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♪ What would you do if I sang out of tune? ♪

♪ Would you stand up and walk out on me? ♪

♪ Lend me your ears, and I'll sing you a song ♪

♪ I will try not to sing out of key, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, baby, I get by ♪ ♪ By with a little help from my friends ♪

♪ All I need is my buddies ♪

♪ High with a little help from my friends ♪

♪ I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ♪ -♪ Try with a little help from my friends ♪

♪ Whoa-oa-oa-oa ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Somebody who knows quite sure ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ By with a little help from my friends ♪

♪ Said I'm gonna make it with my friends ♪

♪ Try with a little help from my friends ♪

♪ Oh, I'm gonna keep on trying ♪

♪ High with a little help from my friends ♪

♪ I'm gonna keep on trying now, baby ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

There are things about your childhood you hold on to

because they were so much a part of you...

the places you went, the people you knew.

Somewhere, in every memory I had...

Was Winnie Cooper.

She was a part of me, and I was a part of her.

By the end of 9th grade, I knew everything about her.

What I didn't know...

Was that she was falling apart.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

The moonlight roller rink.

It was the place to be seen,

a dividing line between junior and senior high school,

between those who could skate...

Unh!

And those who couldn't.

I'm getting out of here.

Not that I didn't have my own style.

In fact, I turned lack of balance into an art form.

Hi, guys!

Winnie!

Hey, stranger.

Hi.

Hi.

How have you been?

Good. You?

Okay.

It had been two months since Winnie and I broke up,

but to me, she was still the same.

You changed your hair!

Yeah. And I got my ears pierced. See?

Uhhuh.

They look good!

You really think so?

Sure.

Fact is, she looked beautiful.

So... How's Roger?

Oh.

Roger Dikovian, her steady guy,

her constant flame, her...

Roger and I broke up.

See ya, guys!

Needless to say, it came as a complete surprise.

- Whoa! - Ugh!

Kevin?

But not as much of a surprise

as when she showed up at my house the next day.

Winnie.

Are you busy?

Well... No.

I was just...

No.

Why?

Can I talk to you?

Sure.

You want to go inside for a soda?

Sure.

After all, an occasion like this

called for a little privacy.

Winnie! This is a surprise!

Hi, Mrs. Arnold.

Privacy being hard to come by

when your Mom's clogging up the kitchen.

Can I get you kids something to eat?

- Well... - Uh... No, thanks, Mom.

- We're fine. - Oh.

Really.

Well...

If you want anything, just give me a call.

Okay?

Thanks.

It was really nice seeing you.

Mom...

Uh-huh. Especially nice seeing her go.

Want something to drink?

Great.

Have a seat.

And we were alone...

Together...

At last.

Not that I knew why, exactly.

So, what did you want to talk about?

Well...

You could see in her eyes

it was something deep, important,

possibly even philosophical.

It's really gonna be fun going to high school, isn't it?

High school?

Yeah.

I'm really looking forward to it.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah. High school.

I mean, it might be good to be in a new place.

Don't you think?

Well... Sure.

Me too.

I was kind of getting sick of junior high.

I mean, you feel like you're stuck

with the way things are forever.

You know what I mean?

Uh, definitely.

Never mind that I didn't have the foggiest idea

of where this was going.

So...

Is that what you wanted to talk about?

Well, yeah, kind of.

Anyway, I have to go.

Well, wait, you didn't even finish your soda.

That's okay.

Thanks for listening, Kevin.

Sure. Anytime.

Well, see ya.

[ Door opens ]

And there you had it...

our first real heart-to-heart in months.

Just one little question...

Sometimes you can be so dense.

What are you talking about?

Isn't it obvious?

She broke up with Roger. She came to your house.

Don't you see what this means?

She wants you back.

'Course, I'd be lying if I said

I hadn't considered the possibility.

- I don't think so. - Uh-huh.

Paul, Winnie and I have a different relationship now.

Right.

Hey, Arnold! I heard the super Cooper's single again.

You going for her?

No.

Do you mind if I do?

Yes!

I don't want to hear it.

