Love Song for Bobby Long A
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What are you doing here? |
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Georgianna went a half hour ago. |
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Put that on my tab. |
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Your bill. |
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"Tab" sounds like |
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Time was never a friend to Bobby Long. |
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It would conspire against him... |
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allow him to believe in a generous nature, |
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We had lost Lorraine, all of us... |
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but long before she died. |
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You can't park here. |
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I don't see no signs, Miss Daisy. |
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It's all right. |
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Get me a beer. |
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You find a job? |
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You clean the fuck up? |
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That Bobby guy called again today. |
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- Again? |
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No, you didn't tell me. What did he want? |
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He wanted to tell you about Lorraine. |
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What about her? |
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She died. |
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She what? |
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She's dead, all right? He called |
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Lorraine died and you didn't tell me? |
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To Lorraine. May she finally find peace. |
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So, now what? |
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No. |
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She never would. |
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Really? And why not? |
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'Cause God knows me, and I know God. |
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Go. |
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Cecil's pretty torn up. Make sure he eats. |
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I'll see you later. |
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She never meant nothing to you... |
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and you didn't mean a damn thing to her. |
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Come on, baby, stop. |
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Look, I'm sorry, all right? |
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Why don't you just cook me some dinner |
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I have to go to a funeral, Lee... |
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unless I missed it |
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that my mother is dead! |
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She was never your mother! |
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Purslane? This is Bobby Long again. |
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I don't know if you remember me... |
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but you missed your mama's funeral. |
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So long. |
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You got any smokes? |
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Sorry, sir. |
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- Y'all going down to Cecil's? |
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- I'll see you guys. |
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You got a light? |
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- I thought you didn't have any. |
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Not for Junior. |
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He's got to cut down. |
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That cough sends shivers of mortality |
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"He'd make a lovely corpse," |
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Of course not. "Contribute only |
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Did you get the girl? She know anything? |
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- "He'd make a lovely corpse." |
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Are you serious? It's Martin Chuzzlewit. |
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Smart-ass. |
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New Orleans is a siren of a city. |
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A place of fables and illusion. |
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A place Lorraine had to escape from... |
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and Bobby and I had to escape to. |
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Away from Alabama... |
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away from lives |
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I thought she was getting better |
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When was that? |
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- A few years ago, at least. |
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Was it that long since we seen her? |
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Since you seen her. |
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We should have gone |
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You should have done a lot of things. |
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Coming. |
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This Lorraine's house? |
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And who are you? |
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No one. I just live here. |
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Come on in. |
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Nice place. |
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Thanks. We try. |
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- You're not old enough to be Bobby. |
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Okay. |
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I'm sorry about your mother. |
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Sorry to wake you so early. It's barely noon. |
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Bobby. We got company, man. Wake up! |
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Honey, put your bags down. We don't bite. |
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- Juice? |
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- Bobby, get up. She's here. |
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- Pursey. |
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The girl is here. Get up. |
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So, when's the funeral? |
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It was yesterday. It was real nice. |
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You should have been there, young lady. |
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That's your opinion. |
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You must be here for some reason. |
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I guess you already know |
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What deal? |
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- The house. Your mother owned it... |
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Let me tell you what the deal is. |
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The deal is that |
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Lawson and I are two-thirds, |
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She did what? |
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Lawson and I have been living here |
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Your mother hasn't lived here for years. |
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And I don't believe |
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Lorraine was great at being wrong. |
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Purslane, honey, we are here to stay. |
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It's no big deal... |
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Lorraine thinking I'd share this shithole |
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You are alcoholics, aren't you? |
