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it's two machines in one.

now, for the first time ever,

you can make homemade sausage And homemade pasta

as easy As one-two-three.

turkey sausage, Chicken sausage,

veal or pork sausage,

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this incredible invention Also makes--

Uh...

Mom and dad.

Hey, um...

You remember Joey, right?

Good job. You passed your Driver's test.

Good job.

Missed by one point.

That's too bad.

We really need another Juvenile delinquent chowderhead

On the road.

I knew I shouldn't have studied.

See what happens when you study?

One point away from entering The world of vehicular freedom.

Listen, miss,

What do you think It's going to take

To change just one little answer On this test?

Let's say, Free videos for a year?

You aren't trying to bribe me, Are you, mr. Witter?

Ah, come on, officer.

Toss me a break. It's my birthday.

Oh, it is? Really?

Well, then, You should have said something.

Happy birthday.

And because becoming Sexually active

Is a very Serious business,

I think that it's time

That you and I Talked about it.

Hey, dad, we were Just making out.

Dawson, Boy-girl sleepovers

Are no longer within Appropriate boundaries

Now, joey isn't A little girl anymore,

Which you seem To have noticed.

This is so surreal Coming from you,

Of all people.

You know, I recently Saw a report

On the statistical Portrait

Of adolescent sex And contraception,

And the sexually Active teen

Who doesn't Use contraception

Stands a 90% chance Of becoming pregnant

Within one year,

And of that group,

Less than half Carry to full term.

Hi, mrs. Leery.

Oh, joey...

Good.

Honey, I'm glad You're here.

Um, honey, come here a sec.

Honey, this is A terrific book.

reproduction and repercussion.

It's all about preventing Teen pregnancy,

So if there's anything

That you would like To talk to me about,

Any sex questions About anything,

You know you can come to me.

Hey, look at the time. We're going to be late.

Let's go.

Remember, dawson, No hat, no glove.

No, mitch, honey, That's "No glove, no love."

Yeah, well, uh, You get the point.

Uh, joey?

Our baby's growing up.

It seems like Just a blink ago

He was coming home From the hospital,

And here we are, 1000 years later--

Clueless as ever.

And god said, "Let there be light."

Oh, what the hell?

Oh, don't swear, dear.

God is listening.

Yeah, well, if he were,

Then he'd know That "Hell"

Isn't considered A swear word anymore.

You can say it on network tv,

And besides,

I'm not going to school today.

I'm worried about you, jennifer.

You just don't seem yourself Lately.

I'm just tired, that's all.

Well, then, I want you scrubbed, dressed,

And ready for school In five minutes.

♪ rise, shine ♪

♪ give god your glory, glory ♪

♪ children of the lord ♪

You're going To kill it.

I failed.

Mid-terms?

"Mid-terms." Like I care, dawson.

I failed my driver's Test today.

You might want

To take better care Of that bike, then.

Very funny.

You're not going To believe it.

Mitch and gail Have gone

Completely off The deep end.

You should have Heard them this morning

Lecturing joey and me

On the finer points Of adolescent sexuality.

It was momentously awkward.

Okay,

Did you hear nothing I just said?

I failed my driver's License test today.

Of all days, today.

So you take it again.

Yeah, but, dawson,

I really would have liked To have gotten it today.

Well, today, two weeks from now, What's the big deal?

Anyway, it was... It was weird.

Of course, It figures.

Joey and I are Together a week,

And my parents

Are already shoving Condoms in my pockets.

Wait a minute, do you--

You don't have anything To say to me?

Nothing at all you Want to say today?

What's up with you?

Uh...

Uh, nothing, man. Forget about it.

I think I hear joey calling you.

Hey.

What are you Bummed about?

Nothing.

I've got a bad case Of the molly ringwalds today.

Oh, let's see.

Um, in breakfast club, She gets detention.

Uh...

pretty in pink, She gets dumped before prom.

16 candles,

Everybody forgets About her birthday.

Is that it?

