"[ Slow music plays ]" "I need a room, please." "Okay." "That'll be $47.89." "Just sign right there." "Thank you." "Bar closes at 1:00." "[ Card reader beeps ]" "Um..." "Do you have another card?" "Um..." "Sorry." "[ Sighs ]" "Do you know who I am?" "Uh, no." "I don't think so." "Should I?" "[ Chuckles ]" "No." "Um..." "You're a musician." "Yeah." "Country?" "No." "[ Chuckles ]" "I was thinking, uh..." "Do you have any music playing for the bar tonight?" "Mm, no, we don't really do that kind of thing." "You sure?" "Really?" "[ Chuckles ]" "♪ just so you know," "I want it on the record ♪" "♪ about the riding in the fields ♪" "♪ I'm on this dirty... ♪ gonna ride it on the... ♪ and that's my little secret" "♪ fire is fairer all the time" "♪ in my mind, I know" "♪ god, I know" "♪ I can't shoot straight" "♪ or fly right" "♪ and nothing good happens after midnight ♪" "♪ I can't slow down or straighten up ♪" "♪ and all of these addictions" "♪ gotta give 'em all up" "♪ oh-whoa whoo!" "♪ yeah [ cheers and applause ]" "Thanks, everybody." "Thank you." "Thanks." "And we'll be playing tonight at the avalon." "We're gonna be doing songs from my second record, which is actually my first major-label release." "Boo!" "So..." "Let's hear it for the sellout." "[ Laughter ]" "Okay." "Thank you, Nick." "Um..." "It's gonna blow you away." "There's three bedrooms, space for us and my studio." "Another room?" "[ Chuckles ]" "Yeah, we should probably birth my career first." "We're in the middle of" "Hollywood." "[ Chuckling ] Don't look around." "Don't look." "[ Chuckles ]" "Okay, okay." "Here, turn this way." "Big step, big step." "You really want me to close my eyes?" "Yes, close your eyes." "Okay." "Keep walking this way." "Keep going." "Almost there." "You're doing good." "Almost there." "Where are we?" "[ Chuckles ]" "Okay." "You can open them." "[ Gasps ]" "We're gonna be able to afford it." "Is that what Tucker said?" "[ Laughs ] Yeah." "Quite a view, isn't it?" "[ Mid-tempo music plays ]" "Unbelievable." "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Crowd cheering ]" "♪ bless you, sweetheart" "♪ bless this blue sky" "♪ bless the spirit guiding you and I ♪" "♪ I will take my coffee in the morning the sun ♪ hey." "Oh, hey." "Good to see you." "♪ 'cause nobody's chasing after you ♪" "♪ baby, that's over now" "♪ 'cause I've got a good, good feeling ♪" "♪ 'cause I've got a good, good feeling ♪" "♪ I've got a good, good feeling ♪" "♪ oh-oh-oh-oh-oh [ cheers and applause ]" "Whoo!" "Yeah!" "Back to... back to intention." "This... this is you, then?" "This is your thing?" "Yeah." "Felt good to me, man." "[ Chuckles ]" "Felt great." "Dude, you killed." "Great show, man." "All right, thanks, man." "Yeah." "Cool." "Hey, when's the record coming out?" "Uh..." "Tucker question." "Oh." "Tucker, hey." "Thanks." "Hey, man." "Oh, cool." "Good to see you guys." "Thanks for stopping by." "Great show." "Yeah." "Thank you." "Have a good night." "You too, guys." "All right, pound and handshake." "Stole the show, Thomas, really." "Thanks, man." "Join us, please." "Wish we could." "Next time for sure." "Tucker, can we, uh...?" "Yeah, yeah." "I'll follow you out." "What'd you think?" "He's great." "If this thing hits big..." "What do you think they're talking about?" "It doesn't matter." "Yeah." "Right?" "Ah." "They take up so many..." "And what's this?" "A present." "[ Chuckles ]" "Oh, my god!" "Are you kidding me?" "[ Laughs ]" "I can't believe this." "I know." "Oh." "I didn't mean what I said before about, you know, career first and that." "I didn't mean it." "I know." "I mean, above all else, it's you and me..." "And this little dude." "[ Siren walls in distance ]" "[ Grunts ]" "Let me help you there." "[ Grunting ] No, I got it." "[ Grunts ]" "[ Sighs ]" "So, when do I get roadies?" "[ Horn honks ]" "[ Chuckles ]" "What?" "What?" "Oh, no." "Oh, no, no, no." "Did they... did they even listen to it?" "Yeah." "They don't think it sounds" ""relevant"... their words." "What do you think?" "What do you think I think?" "I think they're full of shit." "What are they gonna do with it?" "Nothing." "Nothing." "It's my record." "That they paid for." "They own it." "[ Sniffles ]" "We just played an amazing show." "Yeah, well, how would they know?" "I just don't understand." "Well, these guys, they aren't even the same ones that signed you in the first place." "Those guys are long gone." "I mean, these... these labels, they're dying." "And you know what?" "You've got to move on, too." "It's not 10 years ago." "The big record deal is dead." "So, what I am doing?" "What do I... what do I do?" "Get intentional about it, and write songs that'll sound good in car commercials." "Get intentional." "Car commercials." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Write songs that can sell for money." "[ Scoffs ]" "Molly's pregnant." "Oh!" "[ Cellphone rings ]" "Well, that's great." "Good for you, man." "Yeah, thanks, man." "[ Cellphone beeps ]" "Give me one minute." "I got your back, okay?" "Yeah." "Yep." "I know." "I'm on my way." "I'm on the 405 right now." "[ Car door closes ]" "Apparently, I'm no longer relevant." "[ Sighs ]" "You know, it's business." "Tucker says it's business." "It's business." "You're not a businessman." "That's why you have him." "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Sighs ]" "We have to call that realtor." "Yeah." "I'm glad you didn't quit your job." "I just want to make a living doing what I'm good at, you know?" "I'm good at it, right?" "You're amazing." "So, what now?" "[ Chuckles ]" "I'll tell you what now." "We're gonna go get a double-double..." "[ Chuckles ] ...and some fries and a vanilla shake." "Tonight's about us, you know." "Tonight's about... it's about this dude." "[ Both laugh ]" "♪ what have they done to the birds and the bees?" "♪ so, what's it like being impregnated by a rock star?" "[ Chuckles ]" "He's actually more of an artist than a star." "Sorry I couldn't make the show." "Hey, have you thought of any baby names?" "Yeah." "Uh, Thomas likes Dax if it's a boy." "[ Laughs ]" "[ Chuckles ]" "Dax?" "Yeah." "That's a dog's name." "I'll be sure to tell him that." "[ Drum beats ]" "Ready when you are." "It's gonna be more of a rhythmic thing, so you may want to..." "[ Guitar plays ]" "[ Rattling ]" "♪ not this again" "♪ will it ever end?" "♪ I try to get away but I keep falling back in ♪" "♪ and we're done here" "♪ and I never got a chance to [ grunting ]" "♪ we're started" "♪ we're started" "♪ we're started" "♪ we're started" "♪ we're started" "♪ we're started" "♪ we're started back" "♪ we're started go-gung!" "You think it's good enough for a car commercial?" "[ Chuckles ]" "I think so." "Maybe a Lexus." "[ Laughs ]" "Yeah, all right." "Yeah." "Okay." "[ Cellphone beeps ]" "Sorry." "That's no problem." "Sorry I'm late." "It's all good." "Uh..." "I went ahead and ordered for you." "I know you got places to be." "Perfect." "I'm very important. [ Laughs ]" "So, how's things?" "Yeah, actually, we're, uh..." "We've... we're moving to an apartment." "Oh, that's cool." "Sweet." "Well, it's not really sweet." "We're moving to an apartment in monrovia." "Smaller." "Ugh." "Where are you now?" "Silver lake." "Silver lake, right." "There's nothing wrong with silver lake." "Right." "Dude, is that ll?" "It is, isn't it?" "That's... that's perfect." "Okay, sorry." "Anyway, you need cash." "You can't afford your place." "Got it." "All right, we got to fix that." "We got to get you some fetti." "I don't need fetti." "I need my record back." "Oh, well, that's gonna take a lot of cash money to get that back." "Lawyer fees galore, and they got lawyers that could eat any lawyer I