PREVIOUSLY ON "QUEEN SUGAR"...
WHY YOU RUNNING AROUND, TELLING YOUR DADDY'S DIRTY LAUNDRY?
YOU'RE THE ONE TOLD ME TO SPEAK MY TRUTH.
-YOUR TRUTH. -WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOUR SHARES IN LANDRY ENTERPRISES. I WANT IT ALL.
I JUST HAD A COP AND TWO LADIES FROM CHILD SERVICES UP HERE.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.
RALPH ANGEL MAY NOT EVEN BE BLUE'S BIOLOGICAL FATHER.
Violet: I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT NO DNA.
HE'S A BORDELON.
MICAH, DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
WHOA, WHOA.
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♪ THIS IS WHERE I END UP ♪
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♪ THIS IS WHERE I END UP ♪
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♪ THIS IS WHERE I END UP ♪
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♪ THIS IS WHERE I END UP ♪
♪ LYIN' DOWN IN THE BATHROOM ♪
♪ WHERE I END UP ♪
♪ FACE DOWN ON THE COLD TILES ♪
♪ WHERE I END UP ♪
♪ BODY LOW ♪
♪ THIS IS WHERE I END, THIS IS WHERE I END UP ♪
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♪ I THROW IT ALL DOWN, AND I GIVE IT ALL UP ♪
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ARE YOU GETTING THE LETTER FROM YOUR SPONSOR TODAY?
OKAY, GOOD.
I'VE GOT A MEETING WITH YOUR LAWYER
TO GO OVER THE MEDIATION PROCEDURES,
AND I KNOW THAT LETTER IS CRITICAL.
SO, PLEASE, DON'T FORGET.
I WON'T.
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WHEN YOU GET BACK, WE'LL FIND SOMETHING REALLY NICE
FOR YOU TO WEAR.
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HOW'S WORK GOING?
IT'S FINE.
WHEN YOU SEE JEFF, PLEASE TELL HIM I SAID HELLO.
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HEY.
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
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♪ AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW HARD I CAN THROW ♪
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♪ DREAMS NEVER DIE ♪
♪ TAKE FLIGHT AS THE WORLD TURNS ♪
♪ KEEP THE COLORS IN THE LINES ♪ ♪ DREAMS NEVER DIE ♪
♪ TAKE FLIGHT AS THE WORLD TURNS ♪
♪ KEEP THE COLORS IN THE LINES ♪
♪ TAKE FLIGHT ♪
♪ DREAMS NEVER DIE ♪
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♪ KEEP THE COLORS IN THE LINES ♪
♪ KEEP THE COLORS IN THE LINES, TAKE FLIGHT ♪
♪ WRITING SO YOU KNOW BETTER ♪
♪ CAN CATCH MY BREATHIN' BY THE LETTERS ♪
♪ GRIEVING FAR BELOW THE PRESSURE ♪
♪ BUT SINKING FURTHER THAN HER HEART WAS WEAVING ♪
♪ DROWNING MYSELF ALMOST EVERY EVENING ♪
WHAT? ♪ WISHING I HAD MET HER ♪
♪ BUT THERE'S NO PRESSURE ♪
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[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Man: GOT IT.
-VICKY? -IN THE FLESH, UNFORTUNATELY.
SORRY, THEY SAID THAT, UH, YOU WERE OVER HERE.
WHY "UNFORTUNATELY"?
I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THIS ON YOUR PHONE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I JUST GOT WORD FROM ONE OF MY CONTACTS
IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
MICAH HAS BECOME A PERSON OF INTEREST
FOR THE SWEET BAY FIRE.
WHAT? NO. NO, NO, NO.
NO, MICAH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
ARE YOU SURE?
YOU KNOW WHERE HE WAS THAT NIGHT?
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HE'S NOT A SUSPECT EXACTLY YET.
BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW.
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RHONDA, TODAY IS NOT THE DAY FOR YOU TO BE RUNNING BEHIND.
THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE ANY MINUTE. CALL ME.
HELLO?
ANYONE HOME?
-[ LAUGHS ] -[ LAUGHS ] HI.
YOU MUST BE THE FAMOUS VIOLET BORDELON.
