER.

WELL, HOW COME?

WELL, PARKER'S MARRIED TO ME. THAT'S ONE REASON.

SO, YOU'RE TELLIN' ME THEN THAT THE OLD MAN IS IN LOVE WITH YOU.

WELL, YOU KNOW HIM. HE'S YOUR FATHER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M TELLIN' YOU?

UH, WHAT I THINK YOU'RE TELLIN' ME IS THAT HE'S CHASIN' YOU.

NO, HE'S NOT CHASIN' ME.

HE CAUGHT ME.

CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE, BUD?

I'LL SAY IT FOR YOU.

I'M SCREWIN' SPECK.

WELL, THAT'S NOT MUCH OF A COMMENT.

I EXPECTED BETTER.

YEAH, WELL,

P.J., YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LET ME GET USED TO THE IDEA THAT, UH,

YOU'RE HAVIN' AN AFFAIR WITH THE OLD MAN.

SCREWIN' YOUR FATHER.

ANYWAY, AFFAIR SORT OF

IMPLIES ROMANCE.

SPECK'S NOT ROMANTIC.

HE'S SOMETHIN', BUT HE'S NOT ROMANTIC.

IF YOU THINK THAT ANY OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH YOU,

IT'S JUST YOUR VANITY SPEAKIN', BUD.

YOU LIKE TO THINK THAT ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO ANY OF YOUR WOMEN

MUST RELATE TO YOU.

IT'S YOUR WAY OF NEVER LETTIN' GO.

YOU NEVER DID LET GO, YOU KNOW.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

I AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THAT GUY.

YES, YOU ARE.

YOU'RE GREEDY.

YOU WANT EVERYBODY, JUST LIKE SPECK.

YOU'RE NICER THAN HE IS, AND YOU GOT YOUR TALENT,

BUT IT'S THE SAME GREED.

WELL.

YOU DON'T SEEM ALL BROKEN UP BY ANY OF THIS.

WHY SHOULD I BE?

SPECK'S A FORCE OF NATURE.

I JUST HAPPENED TO LIE IN HIS PATH.

YEAH, WELL, GAL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT OR NOT,

BUT YOU'RE KIND OF A FORCE OF NATURE YOURSELF.

I NEVER COULD GET YOU TO STOP DOIN' ANYTHING YOU DIDN'T WANNA DO.

YOU DIDN'T STOP, PERIOD.

NOT THAT I BLAME YOU.

YOU SAW THE CHANCE FOR A BETTER LIFE, AND YOU WENT FOR IT.

AND YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT ALICE.

I KNEW PERFECTLY WELL YOU WEREN'T COMIN' BACK, EITHER.

NOT FOR ME OR ANYTHING ELSE.

I MARRIED PARKER.

HE WAS THE BEST THING LEFT IN TOWN,

AND I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE LEAVIN'.

I GOT IT TOO EASY HERE.

WE GOT NICE KIDS.

KINDA FORMAL, MOSTLY, ME AND PARKER.

BUT WE DO OK.

WELL, DOES ANYBODY ELSE KNOW ABOUT THESE SHENANIGANS?

NO.

A FEW MAY HAVE THEIR SUSPICIONS.

[sighing]

WELL.

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS,

HOW COME YOU'RE TELLIN' ME ALL THIS?

WELL, WHO ELSE WOULD I TELL?

I NEVER TOLD MY SECRETS TO ANYONE BUT YOU.

HMM.

WELL, MAYBE.

BYE. BYE-BYE.

[people chattering]

[car doors closing]

(man) BYE-BYE.

*[Alice humming]

(Bud) WOULD YOU SHUT UP?

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

AIN'T NOTHIN' THE MATTER WITH ME.

(Alice) SO BITE MY HEAD OFF, WHY DON'T YOU? I JUST ASKED.

YEAH, YOU'RE ALWAYS JUST ASKING WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ME.

[shuffling in drawer]

THAT RAMEY IS A GREAT DANCER.

WHAT'S HIS MOTHER LIKE?

SHE'S JUST SOME OLD WOMAN AT THE IRONING BOARD FACTORY, THAT'S ALL.

DOES SPECK SUPPORT HER?

SPECK SUPPORTS NOBODY!

I'M SURPRISED SOME HUSBAND HASN'T JUST SHOT HIM.

HAS MY DADDY EVER MADE A PASS AT YOU BEFORE?

SPECK?

WELL, YOU'D TELL ME ABOUT IT IF HE DID, WOULDN'T YA?

I WOULDN'T HAVE TO TELL YOU, YOU'D HEAR IT.

I'D KNOCK HIS BLOCK OFF IF HE TRIED ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WHAT'S EATING YOU, BUDDY?

SPECK HAS NEVER BOTHERED ME.

ANYWAY, WE'LL BE BACK IN...

IN CALIFORNIA IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

CALIFORNIA.

WE AIN'T GONNA GO TO NO CALIFORNIA.

WHY NOT?

I'D LIKE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY.

IS THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU?

*[All the Best by John Prine playing]

* I WISH YOU LOVE AND HAPPINESS *

* I GUESS I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST *

* I WISH YOU DON'T DO LIKE I DO *

* AND NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU *

* 'CAUSE IF YOU FELL JUST LIKE I DID *

* YOU'D PROBABLY WALK AROUND THE BLOCK *

* LIKE A LITTLE KID

* BUT KIDS DON KNOW, THEY CAN ONLY GUESS *

* HOW HARD IT IS TO WISH YOU HAPPINESS *

* I GUESS THAT LOVE

* IS LIKE A CHRISTMAS CARD

* YOU DECORATE A TREE

* AND YOU THROW IT IN THE YARD *

* IT DECAYS AND DIES

* AND THE SNOWMEN MELT WHEN I LOST YOUR LOVE *

HI THERE, BUD!

* I KNEW HOW LOVE FELT

* YEAH, I KNEW LOVE, AND LOVE KNEW ME *

* WHEN I WALKED, LOVE WALKED WITH ME *

* AND I GOT NO HATE

* AND I GOT NO PRIDE

* WELL, I GOT SO MUCH LOVE THAT I CANNOT HIDE *

(Mrs. Green) HELLO, MR. PARKS, HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

HELLO, MRS. GREEN.

* THAT I CANNOT HIDE

KIND OF A BAD DAY FOR ME TODAY. CAME OUT HERE TO THE RIVER

AND FORGOT MY FISHIN' POLE.

[chuckles]

WELL, YOU CAN HAVE MINE.

I'VE ALREADY CAUGHT A BATCH TODAY.

[birds chirping]

YOU CAN HAVE MY STINK BAIT.