Is today your birthday?

The big one-six. Whoopee.

Happy birthday, pace.

Thank you.

It's not so much That my family forgot me, okay?

They never make a big deal Out of this anyhow,

But dawson Always made up for them.

You know, he'd always plan Some crazy outing

For my birthday.

We're supposed to be On a road trip to maine

Right now,

But that's obviously Not going to happen.

Let me take a stab at it.

Joey and dawson are so caught up

In their budding Romantic entanglement

That they've forgotten All about your birthday.

I should be happy for them.

I mean, I am happy for them.

Me too.

No, you're not.

I know.

You know, I've never Really been one

To pass up a chance

At some good Old-fashioned

Self-pity,

But why don't you Give yourself a break?

I mean, today's Your birthday.

Celebrate.

It could be good.

Remember how 16 candles turns out?

Molly ringwald gets The hottest guy in school.

It could be you.

Yeah.

Cake, party hats, balloons. Rock on!

Yeah. I'm serious.

Look, so joey and dawson Forgot all about you,

So forget about them.

In fact, I think They've forgotten

About all of us recently,

So come on, Live it up.

Go out.

Have a good time.

Meet some new people.

Know what? You're absolutely right.

I'm sick and tired of being Dawson leery's sidekick.

I'm going to get My own storyline.

There you go.

Yeah. Thanks.

Okay.

Yeah.

Well, if it isn't Miss lindley.

Let me guess.

The lame excuse note Intended to get you out of gym

Landed you With clean-up instead.

Let's just not Talk to each other,

All right, abby?

Since you are Obviously here

For the same reason,

At least you can Help me clean up.

Sorry, sweetie,

My condition Prevents me

From engaging in any Undue physical exertion.

"Please excuse Abigail morgan

"From gym this semester

"As she suffers From pelvic luposis.

Signed, Dr. James fife, m.D."

Oh, my god.

Isn't that, like, a v.D. Or something?

No. I made it up.

Last time I was At my doctor's office,

I stole some letterhead.

It's been invaluable.

So don't tell me.

You used the menstrual Cramps defense.

God!

That excuse Is no good.

You get out of gym, But not clean-up duty.

It's not so bright For a big-city girl.

Then again,

Your life in new york

Was probably Just as dull

As it is Here in capeside.

I'll bet you never Even got into a club.

The things and places

I have talked myself Into and out of

Would blow your mind.

Yeah, right.

So, have you ever been

To the curtain Or club retro?

I dated the doorman At the curtain,

And club retro Is so five minutes ago.

Well, what was it like?

What?

New york.

I'm going to move there

When I graduate from this Juvenile detention center.

Come on, jen.

Tell me everything.

Well, what do you want to know?

What do you mean, What do I want to know?

I want to know about the guys.

you know, as long As I live, dawson,

I don't think I will Ever be as embarrassed

as I was today.

I know.

My parents live

For those coming-of-age, wonder years moments.

Yeah.

My mom's probably Had that book

In a drawer Since I was born.

All I can say is Thank god it was you.

Can you imagine

If it was just some Unsuspecting date

I'd just brought home?

I don't know.

All I know is that I Have to write down

Your dad's "No hat, no glove" line

Before I forget.

I mean, that is price...

Hey.

Oh, god.

Think about it, you And me together.

It's perfect.

You know, there's None of that

Pretentious getting-to-know-you crap.

I already know everything There is to know about you.

How you think, How you feel.

Really?

Yeah.

You think you know Everything about me, dawson?

Come on, joey.

We spend most of our waking--

And sleeping, for that matter--

Moments together.

Yes, I think It's fairly safe to say

That I know everything There is to know about you.

What you don't know About me, dawson,

Could fill a book.

Really?

Yeah.

That's my life calling.

Mm.

I'll be right back.

All right.

♪ did I do right? ♪

♪ did I do what I had to? ♪

♪ I've lived a life ♪

♪ of good intentions ♪

♪ I meant to do right ♪

♪ but I lived a life ♪

♪ I lived a life Of good intentions ♪

♪ of good intentions ♪

I thought alex Was smiling,

But it turns out He just had gas.