WELL, I AM. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. NOREEN BONTEMPS. SUCH A PLEASURE.
I-I'M SO EXCITED TO INTERVIEW YOU.
THIS IS QUITE THE HONOR FOR ME, TOO.
JARRETT HAS BEEN TALKING YOU UP.
HE SAID WE MUST GET YOU ON THE SHOW, ASAP.
AND THE WHOLE CREW, WELL, GIRL,
THEY'RE JUST EXCITED TO TRY YOUR PIES.
-WELL, I GOT PLENTY OF 'EM. -OKAY, WELL, GREAT.
HOW ALL THIS WORKS IS, WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW YOU AROUND,
SEE HOW THE BUSINESS RUNS, WATCH YOU DO YOUR THING,
AND THEN, LATER, YOU AND I WILL HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE
WHERE YOU GET TO SHARE YOUR SWEET, SWEET SECRETS.
WELL, ALL RIGHT.
I'M READY.
YO, MY MAMA BEEN ASKIN' ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS.
THERE'S NO TELLIN' WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO HIM IN THERE.
THEY CAME TO MY HOUSE.
-WHAT? -DAMN.
SOME DETECTIVE. HE TRIED ASKING ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I TOLD HIM TO LEAVE 'CAUSE MY PARENTS WEREN'T HOME.
I KNOW MY RIGHTS.
MAN, WHAT IF HE SAY SOMETHING?
-NAH, HE WON'T. -WE GOT TO HELP HIM, Y'ALL.
THE COPS PROBABLY DON'T GOT NOTHIN'.
THEY JUST LOOKIN' FOR SOMEBODY TO PIN IT ON.
WE JUST GOT TO STAY CALM, ACT NORMAL.
HEY, YO, MICAH, THERE'S YOUR MOM.
[ SCHOOL BELL RINGS ]
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I NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW.
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DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT FIRE?
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IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. OKAY?
WE WERE JUST TRYING TO TAKE A STAND AND --
-FOR WHAT? -FOR THE PEOPLE.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, MA.
ACCIDENT OR NOT, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ARSON'S A FELONY?
YOU WERE TRESPASSING. YOU -- YOU WERE VANDALIZING.
-WE WERE PROTESTING. -YOU COULD GO TO JAIL, MICAH.
-D-DON'T YOU GET THAT? -YES!
YES, I GET IT. THE COPS CAME TO GET ANT,
AND NOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE REST OF US. I GET IT.
I GET IT!
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LISTEN TO ME.
YOU DON'T TALK TO THOSE KIDS.
YOU DON'T SEE THOSE KIDS.
-"THOSE KIDS" ARE MY FRIENDS. -NOT ANYMORE.
FROM NOW ON, YOU DON'T KNOW THOSE KIDS.
THAT'S SOME BULLSHIT!
AND YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH.
I TRUSTED YOU WITH THIS -- THIS NEW SCHOOL.
LOOK WHERE THAT GOT US.
WHAT WE DID WAS RIGHT.
-IT WAS STUPID. -SO NOW I'M STUPID.
NO, MICAH. YOUR ACTIONS WERE STUPID,
BECAUSE YOU KNEW BETTER.
I RAISED YOU BETTER THAN THAT.
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I WANT YOU TO DRIVE STRAIGHT HOME.
I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE FARMERS RIGHT NOW,
BUT WE ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS WHEN I GET --
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MICAH.
I'M GOING TO AUNT NOVA'S.
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SO, YOU THINK YOU'RE GROWN NOW? CALLIN' THE SHOTS?
I JUST NEED TO TALK TO AUNT NOVA.
YOU DON'T NEED TO TALK TO NOVA.
I DO, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE -- SHE ACTUALLY LISTENS TO ME,
WHICH IS MORE THAN I CAN SAY FOR YOU.
WE ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING DONE WITH THIS.
MOM.
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Nuri: I AM EDUCATED.
I'M BRINGING A CAREER TO THE TABLE.
WHY AM I WRONG IF I REQUIRE A BROTHER TO
MATCH MY EFFORT AS A PREREQUISITE TO MARRIAGE?
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I'M GLAD YOU CAME OUT.
I HAVE TO SEE HIM AGAIN TO KNOW IF IT'S REAL.