know for breakfast." "[ Cellphone buzzes ]" "I'm sorry." "I got to just quickly take this." "Hey, sweetheart." "Great." "Great." "They were blown away." "[ Laughs ]" "[ Chuckles ]" "Well, I told you." "Yeah." "No, you knocked their socks off." "You were..." "Uh-huh." "Yeah." "I'm in the middle of something, so you hit the agua spa, and I'm gonna..." "I'm gonna hit you up in a bit." "All right, great work, sweetheart." "[ Cellphone beeps ]" "Sorry. [ Clears throat ]" "Who was that?" "Uh, it was a new client..." "Aubrey... who's got a dynamite voice and sexy as all get out, but she acts all unaware, you know." "I mean, she's only 17, so I guess officially she's pre-sexy." "She's a star that I need to turn into an artist." "[ Chuckles ]" "That sounds horrible." "Yeah." "Kinda." "Yeah." "She needs songs." "Tell her to write some." "She might... eventually." "Oh, I see." "But until then..." "Man, you need to get over it." "You're not what's hot right now." "What's hot?" "Pre-sexy?" "Look, when I... when I found you... you found me?" "Yes." "When I found you, it was a different time." "It was the right thing at the right time." "And now it's not." "Do you want me to bullshit you?" "Because I can." "I can do that." "This isn't personal." "Okay?" "We go back." "You're an amazing songwriter." "[ Scoffs ]" "And there is a place for you in this town, I believe, if you let your..." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "I'm buying lunch." "This is on me." "You can tell, um, Aubrey, that there's a great new loft available at sunset and vine." "Seriously?" "You're just gonna leave?" "All right." "[ Ringing ]" "Dude, you will not believe who I am sitting across from as we speak." "[ Laughs ]" "Totally." "Give me 10 minutes." "Take the meeting." "He takes the meeting, right?" "Absolutely." "I don't know." "Okay, dude, listen." "You don't want to burn a bridge with Tucker, okay?" "It's just... it's the way that it works." "I know how it works, Nick." "Good." "Then you know that you've got to play a few games to get to do what you want to do." "If Tucker's trying to throw work your way, then you should just do it." "Look, it's impossible to live in" "Hollywood and to say, "oh, I'm never gonna sell out."" "That's all it is." "Well, maybe this is where I should be." "Oh, dude, come on, man." "I'm just saying, man." "Look, you should see where her brother lives... sironia, Texas." "Texas?" "Texas." "Mmm!" "It's great." "Disneyland's great, but you're not gonna live there." "Right." "Okay." "Well, he lives in a big house." "He's got a family." "He's a real person." "I mean, he does important work." "What?" "Community outreach." "You know, like helping people." "Good times." "It's real, man." "It's real life." "I don't want to raise a kid here." "Yeah." "See?" "Exactly." "I don't want to raise a kid here." "You'd raise a kid here, wouldn't you?" "No." "Fantastic." "[ Laughs ]" "Leaving L.A.?" "Mm." "I don't know." "Maybe." "You're going to bed?" "Yeah." "Are you gonna take the meeting?" "[ Chuckles ]" "I don't know." "Yeah." "Probably." "How bad could it be?" "[ Up-tempo music plays ]" "♪ ready or not, baby" "♪ here I come" "♪ I've got you right where I want you ♪" "♪ and I'm ready for fun" "♪ the only way I'll stop is if I get what I want ♪" "♪ so, ready or not, baby" "♪ here I come yes!" "[ Music stops ]" "So, you see what I was saying." "Refresh me?" "Um, just that it's fun, you know." "Absolutely." "But it has, like..." "Layers." "Yes." "Layers." "Okay, just so I'm clear, in the song itself, you're singing about the popular boy who likes the popular girl, and you're not popular." "Yes." "Great." "But on a deeper level, it's about like the middle east and recycling?" "We also have a single coming out in a movie this summer." "It's called "dig deep"... the movie, that is." "It's about karate, right?" "That's right." "It's about karate." "But that's just the surface." "It's also a love story." "[ Chuckles ]" "Oh, great." "Good." "And so, which one of your songs is in this one?" "It's called "you can have it if you want it."" "I assume there's a double meaning there as well?" "No." "Not really." "What am I doing here?" "You tell me, man." "Listen, I know I'm young, and" "I know what people like you think of artists like me, but... hey, hey, you don't have to say that." "I've got mad respect for you." "[ Chuckles ]" "Tucker played me one of your songs, and it was so mature." "What song did he play?" "Um..." "You know." "The one that made it." ""Shoot straight."" "I wrote that in college." "Yeah... mature." "[ Clears throat ]" "Can I talk to you for a second?" "Just, um..." "Just one artist to another." "Yeah." "You should run away from this man as fast as you can." "And we're done." "[ Laughs ] Yeah." "Thanks so much for coming by." "Because someday you're gonna get old." "Sorry about this." "You're gonna be abandoned by him because, you know, you're not what's relevant anymore." "Very mature." "Let's go." "Yeah, have a fun little pop party." "What's going on, everybody?" "Uh, my name is Mason Jones." "And, uh, I'm gonna be your evening's entertainment, so thanks for coming out." "Uh, this first song is off my second record." "[ Slow music plays ]" "♪ don't call me" "♪ just a name or another" "♪ 'cause you know, honey, that ain't true ♪" "♪ you know, baby, you're so cruel ♪" "♪ when you say you're lonely" "♪ the faces change" "♪ don't you forget this face [ door closes ]" "Yeah." "Now you're acting like a rock star." "Meeting was that bad?" "Let's go to sironia." "What?" "Yeah." "Let's just pack up some stuff." "Not all of this stuff... not this stuff." "I don't want think about stuff anymore, you know." "I don't want to live here anymore." "[ Sighs ]" "I hate it here." "Okay." "Let's go." "To Texas?" "Yes, to Texas." "When?" "Tonight." "I want to go tonight." "You're serious?" "Don't think about it." "Don't think about logistics or practicalities or any of that stuff." "Just think about what it would be like to live in a real place with real people just raising a family." "Yeah." "[ Wes Cunningham's "never mind"" "[ plays ]" "♪ if those assholes call you names ♪" "♪ never mind" "♪ never mind" "♪ what do they know anyway?" "♪ they were never friends of mine ♪" "♪ and if they hurt you, they hurt me ♪" "♪ so what if they can't see what" "I see, baby?" "♪" "♪ I'm with you now" "♪ I am you now" "♪ if you're not sure what to do, never mind ♪" "♪ never mind" "♪ god is watching over you" "♪ all the time" "♪ all the time" "♪ and if the circumstances overwhelm you, never mind ♪" "♪ never mind" "♪ never mind" "♪ I'm with you now" "♪ I am you now" "♪ I'm with you now" "♪ I am you now" "♪ I'm with you now" "♪ I am you now it's right here." "This place is great." "Here we are." "[ Horn honks ]" "Wow." "Hey!" "Look at this place." "[ Laughter ]" "Here they come." "Welcome to sironia." "[ Laughs ]" "Hi!" "Oh, my goodness." "Hey, sis." "Hey, brother." "Hey." "Oh, my gosh." "You're huge." "I can't believe you're here." "[ Laughs ]" "Hey, buddy." "You're so big." "How are you?" "Baby!" "A little baby!" "Stop it!" "How are you feeling?" "Hey, Thomas." "Hey." "Good to see you." "Good to see you." "My friend Tracy got a new dog, and mommy said someday I'll get a new dog." "Really?" "Yeah." "That's awesome." "What are you gonna name it?" "Dax." "Dax?" "[ Laughs ]" "That's an awesome name." "My great-granny is in a nursery home." "I don't really like nursing homes." "That's silly... silly-Willy." "Yeah." "I know all your songs." "I can make spaghetti." "You can make spaghetti?" "How did you lose your tooth?" "It got knocked out at gymnastics." "Did it hurt?" "Yes." "Tell me about..." "Ohh!" "Whoa!" "Gosh." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "We listen to your songs in the car." "You do?" "Mommy says it's okay because you don't cuss." "[ Chuckles ] Yeah?" "Hey, let me see you smile." "Oh, I like that." "So, you just said "to heck with it" and got in the car?" "[ Chuckles ]" "Well, I-i mean, kind of." "[ Laughs ]" "That's pretty impulsive." "I know." "Yeah, well, he can be very persuasive." "Oh, hey, you don't have to explain that to me, honey." "I thought I was marrying a lawyer, and I ended up with mother Teresa over here." "That's true." "That's true." "She did." "So, do y'all have money?" "Come on, Barb." "Well..." "I... yes, Barbara." "We have money." "Okay." "I'm sorry." "But... and it'll go a lot further here than it would in L.A., so..." "Ohh, that has to got to be the truth." "So, is he gonna get a job?" "He has a job." "What?" "His music?" "Yes." "[ Chuckles ] Okay, honey." "Listen, you know me." "I'm just concerned." "Come here." "Give me a hug." "All right, come on, come on, come on." "I want to show y'all around town now." "Let's go." "Would you mind just finishing that up for me?" "[ Laughs ]" "Okay, now, around the corner is that empowerment program I was telling you about." "They offer g.E.D. And tutoring for folks in this neighborhood." "Whoa." "Check it out." "What?" "Dude's mowing his yard." "So, how much would it be to rent one of these cool old houses?" "Having a mortgage is cheaper than renting around here." "Really?" "Yeah." "We got us the sironia community development corporation." "What is that?" "They restore all these old houses." "And if you take a right... the second one..." "I'll show you some." "Perfect." "Cool." "Wow." "We're not in L.A. anymore." "[ Country music plays ]" "Now, let's see what Curtis can do on this bad boy." "He's got ranker." "[ Bell rings ]" "Let's see." "All right, look at them." "Look at them." "Hey!" "[ Sheep bleats ]" "Okay, have you picked one out?" "Have you picked one out?" "Yeah." "Which one you want to do?" "That one." "All right." "Put this on." "Hey, Barb!" "Barb!" "Ohh." "Look at mama." "Hey!" "Aah!" "Okay, over here, look." "See all these sheep over there?" "All those kids are gonna be racing." "[ Bell rings ]" "[ Crowd groans ]" "Way to go, rider." "Way to pop back up." "Way to go, Kate!" "What's this called again?" "Mutton busting." "Mutton busting?" "Mm-hmm." "This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen." "I know!" "Oh, wait till you see Heather." "I'm telling you, she is a natural." "Really?" "Mm-hmm!" "It's not bad for the sheep, is it?" "[ Chuckling ] No." "They're sheep." "Hey." "Hey!" "Hi." "Did I miss her?" "No." "No." "So, how'd it go?" "So, I met with the guy from the CDC, and we crunched the numbers on the house on" "15th street." "Yeah?" "And?" "And if we use the last of our savings, we can easily afford the place with a $425 mortgage, and we can move in on Friday." "You're kidding?" "No." "That's unbelievable." "That seems high." "Are you kidding me?" "You couldn't get a closet in the valley for half that price." "Guys, here she goes." "Let's go." "She's going." "Aah!" "Let's go, Heather!" "That's my baby!" "[ Sheep bleats ]" "[ Laughing ] All right." "There you go." "[ Grunts ]" "Here we go." "Nice." "Here we go." "I'm scared." "Look at you." "Look at you!" "[ Bell rings ]" "There she goes!" "[ Crowd groans ]" "What's wrong?" "What happened?" "She didn't make... she did great." "She didn't make it far enough to win." "She didn't do great." "[ Scoffs ] Whatever." "That's okay, Heather." "You'll bust that mutton next time." "All right, bring it up." "[ Car door opens ]" "Heather... one second." "What is she... don't run out on the street, please." "Unh-unh." "You know better than that." "Hey, hey!" "Hey, kiddo." "Hey, y'all." "Hey!" "Boom!" "[ Laughs ]" "Oh, this is cute." "I like this." "Dude, I thought you were great at the rodeo." "But I fell off." "So?" "You got stuck with the crazy sheep." "Nuh-unh." "Yeah, that sheep was crazy." "No, it wasn't." "Yeah." "Had an attitude problem." "[ Laughs ]" "But you know what?" "There's nothing wrong with new development, dear." "That's what you get when a socialite marries a socialist." "Quit it. [ Laughs ]" "[ Door opens ]" "You're terrible." "Hey, guys." "Hey, thanks again for the rodeo." "Oh, it was fun." "Yeah, it's great." "Not a lot of mutton busting going on in L.A." "[ Laughter ]" "Well, you know, we do take pride in exposing to you all that sironia has to offer." "Oh!" "Now, listen." "I know that it's not" "Los Angeles, but we do have the university and the dr pepper museum." "Yeah, do you know there's no period after "dr" in dr pepper?" "I didn't know that." "[ Laughter ]" "Well, now you do." "Hey, listen." "Let's let them settle in, honey." "Come on, babe." "Thank you." "This is amazing." "Thanks a lot for all your help, really." "Oh, this is just how we do things here in Texas." "[ Laughs ]" "Sometimes." "Hey, call us if you need anything." "Okay." "All right." "Mwah." "[ Sighs ]" "How did they meet again?" "Oh, it was an arranged marriage." "[ Chuckles ]" "Who arranged it?" "Barbara." "[ Slow music plays ]" "Damn it!" "And you'll probably have to have a c-section." "I can tell by the size of your hips." "Really?" "Oh, yeah." "It's nothing." "They get you in, hook you up to everything, and fppt!" "Doctor takes care of it." "Oh, man." "This is amazing." "Thank you." "What is this?" "Queso." "Queso." "Okay." "So, that's everything." "You're all signed up for the next round of classes." "Okay." "So, what exactly do you teach in these classes?" "It's all in the packet." "I just need $65, and you're all set." "Great." "Um, can I get a receipt?" "Sure." "Um... oh, wow." "Check this out." "Free cyclone at" "Katie's frozen custard." "They're the best." "You'll love those." "Really?" "Now's the time, right?" "You're eating for two." "Yeah. [ Giggles ]" "Thank you." "Can I take some of this with me?" "Sure, as much as you can fit on that plate." "Great." "♪ not this again" "♪ will it ever end?" "♪ I try to get away but I keep falling... ♪" "Thomas?" "Thomas!" "Yeah?" "There's a charge here for" "$37." "I don't have a receipt." "Okay." "What's it for?" "[ Knock on door ]" "Hello." "[ Speaking indistinctly ]" "Come in." "Hello!" "Hi." "Hey." "Brought you some leftover chicken spaghetti casserole from our supper club last night." "Oh, thank you." "Is uncle Thomas here?" "He is, honey, but he's working right now." "On what?" "His music?" "Yeah." "Oh, he can do that anytime." "You go on down and say hey, baby." "[ Sighs ]" "Is y'all's air conditioner working?" "Whew!" "Can I get you something?" "Oh." "Your decor looks darling." "Thank you." "Oh!" "I just love how unusual your taste is." "[ Chuckles ]" "Vintage old, right?" "Mm." "Mm-mm-mm." "Oh, me." "So, how have you been feeling?" "Okay." "A little... are you eating enough?" "I-I think so." "And you'd better think about that baby." "Oh, I can just hear its little voice." "[ Baby voice ] "Mommy needs to give me more foody-food." "Wah."" "[ Laughs ]" "Mm." "Okay, now, these chords are happy chords." "[ Up-tempo music plays ]" "Sounds kind of happy, doesn't it?" "But these are the sad chords." "Never use these unless you're really sad." "Ready?" "[ Slow music plays ]" "Do you hear that?" "You can tell the difference, right?" "Happy." "[ Up-tempo music plays ]" "Sad." "[ Slow music plays ]" "[ Sniffles ]" "[ Both laugh ]" "[ Normal voice ] If y'all find you need income, I'm sure I can help." "I mean, we know everybody." "Oh, well, thank you, Barbara, but we're fine." "Well, if you need it..." "I know the benefactors, just like Chad knows the benefiters." "I get it." "So, does he