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But we are not strangers. |
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We took care of her. |
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And this shithole is just fine for us. |
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It's not suited for a girl like you. |
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I'm getting up out of bed now. |
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It don't matter to me. |
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It seems hard to believe... |
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that you haven't seen a man naked before. |
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Not an old one. |
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I know that you're no innocent... |
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because I spoke to that boyfriend of yours... |
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over on the Redneck Riviera. |
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You certainly didn't choose him |
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You don't know nothing about me. |
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I guess that will change |
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I'll see you later. I'm out of cigarettes. |
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My brand is on sale. |
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Good to see you again, Purslane. |
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All growed up. |
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He's not usually such a jackass. |
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He's right, you know. I can't stay here. |
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It's pretty funny, actually. |
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the pretty little house |
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and I guess |
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It's fine. |
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- There's no real surprises here. |
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Lorraine would want you to have these. |
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They went everywhere she did. |
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She loved those books. |
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I guess I could unload them |
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- Here, I'll help you out. |
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I really did want to come to the funeral. |
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That girl looks so much like Lorraine. |
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I remember the first time |
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It was my first time in New Orleans. |
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I was so taken. |
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You were kind of sheltered. |
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Choked by that silver spoon. |
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I thought she was so beautiful. |
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She was. |
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What else can I get you boys? |
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Did anyone ever tell you that you smell |
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Every day, at least once. Y'all gonna eat? |
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The lawyer could get to her at any time. |
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So what? |
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Should I just come back? |
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Do you know how lethal the smell |
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Not nearly as lethal as |
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- Eggs and bacon, ma'am. Both of us. |
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You are fucking shameless. |
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Why didn't you use the bed, sweetheart? |
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- Oh, God. |
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That would have been fine with me. |
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- We could have spooned together. |
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Why'd you give her this? |
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This is stories of misfits... |
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invisible people. It's beautiful. |
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Have you ever read it? |
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Have you ever read any book? |
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Lorraine didn't know she was a poet. |
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I really do enjoy... |
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fostering inspiration. |
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Lawson's a writer. A fine one, too. |
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Really? |
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He's writing a book about me. |
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That's fascinating. |
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"Chapter 1: |
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- "Chapter 2: I got up, I got drunk..." |
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You're an embarrassment of riches, |
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Which room is mine? |
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I'll need a place to stay, |
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Just figured I'd stay here |
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We are never leaving. Never! |
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- And don't even get it in your mind. |
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- I'll stay out here. I'll bunk with you. |
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Are you fucking crazy? |
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Better than her poking around |
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She won't last. |
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Besides, you're always complaining |
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You're too skinny for me. |
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- So, y'all are really into books? |
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- That's the plumage of an English professor. |
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- A professor? |
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And you, you're really a writer? |
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Bobby likes to think I am. |
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These boxes are all Lorraine's, so... |
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So what? |
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- I knew your mother pretty well. |
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She was hard to understand, |
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The way I heard it, |
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Purslane Hominy Will. |
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How come you know my name? |
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I know a lot about you. |
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Your mama and I were close |
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I helped name you. |
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Your mama thought you were golden... |
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so we named you |
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This is you here: |
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Pretty, golden purslane. |
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Purslane's really a weed, you know. |
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A neighbor told me when I was 9 |
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He said all gardeners hate purslane. |
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Yeah, and dandelions. |
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It doesn't stop kids |
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Purslane's an axillary bloom. |
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It closes up when the sun goes down. |
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Thanks. |
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Damn. |
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Last time I saw you, you were teeny. |