I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE THIS, NURI,
BUT THIS IS WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE.
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YES, MA'AM. ♪ BABY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? ♪
♪ WHOO ♪
♪ I DON'T SWING MY HIPS WHEN I WALK ♪
I'M HERE WITH THE VIOLET BORDELON OF VI'S PRIZED PIES,
WORKING ON HER FAMOUS LEMON CHESS PIE.
NOW, VI, WOULD YOU PLEASE, OH, PLEASE,
TELL OUR "WAKE UP, NOLA" VIEWERS
THE SECRET TO YOUR CONFECTIONERY GOODNESS?
NOREEN, I DON'T SHARE MY RECIPES, BUT...
-OKAY. -...WHY DON'T YOU TASTE THIS
AND TELL EVERYBODY WHAT YOU THINK?
MMM. WOW.
OKAY, SO, I'M TELLING YOU TO RUN --
DO NOT WALK -- TO RAWLINGS.
OH, VI, THIS -- THIS FILLING.
MMM.
IT'S GOOD.
I'LL GIVE YOU A PIE TO TAKE HOME.
-THE WHOLE PIE? -THE WHOLE PIE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
MM.
Nova: I KNOW, RIGHT?
HER NOTES ARE HARSH.
WELL, SHE CERTAINLY HAD A LOT TO SAY FOR JUST A FEW THOUGHTS.
I KNOW. I MEAN, DOES SHE LIKE ANYTHING?
MY TAKE?
THEY WANT YOUR STORY.
I SEE A LOT OF RALPH ANGEL AND BLUE
AND CHARLEY, YOUR DAD.
BUT, FROM THESE NOTES,
SHE'S NOT SEEING HOW THEY AFFECT YOU.
WHAT ARE THE CHOICES YOU MADE IN YOUR LIFE?
HMM? THE ONES THAT HAUNT YOU,
THAT CHANGED YOU,
THE ONES THAT SHAPED YOU.
OH, MY GOD.
I REMEMBER THIS.
YEAH, WE WOULDN'T LEAVE THE STEPS OF THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE
UNTIL THEY DID SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE FRAT BOYS
-RUNNING AROUND IN BLACKFACE. -MM.
WE WENT TO SCHOOL WITH SOME REAL ASSHOLES.
AND I REMEMBER YOU WASN'T HAVIN' NONE OF IT.
I LOOKED TOUGH, BUT, MAN, I WAS SHAKIN' IN MY BOOTS.
REALLY? WHEN THE POLICE ROLLED UP ON US,
TRYING TO HAUL US OUT OF THERE?
WELL, YOU LOOKED FEARLESS.
THESE RIGHT HERE,
THESE ARE STORIES WORTH TELLING.
THESE ARE YOUR STORIES.
NO FILTER.
I DON'T MIND WRITING ABOUT THAT STUFF. I JUST...
GOT SOME SKELETONS.
GIRL, WHO DOESN'T?
THESE ARE THINGS ONLY MY FAMILY KNOWS,
THINGS I'M ASHAMED OF,
LINES THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CROSSED.
YOU TALKING ABOUT CALVIN?
YES.
AND NO.
I MEAN, NOT JUST HIM.
THOSE MISTAKES STICK WITH YOU.
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SOMETIMES THEY FEEL LIKE SCARS THAT NEVER HEAL,
BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU HUMAN.
THAT'S WHY YOUR BOOK -- YOUR VOICE -- IS WORTHY.
YOU SHOWING US WHAT REAL STRENGTH LOOKS LIKE,
CRACKS AND ALL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
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ANYONE'S JUDGING YOU IS CARRYING THEIR OWN BONES.
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THANKS.
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SORRY, I'M -- I'M A LITTLE LATE.
-HEY, MISS CHARLEY. -HI.
HOW'S PROSPER DOING?
HE'S GETTING THE REST HE NEEDS.
SHOULD BE HOME AS SOON AS THEY RUN A FEW MORE TESTS.
HOW Y'ALL DOIN'?
AH, HANGIN' IN, I GUESS.
OKAY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
PROSPER SAID THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK,
BUT HE DIDN'T SAY WHAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.