I'm going To get going.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I thought you had

A lot of reading To do, dawson.

Um, I've done enough Reading for today.

Hey, man, dock party, Tonight, 8:00, bailey's wharf.

Be there!

What's going on?

I'm throwing a party.

Why?

Oh, you know,

I'm expanding My horizons.

I'm getting older. Thought I'd branch out.

Take some new chances.

I accidentally read Something last night

In joey's journal.

Hey, want one of these?

Quote, "I'm So sick of dawson

"And his stupid Horror movie.

"I wish I could tell him How terrible it is.

How stupid and putrid And rancid and..."

It's awful.

So what?

I mean, at least She didn't tell you

That the sight of you Gives her dry heaves,

Or that you're A self-centered,

Self-absorbed, selfish--

Yeah,

But she obviously Has opinions about me

That she hasn't Been honest about.

She said I was

"A talentless dreamer With no cinematic future."

Okay, no offense, Dawson,

But I don't think anybody cares.

I care, pacey,

And I could honestly Use some advice here.

Oh, you want some advice?

How about this?

Your life Is not that interesting.

What?

You know, I am so sick and tired Of hearing

About you and joey's Boring little mini-dramas,

I'm going to start Tearing out my fingernails

For relief.

Get over yourself, Dawson!

Deal.

You work at The ice house,

Don't you?

I saw you there Two nights ago.

God, I love that place.

Don't get out Much, do you?

Anyway, I'm andie mcphee.

You're joey, right?

I'm a friend Of pacey witter's.

Well, kind of.

How bold of you to admit that.

Anyway,

My brother jack's Looking for a job.

You know, busboy, waiter, Really anything,

So I thought I'd put in A word for him.

Well, actually, We could use the help.

Really? Oh, that's great!

He's kind of shy,

But he is really smart And super nice,

Once you get to know him.

Okay, well, just tell him To come in and ask for me.

All right! Thanks! Thanks a lot.

Joey, hey.

Hey.

I was, um...

This might sound weird.

I was cleaning out My closet this morning,

And I found the costume

That you wore In my movie.

I was just thinking

About how good You looked in it.

Um, you know, how Pretty and vulnerable,

And I was just Thinking, you know,

"I hope joey was happy With her performance

In the movie."

I guess I'm asking--

I'm surprised we haven't Discussed this before--

But, um, what did you Think of my movie?

I loved it. It was great.

You know that, dawson.

You'd be honest With me, right?

It was amazing.

Extremely talented.

It's one of your Many attractions.

Look, are you All right?

No, I just...

I just wanted to make sure

That you didn't think my movie Was on the, um...

I don't know, Stupid and putrid side.

You're acting weird.

Are you having An insecurity attack?

Come on.

It's just really Important for me

To know that you think

That I have talent And potential

As a filmmaker.

You read my journal.

You practically left it out For me to see.

Oh, not unless it blew open,

Or you suddenly developed X-ray vision.

I mean, god!

How dare you?

You invaded my privacy.

I mean, I could sue you for this.

What I'm curious about Is what else is in that journal

That you don't want me to see?

What else does Joey potter

Really think of me?

Oh, right now, dawson, You really don't want to know.

Hey, cole.

Hey, mitch. What's up?

Oh, not much.

Hey, buddy.

Just checking out A warehouse next door

As a possible Restaurant location.

Very cool. And?

Rent's a little steep.

Tell me about it.

Okay, buddy, what's really up?

What do you mean, What's up?

Nothing.

Whatever.

You know, life.

Mitch, I've known you

Since we were In the fourth grade.

You look like you've got

The weight of the world On your shoulders.

Talk to me.

It was so kind of you

To send over that Delicious casserole

When mr. Ryan passed.

It was the least I could do.

Um...

I was wondering, uh...