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Is there anyone here who doesn't remember |
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She used to sing here. I was about your age. |
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- I'm so sorry. |
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I'll have red beans and rice |
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I hear you'll be staying |
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No, I'll be staying at Lorraine's indefinitely. |
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- Will you be starting school in September? |
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I don't go to school. I waitress. |
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No, just me and Uncle Earl. |
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They know you're not going to school? |
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They're all torn up about it. Ranks up there |
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Mother, go make my bed |
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Make it long and narrow |
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My true love died for me yesterday |
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I shall die for him tomorrow |
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She was buried in the church house yard |
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And he was buried there beside her |
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And from his grave grew roses red |
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From hers grew greenbriers |
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They grew and they grew so very high |
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Till they could grow no higher |
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And at the top grew a true lover's knot |
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Twined with greenbriers |
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Y'all, this is Lorraine's daughter, Pursey. |
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Come on in. |
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- You grew up real pretty. |
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Make yourself at home, darling. |
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I'm Ruthie. My gentleman friend, Ray. |
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Here 26 years. |
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Go on and relax, baby. Drink your beer. |
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Find anything? |
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I filled out a few applications. |
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You let that fresh young thing |
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She's fresh, all right. |
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I remember when there was a new one |
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Which one of y'all snores |
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Bobby. If he's on his back, |
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I saw this program on the Medical Channel |
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by cutting their throats open. |
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I believe that I do have a story |
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Quiet. Bobby's gonna tell a story. |
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When I was growing up, I always hung |
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And this one summer, |
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And we were doing all the normal things |
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We were fishing... |
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and playing ball, |
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But in addition to these activities |
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mine included a lot of talk... |
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about this wonderfully |
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I wasn't sure exactly what it was... |
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but I knew it was magical and very special |
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Always in a whisper. |
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I'd go through the fields |
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One day, we was all... |
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playing ball out in a broom sage field. |
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And up rode Leroy Tuberville. |
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Now, Leroy was |
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And his shoulders were already broad, |
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And Leroy, he parked himself casually |
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and he pulled out something. He started |
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And I watched him play it cool... |
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his mysterious jewel going up and down. |
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I couldn't take it any longer. I had to ask. |
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"What's that you got there, Leroy?" |
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And everyone fell silent. |
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And Leroy looked at me |
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and he said, |
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My face got hot, my breath quickened. |
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There he was, with this perfect piece of girl, |
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And I watched, knowing that I had seen God |
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And I wanted her for my very own. |
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But old Leroy popped his treasure |
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jumped on his bike grinning at me, |
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leaving us in a cloud of dust and desire. |
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And it was in that tormented haze, |
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when I dedicated the rest of my life... |
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to finding my very own tiny piece |
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that I could carry with me for eternity. |
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All right, that's it. I'm going home. |
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To Florida? |
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Now, look, be careful. |
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"We cannot tear out |
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"but we can throw |
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George Sand. |
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I thought that would be a hard one. |
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I don't feel right about lying to her. |
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What would a teenage hussy want |
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Said herself it was a shithole. |
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Besides, when you sell that book, |
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Change? |
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We'll go to Paris, drink '61 Latour... |
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write bad poetry. |
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"We die only once, |
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Molière. |
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She's here, honey. |
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I'll take better care of her this time. |
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See you tomorrow, darling. |
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Your mama used to come here a lot. |
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Why do you talk about her so much? |
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Because I miss her, I guess. |
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Were you in love with her or something? |
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We all loved her. |
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- She knew how to reach people, you know? |
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The night before my grandma died... |
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she warned me that |
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She finally told me about my father. |