just play around all day down there?" "No." "It's his job." "He takes it very seriously." "♪ Christmas trees, ice cream cake, friendly monkeys staying up late ♪" "♪ monsters in the closet" "♪ bullies at school" "♪ going to bed early" "♪ empty swimming pools" "Heather, we got to go!" "Oh, you got to go." "Oh, wait." "Sit down." "Sit down." "Before you go..." "I want you to have this." "Who's he?" "That's John." "He's a beatle." "He doesn't look like one." "Heather!" "You better go." "Bye." "See you, kid." "Heather reann!" "[ Slow country music plays, [ indistinct conversations ]" "So, they get in those things, and then they wait for a deer to come by, and then they shoot it?" "Pretty much." "Okay." "And that's fun?" "Mm-hmm. [ Laughs ]" "Apparently." "[ Southern accent ] They shoot them deers." "So, we're broke in 23 days." "[ Normal voice ] But this was free." "I'm serious." "I... [ Breathes deeply ]" "We never owned a house before, and I didn't budget for taxes or insurance." "Hmm." "You got to get a job." "Like what?" "Send out résumés with a copy of my album that no one can legally hear?" "I don't know." "I mean [Inhales deeply]" "I know it's not ideal, but you could play at rattlesnake junction or like melody ranch outside of town." "[ Laughs ]" "You joking?" "I... all I know is that we're on our last stretch, and I don't want to get a job while I'm omega-preg." "[ Sighs ]" "I get it." "I get it." "I'll figure something out." "It's time to start living like real people, right?" "Right." "Thank you." "[ Gunshot ]" "Pull!" "[ Gunshot ]" "Aah!" "You're missing high." "No, I'm missing low." "Pull!" "[ Gunshot ]" "Aah!" "[ Both sigh ]" "[ Gunshot ]" "I'm worried about Thomas." "Huh?" "I'm worried about Thomas." "Oh." "What's up?" "Oh, his songs aren't selling, and he needs a job." "And I tell him every day he's brilliant, which he is, but..." "[ Gunshot ]" "I just think he's a little confused right now." "Well, it just... it just sounds like, you know, life's not going according to plan, that's all." "No, it's not, and it sucks." "I know." "I know." "I know it sucks." "I do." "I know." "I mean, do you remember when I failed the bar?" "Which time?" "Third or the fourth time." "[ Laughs ]" "Whoa, woman, what was that about?" "But it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me." "All right, let's do this again." "Wait." "So, how is that the best thing that ever happened to you?" "[ Gunshot ]" "Well, you know." "That's all I ever wanted." "I wanted to go to law school, I wanted to Ace the bar, and then" "I pretty much wanted to wear a name tag that said "Chad, lawyer, done."" "[ Chuckles ]" "But then it just got snatched away from me." "So, what did you do?" "I did odd jobs here and there to kind of make the ends meet, but for the most part, we just..." "Man, we just waited around to see what would happen next." "And then the outreach position became available, and I thought" "I'd try it out, and before I knew it, I was..." "I was doing something I loved." "[ Gunshot ]" "Look, I know he needs a gig, but it's just, I'm just wondering if y'all kind of need to open yourselves up to some other possibilities, you know?" "He's embarrassed." "I know." "I know." "I get it." "I do." "I really do." "And he's just not that keen on asking for a job." "Lord knows it's nowhere in the neighborhood of being a rock star, but, I mean, I've got..." "I've got something he can help me out with." "Really?" "Yeah, of course." "I'd love to." "You... you can't tell him that I told you." "I'm not gonna say anything." "I promise." "We never had this conversation." "[ Gunshot ]" "Thanks." "Sure." "Here." "Come on." "It's your turn." "What?" "I-i..." "I'm pregnant." "Oh, please." "You're a Texas mother." "This is required prenatal care." "[ Chuckles ]" "Now grab this thing, please." "Give me the... give me the pull." "Geez." "Hey." "Well, it's been a while, so..." "I know." "Let's see what you got." "Hey, listen." "By the way, I'm..." "I'm really glad you're here." "Me, too." "All right, let's go." "All right." "Ready here." "Pull!" "Oh, god, that's embarrassing." "[ Laughs ]" "You're kidding me." "[ Door opens, bell rings ]" "Hey, y'all." "How are you doing?" "Hey." "All right, so, pretty much we rehabilitate people." "We get them off the street." "And if they're capable, we give them a job." "Okay." "All right?" "What's all this stuff?" "Ooh, that's a big part of it." "All the money from all this stuff goes to help people around the world." "It's technically our fair trade market." "I'm sorry." "Thomas, Amanda." "Hi." "This is my brother-in-law." "It's your new boss." "Oh!" "Nice to meet you." "You, too." "Now, Amanda here, she is... [ laughs ] She's our only server, but she's a very hard worker." "Okay." "Mm-hmm." "Are you homeless?" "Close to." "I'm in college." "[ Laughs ] Okay." "I volunteer at the outreach center, so I'm poor but not like homeless poor." "No offense, Doug." "None taken whatsoever." "[ Laughs ]" "Smile, Doug, smile." "All right, this is Doug." "He's our chef, and he's kind of your right-hand man, whatever you need." "Hey, man." "All right?" "Okay." "Now, I got to get back to the center, but... thanks, Amanda, I appreciate it... you just call me if you need anything, anything at all, all right?" "Okay." "All right." "All right." "Have fun." "Hey, thanks, Chad." "My pleasure." "All right, see you." "You dip?" "Do I what?" "Dip." "No." "Thank you, though." "Do you dip?" "All the time." "[ Birds chirping ]" "God!" "Molly?" "[ Slow music plays ]" "How was everything today?" "My quiche was a little cold." "Is that right?" "Wonder why that is." "Okay, listen, maybe we can figure out something out." "Um..." "Ma'am, I can assure you that your quiche was not cold." "When I took it out of the oven, it was piping hot." "Okay, I didn't mean that it was cold." "No, no, no, no, no." "We're going to do better next time." "Next visit is on us." "The hell it is." "But maybe next time, her quiche will be served in a timely manner immediately after it has been prepared." "Yes, definit... damn!" "Definitely." "He takes his work very seriously." "[ Bell rings ]" "Thank you." "Come back and see us." "So, work was good?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "You know, it was, um..." "It was busy." "[ Chuckles ]" "Which is good, right?" "It's a..." "A job." "It's a job." "Mm-hmm." "It's a job." "[ Chuckles ]" "You don't have to love it, you know." "No, I know." "But I do." "I mean, it's..." "A job." "Right." "I'm sorry." "What did you do today?" "I threw up twice." "That's exciting." "Mm-hmm." "Um..." "I worked in the baby's room, and that was about it." "Pretty boring." "I found your guitar." "Are you gonna be able to get back to it?" "I don't know." "Maybe." "Do you miss it?