"[Music playing]" "GIRL:" "My mama told me once," ""Hope is the only God common to all men." "Those who have nothing still have hope."" "[train horn blows]" "This is Bent Arrow, a small town in West Texas, if you still want to call it a town." "I heard it was once, before the Mega-Mart came and left, but not since I can remember." "Now it seems it's just people passing on the highway, trains rolling through, taking something to somewhere else and leaving a bunch of us hanging our hats on the last hook of a whole lot of hope." "* These old highways" "* These old back roads" "* As crooked as an arrow *" "* Is where I'm from" "* The desert" "* The..." "The dust." "Ahh." "[Snorts]" "[Nickers]" "What?" "Is it the melody?" "What's not working for you?" "[Neighs]" "[Playing guitar]" "* As crooked as an arrow" "* Is where I'm from." "Big storm last night." "Did it scare you?" "A little." "You dream?" "A little." "Ooh." "How 'bout this one?" "You sure?" "Whatever you want." "See you in town?" "In a while." "I want to see if there's a lunch rush." "Bye, Joe Boy." "[Neighs]" "[Music playing]" "[Radio playing country and western music]" "I say Aerosmith." "Nope." "Springsteen." "What about Green Day?" "They're an American band." "They been around for a while." "Yeah." "Don't they have that guy that wore the, uh, G.W. Bush mask onstage?" "How 'bout if we talk about something relevant?" "Those punks are lucky they didn't get Dixie Chicked." "Dixie Chicks." "Now, what happened to them?" "That's what I'm talking about." "You don't mess with Texas." "You know how long ago that was?" "Can we just move on here?" "Speaking of moving on, you ever gonna pay them bills, or are you gonna make stacks out of 'em?" "You ever gonna pay your damn bar tab?" "Hoo." "Maybe I could send you over to the vendors to perform sexual acts, wipe out some of the debt that I've got here." "GIRL:" "Ledball." "Hmm?" "Come on." "How about it, Merlin?" "Take one for the team." "Wait a sec." "You might end up owing more." "That was funny." "* Jack-O-Lope." "Very funny." "* Jack-O-Lope" "* Get ourself a Jack-O-Lope *" "She doing any better, darling?" "No, sir." "All right." "Well... you keep the faith." "Now, you keep that bottle hidden." "Run along so we don't have any problems." "Yes, sir." "Yes, ma'am." "[Chuckles]" "Thank you, Ledball." "All right, get on out of here." "Go on." "* ...each other with the grace of a love *" "* You just smile" "* And it comes back your way... *" "Ledball, what'd I tell you about that?" "I don't want to see her in here." "Then you close your eyes." "'Cause to me, it looks like you're giving liquor to a minor." "And making Lois' life a little easier, so we'll just leave it at that, all right?" "* ...gets heavy in this town * [music playing]" "Mama?" "Mama." "Mama." "Mama. [Kisses]" "[Moaning] Come on." "[Mumbling]" "Hi." "Ah, come on." "Come on." "I got you." "Ready?" "1, 2, 3." "[moaning]" "GIRL:" "Okay." "How you feeling, Mama?" "I'm making it, baby." "[Sighs]" "What would I do without you, sweetie, hmm?" "Can I get something for you?" "No, baby." "The Lord is gonna have to do the rest." "I just wish that I could be sure that you're gonna be okay." "Mm, my baby girl." "[Cries softly]" "I know you're worried, but please don't worry about me." "Okay." "Okay?" "Mm-hmm." "I'm just fine." "Okay." "I just don't want you to hurt no more." "No." "Well, you learned all your lessons here, so you can walk with God, right?" "[Chuckles]" "That's right, baby." "[Chuckles]" "How was I so blessed with you?" "After your sister... [coughing]" "Things work out themselves, Mama." "Oh, I know that, baby." "[Coughs] Mom." "It just makes me so mad." "Stop." "Stop." "Stop, okay?" "What?" "I'm right here." "Look at me, okay?" "Yeah." "Everything's just fine, okay?" "All right." "Don't upset yourself." "Okay." "Yeah." "Mama, I'm right here." "I'm not leaving you." "I promise." "You sure?" "Oh, yes." "You're my mama." "You're my baby girl." "Yeah." "I love you." "Heh." "Go to sleep." "Okay." "Okay." "Okay." "Okay." "[Groans]" "Where's my bottle, baby?" "I got it." "Okay." "Stay with me?" "I'm right here." "Okay." "Okay." "[Train rattling]" "You're home early." "Yeah." "I'm glad." "Come on." "Come on, boy." "[Wind chimes tinkling]" "Did you mail the card?" "Yeah." "[Sighs]" "Cotton... things may get worse before they get better." "[Sighs]" "It depends on how you look at those things." "Heh." "I suppose that's true." "Do you think, Butch, that if you believe in something..." "And I mean like you just really believe in it..." "That it'll come true?" "Well..." "Sure." "Mama's going to Heaven, Butch." "I saw it in my dream last night." "I know she is, too." "Cotton." "Yeah?" "I'll be here." "I know." "[Sighs]" "MAN:" "Your mama's in a better place." "[Radio chatter outside]" "[Door closes]" "[Overlapping chatter]" "Oh, God." "Hey, Butch." "How's she doing?" "She hasn't even cried yet." "Kinda weird, huh?" "She knew this was gonna happen." "One moment?" "[Inhales]" "[Sighs]" "[Squawking]" "SHERIFF:" "But you know I can't." "BUTCH:" "But, Sheriff..." "Come on, Butch." "Just give me a day to figure this out." "No!" "There's no more talking." "What are you gonna do now?" "Gotta take her to the home in Austin." "Don't do that." "Butch, I got no choice!" "Texas law, chapter 153-002." "The best interest of the child shall be given highest consideration." "You're not her legal guardian." "Honed up on your law, did you?" "Butch, I can't just leave her here with a can of ravioli." "Oh, come on now." "Just hold on a second." "Come on, Butch." "This is hard enough already." "I got no choice." "Sunny!" "Oh!" "Oh, I knew you'd come!" "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "I knew you'd come." "Cotton?" "Yes." "Hi." "Hi." "Um, what's going on?" "Why is the Sheriff here?" "They just took Mama to get ready to go to Heaven." "She's dead?" "Uh, I'm Sheriff Perez." "I'm sorry for your loss, ma'am." "Lois left a copy of her living trust at my office when she knew she was getting bad." "It names you as Cotton's guardian." "Cotton gets the house." "You get Cotton." "Are you kidding me?" "Now you have to accept the responsibility, or I can't leave her with you." "I just came home to..." "For three days just to say goodbye." "I can't take responsibility for her." "If you don't, I'm gonna have to take her to the children's home." "Now, I have to hear you accept the responsibility." "Sunny." "I guess so." "Thank you." "I knew you'd say yes." "Okay, come on." "I want to get your stuff inside." "All right, come on." "We could go inside and..." "You call me if she bolts." "Yeah, I'll do that." "We can do our toes." "Oh, then can listen to music, and then we can have a party." "Oh. [Sighs]" "[Sighs] I gotta pee." "Oh, I'm in your room, so do you want it back?" "Are you putting on new lipstick?" "'Cause I would love to see that, you know." "I've never really put lipstick on before." "You need anything?" "Come on." "[Sighs] Damn