SMELLS BAD.

FISH SURE LIKE IT.

WELL, THAT'S REAL NICE OF YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

AND WHEN I GET DONE WITH IT, I'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU, ALL RIGHTY?

THAT'D BE ALL RIGHT.

* SAY YOU DRIVE A CHEVY, SAY YOU DRIVE A FORD *

* YOU SAY YOU DRIVE AROUND THE TOWN *

* TILL YOU JUST GET BORED

* AND THEN YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND *

* FOR SOMETHIN' ELSE TO DO

* AND YOUR HEART GETS BORED WITH YOUR MIND *

* AND IT CHANGES YOU

* WELL, IT'S A DOGGONE SHAME

* AND IT'S AN AWFUL MESS

* I WISH YOU LOVE

* I WISH YOU HAPPINESS

* I WISH YOU LOVE I WISH YOU HAPPINESS *

* I GUESS I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST *

HEY, P.J.?

ANYBODY HERE?

(P.J.) WHO IS IT?

[panting]

I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR 45 SECONDS.

I'LL DO IT WITH YOU, THEN.

OK.

45 MORE SECONDS.

[panting]

SURELY, TIME'S UP.

OK, OK.

OH GOD.

(P.J.) BOY, YOU SURE ARE A NERVOUS ADULTERER.

(Bud) YEAH, I'M NERVOUS.

HELL, ANYBODY COULD DRIVE UP RIGHT NOW. ALICE COULD DRIVE UP.

I DON'T KNOW WHY IN THE HELL YOU'RE NOT MORE NERVOUS THAN YOU ARE.

ARE YOU PLANNIN' ON GOIN' SOMEWHERE?

NO, I JUST LOOKED AT MY WATCH.

IT'S KIND OF A NERVOUS THING.

OH, YEAH. PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU'RE SCARED SHITLESS.

YEAH. PARTICULARLY WHEN I'M SCARED SHITLESS, THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU DO THIS ALL THE TIME? I MEAN, NOT WITH THE OLD MAN, BUT JUST IN GENERAL?

WHEN I CAN FIND SOMEONE VAGUELY INTERESTING.

WHICH ISN'T ALL THAT OFTEN, NOT IN DOAK CITY.

WHY?

DID YOU HAVE ME PEGGED AS A MODEL OF MARITAL CHASTITY?

OR DID YOU JUST THINK THAT I WOULD MAKE DO WITH PARKER

UNTIL YOU GOT AROUND TO COMIN' BACK TO ME?

WELL, NO, I KINDA THOUGHT, MAYBE, THAT YOU WOULD--

WHAT?

BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PROPER?

MORE LIKE WHAT A MOTHER OR A WIFE

OR A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SHOULD BE?

OH, I KINDA THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CAREFUL.

I'M NOT THAT INTERESTED IN CAREFUL.

I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY FAMILY, AND WHAT I DO ON THE SIDE'S MY LOOKOUT.

[laughs]

WHAT THE HELL'S SO FUNNY?

WHAT'RE YOU LAUGHIN' ABOUT?

I WAS JUST...

I WAS JUST THINKIN' ABOUT WHAT AN INTERESTING BUNCH YOU PARKS BOYS ARE.

YOU DON'T HANG OUT TOGETHER, AND YOU'RE NOT MUCH ALIKE.

[sighs]

AND YET, HERE I'VE ENDED UP IN BED WITH 3 OF YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S REAL FUNNY.

YOU CAN SCRATCH ONE OF THE 3 THOUGH.

OOH...

ARE YOU GONNA START TELLIN' ME WHAT TO DO NOW?

WHEN IT COMES TO THE OLD MAN, I'M GONNA START TELLIN' YOU WHAT TO DO.

OH, YEAH? AND WHAT SHOULD I TELL HIM?

"GEE, I'M SORRY, SPECK. I'M SWITCHIN' TO YOUR FAMOUS SON."

I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOU TELL HIM.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY THE HELL I'M HERE.

[sighing]

DID YOU KNOW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN?

YES.

HOW? WHY?

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET ENOUGH WHEN WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU LEFT, BUT YOU DIDN'T FINISH.

[kissing]

*[music playing on radio]

SO, YOU'RE REALLY JUST GONNA GO OUT AND HAVE LUNCH WITH ALICE? RIGHT NOW?

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

I LIKE ALICE A LOT.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE BEST ABOUT HER IS THE WAY SHE HANDLES YOU.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU JUST HANDLED ME, ARE YOU?

I IMAGINE I'LL LISTEN TO HER TALK ABOUT HOW MOODY YOU BEEN LATELY.

HOW AMBIVALENT YOU ARE ABOUT YOUR MUSIC. STUFF LIKE THAT.

NOW, ALICE HAS TO LIVE WITH YOU FULL TIME.

IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT FROM A LITTLE FROLIC.

A LITTLE FROLIC?

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS, WAS A LITTLE FROLIC?

A FROLIC'S A FROLIC.

ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY?

YOU NEVER QUITE GET OVER YOUR FIRST LOVE.

[fountain water trickling]

YEAH, WELL, WHAT ABOUT SPECK, THEN?

WHAT THE HELL DOES ALL THAT MEAN?

OH, SPECK DOESN'T MEAN.

SPECK JUST IS.

WHAT'RE YOU GONNA TELL HIM?

I'M NOT GONNA TELL HIM ANYTHING.

YOU WANT HIM TO KNOW SOMETHIN', YOU TELL HIM.

[laughing]

NOBODY EVER CONTROLLED YOU, AND NOTHIN' EVER STOPPED YOU.

I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND FOR 4 YEARS.

SOME OF THAT WAS BOUND TO RUB OFF.

YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED BY DOIN' EXACTLY WHAT YOU PLEASED.

NOW, I MAY NOT GET EXACTLY WHAT I WANT,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE BORED.

IN THIS TOWN, THAT TAKES A CERTAIN TALENT.

YEAH, WELL, IT WASN'T JUST A LITTLE FROLIC.

IT WAS DEFINITELY MORE THAN JUST CASUAL.

LOTS OF FOLKS GONNA BE HURT BY THIS, BESIDES ME AND YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?

[car engine starting]

(Terri Jo) HIGHER.

(Bud) HIGHER? IF I SWUNG YOU ANY HIGHER,

[laughing] YOU'D PROBABLY DO THE LOOP-D-LOOP AND FALL OFF,

YOU SILLY KID.

HIGHER!

(Bud) WHAT'RE YOU LOOKIN' AT?

(Alice) I JUST KEEP HOPIN' IF I LOOK AT YOU LONG ENOUGH,

I'LL UNDERSTAND YOU, BUT IT ISN'T WORKING.