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She did, did she? |
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Some sax player in Memphis. |
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Pretty much a one-night stand. |
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I think Gran wanted me to know that when |
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She was right. |
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After she died, |
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Never even got a chance to hear her sing. |
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Your mama loved you, you know? |
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She used to sit |
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Always writing. |
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Called this granddaddy the Tree of Life. |
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That's so corny. |
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- You're in the wrong appliance. |
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To succeed in killing oneself, |
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God damn, girl. You woke up productive. |
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- Come see what Pursey did. |
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I see what she didn't do: Leave. |
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She ain't gonna leave. |
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That's a really good look for you, too. |
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Good morning to y'all, too. |
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No school, I hear. What, you skip a grade? |
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A few. The 10th, 11th, and 12th. |
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God, we are living under the same roof |
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It takes one to mock one. |
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Look, as long as |
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making Lawson lose his concentration, |
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You got work to do. |
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Do you have to go after her |
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Do you want her to stick around? |
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Has it ever occurred to you that if we help |
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How help her? |
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You want to help her out of |
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- Forget it, man, all right? |
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A New Orleans summer |
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Come on, man, let's play gin. |
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- Can't you see us doing something here? |
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Lorraine's house shrank with each |
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Turn that music off, girl! |
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Jesus H. Christ. |
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How long you gonna sit around here |
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Lawson said he didn't mind. |
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Lawson's cigarettes are red. Mine are green. |
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You may not smoke green. Bobby's. |
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What is that shit you are drinking? |
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This is beer and tomato juice. |
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Breakfast of champions. |
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Champion fuckup, maybe. |
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You know, girl, I have had |
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Whether you like it or not, |
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and you will respect me! |
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We have been very patient |
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but you will not continue |
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and play parasite to our generosity. |
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Now, you must work |
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and pray as if you're gonna die tomorrow. |
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- What did you say? |
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It probably meant something |
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You know damn well |
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God, what do you do? Except shit around |
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I am a professor. I am a troubadour. A poet. |
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And it's none of your damn business |
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- You are responsible for your share. |
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You already live in my house for free. |
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- God, you should be grateful... |
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Maybe you'd rather I earn money |
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Didn't Lorraine have to do that for a while? |
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God damn it! |
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Have you no respect for the dead? |
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That was your mother, Pursey. |
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Besides... |
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we all know |
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are you, little Purslane? |
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Did you ever have two men at once? |
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That would buy a lot of cigarettes |
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Fuck you! |
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You're supposed to be the senior male? |
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I'm just a girl. Don't you get that? |
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I'm so sick of your high and mighty attitude |
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You wanna teach me about respect? |
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The wife who's smart enough to get rid |
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What did I tell you about her? |
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Oh, God! |
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You know, I know what y'all think of me. |
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- School just seemed like a waste of time. |
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I know that. |
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I wanna be normal. It's just not my life. |
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What is your life? What do you want? |
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If I could do anything? |
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Promise you won't laugh? |
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I don't know if I can promise. |
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Well, I thought about maybe working |
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like being an x-ray technician |
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Okay. |
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- Can I ask why? |
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I like the way bones look on a light box. |
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They're like portraits, but on the inside. |
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I know it does sound totally stupid. |
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No, it's not stupid. |
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Hello? |
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Hello? Is anyone there? |
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- Sorry. |
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I keep forgetting |
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Any sign of him? |
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Listen, Pursey, I need to tell you something. |
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What, you worried about him? |
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What are you doing today? |
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I thought I'd go down to the Quarter... |
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look for a job. I haven't tried there yet. |