YOU AIN'T HEARD? EVERYBODY'S TALKING
ABOUT THAT NEW PRISON THEY BUILDING ON LANDRY LAND.
WHAT?
NO. NO, NO, I HADN'T HEARD.
THAT'S, UM -- THAT'S -- THAT'S HORRIBLE.
YEAH. TOWN HALL'S COMING UP.
LONG AS THE FARMERS ORGANIZE, SHOW UP FOR THE PARISH VOTE,
MAYBE YOU CAN HELP.
ABSOLUTELY.
I-I'LL LOOK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.
AND IF THAT SHERIFF GUIDRY GOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, LORD,
THAT MAN MAKE ALL KIND OF MONEY
LOCKIN' UP BLACK PEOPLE IN THESE JAILS.
LOCKED UP MY ONLY SON.
WE WERE HOPING THAT YOU COULD TALK TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS.
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'PPRECIATE YOU.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAID ALL THESE THINGS.
THANK YOU.
WELL, IT'S ALL TRUE.
I JUST HOPE IT HELPS.
ME, TOO.
YOU KNOW, I WATCHED MY SISTER GO THROUGH A CUSTODY BATTLE.
IT'S THE HARDEST THING SHE EVER DID.
IT'S LIKE, ONE MINUTE,
RALPH ANGEL AND I ARE THESE AMAZING PARENTS,
AND THEN THE NEXT,
I DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE.
BUT I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU'RE A GOOD MOTHER TO THAT LITTLE BOY.
I'LL FIGHT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
BUT...
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.
I DON'T WANT RALPH ANGEL TO HATE ME.
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AND MORE IMPORTANTLY...
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...I DON'T WANT BLUE TO RESENT ME.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
ALL I KNOW IS, WHEN THIS ALL GETS TOO HARD,
YOU CALL ME.
PROMISE ME THAT.
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Micah: I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT HERE.
Nova: I DO.
EVERYTHING Y'ALL DID.
YOU'RE ANGRY.
TO BE A NEGRO IN THIS COUNTRY
AND TO BE RELATIVELY CONSCIOUS
IS TO BE IN A RAGE ALMOST ALL THE TIME.
JAMES BALDWIN SAID THAT.
BUT HE WAS ALSO WITNESS THAT ANGER IS WASTED
IF IT'S NOT FOLLOWED BY ACTION.
I TRIED TO TAKE ACTION.
I TRIED, BUT... I'M NOT YOU.
I WISH I WAS, BUT I'M NOT.
AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE.
IT'S JUST THAT THINGS DIDN'T GO AS PLANNED.
WE CAN'T CONTROL RESULTS.
BUT WE CAN BE CLEAR ABOUT OUR INTENTIONS.
LOOK, I UNDERSTAND Y'ALL WANTING TO SAY SOMETHING.
I'VE BEEN THERE.
BUT WE HAVE TO WEIGH THE COST.
I'M CONCERNED THAT YOU DESTROYED A PIECE OF HISTORY
THAT'S TAUGHT GENERATIONS ABOUT A RESILIENT PEOPLE.
THE FIRE WAS A TOTAL ACCIDENT.
IT WAS A MISTAKE.
BUT WHAT WERE YOUR INTENTIONS?
TO STOP THE TOURISTS FROM MOCKING OUR PEOPLE,
STOP THEM FROM EXPLOITING OUR HISTORY.
LOOK, IT'S NOT A CRAZY IDEA
TO KEEP THE PLANTATION FROM MAKING MONEY
OFF THE HISTORY OF THE ENSLAVED.
I GET IT.
BUT THOSE STRUCTURES, THEY HOUSED OUR ANCESTORS.
YOU CAN GO IN THOSE SHACKS, FEEL THEIR PRESENCE.
I KNOW.
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I HAVE. I JUST --
THEN ALSO KNOW THAT THE TOURISTS
AND THEIR IGNORANCE CAN'T CHANGE THAT.
BUT ONCE THE CABINS ARE GONE, YOU HAVE NO REMINDER
OF WHO ACTUALLY BUILT THAT PLANTATION
AND THIS COUNTRY.
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IT'S ERASING HISTORY.
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[ SIGHS ] I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
I KNOW.