I'M A PRETTY THIN BOOK. THERE'S NOT MUCH TO UNDERSTAND.

SURE THERE IS.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE 3 DAYS, AND WE BEEN HERE 2 WEEKS.

TERRI JO AND I ARE GETTIN' RESTLESS.

TERRI JO DON'T LOOK TOO RESTLESS.

I THOUGHT THINGS WERE GOIN' SO GOOD WE'D JUST MOVE IN HERE OR SOMETHIN'.

AND THINK OF ALL THE MONEY WE'D BE SAVIN'.

THINK OF THE MONEY WE MIGHT LOSE IF YOU STOP PERFORMIN'.

OR THINK OF THE MONEY THAT I MIGHT SPEND IF I GET BORED WITH RURAL LIFE.

WHICH I DID SEVERAL DAYS AGO.

I MIGHT START BUYIN' FURS AND STUFF, LIKE YOUR MOTHER.

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I'M SLOWING DOWN.

I GUESS I DON'T NEED TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU START RECORDING IN A WEEK.

[birds chirping]

BUD, MUSIC HAS GOTTEN YOU EVERYTHING YOU HAVE.

EVEN YOU?

NO, NOT ME.

(Terri Jo) HIGHER.

I GUESS IT WAS YOUR CHEERFUL, UPBEAT PERSONALITY THAT WON ME OVER.

PUSH ME, MOM!

IF YOU'RE GONNA QUIT THE MUSIC BUSINESS, JUST DO IT!

ALL RIGHT, I WILL.

BUD, WHAT'RE YOU TELLING ME?

THAT YOU'RE NEVER, EVER GONNA SING AGAIN?

NO, WHAT I'M TELLIN' YOU IS THAT

I'M TIRED OF GOIN' OUT EVERY NIGHT, MAKIN' A MONKEY OUT OF MYSELF.

OK, FINE.

STAY HERE AND WORK FOR SPECK. MOMMY, I'M SLOWING DOWN.

IS HE HIRIN'?

YOU ARE SO FULL OF SHIT SOMETIMES, I'M SURPRISED YOU CAN EVEN WALK.

MOM, PUSH ME! I'VE HAD IT UP TO HERE

WITH YOUR HICK-TOWN FANTASIES, BUD.

YOU HITCHHIKED OUT OF HERE, REMEMBER?

YOUR FATHER DIDN'T EVEN LIKE YOUR MUSIC.

HE CRUSHED YOUR GUITARS. HE DIDN'T GIVE YOU A CENT.

YOU DIDN'T GROW UP HERE!

GROWING UP IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU DIDN'T DO HERE.

YOU GREW UP IN L.A. AND NASHVILLE AND NEW YORK.

I MEAN, IF YOU STAY HERE, YOU'RE JUST GONNA END UP JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER.

OH, GREAT. WELL, THAT'S A GREAT THING TO ASPIRE TO, ISN'T IT, BUD?

GIRL, WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOIN' ON WITH THESE FINGERNAILS?

(Linda) IT'S A HILLBILLY MANICURE.

[Linda snickering]

I JUST BITE 'EM BECAUSE I'M NERVOUS. I WORRY ALL THE TIME.

[Linda grunting]

*[music playing on radio]

WHAT DO YOU GOT TO WORRY ABOUT?

I GOT LOTS.

MY MOTHER'S AN ALCOHOLIC, ONLY SHE WON'T ADMIT IT.

MY DAD'S TAKEN UP WITH THIS OLD SLUT FROM BEDFORD.

TAKES ALL HIS MONEY AND DON'T CARE NOTHIN' ABOUT HIM.

WELL, THEN YOU GOT RAMEY.

DON'T MENTION HIM.

I'LL FINISH OFF MY FINGERNAILS AND START EATING MY HAND.

I AIN'T SEEN HIM FOR 2 DAYS.

HMM.

WHERE YOU RECKON HE GOES?

LOUISVILLE. MAYBE.

ROLLER RINK. I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, WHEN WE GET DONE WITH THIS HAIR DYE JOB,

MAYBE I'LL GO OUT AND LOOK FOR HIM.

YOU WANNA GO ALONG?

NO.

HE'D THINK I WAS CHECKIN' UP ON HIM, AND HE'D QUIT ME IN A MINUTE.

IF IT'S YOU, IT'S DIFFERENT.

YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD HE EVEN RESPECTS.

[music continues playing]

YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

[both laughing]

I HOPE NOT.

TRUST ME. YOU'LL LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT.

*[Sweet Suzanne by Buzzin' Cousins playing on radio]

* IT'S GOT TO BETTER THAN WHERE I AM *

* BUT I SEE IT ALL NOW AS THE LIGHTS GROW DIM *

* AND THE WORLD STARTS TO CLOSE ITS EYES *

* I JUST WANTED TO SAY *

EXCUSE ME, MR. PARKS, CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?

SURE.

THERE YOU GO, BIG GUY.

THANKS.

HEY, WHO YOU LOOKIN' FOR?

WELL, I'M LOOKIN' FOR YOU.

GOOD DAMN THING I DIDN'T GO DOWN LOUISVILLE. I'D'VE NEVER FOUND YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'D BOTHER IN THE FIRST PLACE.

POOL, MAN, LET'S SHOOT SOME POOL.

YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T COME HERE TO SAVE MY SOUL OR SOMETHIN', DID YA?

NO, NO, NO.

I AIN'T LOOKIN' TO SAVE NOBODY'S SOUL.

I GOT ENOUGH TROUBLE OF MY OWN.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK?

THANK YOU.

HEY MAN, I SEEN WHERE YOUR CAR'S BEEN PARKED IN THE AFTERNOONS.

THAT THING'S LIKE A SIGNATURE OUT THERE.

MAN, I HOPE YOU DON'T DO NOTHIN' TO HURT ALICE.

SHE'S THE ONLY DECENT PERSON I KNOW AROUND HERE.

YOU KNOW, I'M GETTIN' TIRED OF THIS DECENT BULL FROM YOU AND BOBBY ALL THE TIME.

IF YOU GUYS LIKE HER SO MUCH, WHY DON'T YOU MARRY HER?

HEY, I WISH I WAS.

WELL, YOU AIN'T, I AM. I'M NOT BEATIN' THAT WOMAN.

I LOVE HER, TOO.

JUST THINGS GET COMPLICATED. HELL, UH, YOU KNOW THAT AS WELL AS ANYBODY.

COMPLICATED. THERE'S A NICE WORD FOR IT.