it." "[Door slides]" "You done peeing?" "How 'bout knocking?" "Lock's broke." "Girls pee together, right?" "I mean, I always see them go to the bathroom together." "I never do, though." "It's kind of gross." "Maybe this was a mistake." "Why?" "Hasn't it been long enough?" "Long enough for what?" "Well, it seems like whatever made you leave, it's been long enough." "So would you like some sugar in your coffee?" "I could do brown sugar, or I could do cream." "I can make pancakes, too, if you like pancakes." "[Music playing]" ""Do not withhold good from those who deserve it" ""when it is in your power to act." ""Lay hold of my words with all your heart." "Keep my commands, and you will live..."" ""will get wisdom, understanding."" ""Do not forget my words or swerve from them."" "Amen." "Fly free, my baby." "How you doing, hon?" "Are you okay?" "Butch, I want you to meet my sister," "Sunny." "Sorry for your loss." "[Crickets chirping]" "I think I can feel Mama here with us." "She's happy now." "How's she feel about me being here?" "She said to drink some more milk." "Her answer to everything." "She didn't really say that." "I just made it up." "Um, Cotton, we need to talk about what's gonna happen now." "Slaw?" "What?" "Pass the slaw, please?" "Oh." "Thank you." "Um, so let's..." "Things must..." "Things must have been real different around here when you were my age." "They were." "And that's why you left?" "Well..." "Things have changed now." "How so?" "Because..." "I'm full." "Heh." "[Sighs]" "I can't keep my eyes open." "I'm glad you're here... and I love you." "Night." "Night." "BUTCH: * Say you need me [guitar playing]" "* I'll jump in the car" "* Drive all night" "* Most of the day" "* Just to hear what you have to say *" "* Look for me" "* Sometime tomorrow." "What a fruitcake." "* Look for me" "* I know it's hard [truck approaching]" "* Look for me coming down your... *" "Shit." "No way!" "Can't be!" "Sunny?" "Sunny Thompson?" "Hey, Jackson." "'Cause the Sunny I know, she's in Hollywood." "I saw her on cable the other night." "What was the name you used?" "Sunny Morning." "Sunny Morning." "That's it." "It's a good one, too, yeah." "I mean, what's a big-time Hollywood actress doing on back here in Bent Arrow, huh?" "We buried Lois today." "Right." "Wow." "[chuckles]" "Uh, Tammy, come on over here." "Meet Sunny." "This is Sunny Thompson." "Hmm." "She's not as pretty in person." "She's sweet." "Aw, come on." "You didn't think I was gonna wait around for you, did you?" "I'm the one that left, remember?" "Yeah, I do remember that." "It's getting late, old boy." "See you later." "Still drinking and driving, huh?" "Got it down now." "Good for you." "Come on, baby." "Let's go." "Go wait in the car." "[Scoffs]" "What say I, uh, drop Tammy home, come back?" "We can have a couple of drinks, maybe catch up and talk." "What do you think?" "I don't think so." "Why not?" "'Cause I think we've been down that road, and we done wore its ass out." "Still think you're too good for the rest of us, don't you?" "That's not what I said." "[Slams hood]" "David Jackson, you said hi!" "Now get in the car!" "She's a keeper." "You should hold on to her." "You know, you and I, we could have had a couple of kids by now, could have had a future." "Instead, all you got's a crappy past." "* Still" "* Falling" "* Breathless and all" "* Begin" "* Inside" "* Today" "* Beside me" "* Today" "* Around..." "LOIS:" "What are you doing with my suitcase?" "What is that?" "What do you mean, taking it with you?" "Getting out of here?" "Are you crazy?" "You know where your fight is, honey." "Right there." "You run as far as you want." "It's gonna be right here when you get back." "L.A.?" "You won't last for two seconds in L.A." "God, it's ridiculous, totally ridiculous." "[Frame shatters]" "MERLIN:" "The secret remedy for a headache, you know what it is?" "Uh, let's see." "Next up." "Some kind of a meat product?" "You want to know the answer?" "Um..." "Foot massage." "You get a foot massage, take care of any headache you got." "Also if you get 'em..." "I want you to watch your language." "Why?" "You got a headache?" "Hi." "You were at the funeral, weren't you?" "Yes, ma'am." "I guess you don't remember me." "My name's Ledball." "I was a friend of your mother's." "I'm so sorry for your loss, but it's good to have you back." "Thank you." "Uh, could I get you something?" "A beer, maybe?" "No." "Um, I was wondering if... if you were hiring." "[laughter]" "I'm sorry, ma'am." "They don't mean nothing." "Just things have been mighty slow around here." "Mighty slow." "Oh, goodness." "It's all right." "[laughter]" "I wish I could, Sunny." "I really do." "Sorry about Lois." "We all loved her." "Yeah." "It's a damn shame." "Yeah." "Are you hungry, honey?" "Yeah, I'm..." "I am." "Um, can I get a grilled cheese and a Coke to go?" "Yes, ma'am." "Coming up." "No, you put that money away." "Your money's not good here." "I can do this much at least." "Oh, thank you." "[soda spritzes]" "You know, your Mama and I go back to the third grade." "She used to chase me around and try to kiss me." "[Chuckles]" "By the ninth grade, I let her catch me." "That must have been a spit-drenched fiasco." "[laughs]" "You still wearing women's panties?" "I have a medical condition." "It's the doctor's orders." "I have a medica..." "I have a prescription." "[laughter]" "Doctor's condition?" "It's a prescription." "Doctor's..." "I have a rash." "Sure, it is." "I just can't..." "I'll be right back with that grilled cheese." "Not like I have emphysema." "I have a rash." "Hmm." "Oh, God!" "I can't believe... 21!" "That makes five whole dollars!" "Winner, winner, chicken dinner." "You're buying me chicken dinner." "Your choice." "[both laugh]" "Hey, all." "Sunny." "So it's you." "Guilty." "You don't look like the type of person that would sit around and paint postcards." "Yeah?" "What does someone like that look like?" "Not you." "Sunny." "Would it help if I chop my ear off?" "Well, get a load of this retail giant." "Hi, Mr. Morgan." "Bobby?" "[Sighs]" "Oh, you know you'd be doing me a big personal favor, Butchie, if you would, uh, take this rattrap down." "You have any idea how much money" "I'm spending trying to bring this town back to where it was?" "Not a clue." "Well, it's a lot." "And it's things just like this that just keep this town drying out day after day." "The Lord mocks proud mockers, but gives grace to the humble, Mr. Morgan." "Well, aren't you the precocious little critter?" "What are you doing hanging out with this washed-up has-been?" "Hi, Mr. Morgan." "Well, Jackson told me that you was come back." "Sorry about what happened to Lois." "[Sighs]" "Take her down, Butch." "It's an eyesore." "No..." "No permit." "No little lemonade stand." "Do it." "Wow." "He hasn't changed a bit." "He's all talk." "I have an idea." "You up for an adventure?" "Oh, my God, I haven't been here in forever." "A pool?" "Ho ho ho." "Look at this." "Are you