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Want someone to show you around? |
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- Give us a call next week. |
00:41:05 |
Well? |
00:41:07 |
Maybe, but only part-time. |
00:41:10 |
It's not like you have rent. |
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I need to get away |
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Maybe I could help you get started |
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You can get your GED, you know. |
00:41:24 |
Sure I can. Then maybe I can go to Harvard. |
00:41:28 |
Maybe. |
00:41:42 |
You know, you eat like shit? |
00:41:45 |
You drink too much. |
00:41:47 |
Okay. |
00:41:49 |
Would you let me read your book sometime? |
00:41:51 |
- I don't think so. |
00:41:53 |
- Most of it ends up in the trash. |
00:41:58 |
Too long, and not long enough. |
00:42:00 |
- Did you graduate from college? |
00:42:04 |
With the privilege of becoming |
00:42:09 |
Why did y'all leave that school? |
00:42:13 |
It's complicated. So many reasons. |
00:42:18 |
Tell me one. |
00:42:22 |
A lot happened real fast... |
00:42:25 |
and New Orleans, all this... |
00:42:27 |
it sort of seemed romantic at the time. |
00:42:31 |
Is it? |
00:42:34 |
Is it romantic? |
00:42:40 |
It has its moments. |
00:42:47 |
Would you really help me get my GED? |
00:42:51 |
Yes, I really would. |
00:42:53 |
- Why? |
00:42:55 |
Don't have anything else to do. |
00:42:58 |
Would you quit drinking so much? |
00:43:02 |
Why? |
00:43:04 |
Why not? |
00:43:12 |
All right. |
00:43:15 |
All right. |
00:43:37 |
So, where is he, the son of a bitch? |
00:43:41 |
Probably on some barstool somewhere, |
00:43:45 |
You've better things to do than waste |
00:43:49 |
He didn't. We had a nice day, didn't we? |
00:43:54 |
Yeah. |
00:44:01 |
Come on, darling, we better get home. |
00:44:05 |
See you at home. |
00:44:12 |
It must be getting pretty crowded for you, |
00:44:15 |
What about your work, sugar? |
00:44:19 |
You could stay at my place. |
00:44:23 |
Will you think about it? |
00:44:34 |
I'm back. |
00:44:38 |
Aren't you people glad to see me? |
00:44:40 |
- No. |
00:44:43 |
Well, then ask me. Say: |
00:44:46 |
"Bobby, what have you brought me?" |
00:44:52 |
Biloxi? |
00:44:55 |
Video poker or nickel slots? |
00:44:59 |
- Man, where's my car? |
00:45:01 |
Now, Pursey, go put some music on. |
00:45:07 |
- You what? |
00:45:10 |
This is a single malt. When was the last time |
00:45:14 |
- For how much? |
00:45:16 |
You fucking sold my car for fucking $300? |
00:45:19 |
Have you lost |
00:45:21 |
Just hold that punch. |
00:45:23 |
Now, you remember... |
00:45:25 |
I have a broken face. |
00:45:28 |
Now, I didn't have any money. |
00:45:32 |
That's because your check is here. |
00:45:35 |
And this, too. From the lawyer. |
00:45:39 |
I waited for you to get the... |
00:45:42 |
You give me five minutes, |
00:45:50 |
Well, look how nice |
00:45:55 |
I'd have destroyed that TV weeks ago |
00:46:00 |
All right, now, I have something to tell y'all. |
00:46:03 |
Come on in, sit down. |
00:46:06 |
Come on, man, sit... |
00:46:08 |
Will you stop grieving |
00:46:12 |
I'll stand. |
00:46:14 |
All right, close your eyes. |
00:46:18 |
- Close your eyes, man. |
00:46:20 |
Come on, Lawson. Christ. |
00:46:26 |
All right, now. |
00:46:29 |
You can open them now, darling. |
00:46:32 |
Courtesy of a lovely teacher... |
00:46:34 |
whose heart once found Bobby Long |
00:46:38 |
"To certify that Purslane Hominy Will... |
00:46:42 |
"has successfully completed |
00:46:45 |
"and is recommended to the 12th grade." |
00:46:48 |
"Why stay we on earth except to grow?" |
00:46:59 |
Robert Browning. |
00:47:00 |
He's definitely your run-of-the-mill |
00:47:04 |
Is this really your idea of an apology... |
00:47:06 |
or are you just trying to one-up |
00:47:11 |
Great minds. |
00:47:18 |
Come on, man. |
00:47:20 |
- You want to speak French, don't you? |
00:47:23 |
You know that |
00:47:26 |
All right. |
00:47:28 |
So we got English Lit, European History, |
00:47:32 |
We need one more. |
00:47:34 |
- I think Art Appreciation. |
00:47:37 |
- I think she'd like music. |
00:47:43 |
Well, God damn, it's already set up. |
00:47:45 |
Do you know how much I had to go through |
00:47:49 |
For me? You expect me to... |
00:47:53 |
Firstly, it'll get you out of the house, |
00:47:56 |
- That's what I thought. |
00:47:59 |
You said something to me recently. |
00:48:02 |
You said, "I'm just a girl." |
00:48:05 |
Maybe I've grown too calloused |
00:48:10 |
Not unlike the students |
00:48:15 |
And I know that |
00:48:18 |
but we still got something to offer. We must. |
00:48:24 |
And besides, |
00:48:30 |
And as hard is it is to believe... |
00:48:32 |
we, too, once were innocent children. |
00:48:36 |
You are such a shameless ham. |
00:48:39 |
What makes you think I could do this? |
00:48:42 |
Because we know God, and God knows us. |
00:48:45 |
And he and Lorraine brought you here |
00:48:49 |
School starts in a month. |
00:48:51 |
You can give us a chance. It might be fun. |
00:48:53 |
"Fun" is a stretch, don't you think? |
00:48:55 |
Listen, sweetheart, |
00:49:00 |
That's beautiful. |
00:49:06 |
She'd be so proud. |
00:49:58 |
What do you think of my face? |
00:50:02 |
See this bone? It's broken. |
00:50:05 |
But you can move it. |
00:50:10 |
How'd that happen? |
00:50:13 |
"Never fight fair with a stranger." |
00:50:16 |
That happened in a fight? You lost? |
00:50:20 |
Well, I lost a lot more than the fight. |
00:50:24 |
Does it take away from my appearance, |
00:50:29 |
I think you're still handsome. |
00:50:31 |
Well, aren't y'all sweet? |
00:50:36 |
Are you having sexual intercourse |
00:50:41 |
- Okay, Dr. Ruth, let's go. |
00:50:45 |
Sex is nice. |
00:50:47 |
Just remember to be kind to one another. |
00:50:49 |
And stay young as long as you can. |
00:50:54 |
We should start with memorization. |
00:50:56 |
I think we should stick to |
00:50:59 |
You do? Just exactly who is Plato |
00:51:02 |
in this arrangement? |
00:51:05 |
You are Socrates, of course. |
00:51:07 |
- You are the Teacher. |
00:51:09 |
I wish y'all would just shut up... |
00:51:11 |
because if it's gonna be like this, |
00:51:14 |
Girl, your English is fucking atrocious. |
00:51:18 |
Purslane Hominy, sit up. |
00:51:20 |
Why can't I study in bed? |
00:51:22 |
It's so hot, |
00:51:24 |
It is not supposed to be comfortable. |
00:51:28 |
- It's just bad habits. |
00:51:31 |
Don't fuck with the Teacher, okay? |
00:51:35 |
Just tell me what is Nebraska's role |
00:51:39 |
- Shouldn't I be learning the state capitals? |
00:51:43 |
- Don't procrastinate. |
00:51:46 |
I don't have a card for procrastinate. |
00:51:48 |
You are just incorrigible. |
00:51:58 |
"Procrastinate. |
00:51:59 |
"To drag one's ass |
00:52:02 |
"as to ensure one's place in life as a loser." |
00:52:05 |
Hey, who are you calling a loser? |
00:52:08 |
- Fuck. |
00:52:10 |
All right, Nebraska. |
00:52:12 |
Home state of Willa Cather, |
00:52:16 |
Or should I move east to Missouri, |
00:52:19 |
alias Samuel Clemens, was born, |
00:52:21 |
where William Burroughs |
00:52:24 |
- Stop! |
00:52:26 |
I don't think they'll teach Burroughs |
00:52:29 |
Well, they ought to. |
00:52:45 |
Why don't you pour your old buddy a drink? |
00:52:47 |
- We're out of juice. |
00:52:52 |
It doesn't have a smell. |
00:52:54 |
Well, God damn it, |
00:52:59 |
- Go ahead. |
00:53:01 |
I promised Pursey if she'd study. |
00:53:07 |
And when was that, that you quit? |
00:53:10 |
Nineteen hours ago, when we were quizzing. |
00:53:16 |
- Did you get some sleep? |
00:53:23 |
There's no rush for her or for us... |
00:53:27 |
so if you want to quit, take it slow. |
00:53:31 |
Now, trust me on this. |
00:53:33 |
Take away the bottle, take away the genie. |
00:54:33 |
Hey, what are you doing here? |
00:54:38 |
I just thought I'd give Lawson a break. |
00:54:41 |
Let him use the bedroom. |
00:54:50 |
You look very pretty today, Purslane. |
00:54:53 |
No one calls me that |
00:54:57 |
Now, you remember how to get there? |
00:54:59 |
I know where it is all right, |
00:55:05 |
You nervous? |
00:55:07 |
No. |
00:55:10 |
Yeah. |
00:55:13 |
Want me to take the streetcar with you? |
00:55:16 |
No, I'll be okay. |
00:55:21 |
Well, I know you'll just do fine. |
00:55:24 |
And we'll be right here |
00:55:27 |
to help you with your homework. |
00:55:28 |
Christ, you're really living |
00:55:31 |
Me and "homework" in the same sentence. |
00:55:41 |
It's about to become you and "tardy" |
00:56:01 |
Think she'll come right home? |
00:56:03 |
Where else would a teenage girl go |
00:56:06 |
to her endlessly entertaining |
00:56:08 |
She's no picnic. |
00:56:13 |
That child should know |
00:56:17 |
My kids knew it. |
00:56:20 |
I taught them. I was their father. |
00:56:25 |
You still are. |
00:56:31 |
One day they'll understand, |
00:56:39 |
My kids don't even know me. |
00:56:42 |
Shit, can we do anything besides this? |
00:56:44 |
- Like what? |
00:56:46 |
- We could go fishing. |