HOW COME P.J.'S ALWAYS AROUND WHEN THINGS GET COMPLICATED IN THIS FAMILY?

LOOK, SUCKROY, YOU WANNA GO SHOOT POOL OR DON'T YOU?

BETTER NOT TODAY, BUD.

I'M STARTIN' TO FEEL A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

HEY!

OH. LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE THERE.

WELL, I KNOW JUNIOR NEVER BROUGHT YOU NO FISH.

I'LL EVEN CLEAN 'EM FOR YA MYSELF.

BUD AND BOBBY WENT TO INDIANAPOLIS. THEY'LL BE BACK FOR SUPPER.

WHERE'S MY GRANDBABY?

LINDA CAME AND GOT HER.

SHE LIKES TO GO TO THE BEAUTY PARLOR NOW. SHE THINKS SHE CAN DO HAIR.

*[music playing on radio]

WHAT'S MARIAN UP TO?

BUYIN' CLOTHES, I GUESS. THAT'S WHAT SHE USUALLY DOES.

I THOUGHT I HAD SOME CORNMEAL.

OH. HEY.

[laughing]

I CAN'T DO THAT SHIT YOU AND RAMEY WERE DOIN'.

BUT I'M HARD TO BEAT WHEN IT COMES TO HUG DANCIN'.

OH, YEAH, THAT RAMEY. HE'S A GREAT DANCER. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

I'M NOT BAD MYSELF, AM I?

OH, NO, YOU'RE NOT BAD.

OH.

OH, DON'T DO THAT, SPECK. I CAN'T BE FRYIN' FISH AND DANCIN' AT THE SAME TIME.

WELL, THEN,

WHY DON'T WE JUST FORGET THE FISH FRY?

SISSY, HERE!

[barking]

WELL, THAT'S THE END OF THAT FISH FRY.

GET OUTTA HERE!

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU HAD THAT DOG, CALIFORNIA.

THERE WAS NO LUCK INVOLVED. I PLANNED IT THAT WAY.

[Sissy growling]

[Sissy barking]

GOOD GIRL, SISSY.

*[Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground by Willie Nelson playing]

* IF YOU HAD NOT FALLEN

(Terri Jo) WHO CAUGHT THESE FISHIES?

FISH, NOT FISHIES.

PAPA CAUGHT THEM.

(Bud) PAPA CAUGHT 'EM.

HE PROBABLY PAID SOME FISHERMAN TO CATCH 'EM FOR HIM

JUST TO TRY AND IMPRESS YOU.

FISHING'S WAY TOO SLOW FOR OLD PAPA.

WELL, HE IMPRESSED ME ALL RIGHT.

DRINK YOUR JUICE, TERRI JO.

THANKS.

BOBBY, WILL YOU TAKE T.J. UP AND READ HER A STORY?

NO, I WANT YOU TO.

OH, I CAN'T TONIGHT.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I WANT TO SIT AND TALK TO YOUR DADDY FOR A FEW MINUTES.

YOU GO ON. I'LL COME AND KISS YOU GOOD NIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

WELL, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR HIM.

THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT HE MIGHT DO.

COME HERE, BABY.

GOODNIGHT, BABY.

* LEAVE ME, IF YOU NEED TO

* I WILL STILL REMEMBER

T.J. AND I ARE GOING BACK TO CALIFORNIA TOMORROW.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

[exhaling]

I'LL HAVE, UH, BOBBY CALL ABOUT THE PLANE.

NO.

DON'T SPEND YOUR MONEY.

I ALREADY MADE RESERVATIONS. WE'LL GO TO INDIANAPOLIS.

JUST LOOKIN' OUT FOR YA.

THANKS.

I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF US.

WELL, I WISH YOU'D RECONSIDER.

AND WHY WOULD YOU WISH THAT?

[Bud grinding salt shaker into table]

YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT ME OR SPOKEN TO ME IN 2 WEEKS.

[sighing]

BESIDES, ONCE I'M GONE, IT'LL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR YOU

TO SEE YOUR GIRLFRIEND, WHOEVER SHE IS.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO TAX YOUR BRAIN, THINKIN' UP LITTLE EXCUSES

TO DISAPPEAR FOR AN HOUR OR 2.

[Alice scraping plate]

THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT!

I MEAN, YOU'RE A PARKS, AREN'T YOU?

2 WOMEN ARE BETTER THAN ONE! 3 ARE PROBABLY BETTER THAN 2!

AND ON UP TO WHATEVER THE PARKS LIMIT IS!

* I'D RATHER SEE YOU UP

ANYWAY, I'M GOING.

I HAVE CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS TO FULFILL.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR DOORMAT.

* LEAVE ME, IF YOU NEED TO

* I WILL STILL REMEMBER

YOUR FATHER MADE A PASS AT ME TODAY.

* ANGEL FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND *

NOT THAT YOU GIVE A SHIT.

BIG SHOT.

[sighing]

* LEAVE ME, IF YOU NEED TO *

I GUESS THAT EXPLAINS THE FISH.

[crickets chirping]

*[Born To Lose by Ted Daffan playing on radio]

* BORN TO LOSE

HEY, ROBERT LEE. I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D STILL BE UP.

WANNA SHOOT A LITTLE POOL WITH ME?

I DON'T WANNA SHOOT NO POOL.

* EVERY DREAM HAS ONLY BROUGHT ME PAIN *

IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION.

* ALL MY LIFE

CAN I INTEREST YOU IN ANYTHING?

* I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO BLUE

LIKE, MAYBE WE COULD, UH,

SCRATCH OUR ASSES TOGETHER OR PLAY SOME BASKETBALL

OR SOME TIDDLYWINKS.

LEARN OUR ABC'S TOGETHER.

MAYBE SOME READIN' AND WRITIN' AND ARITHMETIC.

(Bobby) I DON'T WANNA PLAY NOTHIN' WITH YOU, BUD.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

[cue ball rolling]

I'M THINKIN' ABOUT QUITTIN'.

YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN? YOU BETTER THINK REAL HARD ABOUT THAT.

WE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER.

THICK AND THIN, SO THEY SAY.

(Bobby) YEAH, THAT SURE IS TRUE.

ONLY NOW, THIN'S GETTIN' THINNER.

IT'S TOO THIN TO SKATE ON, BUD.

WHAT'S THE MATTER? DON'T I PAY YOU ENOUGH?

YEAH, YOU PAY ME ENOUGH. TOO MUCH, IN FACT.

I JUST DON'T RESPECT YOU NO MORE, BUD.