[ Dog barks in distance ]

Okay, so I didn't know what I was feeling.

Love does that to you, especially when you're 14.

- All I knew was... - Thanks!

Things were different now.

There was a time when Winnie Cooper

lived on my street...

When all I had to do was turn around and...

Winnie?

She'd be there.

What are you doing here?

Maybe Paul had been right.

Maybe there was a reason she was here.

Maybe it was me.

I don't know.

Do you know who lives there now?

Just a family.

Are they nice?

They're okay.

I really haven't met them.

It was really nice talking to you yesterday.

Yeah.

It was nice talking to you, too.

There aren't a lot of kids at my school I can talk to.

I don't think I fit in there.

What?

Winnie, that's ridiculous! You...

Kevin, it's just kind of hard to explain, okay?

Okay.

It's funny.

It doesn't even seem like I ever lived there.

The thing is, I knew I should say something.

I just wasn't sure what.

Well, I'd better be going.

My Mom's expecting me home.

So, I'll see you.

Yeah. See ya.

It was strange.

Suddenly, she looked so out of place

on the street where she'd spent her entire life.

Winnie?

You maybe want to go out sometime?

No, thanks.

I think I'd just rather be by myself.

And that was that. Simple.

She wanted to be alone.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Except, the next day, she wasn't.

I don't get it.

What?

Winnie.

Look at her!

She looks okay to me.

Paul, those guys are juniors!

So?

Paul, we're talking about guys with driver's licenses!

But it wasn't just the driver's licenses that bothered me.

It was that smile on Winnie's face.

She didn't look like that yesterday.

Come on.

Let's skate.

Easy for Paul to say.

But for some reason, I didn't feel like skating.

It was time for a talk.

Winnie?

Hi, Kevin.

- How you doing? - Me? Fine.

I see that you have some new friends.

Yeah. They're really nice guys.

Okay.

Well, Winnie it's just that when we talked yesterday...

- Oh. - ...You said...

I really don't think that's any of your business, Kevin.

Hey, Winnie! Come on, we're doing a whip.

I'll be right there!

I couldn't understand it.

♪ It's only to camouflage my sadness ♪

What was going on with this girl?

♪ To cover this hurt with a show of gladness ♪

Winnie? Is something wrong?

Okay, get ready!

Don't be silly. Everything's fine.

Yeah, but...

Kevin, I told you, I don't want to talk about it anymore.

Well, I...

And that's when I knew... something was wrong.

All right. Let's go.

Winnie Cooper was out of control.

Kevin, let me go!

I can't!

Kevin, let go!

♪ Now, there's some sad things known to man ♪

Kevin, you're holding me back!

Winnie, I, ca...

who-o-o-a!

Unh!

♪ When there's no one around ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Just like Pagliacci did ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ I try to keep my sadness hid ♪

♪ Smiling in the public eye ♪

♪ But in my lonely room, I cry ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ The tears of a clown ♪

This is great!

[ Laughs ]

I don't know why I pursued her.

Maybe it was because I wanted to help her.

Okay.

And maybe it was because

I wanted to know she needed my help.

Hi, Kevin!

Hi, Mrs. Cooper!

You need some help with that?

No, no. It's okay. I can handle it.

Honey, why don't you stay out here and talk?

It's good to see you, Kevin.

You should come around more often.

And we were alone again...

Again.

Hi.

I'm sorry about what happened yesterday.

It's okay.

I just wanted to make sure you were all right.

I'm fine, thanks.

And she did look fine...

Which left only one thing to say.

Winnie, does your Mom know

you're hanging out with 11th-graders?

Apparently, the wrong thing.

Kind of. Why?

Well...

It's just...

Look, Winnie...

You know when you know somebody,

but then, all of a sudden, you don't,

and you feel that you kind of missed out on something

because they're not being like the way you thought they would?

Kevin, what are you talking about?

[ Sighs ]

Nothing.

But it wasn't nothing.

I just... Couldn't say what it was.

New sleeping bag?

Yeah.

Well, you going on a trip?

Camping.

Oh! Sounds like fun.

We go every year on Brian's birthday.