AND WE NEED YOU.
WE NEED YOUR YOUNG VOICES.
WE NEED YOUR FIGHTING SPIRIT.
BUT IF YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS WANT TO GROW YOUR ACTIVISM,
YOU NEED TO LEARN TO ORGANIZE.
COME UP WITH TACTICS THAT MATCH YOUR GOALS.
AND NONE OF US CAN CLAIM TO MAKE CHANGE
WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE CAME FROM,
HOW WE GOT WHERE WE ARE.
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YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, MICAH.
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YOU ARE WHO I THINK YOU ARE.
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Nova: I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD,
ONE FLYER, ONE RALLY AT A TIME.
Ralph Angel: GOT ME QUESTIONING WHETHER I CAN DO THIS.
AM I GOOD FOR THAT BOY?
Violet: I'M NOT ABOUT TO LET PAIN GET IN THE WAY OF MY FUTURE.
I'VE GOT WINGS. I AIN'T GONNA BREAK.
I FEEL LIKE I BELONG. I NEED THIS.
SAM LANDRY JUST MADE A BIG MISTAKE.
YOU NEED TO WAKE UP. IT'S ALL A LIE.
THEY CAN'T SEE ME COMING. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
I HAVE TO SAY, IT'LL BE INTERESTING,
SAM SEEING YOU IN COLTON'S OLD SEAT.
MM.
I'M SURE HE WOULD BE BESIDE HIMSELF.
SAM'S BEEN CALLING ME ALL WEEK, TRYING TO GAUGE WHAT I KNOW.
WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM?
DOES HE SUSPECT?
OH, SAM DOESN'T SEE ME.
NEVER HAS.
BUT, REGARDLESS, I ASSURED HIM THAT YOU HAVE A SEAT,
IF NOT A VOICE.
I REMINDED HIM FAMILY'S FAMILY,
AND THAT THE LANDRYS STILL HAVE THE DECIDING VOTE.
UNTIL WE VOTE IT DOWN.
I HAVE SAT ON THIS BOARD QUIETLY FOR YEARS,
THE GOOD DAUGHTER.
I KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT THE DAY THEY READ MY DADDY'S WILL,
THE DAY HE GAVE MY UNDESERVING BROTHER THE MAJORITY SHARE.
AND, EVEN IN DEATH, I'M STILL TRYING TO MAKE DADDY PROUD,
DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAINTAIN
THE INTEGRITY OF HIS LAND.
AND HERE I AM, STILL SEARCHING FOR HIS APPROVAL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THE GOOD DAUGHTER.
♪♪
SO, YES, WE'RE GONNA TAKE MY BROTHER DOWN...
SIDE BY SIDE.
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Violet: WELL, I STARTED MAKING A LITTLE MONEY HERE AND THERE,
BUT I NEVER IMAGINED A REAL BUSINESS.
WELL, I, FOR ONE, AM GLAD THE SECRET'S OUT,
BECAUSE YOUR PIES ARE ADDICTIVE.
-[ LAUGHS ] -THANK YOU, BABY.
SO, BEHIND EVERY GREAT BUSINESS IS A STORY OF PERSEVERANCE.
WHAT'S YOURS?
MM. [ Chuckling ] UH...
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BABY, FINDING ENOUGH OVENS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
OKAY. SO, WHAT HAS BEEN
THE MOST REWARDING PART OF ALL OF THIS?
OH, GIVING OTHERS OPPORTUNITIES.
COME ON OVER HERE, RHONDA.
CAN YOU GET BOTH OF US IN HERE?
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[ CHUCKLES ]
THIS IS RHONDA, MY ROCK.
WE HAVE HAD COUNTLESS DOORS SHUT IN OUR FACES,
AND NOW THE MISSION
OF VI'S PRIZED PIES
IS TO OPEN THOSE DOORS FOR OTHERS.
IT'S HOW WE DO.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO, RHONDA, WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU,
WORKING FOR THIS AMAZING WOMAN?
OH, MS. VIOLET GAVE ME A CHANCE
WHEN I NEEDED IT MOST.
AND WATCHING HER FIGHT FOR HER DREAM
AND WORKING ALONGSIDE HER PUSHED ME TO BE BETTER.