* BORN TO LOSE

* MY EVERY HOPE IS GONE

WELL, IF YOU'RE REALLY GONNA DRAG UP,

* IT'S SO HARD TO FACE AN EMPTY DAWN *

COULD YOU GO BACK TO CALIFORNIA AND JUST KINDA KEEP AN EYE ON HER FOR ME?

* YOU WERE ALL THE HAPPINESS I KNEW *

* BORN TO LOSE

* AND NOW I'M LOSING YOU

* THERE'S NO USE

* TO DREAM OF HAPPINESS

* ALL I SEE

* IS ONLY LONELINESS

* ALL MY LIFE *

[birds chirping]

[sighing]

DON'T TOUCH ME, BUD.

I SURE HATE A CRYING WOMAN, YOU KNOW.

OH, I BET YOU DO.

[sniffling]

BUT I AM CRYING.

YOU KNOW,

WE HAD A GREAT MARRIAGE AND A REALLY NICE FAMILY.

[sniffling]

AND YOU'RE GONNA BOFF IT ALL AWAY.

DON'T TRY TO MAKE UP TO ME, BUD.

I'M TOO ANGRY.

AND YOU BLEW IT.

I REALLY HATE YOU FOR THIS.

I HATE YOU FOR IT.

[sniffling]

RIGHT NOW,

RIGHT NOW, I THINK YOU'RE THE MOST SELFISH HUMAN BEING I'VE EVER MET.

BUD, JUST GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE, PLEASE.

[door closing]

[sobbing]

(Alice) SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR DADDY, TERRI JO.

BYE.

BYE, BABY.

[inhaling]

AREN'T YOU GOIN' WITH ME?

NOT THIS TIME, DARLIN'.

I'LL SEE YOU REAL SOON THOUGH, OK?

BOBBY, WILL YOU HELP HER IN THE CAR?

WELL,

BYE, BIG SHOT.

I WON'T BE TAKING YOU AWAY FROM YOUR HOME ANYMORE.

AREN'T YOU LAYIN' IT ON JUST A LITTLE THICK?

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I DON'T THINK SO.

BYE, BUD.

HEY, BOBBY.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DOUGH.

KIND OF KEEP YOUR EYE ON THEM.

SEE YOU, BUD.

[car starting]

[children laughing]

*[I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash playing on radio]

* I KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THIS HEART OF MINE *

* I KEEP MY EYES WIDE OPEN ALL THE TIME *

* I KEEP THE ENDS OUT FOR THE TIES THAT BIND *

* BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE I WALK THE LINE *

HEARD ALICE LEFT.

[T.V. playing]

YEP, THAT'S ACCURATE INFORMATION. SHE LEFT.

* I FIND MYSELF ALONE WHEN EACH DAY IS THROUGH *

* YES, I'LL ADMIT THAT I'M A FOOL FOR YOU *

I USED TO THINK I WAS THE MOST SELF-DESTRUCTIVE

GUY IN THIS FAMILY.

I'M STARTIN' TO WONDER.

* BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE, I WALK THE LINE *

WELL, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M SO SELF-DESTRUCTIVE?

(Ramey) YOU DID JUST RUN OFF THE BEST THING YOU EVER HAD.

* I KEEP YOU ON MY MIND BOTH DAY AND NIGHT *

WELL, I GUESS IT'S GONNA BE UP TO ME TO GO OUT

AND GET SOMETHING BETTER THEN, AIN'T IT?

YEAH, RIGHT. DREAM ON, SUCKER.

(Bud) YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF I HAD THAT GIRL'S P.R.,

I'D BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

* YOU'VE GOT A WAY TO KEEP ME ON YOUR SIDE *

HEY, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT MITCH?

* YOU GIVE ME CAUSE FOR LOVE THAT I CAN'T HIDE *

NO. WHAT HAPPENED TO MITCH?

(Ramey) YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS.

HE FELL ASLEEP. WELL, HE PASSED OUT IN HIS TRUCK.

ROLLED IT RIGHT INTO A CREEK.

DID HE GET HURT?

BROKE HIS COLLARBONE.

AND THEY JUST BOUGHT THAT TRUCK, TOO.

(Bud) I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU PEOPLE JUST DON'T DRIVE MY TRUCKS.

I GOT A THOUSAND VEHICLES.

I GUESS WE'RE JUST FREE SPIRITS, BUD.

I GUESS WE'D RATHER WAD UP OUR OWN TRUCKS THAN WRECK ONE OF YOURS.

GET IN THERE.

(girl #1) 3. 3.

[honking]

HI, UNCLE BUD.

HEY, UNCLE BUD.

(girl #1) 2. 2. 2.

(girl #2) 4. 4. 4.

(boy) WOW! WHAT DO YA THINK?

(girl #1) 3. 3. 3.

(girl #2) 2. 2.

(girl #1) 1. 1. 1, 1, 1. 1!

YES!

OH, NO!

HI, UNCLE BUD. YOU WANNA COME PLAY? I'M WINNING!

COME ON, BUD. SIT DOWN, PLAY WITH US.

NO, I--I AIN'T VERY GOOD AT GAMES, YOU GUYS.

PARKER, HOW YOU DOIN'? I DIDN'T SEE YOUR CAR OUT THERE.

YEAH, IT'S IN THE SHOP, GETTIN' A NEW STEREO SYSTEM.

YEAH? WELL, I JUST STOPPED BY TO ASK IF YOU FOLKS HEARD ABOUT MITCH.

YEAH, I WENT OVER TO SEE HIM WITH SALLY IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

THANKS, HONEY.

THEY ONLY MADE ABOUT 5 PAYMENTS ON THAT TRUCK.

WANT A DRINK, BUD?

NO, I'LL TELL YA WHAT. I THINK I'M GONNA GET OUT OF HERE

AND GET OUTTA YOU FOLK'S LIFE, ALL RIGHT? I'LL WALK YOU OUT.

BYE-BYE.

BYE!

ALL RIGHT, AGAIN?

I'M GONNA TELL YOU, I'M SPANKING WHOEVER GIVES ME THE BULL THIS TIME.

HEY, BUDDY.

TERRA'S MAKIN' ICE CREAM.

[laughing]

SO, HOW'S MITCH?

HE'S ASLEEP.

THEY GAVE HIM SOME PAIN PILLS FOR HIS SHOULDER. HE FELL ASLEEP AT SUPPER.

HOW BAD DID HE TEAR UP THAT PICKUP TRUCK, THEN?

WELL, IT DON'T HELP A PICKUP MUCH TO ROLL IT INTO A CREEK.

I'M JUST THANKFUL MITCH DIDN'T DROWN.

HEY, YOU GUYS,

LET'S GO GET ON YOUR P.J.'S, HUH.