00:56:51 |
Maybe I should start... |
00:56:54 |
something. |
00:56:56 |
Maybe you should start working |
00:57:01 |
I don't know the end of the story yet. |
00:57:04 |
Checkmate. Let's get out of here. |
00:57:11 |
You know, I wanna say something... |
00:57:13 |
about life, because an unexamined life... |
00:57:17 |
- is simply a life... |
00:57:21 |
Purslane, our prodigy has returned. |
00:57:23 |
Now, tell us everything. |
00:57:27 |
Honey, why did you leave school early? |
00:57:33 |
I didn't belong there. |
00:57:35 |
I appreciate what y'all are doing, |
00:57:39 |
What? |
00:57:41 |
I really need a job. |
00:57:46 |
- You can work here on the weekends, sugar. |
00:57:50 |
- Only if you're in school, though. |
00:58:09 |
Autumn comes slowly in New Orleans. |
00:58:13 |
The grass remains a stubborn green... |
00:58:15 |
but the heat gives way to a gentle warmth. |
00:58:19 |
Pursey did begin to catch on in school. |
00:58:22 |
She was surprised. We weren't. |
00:58:28 |
Winter arrived before we realized |
00:58:37 |
Somehow, the wine began |
00:58:44 |
and that was more than |
00:58:57 |
Someone should have told them Creoles we |
00:59:01 |
We might have improved |
00:59:03 |
with this cool new invention called heat. |
00:59:06 |
- Pursey, where'd you put the vodka? |
00:59:09 |
I did. But where did you hide it? |
00:59:11 |
I'm not supposed to tell you, remember? |
00:59:14 |
You don't do anything else I tell you to do. |
00:59:16 |
Lawson, Bobby's trying to get me |
00:59:21 |
- It is Christmas. |
00:59:26 |
And I could have sworn |
00:59:29 |
Don't forget to use the cuddly bear stuff. |
01:00:01 |
But you aren't a virgin, are you? |
01:00:04 |
You know, some people would call you |
01:00:07 |
for your constant sexual harassment. |
01:00:09 |
I believe the term is "dirty old man," |
01:00:12 |
And you are a young, blooming bud. |
01:00:16 |
- Let me live vicariously. You aren't, are you? |
01:00:20 |
Well, I have children. |
01:00:22 |
Why don't you ever see them? |
01:00:25 |
Well, that's a good question. |
01:00:29 |
You know, I'm trying to be serious for once, |
01:00:36 |
The truth is, I wish I could see them. |
01:00:43 |
It seems to me |
01:00:46 |
then they damn well would, |
01:00:53 |
How about you? |
01:00:55 |
Do you remember your mother |
01:01:03 |
No, not really. |
01:01:10 |
I used to try to remember her. |
01:01:16 |
Anything about her. |
01:01:19 |
Like her voice, the way she smelled, |
01:01:25 |
I used to think real hard... |
01:01:29 |
wanting memories. |
01:01:32 |
And I just started making them up. |
01:01:39 |
That she was putting on her eye shadow |
01:01:42 |
or I'd pretend that... |
01:01:44 |
she'd make me these perfect grilled cheeses |
01:01:48 |
I had all kinds of made-up memories. |
01:01:52 |
My favorite one was that |
01:01:57 |
and I would be sitting on the side |
01:02:00 |
who'd give me |
01:02:06 |
I made up so many memories... |
01:02:12 |
I actually started to believe |
01:02:19 |
But she never came for me, so I just forgot. |
01:02:23 |
You know... |
01:02:26 |
stopped pretending. |
01:02:32 |
Ho, ho, ho! |
01:02:35 |
- Is that a real tree? |
01:02:39 |
It fell off the back of a truck. |
01:02:41 |
- Like hell it did. |
01:02:44 |
We should put it right up front |
01:02:47 |
Sure. |
01:02:49 |
Lawson, where's the laundry? |
01:02:52 |
Shit. |
01:02:58 |
"I remember the day I graduated |
01:03:06 |
"He never meant to let me in on his secrets. |
01:03:09 |
"He thrived on his own mystery. |
01:03:11 |
"But once the first one was discovered... |
01:03:14 |
"it wasn't long before |
01:03:18 |
"I was on the back steps of the library... |
01:03:20 |
"when I spotted his uniform, |
01:03:24 |
"the color of Easter, and that damn hat. |
01:03:28 |
"He strode across campus with purpose. |
01:03:31 |
"Everything about Tommy said ready." |
01:03:33 |
- I'm Tommy, just so you can follow. |
01:03:40 |
"He almost skipped right passed me. |
01:03:42 |
"'Nice hat,' I said... |
01:03:45 |
"eliciting Tommy's notorious smile. |
01:03:49 |
"It was the same smile that he granted |
01:03:53 |
"The smile that served as an answer |
01:03:57 |
"Or the smile for one of his children... |
01:03:59 |
"whenever he found |
01:04:03 |
That's nice... |
01:04:05 |
- but I think that might be a bad sentence. |
01:04:09 |
That's why they're hanging |
01:04:12 |
No, but it's just that, normally, |
01:04:17 |
"Tommy took the stairs, two at a time, |
01:04:21 |
"if it isn't the South's next great native son.' |
01:04:25 |
"I was only one of hundreds |
01:04:29 |
"to be dazzled by the Professor, |
01:04:34 |
"Tommy, at the front of the hall, |
01:04:37 |
"as if mastering an imaginary lasso." |
01:04:42 |
- I like "lariat" better. I think you... |
01:04:49 |
Years ago, you trusted my opinion. |
01:04:52 |
Years ago, you were easier to trust. |
01:05:48 |
Thank y'all very much. |
01:05:52 |
Nobody can do the Alabama shuffle |
01:05:55 |
but this sweet thing, she can move. |
01:06:01 |
- Why can't you be this sweet all the time? |
01:06:06 |
Pure, unadulterated joy. |
01:06:09 |
- You keep your lecherous eyes off our girl. |
01:06:13 |
She don't like me. |
01:06:19 |
You like Lawson better than me, don't you? |
01:06:23 |
You're drunk. |
01:06:25 |
You know what, I am. I really am. |
01:06:28 |
But it's all right, |
01:06:31 |
Not tonight. I got him all to myself. |
01:06:35 |
You told them about the news, honey? |
01:06:38 |
We were just thinking |
01:06:41 |
he could move in with me |
01:06:43 |
It's just something that we kicked around. |
01:06:58 |
Lawson is not in love with you. |
01:07:04 |
Bobby, I don't think |
01:07:08 |
I've seen him with a woman |
01:07:12 |
A woman that's crawled |
01:07:16 |
that consumed his every thought... |
01:07:19 |
and turned him into a creation |
01:07:22 |
I have the scars of that love on my face. |
01:07:25 |
Have you told her about that? |
01:07:28 |
Have you told her |
01:07:31 |
and a warm bed to pass the time away? |
01:07:33 |
Cool it. Don't go after her. |
01:07:37 |
I only speak the truth. |
01:07:40 |
The woman deserves to know the truth. |
01:07:45 |
And you, you're free to do as you please. |
01:07:52 |
Am I, really? |
01:07:55 |
Finally free? |
01:08:00 |
I want to say something on this occasion... |
01:08:03 |
where we're celebrating our love |
01:08:08 |
"Friend by enemy I call you out |
01:08:11 |
"You there, with a bad coin in your socket |
01:08:15 |
"You there, my friend with a winning air |
01:08:19 |
"Who palmed the lie on me when you looked |
01:08:24 |
"With my whole heart under your hammer |
01:08:28 |
"That though I loved him for his faults |
01:08:30 |
"As much as for his good |
01:08:33 |
"My friend were an enemy on stilts |
01:08:36 |
"With his head in a cunning cloud" |
01:08:45 |
Bravo, man. |
01:08:49 |
Now, why don't you come out |
01:08:54 |
Does every word out of your mouth |
01:08:59 |
or is that the idea: |
01:09:04 |
You want to tell me |
01:09:08 |
'Cause maybe I'm disappointed in you. |
01:09:12 |
You know, I never asked |
01:09:16 |
Your redemption and my penance, right? |
01:09:21 |
Haven't I paid? |
01:09:24 |
Nine fucking years. |
01:09:32 |
I am sorry, all right? |
01:09:35 |
I am so fucking sorry. |
01:09:41 |
It's Dylan Thomas. |
01:09:46 |
To Others Than You. |
01:09:54 |
That's an easy one. |
01:10:08 |
Good night, Bobby. |
01:10:58 |
Shit. |
01:11:16 |
You okay? Can I come in? |
01:11:30 |
You really did a number on yourself |
01:11:34 |
Lawson's gonna leave me right by myself. |
01:11:38 |
I always knew it. |
01:11:42 |
I deserve it. |
01:11:45 |
I'm gonna die alone. |
01:11:56 |
He's not gonna leave you. |
01:11:58 |
- Yes, he is. |
01:12:00 |
He'll always be there for you. |
01:12:02 |
He cut up my story |
01:12:18 |
Honey, I peed myself. |
01:12:22 |
All right, let's get you into bed. Come on. |
01:12:26 |
Oh, God. |
01:12:49 |
It's so damn cold. |
01:13:17 |
How is he? |
01:13:21 |
- I think he peed blood. |
01:13:24 |
I knew he wasn't himself tonight. |
01:13:28 |
He's afraid of doctors. |
01:13:30 |
It's probably some bacterial thing. |
01:13:41 |
- Are you gonna move out? |
01:13:53 |
Are you in love with her? |
01:13:57 |
No. |
01:14:01 |
She's really nice. |
01:14:05 |
Yeah, she is. |
01:14:09 |
Are you worried about him? |
01:14:21 |
What happened, Lawson? |
01:14:33 |
When I met Bobby, |
01:14:39 |
Did whatever the hell he wanted... |
01:14:42 |
but still he had the beautiful wife and kids. |
01:14:46 |
Students loved him. Faculty hated him. |
01:14:50 |
Women wanted him. |
01:14:51 |
Christ, he had me so convinced |
01:14:54 |
I may have fallen a little in love myself. |
01:15:03 |
We hung out all the time. |
01:15:09 |
There was a woman who I wanted to marry. |
01:15:14 |
Her friend fell for Bobby pretty hard. |
01:15:18 |
He started spending more time with us |
01:15:25 |
One night, |
01:15:31 |
It was a double-header. |
01:15:34 |
So I convinced him to have drinks |
01:15:38 |
Said I'd go to the game with him later. |
01:15:42 |
He kept on saying he had to leave. |
01:15:45 |
Somehow one drink became two, |
01:15:52 |
And then... |