kidding me?" "Oh, my God." "Oh, wow." "How'd I not know about this place?" "Think we've been hanging out with the wrong people." "1, 2, 3!" "BUTCH:" "Be careful." "[shrieks]" "How's the water?" "Perfect." "Oh, yeah?" "What do you think?" "I think I'm gonna splash you back." "That's what I think." "[Squeals]" "Mmm." "I used to..." "I used to come up here with... with Jackson after his dad had these parties, and we'd steal all of his liquor and just get wasted." "[Chuckles]" "Sounds fun." "It was fun." "I would talk about how I was gonna take over the world and kick ass, take names, you know, stupid stuff." "It's not stupid to dream." "Well..." "You know, I think everyone used to have a place something like this." "You have one?" "Anywhere I could score a six-pack, park my car and find a good song on the radio." "Are you guys gonna keep talking, or you coming in?" "[Squeals]" "[Cotton laughs]" "Oh, no!" "What are you doing?" "No, no, no!" "Oh!" "[Squeals]" "All right, that's it!" "You, you... [shrieks]" "Well, that could actually..." "Ballast?" "Perez!" "Ballast?" "You keep hanging out with these warts on a donkey's dick," "I'm gonna have to have the county dock your wages." "It's my lunch hour, Mr. Morgan." "There something I can do for you?" "Yeah." "Serve an eviction notice." "To who?" "You're four months behind, Ledball." "I heard." "[Spits] Several times now." "So what are you gonna do?" "Rob my bank?" "That should be easy enough." "You know where the Sheriff is all the time." "I get an hour, Mr. Morgan." "I can eat where I choose." "You know, I got some ideas for this property." "You know, beef's making a comeback." "I might just turn it into a meatpacking plant." "I could even give you jag-offs a job killing cattle." "Heh." "That means you're gonna have to get off your asses, and I don't think you're capable of that." "Aw, come on." "Somebody's got to do something about this little town." "It's gonna end up nothing but spit in the footnotes." "Y'all sit around here wallowing in the past, and blinds you to the future." "Well, unlike you boys, I've got things to do, so I will bid you gentlemen adios, and I do use the term "gentlemen" loosely." "All right, I can't be killing anything." "I've been studying the Buddhist culture, and I've taken me a vow of passivism." "Should have taken a vow of silence." "I'll do what I can to slow down the process." "There anything you can do to pick things up?" "Not yet." "I have an idea." "How 'bout a happy hour?" "And since when hasn't it been happy hour for you?" "Well, you know, just a suggestion." "Oh, you gotta shut up, Cricket." "It's imperative." "* So sad" "* To be alone" "* Help me make it through the night *" "Nice." "Did you ever try singing while you were doing the acting thing?" "Oh, not really." "Hmm." "That's too bad." "How'd you know about the acting thing?" "Ah, the walls are thin, and Jackson is loud." "Cotton, we gotta go." "What?" "We have to go." "Do we have to?" "Yeah." "Come on." "Get out." "I'm hungry." "Well, listen." "I'm barbecuing tonight, so, um, if y'all would like to come over, you know, you're more than welcome." "Yeah." "Can we, Sunny?" "Maybe." "Oh, what am I saying?" "I'm not your mom." "Do what you want." "I'm sorry." "Come on." "Grab your boots." "We'll go." "Are you mad at me?" "What do you mean?" "You seemed mad when I got out of the pool." "[Sighs] No." "I..." "I was mad at myself." "Why?" "It's hard to explain." "You like Butch, don't you?" "Well, h-he's different, that's for sure." "I think you like him." "I didn't say that!" "Don't tell him I said that." "Why not?" "It's already complicated enough." "Does that mean it's too hard to explain, too?" "Definitely." "Yeah." "You know, for a grown-up, you sure can't explain much." "You got that right." "You know, Cotton, I'm, um..." "I'm sorry about what I said at the pool about not being your mother and everything." "It wasn't very thoughtful." "It's okay." "I know you didn't mean it." "Looks pretty." "Thanks." "[Wind chimes tinkling]" "Cotton, you have a bedtime?" "Uh-uh." "But I'll go if you sing me a lullaby." "Please." "[Sighs]" "Okay." "Come here." "Oh, shh." "* Maybe I'll catch that shooting star *" "* Just like a firefly in a jar *" "* Close your eyes" "* Your dreams are not that far away *" "Mommy used to sing that me." "Did she sing to you, too?" "Mm-hmm." "[Together] * Maybe I'll meet that cow on the moon *" "* Up in the clouds there singing a tune *" "* The rest of the world can sleep *" "* But, darling, you [laughs]" "* Were meant to dream." "You okay?" "I got allergies." "Come on." "I'll tuck you in bed." "No." "It's okay." "I can tuck myself in." "Sure." "Yeah." "Night." "Good night, honey." "She blows me away." "I had no idea." "You have no idea how happy she is that you're here." "Can I ask you a question?" "Sure." "What did Morgan mean by a washed-up has-been?" "I used to play some football." "Why'd you quit?" "This what you wanted?" "[Chuckles]" "This is what I needed." "So what are you doing for the Fourth?" "Oh, I don't know." "Well, Joe Boy and I would consider it a real honor if you'd like to join us for the Fourth of July picnic." "Um... if I'm still here, I'll think about it." "Still here?" "[Sighs]" "We'll see." "Okay." "Thanks for tonight." "Sure." "Anytime." "Good night." "You know, you could brush your teeth once in a while." "What?" "Ah, you don't have to tell me." "She doesn't know if she's coming or going." "And what does that say?" "[Snorts]" "I'm telling you straight up." "This one is dangerous." "[Snorts]" "Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're probably right." "She'll do the right thing, but... [snorts]" "All right, well, as long as you're with me on this." "Are you with me on this?" "I'm gonna take you to the dentist." "Early bird getting the worm, huh?" "I just wanted to talk to you before things got set in your mind." "About what?" "Sunny." "What about her?" "You like her, don't you?" "Yeah, sure." "I saw the way you were looking at her at the pool when she was singing." "Well, she's a good singer." "Oh, don't you lie to me." "You like her, and she likes you." "Did she say that?" "No, but I know." "Do you?" "Well, first off," "I think y'all should just tell each other instead of playing those stupid games." "Well, maybe we will if we figure out we do." "All I know is Heather in my class liked this boy named Connor, and she used to whisper and giggle and do stupid stuff with her friends, and he used to ignore her, and they never spoke to each other." "Well, what happened to Heather and Connor?" "Connor moved." "Tragedy in the fourth grade." "Yes." "[Chuckles]" "I tell people straight out how I feel." "[Siren bloops]" "I know you do." "Hi, Butch." "How's it going?" "It's going." "Butch, I got a problem." "Morgan's making me move your postcard stand." "Yeah, he came by here the other day and threw a hissy fit." "Yeah." "You're gonna have to move it outside of city limits." "There's isn't