BY THE TIME YOU'RE READY FOR BED, THIS ICE CREAM'LL BE READY FOR EATIN'. COME ON.

(Sally) HEY, DON'T LET HER BEAT YOU. DON'T LET HER BEAT YOU.

HERE. GO, GO. QUICK, QUICK, QUICK, QUICK!

(Terra) GOOD NIGHT.

[crickets chirping]

SALLY, HOW COME MITCH HAS BEEN SO DEPRESSED LATELY?

WELL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, BUDDY, I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

WELL HELL, YOU'RE MARRIED TO HIM.

SEEMS LIKE IT'D CONCERN YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT.

OH, WELL, RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD TO THINK OF ONE THING IN MY LIFE

THAT DON'T WORRY ME.

I USED TO HAVE YOU AS MY ONE THING.

UNTIL YOU CAME HOME AND RAN ALICE OFF.

IT'S ABOUT THE DUMBEST THING ANYONE IN THIS FAMILY HAS DONE FOR YEARS.

I'D A MILLION TIMES RATHER YOU JUST ROLL THAT OLD CAGE DOWN THE STREET

LIKE YOU USED TO.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. I DIDN'T RUN ALICE OFF. SHE LEFT.

BULLSHIT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOURSELF.

SHE WANTED TO LIVE OUT THERE, AND I WANTED TO LIVE HERE,

AND WE JUST HAD OURSELVES A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, I GUESS.

THAT'S ALL.

I SHOULDN'T SAY THIS, BUT I'M GONNA.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO LIVE HERE, BUD.

HUH.

WELL, THAT'S NICE, COMIN' FROM MY FAVORITE SISTER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OH GOD, THIS IS HARD.

BUDDY,

WE GOTTA LIVE HERE.

WE'RE TRAPPED HERE.

NOW, I DON'T--I DON'T MEAN THAT IT'S BAD,

BUT YOU'RE OUR STAR.

WHEN YOU'RE IN HOLLYWOOD, THAT'S FINE. NO, NO,

WE--WE CAN COME SEE YOU ONCE IN A WHILE

AND GET A LITTLE OF THAT GLAMOUR.

BUT WHEN YOU COME HERE AND HANG AROUND,

THEN PRETTY SOON THAT TRAP STARTS RATTLIN'.

WE ALL GET KIND OF CRAZY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS ALL HAS TO DO WITH ME.

BECAUSE EVERYTHING YOU GOT IS BETTER THAN ANYTHING WE GOT.

YOU KNOW, ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS COME BACK HERE AND JUST

BE WITH MY FAMILY AGAIN.

YOUR FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, I SAW YOU ON T.V. THE OTHER NIGHT, BUD.

YOU WERE--YOU WERE UP THERE ON STAGE WITH WILLIE NELSON

AND WAYLON JENNINGS AND DOLLY PARTON.

AND YOU WERE ALL SINGIN'.

AND I THOUGHT, WELL,

BUD HAS FINALLY FOUND SOME FOLKS OF HIS OWN.

HE'S FINALLY FOUND SOME FRIENDS.

YOU JUST LOOKED LIKE YOU FIT IN WITH THOSE FOLKS.

YOU NEVER DID REALLY FIT IN, IN DOAK CITY, YOU KNOW.

I LOVE YOU A WHOLE LOT, BUT THAT'S THE BONE TRUTH.

YOU NEVER DID REALLY FIT.

[sighing]

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

IF I DON'T FIT IN HERE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WOULD.

*[Suzanne by Leonard Cohen playing]

* SUZANNE TAKES YOU DOWN

* TO HER PLACE NEAR THE RIVER *

* YOU CAN HEAR THE BOATS GO BY *

OKAY, COME HERE.

SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ME WHILE I GET DRESSED.

* AND YOU KNOW THAT SHE'S HALF CRAZY *

* BUT THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO BE THERE *

YOU KNOW, WHAT'S, UH, THE BIG HURRY ABOUT?

SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS.

PICKIN' TEAM UNIFORMS TODAY.

I WANNA BE THERE TO HELP PICK OUT THE GIRLS' STUFF.

WHERE YOU BEEN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS?

MOPIN' AROUND.

ALICE LEFT ME.

YEAH, I HEARD. SALLY TOLD ME. WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

SHE FOUND OUT I HAD ANOTHER GIRLFRIEND.

SHE FIND OUT IT WAS ME?

NO.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

I'D SURE HATE TO GO CROSSWISE WITH ALICE.

SO, SHE JUST TICKED OFF?

IS IT A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

[sighing]

OH, I CAN'T DO THAT STUFF.

* AND JESUS WAS A SAILOR

YOU THINKIN' OF GIVIN' ME UP, BUD?

* WHEN HE WALKED UPON THE WATER *

WELL, I AIN'T THINKIN' TOO CLEAR, THAT'S FOR SURE.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKIN'.

I COME OVER HERE THE OTHER DAY, AND THERE'S THE OLD MAN'S CAR OUT FRONT.

THE NEXT DAY I COME OVER HERE, YOU, PARKER, AND THE KIDS ARE HAPPIER THAN PIGS IN SHIT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKIN'.

WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

I HAVE GOOD TIMES WITH MY FAMILY. I ALWAYS HAVE.

WHAT'D YOU THINK?

THAT I'D SIT AROUND THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND CRY

'CAUSE YOU WEREN'T HERE?

DON'T YOU HAVE GOOD TIMES WITH YOUR FAMILY, BUD?

YEAH. I HAD GOOD TIMES WITH MY FAMILY.

WHEN I HAD ONE.

WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

I WANT YOU. I THOUGHT YOU WANTED ME.

OF COURSE, I DO.

YOU ARE THE MAIN LOVE OF MY LIFE.

YEAH, WELL.

THIS LOVE DON'T SEEM TO BE AFFECTING YOUR LIFE THE WAY IT'S AFFECTING MINE.

WELL, WHY SHOULD IT? I GOT A GREAT LIFE.

I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT THING WITH SPECK FOR A WHILE,

BUT I THINK I GOT THAT UNDER CONTROL.

YEAH. YOU GOT IT PRETTY WELL WORKED OUT, DON'T YOU?

YOU GOT ME PRETTY WELL WORKED OUT.

YOU HAVE PARKER PRETTY WELL WORKED OUT.

PRETTY DAMN GOOD MANAGER, AREN'T YOU?

YES, I AM. DON'T YOU GET HUFFY WITH ME.

DON'T YOU COME OVER HERE ACTING POSSESSIVE.

YEAH, BUT I AM POSSESSIVE, AND YOU KNOW IT.