CHANGED MY LIFE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO, NOW, WE'RE OUT HERE AND ANT'S IN THERE,
AND IT JUST FEELS WRONG,
LIKE WE'RE LIVING A LIE.
YOU WANT TO TURN YOURSELF IN,
BE ONE OF THE FIRST YOUNG MEN TO FILL THAT NEW JAIL?
YOU'RE ALWAYS LIVING YOUR TRUTH, RIGHT?
SPEAKING IT,
IN YOUR ARTICLES, YOUR BOOKS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THE PERSON
WHO LIVES IN FEAR OF DOING THE RIGHT THING.
I'M NOT PERFECT.
I'VE HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF MISTAKES, TRUST ME.
BUT YOU'RE STILL A LEADER,
AN ADVOCATE.
YOU EDUCATE. YOU INSPIRE.
AND I USED TO SELL WEED TO THE NINTH.
OKAY.
IT'S NOTHIN'. IT'S JUST WEED.
IT'S STILL ILLEGAL.
BECAUSE OF ME, MY FRIEND'S LITTLE BROTHER WENT TO PRISON.
THE BOY FROM THE ARTICLE?
IT WAS MY WEED...
THAT GOT TOO SWEET CAUGHT.
OH. SORRY.
LOOK, I UNDERSTAND YOUR GUILT.
I CARRY MINE EVERY DAY.
BUT YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY HELP ANT.
BUT DO IT FROM OUT HERE.
RAISE AWARENESS.
♪♪
BOTH PARTIES WILL BE LATER SEPARATED
SO I CAN HEAR INDIVIDUAL ARGUMENTS.
THE GOAL IS TO SETTLE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD.
MY CLIENT'S DCFS REPORTS WERE FOUND IN GOOD STANDING.
ALL CLAIMS OF NEGLECT WERE DROPPED.
HE'S MADE STRIDES IN HIS COMMUNITY,
HE HAS A STRONG WORK HISTORY,
AND WAS OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY AT EARLY RELEASE FOR HIS PAROLE.
WHO IS BLUE IN THE CARE OF
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING, MR. BORDELON?
Ralph Angel: MY AUNT VIOLET BORDELON.
LIKE A MOTHER TO ME, SINCE MY MAMA DIED.
HE'D BE WITH ME MOSTLY, THOUGH.
MR. BORDELON HAS A VERY CLOSE-KNIT
SUPPORT SYSTEM IN HIS FAMILY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
MR. BORDELON HAD A GENEROUS 70/30 CUSTODY OFFER
AND DECLINED.
BECAUSE WE'RE SEEKING FULL CUSTODY.
WHAT?
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Man: NOW, ALL CELLS ARE CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY
WITH AN INTERCOM SYSTEM.
THIS ALLOWS STAFF COMMUNICATION WITH THE INMATES.
AND REMOTE-CONTROL CAMERAS NOT ONLY INCREASE STAFF VISIBILITY
BUT MAKE ESCAPE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
SHERIFF?
WELL, Y'ALL KNOW I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF LAWMEN
WHO KNOW HOW TO KEEP A COMMUNITY SAFE.
AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP COSTS LOW, PEOPLE EMPLOYED.
WE'RE GONNA BOOST THIS ECONOMY,
AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP INMATES WHERE THEY BELONG.
AND I ASSURE YOU, THIS WILL RUN LIKE A FINE-OILED MACHINE.
ONCE YOU'RE IN, YOU DON'T GET OUT TILL WE LET YOU OUT.
-HMM. -SO, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT'LL BE BEFORE WE CAN BREAK GROUND
AFTER THE PARISH COUNCIL VOTE?
-WELL, IF YOU LOOK -- -WELL...
WE SHOULD VOTE ON IT FIRST. [ CHUCKLES ]
DIDN'T YOU GET THE MEMO? WE VOTED THREE DAYS AGO.
THESE FINE GENTLEMEN ARE JUST SHOWING US
WHAT WE'RE GETTING. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WE'LL GET OUT OF YOUR HAIR. WE'LL TALK TIMELINE SOON, SAM.
-THANK YOU. -THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
THE BYLAWS SAY THAT --
THE BYLAWS SAY I SEND A MEMO.