any traffic out there." "Well, Butch, there's no traffic anywhere around here." "BUTCH:" "Yeah, you got a point." "Shoot, I don't know why you sit out here in the wind and the sun for, anyway." "You know, people think you're crazy." "I got my reasons." "Well, they must be some good ones." "Morgan's a bully." "Yeah, Morgan's a bully." "Sorry, Butch." "It's not your problem." "Well, that sucks." "Yeah, don't it?" "[Joe Boy neighs]" "Well, we both see bright things in your future." "Oh, yeah?" "What do you see?" "I'm not telling you." "See you later." "I gotta go." "Where you going?" "What just happened?" "CRICKET:" "How much you reckon is up there?" "Oh, I don't know." "Maybe a grand or two." "That ain't gonna be enough." "No." "Really?" "So what's the point?" "Yeah, what's the point, Ledball?" "You're just getting dust in my beer." "How much you reckon I'd get for a dollar bill signed by Janis Joplin?" "Whoa." "You got a bill signed by Janis Joplin?" "Well, one night, she and I were running around here in our birthday suits, and she stuck it up here." "There was a lot of Southern Comfort involved, so I'm not sure of exactly where she put it." "Lord, that's near 40 years ago." "Are you saying that you and her..." "Eww." "I ain't saying nothing about no one, especially to you." "Well, if it was so damn important to you, why'd you leave it up there?" "'Cause that's the deal." "Well, it's stupid." "What's stupid?" "Ledball's looking for a dollar bill signed by Janis Joplin." "Well, why is that stupid?" "Well, because he's late on his lease, and Morgan wants to make us a bunch of meatpackers." "[Chuckles]" "Cricket, next time you have a brain fart, seriously think to yourself," ""Do I really want to say that?"" "And if you decide you do, shut up anyway." "Yeah, he shut me down, too." "Ah, bastard." "What are you gonna do?" "Well, I was thinking about setting up in here, but obviously that ain't gonna work either." "Paradise fading by the dashboard light." "Who said that?" "How 'bout who cares?" "Nope." "Wrong." "Well, bitching ain't gonna get the potato peeled one way or the other." "Yeah, but if this town is truly gonna flourish, then we have to criticize, and if it's gonna function as a whole, then we have to have dissent." "You want me to cut you off?" "I'm just saying." "Oh, my." "[laughs]" "And here it is." "What are you gonna do with that now?" "I don't know." "I thought I'd put it on eBay." "There must be some rich old boy who was a Joplin fan." "Keep Morgan off my back for a while." "Sounds like a plan." "Theoretically, yeah." "Realistically, probably not." "And that's it." "You're done." "Can I help you?" "Oh, hi." "I'm looking for Jackson." "Sunny." "Hey, Jackson." "You didn't have to come all this way to see me." "I know you ain't got a car." "You could have just called." "There's a bar around the corner." "Um, that's not why I'm here." "[Cellphone rings] No?" "Why are you here?" "I need a job." "Excuse me?" "I need a job." "Seems like money puts food on the table." "After everything that's gone down between us, that's what you're here for?" "Oh, this was a mistake." "No, wait." "[Sighs]" "Well, we don't need any more salesmen or assistants, and..." "I don't suppose you know your way around an engine, do you?" "No." "Guess that leaves janitor unless your hands are too precious for a mop." "Nope." "It's kind of what I expected." "Bucket's in the back." "Who's that?" "Nobody." "Uh-huh." "Is nobody working here now?" "Yep." "Tammy ain't gonna like that." "Tammy can kiss my ass." "* My head before" "* My heart gives up" "* Oh, better days" "* I've had enough" "* I'd turn it off" "* If only I knew how to" "* My hands are sealed around the love I hold to *" "* Time will move on" "* Always early" "* Always late" "* I can't believe the words you say *" "* They ring like stones thrown into a canyon *" "* I feel the weight of each one slowly landing *" "* Time will move on" "* Before I do * Time" "* Will" "* Move" "* On" "* Before I do [sighs]" "Okay?" "You didn't taste it." "Needs way more salt." "All right." "SUNNY:" "Hello." "Hey, we're in the kitchen!" "Hey." "Hi." "What are you cooking?" "Slaw for tomorrow." "Tomorrow?" "The picnic." "Oh, yeah." "I..." "Oh, I totally forgot." "So how was your day?" "Disgusting." "I don't think I've ever heard the day quite described like that before." "[laughs]" "Well, I'm gonna go watch some TV before I go to bed." "I'll see you tomorrow." "All right." "I'll be over there in a little bit." "Oh, no." "It's fine." "[Chuckles]" "[Both laugh]" "So, um, you want to sit outside?" "I can grab some beers." "Great." "Uh, I'll be right there." "I'm gonna turn the stove off." "Okay." "All right." "Oh." ""These old highways," ""these old back roads," ""crooked as an arrow, but it's where I came from."" "Uh, don't..." "Heh heh." "Don't read that." ""Flat as far as the eye can see."" "[wind chimes tinkling]" "I was, um, writing lyrics to a new song." "I like it." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "You should finish it." "Well, maybe I will." "I should go." "I gotta take a shower." "Maybe we could go for a swim." "[laughs]" "[Both laugh]" "So why haven't you ever been married?" "I was a long time ago." "Really?" "Yeah." "What happened?" "Guess we just kind of grew out of each other." "We met when I was playing ball, and when I got out, she wanted out." "She left you just because you quit football?" "Well, to be fair, it wasn't the program she bought into." "What was that program?" "The guy who paints postcards and plays guitar?" "Yeah, that one." "Do you like this program?" "More than I liked that one." "What was wrong with that one?" "There was this one game." "It was the fourth quarter, and the game was on the line." "75,000 people in the stands screaming, yelling, fighting." "I looked across the line at the guy I was playing against, and he had saliva foaming at the mouth and blood all over his uniform, and looked down at my hands, and they're bloody and broken." "I start thinking, "This is crazy."" "But my whole life had been geared to this moment, just go down the field and score the winning touchdown." "I had this epiphany." "What does it mean... a grown man trying to move this piece of pigskin up and down these white lines?" "It was over, and I knew at that moment" "I was not a football player anymore." "SUNNY:" "Come on." "Be here." "Be here." "BUTCH:" "What are you looking for?" "Oh, yes." "Still here." "Tequila." "Oh, my God." "I can't believe it's still here." "How..." "How old is it?" "Mmm." "Really old, and it's good." "[laughs]" "All right." "Oh!" "Okay." "Guess we're dipping more than our toes." "Naked?" "Okay, I'm down." "Come on!" "I'm coming." "[Squeals]" "Don't forget the tequila!" "Okay." "[laughs]" "Never leave the bottle behind." "Where..." "You gotta get the tequila." "I'll get it." "How good does this feel?" "Hey, well, give me that thing." "Here you go." "[Chuckles]" "So, why haven't you hooked up with