The anniversary of his birthday.

I hate camping.

[ Horn honks ]

Hey, Winnie, come on! Let's go.

Yeah, come on, jump in!

Well, I got to go.

So maybe I'll see you.

Yeah.

Hey, guys. How are you?

Maybe I'll see you.

Okay, let's go.

Winnie?

She left.

There was a time when I saw Winnie Cooper

every single day of my life.

Hi.

Hi.

Whatcha doing?

Nothing.

Maybe we could do something tomorrow.

I mean, if you want.

Yeah. I mean, sure.

If you want.

Come on, Kev! Let's go!

Okay, well, bye. See you tomorrow.

Okay, bye.

Bye.

But that was a long time ago.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

I decided to devote my life to skating.

Skating was simple, really...

Unh!

[ Thud ]

As opposed to, say, Winnie.

Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

It was a pretty bad spill.

Yeah, well, thanks for asking!

Kevin?

Oh, no.

Can we talk?

And here we went again.

I guess you think I've been acting kind of weird lately.

Well, no.

Yes.

I wish I could explain.

Yeah, well, why don't you try, then?

It's just...

And for a second, I thought I might actually get an answer.

Hey, Winnie!

Hey, come on, we're going for a drive!

Great! I got to go.

Winnie! Stop.

Kevin, you're scaring me!

What's going on?

I don't know what you mean.

Winnie, I know you... or I used to know you...

and you're not acting like yourself!

- How am I supposed to act? - Like you!

Like the Winnie Cooper I know!

Kevin, let me go.

No! Why are you acting like this?

Because when I act like myself, everything goes bad.

What?

I just want to forget the past three years.

What about me?

You just don't understand.

Well, what do you want me to say?

Nothing.

Come on.

The funny thing is,

those three years

had been the best years of my whole life.

I decided to give up skating.

- Kev. - [ Sighs ] What?

- About Winnie... - Paul!

- Kev! - What?!

I'd done enough talking about her,

worrying about her.

She had an accident...

Last night, in a car...

With those kids.

Look out!

Watch it!

[ Knocking ]

Winnie!

[ Doorbell rings ]

Winnie!

I waited all afternoon.

I didn't know what else to do.

Kevin?

Mr. Cooper.

Is she all right?

Well, it's a broken leg and some cuts.

She's gonna need some time to recover,

but she'll be okay.

Can I see her?

[ Car door opens ]

Hello, Kevin.

Mrs. Cooper, may I talk to her?

Kevin, maybe you should go home now.

What?

Kevin, Winnie doesn't want to see you right now.

Wh but that's impossible.

I know she wants to see me.

Kevin... Please go home.

And I guess that's when I finally understood.

I'd been part of Winnie's past...

a past she wanted to forget.

And now...

there was nothing to do...

But go.

Only I didn't.

♪ I know it's late ♪

I couldn't.

♪ I know you're weary ♪

♪ I know your plans ♪

♪ Don't include me ♪

♪ Still, here we are ♪

♪ Both of us lonely ♪

♪ Longing for shelter ♪

♪ From all that we see ♪

There are things in a life that matter,

things in a past which can't be denied.

♪ Look at the stars ♪

♪ So far away ♪

Winnie Cooper was part of me.

And I was part of her.

♪ Who needs tomorrow? ♪

And no matter what,

for as long as we lived...

♪ Why don't you stay? ♪

I knew I could never let her go.

♪ Deep in my soul ♪

♪ I've been so lonely ♪

♪ All of my hopes ♪

♪ Fading away ♪

♪ I've longed for love ♪

I love you.

♪ Like everyone else does ♪

♪ I know I'll keep searching ♪

♪ Even after today ♪

I love you.

♪ So, there it is, girl ♪

♪ I've said it all now ♪

♪ And here we are, babe ♪

♪ What do you say? ♪

♪ We've got tonight ♪

♪ Who needs tomorrow? ♪

♪ Let's make it last ♪

♪ Let's find a way ♪

♪ Turn out the light ♪

♪ Come take my hand, now ♪

♪ We've got tonight, babe ♪