The thing is,

Mrs. Ryan,

I could really use some advice.

My advice,

You've got to avoid The big "D"

At all costs, man.

But we've tried Everything, you know?

I mean,

I don't know What's left.

My brother, If you get divorced,

You are going To lose everything.

Not to mention become A weekend daddy to dawson.

Believe me, I know.

You know,

I don't even think She would mind

If I had an affair.

Let her off the hook.

So why not?

What do you mean, "Why not?"

I'm in a marriage.

Marriage is all about

Enduring the ebbs and flows.

You must do everything And anything

In your power To save it.

Believe me, I have talked Until I am blue in the face.

I've cleaned out The entire marital aids section

At the pleasure palace,

And my victoria's secret Credit card is maxed.

I was thinking More along the lines

Of something like

Renewing your Wedding vows.

I wasn't suggesting That you have an affair.

An affair won't fix it.

I'm not suggesting An affair.

I'm talking Open marriage.

-I knew that the '70 -s Were back in full swing, man,

But that is Right up there

With bean bag chairs And lava lamps.

Now, just think about This for a minute,

All right?

In any given marriage,

Statistically you've Got an 85% chance

Of infidelity.

Human beings Are just not

Instinctively monogamous.

All right?

So you take

The antiquated notion Of fidelity and monogamy

Out of marriage,

And I promise you, I guarantee you

That the divorce rate In this country

Would be absolutely zilch.

Works for me and lisa.

You know, I hate it When people plaster

Unsolicited material On private property.

You know what, Mcphee?

I really wish you weren't here Right now.

Put the charm on hold For a second, pacey.

I was just curious What the occasion's for.

It's my going away party.

I'm dying of a heart stripe, Or hadn't you heard?

Where's your Sense of humor?

Oh, I have A sense of humor.

In fact, I have a really good Sense of humor.

It's just that Telling a girl

That I'm dying so She'll go out with me,

That's just not funny.

Why you would be Interested in someone

Who is so mentally deficient

That she would Actually believe

There's such a thing As a heart stripe...

Okay, okay.

I'm sorry. Truce.

So really,

What's the reason For your little clambake?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Were you under The mistaken impression

That you were actually invited?

Well, it says, "Come one, come all."

No, you've got to read The fine print.

It says, "Come on, come all,

"Except spoiled Trust fund casualties

From rhode island."

Hmm.

Sorry.

Hmm.

this is charlie,

The guy I was Telling you about.

Oh, my god.

Look at him.

Oh, god,

I would throw my Mother off a bridge

To go out with Somebody like this.

We partied in atlantic city One weekend

Before he had to ship out.

Crazy.

I can't believe

That you have eyes For dawson leery.

I mean, you have Lived, sister.

Speaking of partying,

Since you're not Hanging out

With forrest gump And company anymore,

I was thinking

We could do some Serious partying of our own.

What,

Like steal a pack of cigarettes From 7-eleven

And smoke them Behind the bleachers?

No. I don't think so.

I was thinking Pacey's bogus dock party.

I mean, we could crack On the people there...

And...

A little imported bubbly For our enjoyment.

All right, so I shouldn't Have read your journal,

But come on, You can't tell me

All the time you've Been alone in my room

That you've Never snooped.

No.

Not once?

No, because I, unlike you, Respect your privacy.

You obviously Don't respect

My filmmaking abilities.

Dawson, how I feel

About you and your quest To be spielberg, jr.

Is not the point.

You read my journal.

This is a huge privacy issue.

Joey, that's Exactly the point.

How you feel About my filmmaking--

Hi. I'm, uh, jack.

Can I help you?

Andie's brother.

Who's andie?

My sister.

Look, that's fascinating, And I don't mean to be rude,

But as you can see, I'm really busy here, so--

I'm here to interview For the job.

Oh, yeah, right.

Jack, andie's brother.

Um, listen, have you ever Washed dishes before?

No, but I'm willing to learn.

Good. Interview's over. Kitchen's that way.