01:15:54 |
this idiot, the dean's nephew... |
01:15:58 |
came in and announced... |
01:16:02 |
that he was sleeping with my girlfriend... |
01:16:05 |
and everyone knew but me. |
01:16:09 |
I went after him. |
01:16:12 |
He took a swing. |
01:16:14 |
Bobby stepped in... |
01:16:16 |
and he cracked Bobby's face wide open. |
01:16:21 |
Bobby went crazy. |
01:16:30 |
It'd just gotten so late. |
01:16:33 |
I knew Ben would be waiting. |
01:16:38 |
But when we got there, he was gone. |
01:16:46 |
Everyone was. |
01:16:50 |
He should never have been by himself. |
01:16:55 |
He was just a little boy, and it was so dark. |
01:17:06 |
There's too many people... |
01:17:09 |
in such a damn hurry on that road. |
01:17:11 |
There's no way |
01:17:15 |
I mean, he was so little. |
01:17:19 |
And, God, he worshipped his dad. |
01:17:27 |
Juliette told Bobby to leave |
01:17:31 |
She needed a better man. |
01:17:34 |
That's how she put it. |
01:17:40 |
So you came here? |
01:17:44 |
Seemed like a good place to write. |
01:17:51 |
good universities. |
01:17:54 |
Bobby could start over. |
01:17:57 |
I thought I should be here with him. |
01:18:01 |
I mean, if it wasn't for me that night... |
01:18:05 |
things might have... |
01:18:12 |
I don't know what happened, really. |
01:18:16 |
We read too many damn books. |
01:18:21 |
There's something about this city. |
01:18:26 |
That's all. |
01:18:33 |
You should get some sleep. |
01:19:48 |
I made you breakfast in mattress. |
01:19:51 |
Thank you, ma'am. |
01:19:55 |
Have we heard from the man yet? |
01:19:58 |
No. Should we get him up first? |
01:20:02 |
Can you give me that shirt, please? |
01:20:07 |
Thank you. |
01:20:33 |
Nice hat. |
01:20:38 |
Get up, old man. |
01:20:41 |
And get that off your pecker. |
01:20:44 |
What do you care? |
01:20:47 |
It doesn't mean I want my book |
01:20:53 |
I had the urge to read something likable |
01:20:57 |
Find anything? |
01:21:00 |
Not really. |
01:21:06 |
I didn't mean to mess things up |
01:21:13 |
I didn't mean what I said. |
01:21:16 |
Oh, Christ. |
01:21:18 |
Last night was a blur. |
01:21:22 |
And I don't want to remember. |
01:21:25 |
- Come on. |
01:21:29 |
Merry Christmas! |
01:21:34 |
It was our home that night, all of ours. |
01:21:39 |
We both knew we should tell her the truth... |
01:21:42 |
but every day felt like the wrong day. |
01:21:45 |
And Christmas is as good a day as any |
01:21:57 |
That night reminded Bobby and me |
01:22:00 |
we'd both chosen to forget until she arrived. |
01:22:04 |
It felt good to remember... |
01:22:08 |
if just for a little while. |
01:22:20 |
I'm so full. |
01:22:23 |
- Me, too. |
01:22:28 |
I wish it would snow. |
01:22:31 |
- Me, too. |
01:22:36 |
But I love the rain. |
01:22:39 |
- Me, too. |
01:22:49 |
Come on, man. You gotta piss sometime. |
01:22:52 |
Christ, I can't do it |
01:22:55 |
I've seen you piss a thousand times. |
01:22:56 |
Well, suddenly I am shy, okay? |
01:22:59 |
Piss right now. |
01:23:03 |
Christ, it's probably nothing, man. |
01:23:11 |
I've lived long enough anyhow. |
01:23:15 |
Lord, it's cold. |
01:23:20 |
It's clear. I pissed clear. |
01:23:22 |
Like hell you did. Don't lie to me. |
01:23:25 |
So it was a little pink. I'm not going. |
01:23:38 |
You got any short stories |
01:23:43 |
My English final, I gotta write something... |
01:23:46 |
and read it in front of the entire class, |
01:23:49 |
- Fuck! |
01:23:53 |
I'm doing okay reading English. |
01:23:57 |
- What the hell are you wearing? |
01:24:00 |
It's Lorraine's. |
01:24:03 |
You'd rather freeze |
01:24:05 |
This robe and the person who wore it... |
01:24:07 |
is worth more than a hundred people |
01:24:12 |
Is something wrong? |
01:24:14 |
- You gonna tell her? |
01:24:16 |
We gotta take Bobby to the doctor. |
01:24:20 |
He's been putting it off for weeks. |
01:24:27 |
Okay. |
01:24:29 |
I hope you're not wearing |
01:24:31 |
I most certainly am. They're good luck. |
01:24:35 |
Besides, they're gonna |
01:24:38 |
and put one of them |
01:24:40 |
Everybody's seen my peter. |
01:24:42 |
That's right. |
01:24:46 |
And my ass. |
01:24:48 |
Let's go. |
01:24:55 |
What did I tell you? |
01:25:24 |
Where's Bobby? I made him |
01:25:28 |
They needed him for some more tests. |
01:25:31 |
- Is he all right? |
01:25:34 |
They just gotta look at his toe |
01:25:39 |
Well, then, maybe you might wanna |
01:25:43 |
I think she's working. |
01:25:48 |
I have a date. |
01:25:50 |
Really? That's a first. |
01:25:54 |
I figured it was about time I got a life. |
01:25:58 |
Great to hear it. |
01:26:00 |
- Is that a new dress? |
01:26:03 |
Well, sort of. |
01:26:05 |
I mean, Bobby's right. There's no reason |
01:26:09 |
She was really tiny. |
01:26:13 |
Just make sure it stays zipped up. |
01:26:17 |
I'm a big girl, Lawson. |
01:26:26 |
Hey, is that an SAT application? |
01:26:29 |
Yeah. My guidance counselor gave it to me. |
01:26:33 |
What? |
01:26:34 |
If she thinks your grades are good enough |
01:26:38 |
- Well, college costs money. |
01:26:42 |
I might have to go away. |
01:26:45 |
You might. |
01:26:48 |
- I have to go. |
01:26:52 |
No. I'm meeting him somewhere. |
01:26:54 |
You can't walk home |
01:26:57 |
- Call me at Ray and Ruthie's and I'll... |
01:27:00 |
Besides, you should spend time alone |
01:27:02 |
You haven't stayed over there |
01:27:20 |
You said you wanted to see more |
01:27:23 |
I figure this is a good place to start. |
01:27:36 |
- I know him. |
01:27:55 |
Hey, sugar, what are you doing here? |
01:27:57 |
My friend Sean brought me. |
01:28:00 |
Great to meet you. |
01:28:02 |
You are great, man. Really, really great. |
01:28:07 |
How come I didn't know |
01:28:10 |
Well, I don't play much anymore, you know. |
01:28:13 |
I mean, I don't have... |
01:28:17 |
Don't got the lungs for it. |
01:28:19 |
- How's Bobby? |
01:28:22 |
- You sitting in again, or what? |
01:28:26 |
This can't be that sweet baby girl, Purslane. |
01:28:30 |
- You don't remember me, do you? |
01:28:33 |
When your mama used to play here... |
01:28:35 |
she used to sit you right over there |
01:28:39 |
And you was so cute. |
01:28:41 |
See, my job was to keep you |
01:28:45 |
You remember that? |
01:28:46 |
With Junior. |
01:28:49 |
You were in the band, weren't you? |
01:28:51 |
Yeah, she and Junior was our best night |
01:28:57 |
Little Purslane. |
01:28:58 |
Look, you come back |
01:29:01 |
And the Shirley Temples on the house. |
01:29:04 |
See you later, man. |
01:29:07 |
You were really in Lorraine's band? |
01:29:11 |
Of course I was. |
01:29:13 |
I mean, everybody was at that time. |
01:29:19 |
Lorraine and me... |
01:29:22 |
we were close at one time. |
01:29:29 |
I remember the last time |
01:29:33 |
It looks just as pretty on you. |
01:29:40 |
I gotta go. |
01:29:42 |
Glad you came, honey. |
01:29:46 |
Why didn't you tell me |
01:29:52 |
I don't know. It was a long time ago. |
01:29:58 |
You want a drink? I'm ready. |
01:30:15 |
Jesus. Are you anxious to get home? |
01:30:18 |
Unless you and Purslane |
01:30:21 |
You finally figured us out. |
01:30:25 |
- What's the verdict? |
01:30:27 |
They gave me some medicine. |
01:30:30 |
Said I got to dry out. |
01:30:34 |
What about the toe? |
01:30:36 |
It's just a fungus. Got goop. |
01:30:41 |
You're a lucky man. |
01:30:44 |
Of course I am. But what if I wasn't? |
01:30:47 |
What do you mean? |
01:30:48 |
I saw you with Purslane on Christmas Eve. |
01:30:52 |
- Are you sleeping with her, Lawson? |
01:30:57 |
Because she's becoming more fetching |
01:31:00 |
Because she's a young woman. |
01:31:02 |
She's got a crush, |
01:31:05 |
- She's a kid, Bobby. |
01:31:09 |
My wife was 18 when I met her. |
01:31:13 |
It was love at first sight. |
01:31:16 |
Nothing happened. That night... |
01:31:19 |
things had gotten a little out of hand... |
01:31:21 |
and I think she was |
01:31:23 |
She was feeling a bit lonely and cold. |
01:31:25 |
Well, my guess is |
01:31:30 |
Just remember, she's Lorraine's daughter. |
01:31:36 |
- You're jealous. |
01:31:40 |
Shit, I ain't worth this much. |
01:31:45 |
Fuck, no. |
01:31:53 |
Winter never feels truly at home |
01:31:57 |
An unwelcome visitor |
01:32:00 |
to remind us of what we're missing... |
01:32:02 |
and leaves us just in time |
01:32:13 |
Spring, and we're still here. |
01:32:19 |
How about we grab a bottle of wine... |
01:32:23 |
and go down to the river like we used to? |
01:32:27 |
Remember that very generous girl |
01:32:30 |
- What was her name? |
01:32:33 |
She's born-again now. |
01:32:41 |
Think we'll still be living together |
01:32:44 |
If we make it to heaven, |
01:32:48 |
and I'll have my pick |
01:32:50 |
Byron, de Sade, Hemingway. |
01:32:52 |
I'll be more fun |
01:32:56 |
Yes, I guess you would. |
01:32:59 |
- I really think Pursey can get financial aid. |
01:33:03 |
She's gonna go off to some fancy school |
01:33:07 |
We'll still be sitting here |
01:33:10 |
and any spring could be our last... |
01:33:12 |
God damn it, I wanna go to the river now. |
01:33:16 |
Why are you such a dramatic old bastard? |
01:33:19 |
"I just want to breathe in every day. |