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "I do." "I miss hearing you play." "Well, thanks." "That's sweet." "[ Crickets chirping ]" "[ Slow music plays ]" "Doug, man, you can't talk to people that way, all right?" "I understand." "It's just me and Amanda out there, and we're doing the best we can with what we got right now, okay?" "I mean, it's been this way for months, man." "I apologize." "Okay." "All right." "Okay." "Okay." "[ Sighs ]" "Are you putting that back in the can?" "Yeah." "Why?" "For later." "You're gonna put that back in your mouth?" "[ Laughs ] Yeah." "I'm not a wealthy man." "Okay." "Okay." "All right, good talk." "Good talk, Doug." "[ Clears throat ]" "[ Chuckles ]" "Hey." "So, so, Doug just took the tobacco that was in his mouth and put it back in the can." "So?" "Is that normal?" "Yeah." "My brother does that." "Oh, uh, I can't come into work tomorrow because I have a study group." "Okay." "Wait." "What?" "Are you serious?" "Yeah." "Sorry." "Lester, no, man." "Lester, no, man." "Listen, you can't come in here if you're not gonna buy anything, okay?" "You got to buy something to use the restroom, Lester." "The beast is dead..." "So, I had to stop and pick up a few things, and then I just went ahead and got a bite to eat." "♪ if you want it, you can have it ♪" "♪ if you need me, then it's just that easy ♪" "♪ you want it, you can have it ♪" "I'm... yeah, I'm sorry." "I got to call you back." "♪ in the morning or the evening ♪" "♪ got to have you ♪" "♪ baby, I'm not leaving ♪" "♪ you want it, you can have it ♪" "♪ I'm all yours ♪" "♪ I'm all yours ♪" "♪ da do do do, da do do do ♪ hey, are you Thomas Fisher?" "Dude." "You are, you're Thomas Fisher, right?" "Yeah." "I'm a fan." "Big fan." "Yeah, my name's Mike." "I manage this place." "Nice to meet you, Mike." "What are you doing here?" "I live here." "In sironia?" "Really?" "Why?" "Hang on." "Hang on." "Uh..." "Oh." "[ Laughs ]" "Oh!" "[ Laughs ]" "All right." "♪ they shut down the restaurant where we used to talk ♪" "♪ there's cracks in the pavement where we used to walk ♪" "♪ the..." "Dude, this is the best one." "Thanks, man." "I mean, they're all..." "They're all great, but this is my favorite." "♪ nothing is and then it gets all quiet right here, you know?" "[ Humming ]" "♪ are we here?" "♪ are we still breathing?" "♪ can what's lost be found?" "Dude!" "I love that song!" "My roommate gave me your cd in college." "We were, like, the only ones who'd ever heard of you." "Huh." "When are you gonna do another one?" "I don't know." "Hey, uh, listen, I'm also kind of a promoter here in town." "Oh." "I book shows at this hip little coffee shop close to the college." "Hmm." "I know you're used to playing bigger venues and whatever, but if you're interested and we get the word out, I bet we could fill the place." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "Oh, yeah." "Bring them in from Austin," "Dallas, you name it." "Okay, maybe so." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I mean, I'll think about it." "Dude." "That is awesome." "Uh, hey, honor to have you in my establishment." "[ Laughs ]" "Uh, his drinks are on us tonight." "[ Laughs ]" "Cheers, buddy." "Welcome, everyone." "Let's start today with some mommy massage." "So, why don't you kneel behind your mommies and give their shoulders a deep rub?" "Deep..." "So, Mike says that if he can get the stations in Austin to announce it, he could see, like," "200 or so people showing up." "Wow." "Yeah, which would be amazing, you know?" "Sure." "That's nice, isn't it, mommies?" "Oh, did I mention he might also be able to record it?" "Yeah, you mentioned it." "Yeah." "Big fish, small pond." "What?" "And take a deep breath in through your nose, out through your mouth, relaxing your pelvic floor." "[ Exhales sharply ]" "[ Exhales sharply ]" "Name of the record... "big fish, small pond."" "I was also thinking about maybe, uh, "live from sironia."" "Mmm." "What is it?" "What?" "Nothing, I..." "It just all sounds a little familiar... "Tucker says, Mike says."" "And now, focusing on your breathing, let's move to the side of your partner." "Long and slow..." "You said you missed hearing me play." "I do." "But I know you, and you've already fast-forwarded this in your head to some big comeback." "You don't think that's possible?" "That's what you're saying?" "No, that's not what I'm saying, and don't... don't do that." "Don't try to make this into me not believing in you because" "I... shh!" "Let's focus on our breathing." "[ Mid-tempo music plays ]" "Long and slow." "♪ bless you, sweetheart" "♪ bless this blue sky" "♪ bless the spirit guiding you and I ♪" "♪ I will take my coffee in the morning sun ♪" "♪ don't be having no more bad dreams ♪" "♪ 'cause nobody's chasing after you ♪" "♪ but it's over now" "♪ 'cause I've got a good, good feeling ♪" "♪ I've got a good, good feeling ♪" "♪ I've got a good, good feeling ♪" "♪ oh-oh-oh-oh-oh [ scattered applause ]" "Whoo!" "Thank you." "That was horrible." "I'm done." "I'm never doing that again." "All right, why don't we just get it out there?" "No." "Yeah." "You told me so." "Enjoy it." "When was the last time you enjoyed music?" "Have you thought about that?" "We don't even listen to anything anymore because we don't listen to you, you know?" "I'm afraid to turn on the radio or the television because you might hear something that reminds you that there are people out there other than you who make music." "[ Sighs ]" "It's so sad." "We're living a life with no music in it." "[ Sighs ]" "Okay." "Oh." "Okay." "What?" "[ Moaning ]" "What is it?" "What's wrong?" "I think you'd better drive to the hospital." "Really?" "You want to feel him?" "You can touch him." "Go ahead." "What do you think?" "It feels like a pig's ear." "Like a pig's ear?" "[ Laughter ]" "Did you wash your hands?" "All right, how does it feel like to be a dad?" "What?" "You feeling good about being a dad?" "Pretty great, pretty amazing." "[ Laughs ]" "Great." "Oh, yeah." "You know there's no sound on that, right?" "Hey, Ethan." "Ethan, did you know your daddy's a rock star?" "Look at that." "He's like a mini Eric Clapton." "Look at that face." "Oh." "I cannot work this thing." "[ Speaks indistinctly ]" "[ Clicking tongue ]" "Hi." "Hi, baby." "Everything okay?" "Yeah." "[ Chuckles ]" "Are you okay?" "Yeah, of course." "You kidding?" "[ Southern accent ] Got ourselves a family here." "[ Baby crying ]" "Shh!" "Shh!" "Just calm down." "Shh!" "It's okay." "Shh!" "Shh!" "Shh!" "Is there anything I can do?" "I-I don't know." "I-I don't think so." "He's calming down." "Well, did you try the five s's from class?" "All of them." "Well, could you try it again in the living room?" "[ Crying continues ]" "Damn it!" "Hey." "Did you give me everything from yesterday?" "Yeah, I think so." "'Cause I'm short like 40 bucks." "Hey, Doug, did you ring up any customers yesterday?" "Nope." "You sure?" "Yep." "'Cause I'm short like 40 bucks." "Did you ask Amanda?" "Yeah." "It's not her." "Okay." "It's not me." "What exactly are you insinuating?" "Did you take 40 bucks out of the register?" "Okay." "Well, that hurts my feelings." "Hey, Kirsten." "How are you?" "Hey, Chad." "Hey, Amanda." "You good?" "Hey." "Hey." "What are you doing?" "Yesterday's balance." "Ooh." "That's my least-favorite thing to do." "Where's Lester?" "I haven't seen him around lately." "I don't know, but I'm okay with it." "[ Laughs ]" "Huh?" "Nothing." "What's in the box?" "Oh, menus." "The printer called, and I thought I'd save you a trip." "Oh, crap." "What?" "I took 40 bucks out of the register yesterday to pay for those." "I forgot to pick them up." "That's no biggie." "That's what you're supposed to do." "Yeah, well, I thought Doug took them, so..." "Oh, I see." "Hey, listen, if Doug ever decides to rob this place, it is gonna be for the deep fryer and a case of hush puppies." "[ Laughs ]" "Wow, do you... do you always clench your fists like that?" "I don't know." "Did I ever tell you about my friend Dave?" "Yeah, possibly." "He's a lawyer." "When he would go to court, he would always tell his clients to rest their hands on their knees underneath the table, just palms up, and it kept them from clenching their hands." "It kept them from getting angry, and it was just kind of a way of [exhales sharply] Just letting it all go, just letting it go." "Is this some kind of" ""surrender my life to god" deal?" "Well, that's one way to take it, but, I mean..." "Listen, uh..." "All right, so here's your menus, and you just call me if you need anything, okay?" "Okay." "Okay." "All right." "See you