I admit,

What I did Was wrong,

But, joey, You lied to me.

You've been Lying to me.

Don't turn this around And make me the bad guy, dawson.

You violated me. You betrayed me.

Tell me, were you ever planning On telling me the truth?

Why should I?

I thought I'd just Write it all down

And then have you over to study.

Stop making jokes, Joey.

This is a really big deal.

You were completely dishonest.

You're right, dawson.

It is a big deal,

But the big deal Isn't what you read.

The big deal Is that you read it.

I apologized for that already--

Excuse me.

If you have a second,

Could you tell your sister I work here now,

Because she's not letting me In the kitchen.

I'm glad I read it, Actually.

Because now I realize I...

I don't think I know you at all.

Maybe you don't, dawson.

Maybe you never did.

Hey.

Hey, if it isn't Andie mcphee,

The proverbial Rich girl in town.

What happened?

They cancel Your polo match?

Look, pacey, if you want me To leave, I will.

No, no, no, That's okay.

Actually, you're The only person

That I recognize here,

And I ask you, How sad is that?

Don't worry.

Parties always take A while to get going,

Though you might've

Worked a deejay Into your budget.

Can't say it hasn't Been pleasant

Talking to you,

But don't you think

You should get out And mingle

And meet some New people?

Yeah, I probably should,

But new people Make me nervous.

I never know What to say,

And then, eventually, I just clam up totally.

You joking?

Because you haven't Stopped talking

Since the moment I met you.

Well, you don't make me nervous. You make me mad.

Mad beats nervous.

Okay, why don't you Just go mingle now, yeah?

You go mingle.

Okay.

Hey, look. You're in luck.

Another varsity Cheerleader,

Slash rocket scientist,

And she's Checking you out.

She's looking at me?

Because, you know,

I haven't had A whole lot of luck

With the senior cheerleaders This year.

Luck has nothing to do with it.

Some older women Happen to like younger men.

Hmm.

So go ahead.

Go talk to her. What do you got to lose?

Oh, I don't know, Dignity, humility, face.

Ah, it's not like You had any of those things

To begin with.

Okay. You know what, mcphee?

I really wish I made you nervous.

Hmm.

Hey, ladies.

Having a good time?

This is funky.

Oh, ha! So funny.

Oh!

Okay, how many drinks Have I had?

Because I think Three is my limit

Before I get Really wild.

Too late.

Shh, shh, shh!

Okay, I bet you

The rest Of this bottle

That you don't have the berries

To kiss the next guy That comes along.

You're on, sister friend.

Dawson!

Whoa, whoa, jen!

Jen, just stop.

What are you doing?

What's wrong with you?

Nice going, romeo.

What?

Nothing.

First fight?

What?

With your boyfriend.

Hardly.

Actually, um, yeah.

I mean, as girlfriend And boyfriend.

I mean, as friends, We fought constantly,

But it's different Now, so...

Which means you Haven't had

Your first make-up, Either.

Go ahead. I'll lock up.

I can't.

Bessie would kill me, But thanks.

What, you think I'll make off

With your secret recipe For tartar sauce?

It's not that good.

Huh.

Do you think you can handle it?

Turn off lights, Lock the door...

What the hell. Thanks, jack.

I'll see you.

Bye.

Hey.

All right, look, I don't know

What's going on Between us,

But obviously I've done something

To piss you off.

Really?

I can't imagine What that would be.

Look, I'm about Two seconds away

From blowing it With joey.

You and I

Know everything About each other,

And I really need Your advice.

Okay. You know everything About me, huh?

You know how I got This scar on my cheek?

Or the real reason My father hates me?

Or why I ride The fine line

Between insecurity

And supreme Self-confidence?

Because correct me if I'm wrong, Dawson.

You don't know the answer To any of those questions.

In fact,

I'll bet you don't even know When I was born.

Oh, my god.

It's your birth... Oh, god.

I don't believe I forgot. I'm so...

Pacey, I'm so... I'm such an idiot.