01:33:23 |
"Happiness makes up in height |
01:33:29 |
- Robert Frost. |
01:33:33 |
You know damn well she'll miss us |
01:33:36 |
If she leaves, she's gone. |
01:33:39 |
I want to go to the river now. |
01:33:44 |
But I need peace and quiet. |
01:33:47 |
to pull off this graduation. I gotta write |
01:33:51 |
I can't think of anything. |
01:33:52 |
- I'm gonna blow the whole thing. |
01:33:55 |
- You'll be fine. |
01:34:05 |
Hey, babe. |
01:34:08 |
I've been waiting for you all day. |
01:34:11 |
Lee, what are you doing here? |
01:34:14 |
You smell nice. |
01:34:17 |
Aren't you gonna ask me in? |
01:34:20 |
And I got you this. |
01:34:33 |
This place really looks like you. |
01:34:36 |
All those lady magazines... |
01:34:38 |
I don't read those anymore. |
01:34:41 |
What are you doing now? You waitressing? |
01:34:44 |
No, I'm... It's none of your business. |
01:34:49 |
Man, you must be doing okay. No rent... |
01:34:52 |
and this place definitely kicks ass |
01:34:55 |
- Lee, what do you want? |
01:34:58 |
I just came up here |
01:35:01 |
- once Lorraine's fool friends get the boot. |
01:35:05 |
Those guys |
01:35:08 |
How do you know who I live with? |
01:35:15 |
Some lawyer sent you a letter. |
01:35:17 |
Which you, of course, opened. |
01:35:25 |
Their year is almost up... |
01:35:29 |
and I've been trying really hard |
01:35:32 |
- I've missed you so much... |
01:35:35 |
- I'm the sole owner of this house. |
01:35:39 |
You didn't know that? Jesus Christ, man! |
01:35:42 |
- Those fucking scumbag losers lied... |
01:35:47 |
- They're your what? |
01:35:49 |
You think that... I have a real life now. |
01:35:52 |
- A real life? |
01:35:54 |
As opposed to the piece-of-shit life |
01:35:57 |
And I guess you got some real men |
01:36:00 |
Men who lie to girls |
01:36:03 |
- Fuck you! |
01:36:04 |
Are they getting something else |
01:36:08 |
They used you, Purslane. |
01:36:11 |
- Just like they used Lorraine. |
01:36:14 |
That's just fine! |
01:36:19 |
You're in school now. |
01:36:24 |
I want you |
01:36:27 |
A weed is just a weed... |
01:36:31 |
no matter how pretty the flower. |
01:36:33 |
That's just fucking brilliant, Lee. Get out! |
01:36:48 |
What the hell is going on? |
01:36:50 |
She must be cleaning or something. |
01:36:54 |
She locked the door. |
01:36:57 |
Pursey, open up, honey. |
01:37:01 |
Pursey, it's us. |
01:37:08 |
Pursey, honey, open up. |
01:37:11 |
- You locked the door. |
01:37:15 |
No. Oh, God. How? |
01:37:19 |
Let's go. She needs some time. |
01:37:25 |
Two goddamn days and no one's seen her. |
01:37:28 |
She asked for the weekend off. |
01:37:31 |
The trail is exhausted. |
01:37:34 |
Ray said she came in early this morning. |
01:37:38 |
- She snuck past us? |
01:37:41 |
You have not been very supportive |
01:37:46 |
You're staying with me, aren't you? |
01:37:52 |
I can rectify this. |
01:37:54 |
Tomorrow she goes to school. |
01:37:59 |
Talk to her on the way. |
01:38:02 |
Work this whole thing out. |
01:38:05 |
We don't have an alarm. |
01:39:07 |
Sweetheart, we've been waiting for you. |
01:39:16 |
What do you think? |
01:39:20 |
And guess who helped? |
01:39:33 |
It'll probably add value to the selling price, |
01:40:14 |
Don't know why you have to go so soon. |
01:40:17 |
We'll still be friends. |
01:40:22 |
You know they didn't mean to hurt you... |
01:40:24 |
Why don't you start off in the kitchen? |
01:41:23 |
"My sweet Purslane... |
01:41:26 |
"I am getting well and can't wait to see you. |
01:41:29 |
"Time seems to stand still in these places... |
01:41:32 |
"but somehow too much of it has passed, |
01:41:36 |
"I write to you always, but |
01:41:40 |
"I want you to have them now |
01:41:44 |
"I'd like you to know your daddy... |
01:41:47 |
"and to know that only I'm to blame for |
01:41:53 |
"I wrote this song for you both." |
01:42:11 |
Honey, where do you want me |
01:42:18 |
What's wrong? |
01:42:20 |
How could you talk about her all the time |
01:42:29 |
Is this true? |
01:42:36 |
"Your singing touched my soul. |
01:42:42 |
I always suspected, but she never told me. |
01:42:46 |
I loved her first. |
01:42:48 |
And Bobby got here, |
01:42:52 |
Bobby was still married. |
01:42:55 |
He never even knew how she felt. |
01:43:00 |
She worked so hard to get clean. |
01:43:05 |
And when she did, she came home |
01:43:12 |
This show? |
01:43:18 |
The date's right. |
01:43:21 |
She said your grandma would bring you up. |
01:43:28 |
You never did show. He never did, either. |
01:43:32 |
Boy, she was devastated |
01:43:38 |
"To my sweet Bobby. |
01:43:40 |
"I am feeling better and coming home |
01:43:45 |
"Please come. Someone I love will be there |
01:43:52 |
This was you, darling. |
01:43:56 |
You and Bobby. |
01:44:01 |
I just... |
01:44:05 |
I can't believe it. |
01:45:14 |
Why do you keep drinking that shit? |
01:45:17 |
Don't you know it's gonna kill you? |
01:45:20 |
God, sometimes you make me |
01:45:23 |
You're living in some fantasy world... |
01:45:26 |
where life's a book |
01:45:29 |
Every idiot knows that books are better |
01:45:38 |
Pursey, honey, |
01:45:41 |
We deserve it. |
01:45:43 |
But when you're finished, why don't |
01:45:49 |
Like a family. |
01:45:51 |
Would that be like |
01:45:54 |
Are we just gonna be like that family? |
01:45:56 |
'Cause the weird thing is that, |
01:46:06 |
Couldn't you count to nine months? |
01:46:12 |
I never understood |
01:46:29 |
but you're my father. |
01:46:44 |
I just... |
01:46:54 |
Did you love her? |
01:46:59 |
- Did you love her? |
01:47:07 |
I wish we never knew. |
01:47:11 |
No. Don't go, Pursey. |
01:47:16 |
Don't walk away. |
01:47:18 |
- It's too late. |
01:47:21 |
You got me now, honey. |
01:47:27 |
Let me be here. |
01:47:30 |
What can I do? Tell me. |
01:47:36 |
What, honey? |
01:47:37 |
Remember when I told you |
01:47:40 |
Yes. |
01:47:43 |
The really pathetic part was that |
01:47:49 |
Like parents got lots of stories |
01:47:53 |
You know, like, "Wasn't it cute when |
01:47:58 |
Whatever. |
01:48:00 |
I mean, people remember a lot of weird shit. |
01:48:03 |
Like you probably got a ton of stories |
01:48:06 |
Yes, I do. |
01:48:09 |
Well, I kind of felt that maybe... |
01:48:13 |
I used to do some cute or funny stuff |
01:48:17 |
But the truth is nobody was really there |
01:48:21 |
Honey, I was there. Sweetheart, I was there. |
01:48:26 |
I saw. It was never very long, |
01:48:31 |
- Will you tell me about her? |
01:48:33 |
- Every tiny thing about her? |
01:48:36 |
And about me, too? |
01:48:38 |
'Cause I think I really need to know now. |
01:48:44 |
Yes. |
01:48:46 |
I don't want to sell our house. |
01:48:49 |
I was so mad at you. |
01:48:54 |
I'm so sorry. |
01:49:07 |
I don't remember how to do this. |
01:49:11 |
I'll do it for you. |
01:49:14 |
Shit, man. Your foot's blue. |
01:49:19 |
I've been practicing wearing this shoe. |
01:49:31 |
I don't want any reason for my daughter |
01:49:36 |
- Now, how do I look? |
01:49:38 |
- How do I look? |
01:49:44 |
Your hair's sticking up. |
01:49:47 |
There you go. |
01:49:54 |
Good Lord, y'all look like regular taxpayers. |
01:49:57 |
- Maybe I ain't dressed appropriate. |
01:50:01 |
Your fly is down. |
01:50:06 |
Are you ready |
01:50:09 |
Yes, I am, sir. |
01:50:12 |
- It's a day to count our blessings. |
01:51:18 |
Quiet, everybody. Quiet down. |
01:51:22 |
I'd like to propose a toast... |
01:51:25 |
to my very beautiful daughter, |
01:51:30 |
who is my very own golden girl. |
01:51:34 |
Cecil mentioned earlier that today |
01:51:40 |
And as I look around, |
01:51:44 |
that I have not given credence to. |
01:51:48 |
I am thankful for a God |
01:51:54 |
and the love of a child who, God willing... |
01:51:59 |
will be in college this fall. |
01:52:01 |
And not no Vinegar Bend Junior College, |
01:52:05 |
Smarter than her old man. |
01:52:07 |
That's for goddamn sure. |
01:52:10 |
Pursey, honey, you have taught |
01:52:14 |
And in the glorious words of T.S. Eliot: |
01:52:19 |
"We shall not cease exploration. |
01:52:23 |
"And at the end of all our exploring... |
01:52:25 |
"will be to arrive where we started... |
01:52:29 |
"and know the place for the first time." |
01:52:34 |
And that's what you've given your old man. |
01:52:38 |
And he is forever grateful. |
01:52:41 |
Now, come on up |
01:52:48 |
Play that slow one that I asked for. |
01:54:06 |
Some people reach a place in time |
01:54:11 |
the place where wives and jobs |
01:54:15 |
that which is unknowable, |
01:54:20 |
"See what is invisible, |
01:54:25 |
That's how Bobby used to put it. |
01:54:28 |
It was the invisible people |
01:54:31 |
The ones that we walk past every day. |
01:54:34 |
The ones we sometimes become. |
01:54:37 |
The ones in books |
01:54:42 |
He was a man who was destined |
01:54:47 |
A man who was sure the shortest path |
01:54:53 |
But the truth of his handicap... |
01:54:55 |
lay only in a mind both exalted |
01:55:00 |
and the path he chose to become one. |
01:55:05 |
Bobby Long's tragic flaw |
01:55:10 |
And I guess if people want to believe |
01:55:14 |
then Bobby Long got his for a song. |