anybody since wifey?" "'Cause I haven't met anyone since wifey." "You?" "Mm... emotionally unavailable." "Heh." "Perfect." "[Sighs]" "So if we're gonna bare our souls tonight, what happened between you and Jackson?" "[Sighs]" "Well, um, one night, he was driving after we'd been drinking, and he passed out and hit a tree, and, um, I cracked a vertebra." "Oh." "Yeah." "And found out that at the time," "I'd been pregnant." "And Jackson called that a cheap abortion." "Oh, nice." "Mm." "And about the same time," "Cotton's dad, my stepdad, dumped my mom, and, um..." "And I..." "I don't know." "I just..." "I guess I realized that I was gonna have a life just like my mom if I didn't get out of here, and so I got on a bus and went to L.A." "So why did you come back?" "Well..." "I got..." "I got Cotton's last postcard." "I think it was the 17th postcard, and, um... and she said that Lois didn't have many days left and maybe I could come home and stay with her, and..." "I realized that..." "I needed to come back and... and face my mom." "[Crying] Yeah." "And I missed her by a day." "I'm so sorry." "Maybe we should go." "Think she's still asleep?" "I hope so." "Sorry I'm so crazy." "There's nothing crazy about you." "Night." "Night." "Sunny, don't do it." "[Music playing]" "[Overlapping chatter]" "[Cheering]" "* When you touched a friend of mine *" "* I thought I would lose my mind... *" "BUTCH:" "Hey, how 'bout right here, y'all?" "Oh, perfect." "Yeah?" "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "Hey, Judy, would you watch Joe Boy?" "Oh, sure." "I'm gonna go play." "Okay." "Okay." "I'll see you later." "Hey, Bubba!" "Hey, Sunny!" "How 'bout we set up with y'all here?" "That's fine with me." "BUTCH:" "Here, let me help you with that." "[Groans]" "Ow." "My..." "Did you sell that dollar?" "Oh, Bubba, you know, some old boy came in for a beer." "I wasn't paying attention." "I give it away in change." "Don't get very high marks for my handling of money." "[Chuckles]" "And, Merlin, what'd you bring?" "Nothing." "There's always enough." "Sandbagging?" "Tree shading?" "Not even a beer?" "Well, what'd you bring?" "Two cases." "And that's not gonna be enough." "Listen, all I know is the day's over when the beer runs out." "Can I have one?" "Thank you, señor." "Thank you." "Ledball." "Hey, sweetheart." "You gotta hear my sister sing." "Really, sweetheart?" "Yep." "Yeah?" "And you'll know what I mean when you hear." "[Chuckles] Come on." "Butch." "Yeah?" "Play something so Sunny can sing." "Uh, why don't we just sit down and eat something and relax a little bit first, huh?" "You hungry, Cotton?" "No." "I want to hear you sing." "Well, I'd like to hear you sing." "You want to hear her sing?" "Yes." "Can't wait." "CRICKET:" "Yes, I do." "I don't want to sing right now." "Will you later?" "Please?" "Maybe." "Promise." "We'll see." "Sit down, and get some food." "Here." "Eat some of your salty slaw you made last night." "[Chuckles]" "Here." "I got a fork for you." "* Ohh, yes" "* I'm not ready" "* I'm not ready" "* I'm not ready" "* Oh, yes" "* I'm not ready" "* I'm not ready" "* Oh, ready..." "You." "Watch it, missy." "What?" "Don't "what" me!" "I know what you're up to." "And what is that?" "Jackson told me how you came to beg him for a job." "And don't think that you're gonna weasel your way back into his life." "He's with me now." "Uh, I'm sorry, Tammy, but..." "And if I catch you trying something," "I'll kill you." "Now get out of my way." "I have to piss." "[Sighs]" "What ya doing?" "Nice girlfriend." "Ah, she's harmless." "Harmless in a homicidal way." "What you doing with Butch?" "Enjoying the day." "You and I, we've got some unfinished business." "[Sighs] Get your hands off me." "Be happy with what you got." "You could have brought at least a twelver." "Enough, Cricket." "Where's Sunny?" "Oh, she'll be back in a minute." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Are we leaving?" "I guess." "Well, aren't you guys gonna play a song now?" "I think we're leaving." "No." "No, no, no, no, no." "Now." "Now is the time." "Now is the time." "Come on." "Come on here, because Sunny's gonna sing!" "Why are you acting like this?" "Because of my dream." "I saw you guys playing last night, and you have to play now!" "I..." "I really don't feel like singing." "Maybe another time, okay?" "You can't go now." "Aw, sweet pea, it's getting late." "But you haven't heard them sing, and there's gonna be fireworks." "Beer's all gone, little sister." "That means the party's over." "You could at least bring a sixer." "Cricket, you might have a problem." "Yeah, you drank all my beer." "Hey, maybe we do it another time, all right?" "Why is it so important that we play right now?" "It just is." "You'll see." "I don't know." "But I know." "Come on, you can just sing that song that you were singing in the shower." "They'll love it." "Whatever you want to do." "Okay." "Okay?" "Do you know, uh," ""What I Left Back Home"?" "Yeah, I think I do." "Okay." "Okay." "I'm doing this for you." "I know." "Hey, guys." "Yeah?" "Want to hear one song and watch the fireworks?" "Who's singing, you or her?" "BUTCH:" "She is." "Holding out on us." "How 'bout that?" "Here we go." "Come on, Sunny." "* Millions of stars can make you feel small *" "* Like a missing person's face on a wall *" "* On the boulevard of broken hearts *" "* There's a crowd to watch you fall *" "* And you ask yourself was it worth it all?" "*" "* All I know is that I'm missing *" "* What I left at home" "* Guess I had to learn on my own *" "* And I had a few good reasons to go *" "* But I guess I had to leave so I could know *" "* What I left back home" "* What I was running from then *" "* My faults and my sins" "* Still followed right behind me *" "* And all I know is that I'm missing *" "* What I left at home" "* Guess I had to learn on my own *" "* And I had a few good reasons to go *" "* But I guess I had to leave so I could know *" "* What I left back home" "* Home" "* What I left back home [cheering] Yeah!" "Yes, ma'am!" "[Fireworks whistling]" "Butch, listen." "You two, my place, two weeks from Friday." "It could be good." "Really?" "We split the door, and I guarantee you you will make more than you can at selling watercolor postcards." "[Chuckles]" "Nobody is gonna come and see us play." "Nobody?" "Nobody gonna come see you play?" "Anybody want to hear her sing?" "[Cheering] Yeah!" "Yes, sir!" "Yes, sir!" "You want to hear more?" "[Cheering] Yeah!" "Jack-O-Lopes!" "Two weeks from Friday, 8:00!" "[Cheering]" "Let's go home, honey." "It's getting late." "What you talking 'bout?" "What the hell are we doing up here, anyway?" "[Tammy sighs]" "Nothing." "Doing nothing." "Ah, she's asleep." "Okay." "[chuckles]" "Um, I'm just gonna... have some wine." "You want some?" "Yeah, sure." "Hold this for me." "I gotta get the glasses." "They're behind you." "Sorry." "You know, you were amazing today, unbelievable." "I've never been unbelievable at