You were trying To tell me all day

It was your Birthday too.

We're supposed to get

Your driver's license Today.

Yeah, but that didn't Work out, either,

Which kind of Nixed the plan,

But I'll bet you Forgot that too, didn't you?

No, we were supposed To go to maine.

I can't believe I forgot. I'll make it up to you.

Tomorrow night,

You and me will do Whatever you want.

Okay, listen.

See this look On my face

That I'm trying So hard to conceal?

It has nothing to do With my birthday,

It has nothing to do

With getting My driver's license,

And it certainly Has nothing to do

With road-tripping to maine.

It has to do with The stark realization

That everybody in capeside Has written me off

As a man Neither worthy of their time

Or their concern,

And the conclusion That I came to today,

-on my 16 -th birthday, dawson,

Is that my best friend In the world

Looks at me the very same way.

Pacey, pacey...

How can I fix this?

You can't, okay? Everything's different now.

You've got joey,

And our friendship Just can't compare

With what you two have, okay?

Frankly, dawson, I'm just not The third-wheel type.

Maybe we'll take that Road trip next year.

Good book?

Uh-huh.

You know,

I was thinking

About doing Some redecorating.

Any thoughts?

No, whatever... Whatever you think.

I don't want a divorce, gail,

But, uh, we've got to make Some changes here and move on,

Because this

Living life Status quo

Is killing us.

I know.

Okay, um...

I was talking To a friend of mine

About sex...

Within the marriage

And sex outside of the marriage

And how...

It's a common factor In most marital problems.

You...

Want to take the sex Out of our marriage?

God, no.

This is about honesty,

And we've lost that,

And I just think

That we've got To open this thing up

And explore Some new possibilities,

And, I grant you, It's a paradox,

This idea of trying To reclaim honesty by...

By...

By what?

Reclaim our honesty by what?

Gail, do you want to try Having an open marriage?

♪ mm ♪

♪ if you came back to me Right now ♪

♪ I'd have A million things to say ♪

♪ if you came back to me Right now ♪

♪ I'd probably forget them all ♪

♪ if you came back to me ♪

♪ I'd have you look Inside this hole you made ♪

♪ if you came back to me Right now ♪

♪ if you came back to me ♪

♪ do you feel anything? Anything at all? ♪

♪ do you think It's worth the pain? ♪

♪ worth the pain? Worth the pain? ♪

♪ do you feel anything? Anything at all? ♪

♪ do you think It's worth the pain? ♪

♪ worth the pain? Worth the pain? ♪

♪ do you feel anything? Anything at all? ♪

♪ do you think It's worth the pain? ♪

♪ worth the pain? Worth the pain? ♪

♪ do you feel anything? Anything at all? ♪

♪ do you think It's worth the pain? ♪

I forgot Pacey's birthday.

I'm his best friend

And I forgot -his 16 -th birthday.

Is he all right?

No.

He's really hurt,

And he's angry And not speaking to me

And I really don't blame him.

Sorry, dawson.

Yeah, I pretty much Suck...

In all areas.

You know what It is, joey?

Maybe I am The world's worst filmmaker.

Maybe I'd be better off A fry cook somewhere.

Maybe all my dreams are bogus And...

Maybe one day,

There's going to be people Lined up from here to hollywood

To tell me that.

I just never thought You'd be one of them.

Dawson,

I'm not going To let you off the hook

For what you did.

I mean, it was wrong of you To go inside of my head

And take My thoughts and my feelings

Without my consent.

I know. Believe me, I know.

I'm so sorry I ever read them.

And though I don't owe you Any explanation,

I do owe you the truth,

Because I have always Been honest with you,

But the truth is, uh...

I've had these feelings for you For so long, dawson.

I mean,

This hidden yearning That I've been squelching,

And...

I don't know, some days, It would make me just so mad,

At me and us,

And I had to take it somewhere And unleash it.

It's my way of coping.

It's where I go To trash life,

And so it's not Necessarily the truth.