later, Doug." "Okay." "[ Indistinct conversations ]" "Has, um, Thomas said anything to you about work lately?" "Not really." "Hmm." "What?" "Oh, it... it's nothing." "I'm just, you know." "Listen, he's doing the best he can, okay?" "I'm sure he is." "I mean, he's basically having to learn a whole new career just by being thrown into it." "I know." "These are darling." "Really." "Yeah." "That is good, man." "Wow." "I can't sell that now." "So, do you, like, work here full time?" "Yeah." "And you live here?" "Uh-huh." "Wow." "That is great." "Mommy!" "They have puppies!" "Ah, no, ma'am." "Mommy!" "Heather." "What about a goat?" "A goat." "I tried to keep her away from the puppies." "Yeah, well, try harder next time." "Let me have him." "Hey." "Hey." "Isn't this place great?" "Yeah." "I was talking to dude over there." "He says they eat and they sell what they grow." "I mean, they live here." "They eat all their meals together." "Yeah, they're hippies." "I think they got it figured out." "I mean, it's so real." "What?" "You're gonna wear me out looking for something real." "We moved here because L.A." "Wasn't real enough for you." "Now you want to move to a farm?" "Maybe." "Then what?" "A hut?" "A cave?" "Why are you mocking me?" "I'm not." "It's just..." "You've been quiet and absent and not there when you're there for months now, and then we... we come to a farm festival, and you use a compost toilet, and suddenly you're alive again." "I'll be in the car." "[ Baby crying ]" "♪ I see the moon, and the moon sees me ♪" "♪ the moon sees the one" "I long to see ♪" "♪ so, god bless the moon and god bless me ♪" "♪ and god bless the one I love" "[ clears throat ] Hey." "Hey, Doug." "This is for your son." "Great." "I realized I never got you a baby gift." "It's been on my mind." "Great." "Thanks, man." "I appreciate it." "What is it?" "It's a snot sucker." "Oh." "Yeah, see, here." "Yeah." "See?" "[ Sniffs ]" "Okay." "I got it at a thrift store, but they sanitized it for me." "Oh, it's battery-powered, so I got a couple batteries for you." "Just put those in there." "Okay, great." "Awesome." "They assured me it had been thoroughly cleaned, but I gave it a once-over myself with some cleaning liquids, to be safe, since it is for a kid and all." "Man, well, awesome." "Thank you." "Yeah, you're welcome." "Uh..." "I wanted you to know that I'm real grateful for the job." "Well, you're doing good work." "Yeah, all right." "Thank you." "[ Laughs ]" "Yeah." "Hey, if you ever need a babysitter, I love babies, so..." "Oh, okay." "Cool." "I'm sure we'll take you up on it." "Okay." "Okay." "Hey, can we chat a second?" "Hey, what's up?" "[ Groans ]" "It's not my favorite thing to talk about, so I'm just gonna say it." "The Café is not doing too great." "Okay, so, what do we do?" "Well, you're the manager." "Oh." "Have you been here lately?" "Yeah, of course." "For lunch?" "Yeah." "It's... it's packed." "It's nuts." "I know." "I know." "There's just two of us working." "We can barely cover the business we have." "I know." "Maybe we're just spending too much." "Maybe the prices are too low." "I thought this was a community-improvement project." "It is." "It is designed to bring money into the community." "That's what the community needs." "So, Mr. not-for-profit is giving me grief for not making a profit." "Look, I'm just saying we're not gonna last at this rate." "We got a month at most." "You're giving me a month?" "Come on, can we just..." "Let's just focus." "Let's just focus." "Okay." "All I'm saying is let's just cut down on the less-profitable dishes." "We don't need a tofu scramble on the menu." "These folks don't drink soy milk." "So, we just serve burgers and chicken fingers." "Chicken fingers?" "Yeah." "I'm not a businessman, okay?" "Quite frankly, you're not, either." "True." "So, don't talk to me like we're in some board meeting, okay?" "I mean, Doug just gave me a-a used snot sucker." "[ Laughs ]" "[ Sighs ]" "I didn't, uh..." "[ Sighs ]" "What are you doing out here?" "Just enjoying a smoky treat." "I didn't know you smoked." "You want one?" "Yes, please." "All right." "Thanks." "Are you okay?" "[ Scoffs ]" "No." "What are you doing here?" "What do you mean?" "I listened to your cd... the first one." "Only one." "It's good." "I know I'm nobody important, but" "I think it's really good." "Thanks." "Do you still write?" "No." "You should." "There's an open-Mike night near campus." "Me and my girlfriends go all the time." "You should come." "I think my open-Mike days have passed me by." "Mmm." "But thanks." "No worries." "Did you have a good rest?" "Yeah." "Hey, buddy." "Why are we leaving already?" "Because we have to stop by the nursing home on the way." "Why?" "So that Heather's grandmother can give her her present." "I don't want to go to the nursing home." "It'll take like 15 minutes." "I know, but I don't like old people." "I know that, sweetheart." "Can you put those in?" "Can I just meet you guys there?" "Please?" "I don't want to see Chad any more than I have to." "[ Sighs ]" "Fine." "Thank you." "Don't call and ask me to get out of it." "I won't." "'Cause Heather really wants you there." "I know." "[ TV turns on ]" "Okay." "Okay?" "It's just us." "Got it." "You ready?" "Thank you." "[ Groans ]" "[ TV turns off ]" "[ Door opens, closes ]" "And he was a vegetarian." "[ Indistinct conversations ]" "Hey, hey." "Hey!" "[ Laughs ]" "What?" "!" "These, uh... these are my roommates, Cindy and Jenny." "Hi, guys." "Hi." "Wow!" "You're gonna... you're gonna play." "Yeah." "I will..." "I will sign you up." "Okay." "Thanks." "Um..." "What can I get you to drink?" "Um..." "Give me a big o..." "Okay." "...shiner." "I will be right back." "Okay." "These look good." "So, what's your major?" "[ All cheering ]" "All right!" "Here we go!" "Here we go!" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "Blow it, blow it, blow it!" "Nice!" "Very nice!" "Very nice!" "Now, which present do you want to pick out, Heather?" "Do you want the box or do you want the bag?" "You want this one?" "She wants aunt Molly's." "Mine." "Oh, perfect." "All right, Molly, what'd you get her?" "You said this is what you wanted." "Okay." "Oh-ho-ho-ho!" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "What's that?" "Whoo!" "Hey, did you guys see that movie "dig deep"?" "The one about karate?" "Yeah." "They asked me to do a song for it, and I was like, "not gonna do it."" "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage" "Mr. Thomas Fisher." "[ Cheers and applause ]" "Whoo!" "Hello, George's!" "Whoo!" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "[ Dance music playing ]" "[ Laughs ]" "[ Clears throat ]" "Hey." "I know." "Don't say anything." "I couldn't hear my phone ring." "Where have you been?" "I was, uh, playing at a bar." "[ Laughter ]" "So, th... oh, these guys... they had to give me a ride." "Okay." "See ya, guys." "Bye." "You don't want me to be irresponsible, do you?" "[ Baby cries ]" "Hey." "Hey, buddy." "There's my buddy boy." "Where's your skates?" "You're not wearing skates." "Thomas." "Do you have skates for me?" "Are these my skates?" "Are those my skates?" "Sweet!" "[ Dance music continues ]" "So, you were in a bar?" "Yeah." "It was an open Mike." "I won it. [ Laughs ]" "So next time we go to George's, we get free mozzarella sticks." "[ Arcade game dinging ]" "It made me think, though." "I was thinking about doing music again." "What do you think about that?" "Are you drunk?" "That's the other thing." "I've decided to start drinking quite a bit." "[ Laughs ]" "I'm sorry." "I'm kidding." "Geez." "Why are we so serious all the time?" "Uncle Thomas!" "Hey, there she is!" "Birthday girl!" "Happy birthday!" "You missed the candles." "I know." "I'm sorry." "Did you blow them all out by yourself?" "Yeah." "Yeah?" "'Cause you're a big girl?" "Yeah." "Uh-huh." "Do you want to go skating with me?" "Yes, I do." "Let's go." "I'm gonna bring Ethan with us, too." "Hey, you want to go skate?" "Let's go skate." "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Dance music continues ]" "[ Laughs ]" "Okay." "I think you need to do a dance or something." "Here we go." "I'm gonna go... ♪ baby, I can't get you out of my mind ♪ come with us." "Come here." "I got her." "Okay, you got her." "Go sit down, Thomas!" "Whoa!" "[ Laughs ]" "♪ sometimes I feel like I'm running in place ♪" "♪ I've gotten used to getting my way ♪ all right, everybody, let's get ready for the chicken dance!" "[ Cheers and applause ]" "Got him?" "Winner gets the grand prize of two free passes..." "Chicken dance, everybody!" "Chicken dance!" "Let's go!" "Oh, my god." "Whoo-hoo!" "[ "The chicken dance" plays ]" "[ Humming "the chicken dance" ]" "[ Laughter ]" "Chicken dance." "♪ bwak, bwak, bwak, bwak" "♪ wiggle, wiggle, wiggle ow!" "Shit!" "[ All gasp ]" "[ Laughs ]" "Oh, shit." "Shit." "[ Laughs ]" "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "Whoa, man. [ Chuckles ]" "Take it easy, man." "No... ow!" "Take your skates off." "Ow." "Take your skates off." "We gonna fight now, Chad?" "Just put your boots on." "[ Laughs ]" "You're such a self-righteous jackass, Chad." "You know what's funny, is I came here planning to apologize to you." "I was actually starting to feel sorry for you." "We all were... me, Molly, even" "Barb was." "But nobody feels sorrier for" "Thomas than Thomas." "I think you're... shut up!" "Your gift ain't music, Thomas." "It's pity." "And we're all real tired of it." "Is that all, coach?" "[ Chuckles ]" "♪ na, na-na-na-na, na" "♪ na, na-na-na-na, na" "♪ na, na-na-na-na" "♪ na-na-na-na [ door opens, [ crickets chirping ]" "[ Door hinges creak, [ door closes ]" "I got to get up and work in the morning..." "To pay for this house that's saving us so much money." "That's not my fault." "[ Sighs ]" "What do you want me to say?" "If I try to pretend like everything's great, you see through it." "But if I tell you what I'm really thinking, you flip out." "What are you thinking?" "That I hate it here." "W-where do you want to go?" "I don't know." "But this isn't what I had in mind." "That's because what you had in mind doesn't exist." "It never has, and it never will." "Why did we come here?" "I don't remember." "I do." "It was to show them..." "To show them we were better than them, and... and you sold me on it." "You did." "But do you know what I've realized?" "There is no "them."" "No one cares." "And there is so much freedom in that." "[ Sighs ]" "I like it here." "I do, but it's not because of the place." "Uh..." "It's because this is where we are." "And I decided a long time ago that wherever we were was a good place to be." "[ Baby coughs, cries ]" "You have a son." "Did you know that?" "We have a son." "It... it honestly feels like you don't realize that." "I..." "You only help when I ask you to." "I can feel you resenting him." "That's not fair." "Yeah." "But it's true." "[ Crying continues ]" "[ Bell tolling, [ indistinct conversations ]" "Uh..." "I'll be in in like five minutes." "All right." "Okay." "Hey." "Hey!" "[ Laughing ] What are you doing here?" "Yeah, I know, right?" "It's late." "Are you okay or...?" "Yeah, yeah." "Have you guys been at George's this whole time?" "No." "Uh..." "Some of us ended up at... at chapter 11, so..." "Oh, yeah, of course." "[ Sighs ]" "Hey, where's, uh, Jenny and..." "Cindy." "...Cindy?" "We got separated around midnight, so I don't..." "I don't know." "Oh, okay." "Cool." "So... 'cause I was just, uh..." "I was just driving around..." "Kind of bored." "Uh..." "So, you decided to stalk the babysitter or...?" "[ Laughs ]" "No." "I don't know." "I mean, I-i-i, um, got my guitar, and I just thought..." "I didn't know if maybe you wanted to..." "Uh..." "[ Indistinct conversation, [ laughter ]" "Uh, hold on." "Are you guys going up?" "Yeah." "Hold on just a second." "I'll go with you." "All right." "It's late." "Okay." "No, I will see you at work tomorrow." "Yeah, absolutely." "Cool, cool." "Okay." "Good night." "Who was that?" "That's my boss." "He used to be famous." "Whatever." "♪ I see the moon, and the moon sees me ♪" "♪ the moon sees someone I long to see ♪" "♪ so god bless the moon and god bless me ♪" "♪ and god bless the one I love [ indistinct conversations, [ country music playing ]" "Here you go." "Thank you." "Barkeep!" "Hey, I need another." "And I'd like one for all my fans." "Oh, all right, you've had enough, Thomas." "Oh." "Mike, man, I thought you were cool." "Guys know he's a promoter?" "This guy's a promoter right here." "He'll make all your dreams come true!" "Whoo!" "[ Bottle smashes ]" "Hi, everybody." "How's it going?" "Good morning." "Good morning." "[ Clears throat ]" "Partner." "Hey." "Oh." "I'm sorry about last night." "[ Chuckles ]" "Hey, I wasn't trying to..." "Oh. [ Chuckles ] ...whatever." "I was just looking for some laughs." "Yeah." "Man... oh, god." "You didn't tell me he was here." "You need to go home." "You need to stop telling me what to do." "Molly's worried about you." "Molly's fine." "Just go home." "I quit." "Yeah." "Yeah, I quit." "[ Door opens, bell rings ]" "Shit." "[ Door closes ]" "[ Footsteps approaching ]" "Is this who you want to be for us?" "Because if it is, it's not enough." "I'm not gonna let you make me the problem..." "And certainly not our son." "What are you saying?" "I'm saying if this is the best you can do..." "Then I don't want you here." "Fine." "[ Cries, sniffles ]" "[ Mid-tempo music plays ]" "♪ I'm not gonna let you get caught in these dark clouds that follow me around ♪" "♪ and around, raindrops falling down [ baby crying ]" "♪ helpless... ♪ you need someone that you can believe in ♪" "♪ baby, anybody else but me" "♪ and so take care of yourself" "♪ you belong to somebody else" "♪ someone who knows what to do" "♪ but I'm no good for you [ engine turns over, revs ]" "♪ caught up in the wind" "♪ I got lost again" "♪ I can't have you see me this way ♪" "♪ underneath the waves" "♪ oh, so far away" "♪ I'm already gone [ tires screech, brakes squeal ]" "♪ underneath the waves" "♪ oh, so far away" "♪ I'm already gone [ indistinct conversations ]" "Deal's a deal." "Great." "Thanks." "Mind if I join you?" "Sure." "[ Billiard balls clacking ]" "Here you go." "Thanks, Steve." "I take it your shift is over?" "Yep." "Finally." "So, where you heading?" "L.A." "I think." "You think?" "[ Chuckles ]" "Maybe Austin." "You're really good." "You know that, right?" "No, I mean it." "I love your music." "I-I don't know anything about writing songs, but..." "It's like an articulation of the unexplainable." "How's that for a review?" "[ Chuckles ]" "Wow." "Want to hear some more?" "Yeah." "[ Laughs ]" "♪ I was drinking in Mexico into San Juan ♪ [ both laugh ]" "[ Guitar plays ]" "Oh, see?" "I can't even do that." "Yeah, that was good." "No, please." "When did you start playing?" "Oh..." "I'll tell you." "In middle school or something..." "Oh." "...me and this kid" "Billy Simons..." "Mm-hmm." "...we sang "love me do" for something in class." "And I didn't know guitars or anything, but the teacher loved it, and she sent us around to all the different classrooms to perform it." "[ Laughs ]" "And, um... but I remember the kids and even the teachers suddenly, like, notice me, you know?" "Yeah." "It was like... it was like" "I'd found my secret weapon." "Oh. [ Laughs ]" "When did you write your first song?" "Uh, well, like