anything." "Well, trust me, you were." "Thank you." "[Glasses clink]" "No, thank you." "For everything." "Um... you know, this, um... this singing thing, you know, these things, they just don't work out for me." "Well, maybe this will." "You know, Ledball will probably lose his bar." "Well, if we do nothing, he will lose his bar." "You're so confident." "[Music playing]" "* There's a rock in a field *" "* And a dirty sky" "* I'm still as a corpse" "* I'm content as a bride" "* Thoughts of you in those flying shoes *" "* All around me" "* One wrong step, and it's a long way down *" "* So I triple-check the handholds *" "* And stand on firmer ground *" "* But it's not so easy" "* When the whole mountain's coming down on you *" "* So we wait for the morning *" "* When we stumble on the truth *" "* We fail to recognize it" "* As we're digging at its roots *" "* The sorrow and the anger" "* That we've sown in the fields all around us *" "There." "Rip her bumper off if you want." "Let's see how this goes." "[Radio playing music]" "Well, hello, there, big boy." "How can I do you today?" "I'd like to see Jackie Williams, please." "He is out of town." "What else can I do you for?" "How 'bout Mrs. Williams?" "Do you have an appointment?" "Just tell her her ex-husband's here to see her." "Really?" "Mm-hmm." "[Chuckles]" "Where are your shoes?" "You know I don't like 'em." "Jackie treating you okay?" "Mm." "Bought me these." "Why are you here?" "I need a favor." "Becky Mae, do me a favor, and make me some coffee, sweetheart." "Of course." "Thank you." "Well, this should be good." "I want you to broadcast from Jack-O-Lopes." "Why would we want to do that?" "'Cause I'm playing with a talented young girl named Sunny Thompson." "[Sighs] You can't sing." "Well, I'm not." "You can barely play!" "Well, I've gotten better." "I've never even heard of this Sunny Thompson." "Well, you will, and you'll want to know her." "And why is that?" "Heard you were starting a label." "So tell her to get on Facebook or something like that." "Aw, hell, Cheryl." "For me to even ask, you know it's bigger than that." "Morgan's trying to shut down Jack-O-Lopes, and we're trying to raise money to save the place." "And help this girl at the same time?" "Yeah, pretty much." "I see." "Listen, I don't want you to do this for me." "I want you to do this for her." "Ah, now we're getting to it." "Does she love you, too?" "I don't know." "Well, if she does, she's a damn fool." "I'm gonna have to run this by Jack, but he always gives me what I want." "I know he does." "She had better be good, Butch." "I am not kidding you." "What's that thing that makes a song stick in your head?" "What's that called?" "Um..." "A hook?" "Yeah, a hook." "We'll have to find one of those." "[laughs] Come on, Butch." "Seriously, she could sing, right?" "In six octaves." "Oh, and by the way, those, they look great." "You want to see 'em?" "Nope." "Been there." "[Both laugh]" "BECKY MAE:" "Did you get what you wanted?" "Just what I needed." "Yeah, I bet." "Where you been?" "Oh, I'm sorry I'm late." "Come here." "I have something I want to show you." "What are you doing?" "[Yells]" "Were you in my cabin the other night?" "Were you?" "That's our place." "Did you take him there, huh?" "Did you bang him there?" "Did you?" "[Yells]" "Did you bang him there?" "Did you?" "I did that at home!" "That was our place!" "[Gasps]" "What the hell?" "Jackson!" "You stay out of this, Tilda!" "This is between me and her!" "You're a real jackass." "You know that?" "I knew the minute I saw you someone was gonna get hurt." "You want me to call you an ambulance?" "No, I'm fine." "It was meant to be you and me." "It was meant to be us!" "You don't know me!" "And if you ever come near me again," "I will do more than smash your nuts!" "Do you understand me?" "[Humming a tune]" "Butch." "He's not here, Ledball." "Hey, sweet pea." "Hi." "What you working on?" "Advertisements." "[Chuckles]" "Now, where do you come up with this stuff?" "Dreams." "You dream about posters?" "I did last night." "You are a special one, young lady." "Is that why you wanted me to hear 'em sing so badly?" "Yes, sir." "I saw them playing at your place, and everyone's just smiling, having such a good time." "And, yes, they were." "Where are they?" "Sunny's working." "I don't know where Butch is." "Joe Boy's gone, too." "[Groans]" "[Groans]" "Sunny!" "Sunny?" "What's wrong with her?" "She's sick, darling." "We need to get her inside." "What do I need to do?" "Come on, baby." "Okay." "I got you." "There you go." "Okay." "I got the door." "Oh." "Oh, baby." "Oh, Sunny." "Is she drunk?" "I never saw Mama like this." "Oh, God." "What are those?" "That's trouble." "I want you to call 911 right now." "Right now, child!" "Go!" "All right." "I will." "Come on, baby." "[Groans]" "[Gagging]" "Butch!" "Butch!" "Butch!" "What's wrong?" "Ho, ho, ho, ho!" "Take it easy!" "There's something wrong with Sunny!" "What's wrong?" "You need to help her!" "Come on!" "We found her." "I don't know what's going on!" "Oh, baby." "Oh, baby, God." "Get it out, honey." "[Gagging] Is that it?" "Honey?" "Honey?" "Oh, Jesus Christ." "Sunny!" "COTTON:" "Sunny!" "I just got..." "What happened?" "Vicodin." "Vicodin?" "!" "She was puking it up..." "Sunny!" "And she started to choke." "Sunny, can you hear me?" "COTTON:" "Butch, help her!" "She isn't breathing!" "What do you mean, she's not breathing?" "She's swallowed her tongue!" "She's choking on it." "You need to help her!" "I can't get my hand in there!" "What do you mean?" "Why is she doing this?" "!" "What happened?" "!" "Cotton, I'm gonna need you to pull her tongue out!" "I can't!" "Yes, you can, hon." "You gotta do it!" "I can't do that." "I can't!" "I might hurt her!" "Sunny needs you, honey." "I can't." "Come on!" "She can't breathe!" "You gotta do it quick!" "I can't." "Come on, baby." "Come on." "I can't." "Come on, hon!" "You gotta push..." "Come on." "Pull her tongue out!" "Come on." "Come on!" "I'm sorry." "That's it." "Way down there!" "Can't move it." "Pull it out, hon!" "I got it." "All right, come on." "I got it." "I got it." "Pull it out." "Pull out!" "[Gasping]" "Oh, my God." "I don't want to ever do that again." "You're the bravest girl in the world." "[Ledball sighs]" "Lord Almighty, no wonder I don't have kids." "[Birds squawking]" "[Moans]" "You almost died today." "Told you I'd find a way to screw it up." "So what's with the Vicodin?" "Old habits die hard." "You hitched your trailer to a loser." "What can I say?" "That's not what I see." "What do you see?" "Why would someone like you want to be with someone like me?" "'Cause if you think it's because you got laid and now you gotta take care of me, forget it." "Is that what it was?" "You have no idea what's going on in my life right now." "Look at me." "There's a little girl in there that loves you more than anything in the world, and you're all the family she has." "You're more family to her than I'll