I'M NOT A GOOD MANAGER LIKE YOU.

[sighing]

I COME BACK HERE, AND YOU GET ME TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU.

YOU START JUGGLIN' SPECK AND PARKER

AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHER MEN.

THERE ARE OTHER MEN, AREN'T THERE?

NOT AT THIS MINUTE. ALL THE SLOTS ARE TAKEN.

THOUGH I'M SURE I CAN FILL ANY THAT COME UP.

LISTEN, YOUNG LADY.

I WANT YOU.

I DON'T WANNA SHARE YOU WITH ANYBODY.

YOU'RE MAKING ME LATE.

AND I'M NEVER LATE.

I'M GONNA BE HERE ALL AFTERNOON.

YOU CAN COME BACK THEN. WE CAN WORK THIS OUT.

EITHER I'M MORE IMPORTANT THAN A DAMN SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OR I'M NOT!

WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ACTIN' THIS WAY?

[sighing]

I WOULD HAVE MARRIED YOU, BUD.

BUT YOU NEVER ASKED.

YOU JUST LEFT.

I WOULD HAVE GONE WITH YOU, BUT YOU NEVER ASKED THAT EITHER.

YOU LEFT ME HERE TO MAKE MY OWN HAPPINESS. AND I DID.

SO, THIS IS JUST AN AFFAIR FOR YOU?

I DIDN'T SAY "JUST."

THIS ISN'T JUST AN AFFAIR.

THIS IS THE BEST AFFAIR I'LL EVER HAVE.

[sighing]

BUT YOU'RE MARRIED.

AND I'M MARRIED.

I DON'T SEE YOU FOR MONTHS AT A TIME.

MAYBE YOU GOT A GIRLFRIEND, MAYBE YOU DON'T. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T CARE.

BUT DON'T CRITICIZE ME.

P.J.

WHERE YOU GOIN'?

YOU SEEM TO THINK THAT BECAUSE I LIKE SEX,

I'M IRRESPONSIBLE OR SOMETHIN'.

BUT I'M NOT.

I WORKED HARD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND I DO A GOOD JOB.

P.J.!

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I SAID I WANTED TO MARRY YOU?

[door slams]

[birds chirping]

(Bud) DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID TO YOU?

YES, I DID.

I WAS GONNA BE NICE AND PRETEND I DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY IT.

THAT PROPOSAL'S ABOUT 16 YEARS TOO LATE.

LOOK, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO TEAR UP YOUR NICE FAMILY

AND TEAR UP MY NICE FAMILY TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO ANYWAY

IF WE'RE SMOOTH?

SMOOTH? HELL, I HATE SMOOTH.

WELL, I'M AFRAID THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD PROGNOSIS THEN, MR. PARKS.

BECAUSE I'M ABOUT AS SMOOTH AS THEY COME.

NOT THAT YOU'D GIVE A DAMN,

BUT I'M THINKIN' ABOUT LEAVIN' THIS TOWN ANYWAY.

THAT'D BE A PITY.

YEAH, YOU'D LIVE, WOULDN'T YOU?

YES, SIR, I WOULD.

[car starting]

[thunder rumbling]

RAMEY, WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON AROUND HERE?

YOU GUYS MOVIN' OR SOMETHIN'?

(Ramey) FOLLOWIN' YOUR EXAMPLE, BUD.

YOU LEFT, NOW WE'RE LEAVIN'.

WHERE YOU GONNA GO?

I DON'T KNOW.

PROBABLY COLORADO. LINDA'S GOT FOLKS OUT THERE.

I DON'T GET THIS PART!

HEY, IT AIN'T COMPLICATED.

HEY, YOU LEFT.

MAN, WE AIN'T GETTIN' NOWHERE HERE.

I'M TIRED OF BEIN' THE--THE LEFTOVER PARKS BOY.

MAN, I'M GOIN' SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY AIN'T HEARD OF NO PARKS. EXCEPT YOU.

I GOT THE SAME FAMILY FEELINGS AS THE REST OF YOU GUYS.

YOU GOT SOMETHIN' ELSE.

[engine starting]

YEAH, I'LL COME AND SEE YOU WHEN YOU'RE GONE! GREAT!

YOU'RE JUST FEELIN' SORRY FOR YOURSELF, MAN!

WHOLE-WHEAT TOAST AND SOME COFFEE.

THAT BE ALL?

THAT BE IT.

OK, THANK YOU.

THANKS.

*[music playing on radio]

[cutlery clattering]

[people chatting]

[snickering]

MORNING, SPECK.

I GUESS THAT'LL TEACH YOU TO BE FUCKIN' AROUND WITH MY OLD LADY.

YOU GOT A MOUTH LIKE A SLOP BUCKET, JUNIOR.

I DON'T REMEMBER INVITIN' YOU TO SIT DOWN.

WELL, I THOUGHT WE COULD JUST HAVE ONE OF THEM HEART-TO-HEART TALKS, PA.

WELL, I DON'T PARTICULARLY CARE ABOUT YOUR HEART.

NO, YOU AIN'T PARTICULARLY CARED ABOUT NOTHIN' ABOUT ME, HAVE YOU?

NOPE.

YOU WERE ALWAYS THE RUNT OF THE LITTER.

I TELL YOU WHAT I AM INTERESTED IN THOUGH.

I'M INTERESTED IN ALL THAT MONEY YOU MAKE.

I THOUGHT SOMEPLACE ALONG THE LINE YOU MIGHT SEND ME A LITTLE BIT OF IT,

BUT YOU NEVER HAVE.

GIVE YOU SOME?

WELL, I MEAN, THE CREDIT OUGHT TO GO TO THE SIRE.

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS IN HORSE RACING.

YEAH. EVERY TIME I WAS TRYIN' TO BE SOMETHIN',

YOU WAS RIGHT THERE TO CUT MY FEET OUT FROM UNDERNEATH OF ME.

I WAS JUST TRYIN' TO TEACH YOU TO BE A MAN.

PLAYIN' MUSIC IN A HONKY TONK AIN'T WORK.

NO, BUT IT SURE ENABLES ME TO MAKE

ALL THIS MONEY YOU'RE SO INTERESTED IN.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE BLACK BOYS

WHO MAKE MORE MONEY AT IT THAN YOU DO.

YEAH, WELL.

[cutlery crashing]

NEXT TIME YOU COME SNIFFIN' AROUND THE OLD LADY HERE,

YOU'RE GONNA LOOK A DAMN SIGHT WORSE THAN YOU DO RIGHT NOW.

[grunting]

NOW, DON'T SAY I NEVER DID ANYTHING FOR YOU, KID.