eighth or ninth grade or something." "Yeah?" "Yeah, something like that." "That's sweet." "Well, what was it... what was it, uh, called?" ""I wish."" "What was it about?" "It was about every perceived problem I could ever imagine in my life." "Of course." "[ Both laugh ]" "I was just getting into the cure, so..." "[ Gasps ]" "Oh, I loved the cure." "[ Laughs ]" "Oh, that is awesome." "[ Laughs ] Yeah." "Did you ever write any love songs?" "[ Chuckles ]" "No, not then." "I mean, I-i tried, but I think I was more into my high-school angst, you know?" "I was a rocker." "Yeah." "Yeah." "So, when'd you write your first love song?" "[ Laughs ]" "This is like an interview." "Well, answer the question." "[ Laughs ]" "Um..." "College." "Play it." "Play it." "Okay. [ Whistles ]" "Okay." "Um..." "Yeah." "♪ she's not like the other girls in town ♪" "♪ who fall in love when the sun goes down ♪" "♪ I burn up whenever she walks by ♪" "♪ she lights my heart up like a firefly ♪" "♪ and I go around like a midnight drunk ♪" "♪ with an empty heart to keep all my junk ♪ [ voice breaking ] ♪ she goes around like a firefly ♪" "who'd you write that about?" "I should go." "Yeah." "Can I say something?" "Yeah." "Whoever that song's about..." "I hope that's where you're going." "♪ I'm in a different world always ♪" "♪ and you live in a photograph" "♪ that I can't seem to throw away ♪" "♪ I get it out to make me laugh ♪" "♪ I thought that time would just erase ♪" "♪ but my heart couldn't bear to ♪" "♪ I'll meet you in our secret place ♪" "♪ where no one else can share you ♪" "♪ I'm always chasing down the wind ♪" "♪ I'm always getting lost somehow ♪" "♪ I didn't understand it then ♪" "♪ and I don't understand it now ♪ [ engine shuts off ]" "♪ but I got everything I need" "♪ I got everything I need" "♪ I got everything I need" "♪ I got everything I need" "♪ I got everything I need" "♪ but I want you" "♪ I don't have time to feel regret ♪" "♪ you got to grow up sometime" "♪ I almost wish we'd never met" "♪ I almost wish that all the time ♪" "coming!" "[ Laughs ]" "Come on in." "Well..." "There you are." "Uncle Thomas!" "Uncle Thomas!" "Oh, hey, kid!" "Oh-ho-ho!" "Hey." "Good to see you." "[ Sighs ]" "♪ should your luck" "♪ should your luck run out" "♪ should you outgrow youth" "♪ yet will I love you" "so, how is he?" "Who you talking about?" "Shut up." "[ Chuckles ]" "Oh, you mean your estranged husband who's sleeping in my sewing room?" "Yeah." "[ Chuckles ]" "He's okay." "I mean, to be honest, I feel like we got a live-in nanny." "He helps out around the house." "He keeps Heather occupied." "It's nice." "Although, the guitar playing gets annoying." "Change stations now." "[ Clears throat ]" "He's playing?" "All the time." "[ Grunts ]" "So..." "Has he said anything?" "Well, he's in my kitchen every morning when I wake up, honey." "He ain't mute." "That's not what I mean." "[ Sighs ]" "Molly, I'm not about to become y'all's little playground go-between." "Why don't you ask him yourself?" "He's playing a show tomorrow." "He's playing a show?" "Unbelievable." "Yes!" "And you should come." "No way." "I don't need to go to any more shows." "Change stations now." "Honey..." "Quit playing the victim." "It is so unbecoming." "Pick you up at 4:00." "You can bring the baby." "[ Cellphone rings ]" "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Beep ]" "Hello?" "Hey, man, it's Tucker." "Hey, how's it going?" "Good, good." "How are things in the real world?" "They're okay." "All right, I'll get right down to it." "I'm calling on business." "Uh, I know what you're gonna say, but I had to take a shot." "I've got a new client." "He's a young guy... a rock-'n'-roll, folksy vibe." "Big fan of yours." "He's never met you, but he heard you and I crossed paths, and he made me promise to call you." "And so I'm calling you." "I know what you're gonna say, but he wants you to write him a song." "Hello?" "You thinking of the best way to tell me off?" "I'll do it." "Excuse me?" "Yeah, tell him I'll do it." "You're shitting me." "No, man, it sounds good." "It sounds like fun." "Okay." "Beautiful." "Beautiful." "His name is Mason Jones." "I'm gonna give him your number, if that's all right." "He's gonna call you." "You guys are gonna talk about aesthetic and whatever you guys want to talk about." "Okay, man, I look forward to it." "Uncle Thomas?" "!" "Very happy." "That's cool, man." "Cheers." "Uncle Thomas!" "Coming!" "[ Baby fusses ]" "Who's the luckiest man in the world?" "Ringo starr." "Who's the unluckiest man?" "Pete best." "What kind of car does sir Paul drive?" "[ Gasps ] A motorcar." "[ British accent ] Motorcar." "[ Normal voice ] I'll give it to you." "What's the greatest Beatles album of all time?" "Trick question." "They're all the best." "[ Clicks tongue ]" "You got it, girl." "[ Indistinct talking on radio ]" "We're here." "♪ 'cause I've got a good, good feeling ♪" "♪ I've got a good, good feeling ♪" "♪ oh-oh-oh, oh [ applause ]" "Go sit with that lady." "[ Indistinct whispering ]" "[ Guitar plays ]" "♪ should your luck run out" "♪ should your beauty fade" "♪ should you outgrow youth" "♪ yet will I love you" "♪ should your teeth fall out" "♪ should your feet swell up" "♪ should your hair turn blue" "♪ yet will I love you" "♪ should you forget who I am" "♪ yet will I still love you" "♪ should my luck run out" "♪ should my luck run out" "♪ should you fly away" "♪ should you fly away" "♪ should you leave me here" "♪ should you leave me here" "♪ yet will I love you" "♪ yet will I love you" "♪ oooooh" "♪ should my luck run out" "♪ oooooh" "♪ should you fly away" "♪ oooooh" "♪ should you leave me here" "♪ oooooh" "♪ should my luck run out" "♪ oooooh" "♪ should you fly away" "♪ oooooh" "♪ should you leave me here" "♪ oooooh" "♪ yet will I love you" "♪ should my luck run out ♪ unh!" "♪ I don't got to sit around and listen to this ♪" "♪ you don't give respect, you don't get respect ♪" "♪ say what you mean, man, mean what you say ♪" "♪ shut up and grow up or get out of the way ♪ unh!" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ yeah, you got the leverage, and I got the sweat ♪" "♪ na-na, na-na, na-na" "♪ and you can write me off, but I ain't done yet ♪" "♪ na-na, na-na, na-na" "♪ movin', shakin', picture-takin' ♪" "♪ baby, how do you sleep?" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ there is mentiro... ♪ hey, this is who you are, this is what you do ♪" "♪ if you bend it right, you can make it true ♪" "♪ you had me believin'," "I got to admit ♪" "♪ but I'm laughin' now, but I won't forget ♪" "♪ I won't forget" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ I don't got to sit around and listen to this ♪" "♪ you don't give respect, you don't get respect ♪" "♪ say what you mean, man, mean what you say ♪" "♪ shut up and grow up or get out of the way ♪" "♪ you got leverage," "I got sweat ♪" "♪ you're gonna write me off, but I ain't done yet ♪" "♪ movin', shakin', picture-takin' ♪" "♪ baby, how do you sleep?" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ there is mentiroso" "♪ win when you can ♪" "♪ stop thinkin'" "♪ stop thinkin' of yourself" "♪ consider it yourself" "♪ to liberate yourself" "♪ do this for yourself" "♪ we are all in this together" "♪ no one is alone forever" "♪ then you do the next right thing ♪" "♪ you keep your sidewalk clean" "♪ you back it in the stream" "♪ then your heart will know" "♪ until you overflow" "♪ with the peace you sow" "♪ let it grow and grow" "♪ grow and grow" "♪ we are all in this together" "♪ no one is alone forever" "♪ we are all in this together" "♪ no one is alone forever" "♪ win when you can ♪" "♪ stop thinkin'" "♪ stop thinkin' of yourself"