ever be." "Cheryl, my ex-wife, she was pregnant and miscarried." "The baby was the only thing holding us together." "I never failed anything in my life, but I blame myself for not being able to take care of her, and I promised myself" "I wouldn't get close to anyone again," "I wouldn't fail somebody again." "But along you come." "For the first time in a long time," "I don't want to be alone anymore." "What does that mean?" "That I'm in love with you." "Don't say that!" "Why not?" "I love you." "Don't say that!" "Why not?" "What's wrong with saying it?" "Because I love you, too, and I..." "I know that when I want something, it's like we both said before, we mess it up." "But we can do it together." "I want a family." "I want you, and I want that..." "I do, too." "But how will we make it work?" "'Cause every time I look at you, you take my breath away, and when I'm not with you... my heart aches." "So you think that I'm gonna leave that after I've looked for it my whole life, you are crazy." "Don't let me go." "No, I won't." "[Music playing]" "[No audible dialogue]" "* Give me that hand" "* No, I meant the other one *" "* I'd like to hold it much better *" "* There's the scars from before *" "* Then there's those bruises *" "* You still have on your arm *" "* It just builds character" "* Makes me want to know you that much more *" "* "Oh, lady" ""* Lady, love me"" "* That's what he says" "* In the morning" "* When in the night" "* It ain't right" "* He forgets." "What do you think?" "I think I'm so nervous that I'm gonna throw up." "Oh, come on." "What's the worst that can happen?" "Ooh, everything." "What?" "We get booed offstage?" "Pelted by rotten tomatoes?" "Stop it, please." "Run out of town, never to be seen again?" "You're horrible." "Stop." "Well, what if we really do stink?" "I mean, what kind of stink are you talking about?" "Butch..." "Rotten-egg stink or..." "No." "Stop it." "Listen to me." "Would it change anything between us?" "No." "Then who cares?" "I promised Cotton that I would have a girls sleepover with her tonight." "[Sighs] Okay." "[Thunder crashes]" "[Joe Boy neighing]" "He doesn't like the lightning." "He's probably wondering where I been lately." "Well, you just have to tell him that there's somebody new in your life and, uh, he's gonna have to share you." "He isn't gonna like it." "It's tough." "It's just the way it is." "Good." "[Sighs]" "I should go over there." "All right." "She'll be out in, like, an hour, and I'll come back over." "Okay." "Oh, um... if you don't mind," "I had an idea about how to finish that song you were working on." "Finish it." "Thanks." "Hmm." "I want, like, six million more of those." "That's all?" "All right." "Gotta go." "See you later." "I think you and Butch ought to get married." "[laughs]" "Well, he has to ask first." "Do you want to?" "I do." "When I get married," "I'm gonna have eight kids, eight cats and eight dogs... [laughs] Eight?" "And one parrot." "[Chuckles]" "Gonna make dinner every night, take care of everyone." "Well, you already take care of a lot of people." "You know that?" "Really?" "Oh, yeah." "Especially me." "You know, I..." "I never told you thank you for saving my life." "Thank you." "Butch says hard times teach us things we need to know about ourselves." "Yeah." "Still, I'm sorry... sorry about all the hard stuff you have to go through." "You know, I thought about you all the time when I was in L.A." "I wondered if you did." "Well, I did." "You know we... we have different fathers, right?" "Yeah." "Mama told me." "That doesn't mean you're less of a sister." "You either." "Not in my eyes." "[Wind blowing]" "I want you to know" "I'll never leave you again." "Really happy you're here." "[Panting]" "[Thunder crashing] [snorts]" "[Snorts]" "Whoa, whoa, whoa." "Whoa, boy." "Whoa, boy." "Whoa." "What's wrong?" "What's wrong, huh?" "Huh?" "Are you mad at me?" "[Wind chimes tinkling] [snorts]" "I know we haven't talked." "It's okay." "But she's the one." "She's the one we've been looking for." "Yeah." "She's, um..." "She's everything." "[Neighs] Whoa, whoa." "Whoa, whoa." "Okay." "You got something in your shoe?" "Easy, boy." "Easy, boy." "I'm coming." "[Joe Boy squeals]" "It's okay." "Easy, boy." "Easy." "That-a-boy." "That-a-boy." "[Neighs] Easy." "Whoa." "Whoa, whoa, whoa." "Whoa." "Hey." "All right, that's it." "Slow down." "Let me see, boy." "[Grunting] What's wrong?" "What's wrong, buddy?" "What's wrong?" "[Thunder crashes] Uhh!" "[Neighs]" "[Moans]" "[Joe Boy neighs]" "[Joe Boy shrieking]" "Sunny." "Sunny." "Huh?" "It's Butch!" "What?" "It's Butch." "Oh, my God." "Oh, my God." "Butch." "Butch!" "Butch!" "Butch!" "Butch!" "Oh, my God!" "[Screaming]" "Gotta turn him over!" "Turn him over!" "My God, what happened?" "Butch!" "Butch, come on!" "Cotton, call 911!" "Call 911 now!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Come on, Butch!" "Come on!" "Stay with me!" "Wake up!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Stay with me, please!" "[Siren blaring]" "Blood pressure falling!" "White male, 42, found unconscious." "Blunt force trauma to the head." "Prep him in O.R." "[monitor beeping]" "[Taps on glass]" "Miss, I'm sorry, but y'all need to leave now." "No, we're not going anywhere." "I'm sorry." "It's the rules." "Well, you know, you can..." "You know what you can do with your rules." "Ma'am, please." "It's immediate family only." "We are his family." "Excuse me." "This is a special circumstance, and we'll be bending some rules here tonight." "Do you understand how serious the situation is here?" "Yeah." "I think we all do." "Hi, folks." "Are you his wife?" "Girlfriend." "Hi." "Hi." "Sunny Thompson." "Dr. Enzler." "I'm Dr. Enzler." "Sunny, as you know, he's had a very serious brain injury." "Now, we've done a procedure to relieve some of the pressure, but when the brain's injured, it swells, and the swelling causes additional damage." "How much, we don't know yet." "We tried to stabilize him, but the next 12 hours are gonna be critical." "Meaning?" "Meaning we're doing everything we can for him." "I think it's all right if they stay." "Hey, Sunny... you need anything, anything at all, we are right outside, okay?" "I need him." "Put more cream in the ice cream and less salt, then... [sighs]" "Hey." "Is he gonna be okay?" "What's the ballpark for how long he's gonna be..." "What did they say?" "Is there any word from... [sighs]" "[Sighs]" "[Siren blaring]" "[Monitor beeping]" "Come on, Butch." "Answer me." "This is no way to start a relationship." "I still got so much to learn from you." "Answer me, Butch!" "Come on!" "I know you been through harder than this!" "Fight, damn it!" "You said you wouldn't leave me!" "You promised!" "You promised." "[Crying]" "[Alarm beeping softly]" "[Beeping fades]" "Cotton." "It's time to say goodbye." "Looks like he went real peacefully." "He did everything he wanted to do." "No!" "No, no, no!" "No, no, no, no!" "He's not dead!" "Get your hands