I JUST BOUGHT YOUR BREAKFAST.

[crickets chirping]

[truck engine running]

[truck door opening]

(Bud) HEY, TURDIS, YOU LEFT THE TRUCK ON.

[all laughing]

OH, SHIT.

THIS BE IT, FELLERS.

*[music playing on radio]

* I GOT THE HUNGRIES FOR YOUR LOVE *

* WAITIN' IN THE WELFARE LINE *

OH, GOD, IT'S GOOD, THE WHISKEY, TURDIS.

[laughing]

AGAIN?

LET'S GET THIS THING LOADED UP, GUYS.

[Luke snickering]

(Luke) GOD, BUD, YOU SURE ARE A DAREDEVIL.

(Bud) HELL, I'VE DONE THIS A MILLION TIMES.

[firing twice]

DRINK. IT'S ON ME.

IT ALWAYS IS.

WE'RE ALREADY DRUNK. IT'S LATE.

[firing]

THIS IS CRAZY.

WHAT YOU THINK, LUKE?

WHAT'S THE POINT?

THERE'S NOTHIN' ELSE I CAN DO.

[shouting] WHAT?

WHAT, YOU GUYS CAN'T SPEND AN HOUR WITH ME?

[firing]

[bottle shattering]

[truck engine starting]

[heart beating]

[heart beating faster]

[gun cocking]

[metal clanking]

[heartbeat racing]

[truck horn honking]

(Luke) DAMN! OH, DAMN!

GOD. BUD!

[crickets chirping]

(Luke) I THINK HE'S DEAD.

[electrocardiogram beeping]

THIS FAMILY'S ALL ACCIDENT-PRONE.

I'VE SPENT MORE TIME IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM

THAN I HAVE IN MY OWN HOME.

I WOULDN'T CALL BOUNCIN' YOURSELF OFF A PICKUP AN ACCIDENT.

NEITHER WOULD I.

(P.J.) BUD?

YOU'RE IN THE HOSPITAL, BUD.

(Sally) BUDDY? RAMEY'S HERE, TOO.

MAN, I'M NEVER GONNA UNDERSTAND YOU, BUD.

I'VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE

TRYIN' TO BE LIKE YOU. AND THEN YOU COME BACK HERE, AND YOU START ACTIN' LIKE ME.

[Ramey sighing]

IT HURTS, DOESN'T IT?

[P.J. flicking lighter]

ALICE JUST DROVE UP.

[sighing]

ARE YOU LEAVIN'?

OH, SHE'S YOUR WIFE. I IMAGINE SHE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU ALONE.

I'M GONNA SAY THIS JUST ONCE.

THEN WE'RE NOT EVER GONNA TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN.

I'M GONNA KEEP YOU IN MY HEART, BUD,

JUST LIKE I ALWAYS HAVE.

HI.

HI.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

[sighing]

THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN CALL ME.

I WAS SCARED.

TRYIN' TO BUY A LITTLE TIME.

TIME FOR WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

HOW'S TERRI JO?

SHE MISSES HER DADDY.

ALICE, WHY'D YOU COME BACK?

GOODBYE'S DON'T MAKE YOU GONE, BUD.

IF CUTTING SOMEBODY LOOSE WERE THAT EASY, THEN NOBODY'D CARE ABOUT A SOUL.

[sighing]

YOU KNOW, WHEN OUR MARRIAGE WAS GOOD,

IT HAD ORIGINALITY.

PEOPLE ARE SO MYSTERIOUS, BUD.

IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO THINK THAT YOU ACTUALLY KNOW SOMEBODY IN THIS WORLD.

THAT THEY'VE SHOWN THEMSELVES TO YOU.

AND I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER BE AS CURIOUS ABOUT ANYONE AS I AM ABOUT YOU.

THING IS, BUD,

YOU CAN'T HAVE SOME SECRET LIFE IN YOUR HEAD

AND THEN ANOTHER ONE ON THE STREET.

WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT,

IT'S GOTTA BE THE TRUTH.

COULD YOU DO THAT, BUD?

COULD YOU FIND SOME UNAFRAID WAY TO TELL THE TRUTH ON YOURSELF?

ALL I WANT IS THE FIRST THING THAT COMES FROM YOUR HEART.

SAY, "I LOVE YOU, BUDDY."

SAY, "I LOVE YOU, BUDDY."

I DON'T HAVE TO.

*[Fallen From Grace by Larry Crane playing]

* I HAVE SAT IN A ROOM

* FULL OF ANGELS

* AND NONE OF THEM WOULD LOOK *

* AT MY FACE

* FOR THEY TOLD ME

* MY FAILURE WAS IN MY LIVING *

* AND THEY TOLD ME

* I HAD FALLEN FROM THEIR GRACE *

* FALLEN FROM GRACE

* AND I CAN'T FIND A PLACE IN THE SUN *

* FALLEN FROM GRACE

* AND I'VE RUN OUT OF PLACES TO RUN OUT OF PLACES *

* TO RUN

* NOW MY MIND'S MADE UP

* AND I KNOW MY TIME IS OVER

* SO I TRY TO RIGHT THE WRONGS *

* THAT I HAVE DONE

* I HAVE DRANK

* FROM THE CUP

* OF INSPIRATION

* THROWIN' IN WITH THOSE

* WHO HAVE NO BOUNDS

* STARED DOWN

* AT THE STEELY EYES

* OF DESPERATION

* I'VE BEEN LOST

* NEVER TO BE FOUND

* FALLEN FROM GRACE

* AND I CAN'T FIND A PLACE IN THE SUN *

* FALLEN FROM GRACE

* AND I'VE RUN OUT OF PLACES TO RUN OUT OF PLACES *

* TO RUN

* WELL MY MIND'S MADE UP

* AND I KNOW MY TIME IS OVER

* SO I TRY TO RIGHT THE WRONGS *

* THAT I HAVE DONE

* AND YOU MAY THINK THAT LIFE *

* IS FULL OF DANGERS

* AN UNSUSPECTING HEART

* THAT MIGHT GO ASTRAY

* IT'S NOT JUST OUR LOVE

* THAT WE WAGER

* AND OUR CONSCIENCE HOLDS THE MARKERS *

* TO BE PAID

* FALLEN FROM GRACE

* AND I CAN'T FIND A PLACE IN THE SUN *

* FALLEN FROM GRACE

* AND I'VE RUN OUT OF PLACES TO RUN OUT OF PLACES *

* TO RUN

* NOW MY MIND'S MADE UP

* AND I KNOW MY TIME IS OVER

* SO I TRY TO RIGHT THE WRONGS *

* THAT I HAVE DONE *