It's just how I'm feeling

On that particular day At that particular time, and...

Look,

I save the truth for you, Dawson.

I have always believed in you.

I mean,

You're the most...

Extraordinary, talented person That I've ever met.

I'm your biggest fan.

I'm glad I don't know Everything about you,

Because...

Every day, you...

Amaze me.

Good.

Oh, god...

You can bet those two

Won't be the Poster couple

For abstinence Much longer.

What, joey and dawson?

Yeah, right. She'll hold out,

And then he'll just get Sick and tired of it.

Oh, come on.

All those years

Of sleeping together In the same bed.

There's not much more

They need to know About each other,

If you know What I mean.

No, no.

They're like brother and sister.

I mean, Dawson even told me so himself.

He doesn't ever think of her Sexually.

Maybe they're pretending They're in kentucky.

Abby, that doesn't help.

What?

Oh, would you look at me?

I'm a mess.

Don't say that.

You have more style And sex appeal

In your little finger

Than that white trash loser.

I want him back.

God, why?

Because I love him.

Look, That's just the booze talking.

No.

No, I'm serious.

I love him and I want him back.

All right,

Then we're going To get him back for you.

Okay.

This is for you.

It's not much.

Well, it is Your birthday,

Isn't it?

How'd you know?

I'm psychic.

Okay, I heard you And that guy dawson

Arguing about it.

I had it in my car.

I mean, I was going to give it To my brother for christmas,

But I kind of, well, Forgot about it.

Anyway, go ahead, Open it.

Ask it a question.

Will I pass my driver's test On the next try?

"Signs point to yes."

What is my future?

Heh. "Cannot predict now."

Your turn.

Okay.

Oh, no!

Oh...

That can't be A good sign.

Hmm...

I'm sorry.

It's the thought That counts.

I have always been This complete klutz.

Some things Never change.

No. Everything changes.

Everybody changes. Except for me.

Take this whole stupid party, For example.

I thought I could at least be

"Pacey witter, the guy Who throws a good party,"

But no, I'm still just

"Pacey witter, the guy Who's failing biology,"

But now I'm a year older.

You know, maybe you're just

"Pacey witter,

The guy who's still trying To figure it out."

Wow.

What?

We are so...

Deep.

Do you think You can get home okay?

I've got to go back.

I've got to try And talk to pacey.

Oh.

Yeah.

Okay.

I'll be fine.

♪ blonde hair, blue eyes ♪

♪ in the night She cries and cries ♪

♪ sad girl with young eyes Holds a gun at her side ♪

♪ mary... ♪

Ah, the perfect end To a perfect party.

Pacey, I've been

A really lousy friend Lately, and...

There's no excuse for Forgetting your birthday,

But it's not because I've written you off.

It's just this-- This joey thing

Has been so incredibly Confusing and complicated--

Dawson, dawson, dawson, It's okay, man.

I forgive you.

I'm happy For you two.

You deserve Happiness.

God knows it took Long enough.

The only thing That I was trying to say

Is there are certain things

That I'm going to miss, As your friend.

That's natural. It's no big deal.

But to me It's a very big deal.

Maybe my actions haven't exactly Shown that lately,

But it's just because everything Is really complicated

And everything's changing,

But nothing Is ever gonna change so much

That you're not gonna be My best friend.

Are we having a moment here?

I think we are.

Let's go. Yeah.

It's really too bad About your license.

That's all right.

I can take The test again

In a couple of weeks.

Maybe you need Some more practice.

Please. You and I Both know

I've been breaking That state law

For at least The last three years.

I mean, right now.

What?

You and me. Maine. Right now.

What? I know where the keys To the mitchmobile are.

Oh, please, dawson. Your father would Kill you.

Don't wuss out On me now, pacey.

Listen, dawson, We're cool, man.

You don't have To do this.

Shut up. Maybe I want to.

Pacey?

Yeah?

Happy birthday.

Thanks, bro.

♪ you got The meaning of it all ♪