off of him!" "He's not dead!" "He's not dead." "Butch." "Butch, can't you hear me?" "Please!" "He's not dead, okay?" "He's fine." "He's fine!" "He's just lying." "Please, Butch, listen to me!" "Listen to me!" "He's just having a bad dream!" "Sunny, you have to wake him up!" "Honey, I can't wake him up." "[Sobbing]" "I know, honey." "Hey..." "I know." "Okay." "Come here, baby." "No." "[Siren blaring outside]" "He's my best friend." "I know." "* Are there angels in the wilderness?" "*" "* I don't know" "* I've got my doubts" "* But if you say so" "* But I got a feeling" "* That we're doing okay [door opens]" "* We're doing our part" "* To make the brambles seem less sharp *" "* When you ask for bread" "* Will I give you stone..." "I heard about Butch." "He was too young to..." "Hey, save it." "He was too young." "[Chuckles]" "Well, the bar... is yours." "That ain't the reason I came here today." "You know, Bobby, you're always talking about how much this town means to you." "And when are you gonna realize it's the people that make Bent Arrow special... people, Bobby, people like Butch." "Just not about some piece of property." "Hey, Leonard..." "Cotton!" "Cotton!" "Cotton!" "What are you doing?" "Get away from me!" "Cotton, Cotton, put the gun down, honey, please." "Why does it feel this way?" "This wasn't the way it was supposed to be." "Maybe it's supposed to be this way." "Maybe it's supposed to feel like this!" "Come on!" "[Gasps] You did this!" "You deserve to die!" "Cotton, put the gun down." "He did it!" "I know, honey." "Please." "Please put the gun down for me." "Please." "He didn't..." "He didn't know what he was doing." "He's just a horse." "I want him back." "I want him back now!" "I know." "I know." "I want him back, too, but we've got..." "Cotton, I want him back, too." "This is not gonna get him back." "I miss the way he would look at me, the way he would stay there until I went to sleep at night 'cause he knew I was scared." "I miss that!" "I know." "I loved him, too." "We both loved him." "That's what he gave us." "He gave us his love." "It's not gone." "We gotta..." "We gotta think that he's in a better place, okay?" "He went when he was supposed to go." "We gotta understand that... he's gone." "He's not gonna come back." "Just give me the gun." "I miss him." "[Train horn blowing]" "Sunny." "Oh, hey." "I'm sorry to bother you." "Maybe..." "Maybe I should come back later." "Oh, no, you're not bothering me." "What's up?" "I don't know if Butch told you, but he set it up for y'all to play on the radio." "What are you talking about?" "He went to Cheryl." "She was at the hospital, and she told me he made a deal for you." "You're gonna lose Jack-O-Lopes, aren't you?" "Don't matter." "I am tired of standing behind three feet of Formica, listening to people complain about how it were." "[Chuckles]" "Time to cut and live, Sunny." "Good for you." "Guess we all gotta move on." "[On radio] From Bent Arrow, Texas," "WXRQ brings you a special tribute to one of Texas' favorite sons, Butch Heavens." "Today's service is something a little different by Butch himself." "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Sunny Thompson." "[A cappella] * These old highways" "* These old back roads" "* Are crooked as an arrow" "* But it's where I came from" "* The dust on the ground is fine with me *" "* Flat as far as the eye can see *" "* This is the mountain I will die on *" "* You are the rainstorm" "* The heavens gave me" "* You came to save me" "* And carry me home" "* And if I footstep where I been *" "* If I get to do it all again" "* Love is the mountain I will die on *" "* You are the mountain I will die on *" "[crying]" "I love you." "Right, right." "That it?" "Now go back." "Yeah." "That's an "A."" "* See them stars bright." "And the next one." "There we go." "* When will I see your face?" "* [laughs]" "That could work." "Yeah, you..." "You may be writing songs." "Mama would be so happy to see you playing." "She can." "Okay, I'm gonna..." "I'm gonna go, uh, for a second, but I'll be back." "You good?" "Yeah." "All right." "I'll keep practicing." "Keep practicing." "* When will I see your face?" "*" "* When will I see your face?" "*" "COTTON:" "I'll never forget Butch and the love he left with us, but life goes on, I was told." "It did take a while before things kind of returned to normal, if you want to call it that." "How are you, Sunny?" "Good to see you." "Cricket won a scratch-off and bought Jack-O-Lopes from Mr. Morgan." "Ledball moved to the Florida Keys and went fishing." "Merlin still hasn't paid his tab." "Sunny finally decided she would give this singing thing a try." "Hey." "I was wondering when you were gonna come in." "In the end, as Butch would say, it wasn't what we all wanted, but maybe it was what we all needed." "We'll see." "[Guitar playing]" "* I was dreaming of a springtime banquet *" "* All the tables were covered in linens of white *" "* Linens of white" "* Silver lights hung from magnolias *" "* Every hand held a glass" "* Like bells, they chimed" "* Bells they chimed" "* How they love with good intentions *" "* Vows too sacred to break apart *" "* In my mind, they failed to mention *" "* They could have a change of heart" "* Like china and wine" "* Everything is fine" "* Like china and wine" "* They were fine" "* I remember walking over boxes *" "* Reading cards from their anniversaries *" "* Anniversaries" "* 14, and I didn't want to choose one *" "* But they both had a house and a room for me *" "* They made for me" "* How they loved with good intentions *" "* I couldn't see 'em falling apart *" "* In my mind, I'd never forgive them *" "* Now I've had a change of heart" "* Like china and wine" "* Everything is fine" "* Like china and wine" "* I'll be fine [new song playing]" "* I'll come and get you" "* No matter how far" "* You say you need me" "* I'll jump in the car" "* I'll drive all night" "* Most of the day" "* Just to hear" "* What you have to say" "* Look for me" "* Sometime tomorrow" "* Look for me" "* I know it's hard" "* Look for me" "* Coming down your road" "* Look at me" "* I'm growing old" "* I'll see your face" "* In the signs I've passed" "* I know that you say" "* Don't go too fast" "* Been finding things" "* I usually ignored" "* Taking steps" "* I've never taken before" "* Look for me" "* Sometime tomorrow" "* Look for me" "* Oh, I know it's hard" "* Look for me" "* Coming down your road" "* Look at me" "* I'm growing old" "* My lips" "* Hold the scars" "* Of the lovers" "* I've kissed" "* My eyes" "* Tell the story" "* It's you" "* I miss" "* I may be blind" "* But now I see" "* The best thing I have" "* Is next to me" "* Let me walk with you" "* The rest of the way" "* With my imperfections" "* And the stupid things I say" "* Look for me" "* Look for me" "* Sometime tomorrow" "* Look for me" "* Oh, I know it's hard" "* Look for me" "* Coming down your road" "* Look at me" "* I'm growing old" "* I love you so"