YOU DON'T GET THAT MEMO, YOU DON'T SHOW UP,
WELL, HELL, YOU DON'T VOTE.
THAT'S WHAT THE BYLAWS SAY, MS. BORDELON.
IF THERE'S NOTHIN' MORE TO DISCUSS,
I NEED TO GET BACK TO MY OFFICE.
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[ DOOR SHUTS ]
Veronica: I WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU, DAVID.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO WAIT LONG, "HAVES" FANS.
REVENGE IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK.
IF YOU MESS THIS UP FOR ME, I WILL GUT YOU.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST EXPLOSIVE SEASON YET.
Jeffery: I PUT A KNIFE IN YOU ONE TIME. YOU WANT TO TRY THAT AGAIN?
Jim: IF THEY FIND HIM, THEY WILL KILL HIM.
BECAUSE THE QUESTION ISN'T WHO WILL DIE?
IT'S HOW MANY WILL DIE?
Veronica: WELCOME TO HELL.
NOW I'M ON THE WARPATH, AND YOU'RE IN MY SIGHT.
TYLER PERRY'S "THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS,"
TUESDAYS, 9:00, 8:00 CENTRAL.
Theresa: HE WON'T EAT NOTHIN'.
HE'S BARELY TALKIN'.
THINKS HE LET HIS DADDY DOWN.
I CAN'T SLEEP, THINKING ABOUT
WHAT MY BABY'S GOING THROUGH IN THERE.
BOTH MY BOYS NOW.
MS. THERESA, WHAT'D THE POLICE SAY?
THEY GOT HIS PRINTS OFF HIS DADDY'S LIGHTER.
FOUND IT IN HIS BAG.
SO, HE WAS IN THE SYSTEM.
GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
LIFTING CIGARILLOS.
HE WAS JUST PLAYIN' AROUND AND GOT CAUGHT.
HE IDOLIZED HIS BROTHER'S WHAT IT IS.
SO, ARE Y'ALL READY TO TELL ME
IF Y'ALL HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS?
I KNOW ANTHONY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN OUT THERE ALL BY HIMSELF.
UH, NO, MA'AM, WE WEREN'T THERE.
Y'ALL WAS AS THICK AS THIEVES,
MARCHING ON THAT GAME.
AND NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THIS IS DIFFERENT?
♪ HOW MUCH I NEED YOU IN MY LIFE ♪
I'M SO SORRY THAT --
WE'RE ALL SORRY, MS. THERESA.
WE'RE GONNA DO ALL WE CAN,
YOU KNOW, RAISE MONEY FOR A GOOD LAWYER.
THAT PUBLIC DEFENDER COULD GIVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT MY SON.
I'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THAT WITH KENNETH,
AND LOOK WHAT IT GOT HIM.
I SPOKE -- I SPOKE WITH MY AUNT NOVA,
AND SHE THINKS THAT SHE COULD HELP US FIND A COMMUNITY LAWYER.
♪♪
I'M SORRY TO SAY...
THE JAIL'S A REALITY.
THE LANDRYS SIGNED OFF.
SO, NOW IT LIES WITH THE PARISH COUNCIL VOTE.
AND, UH...
SAM SEEMS CONFIDENT.
WAY THE LANDRYS LEANED ON US ABOUT QUEEN SUGAR,
FEELS LIKE THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
WELL, NOT THIS TIME.
PARISH COUNCIL'S THE NEXT STEP IN OUR FIGHT.
I'M AFRAID SAM PROBABLY HAS A FEW OF THEM IN HIS POCKET.
NO MATTER WHO THEY GOT, MS. CHARLEY,
WE GON' TURN THIS THING NOW.
WE GON' MAKE SOME CHANGE 'ROUND HERE,
AND THEY GOT TO LISTEN.
-GOT TO GET ON THE PHONES. -MM-HMM.
CALL ALL THE FARMERS DOWN,
FAR AS NORTH CAROLINA, IF WE HAVE TO.
NOT GONNA PUT THE JAIL
ON LAND WE SWEAT AND TOILED OVER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION FADING ]
♪♪
-THAT'S RIGHT. -YEAH, I'LL --
I'LL MAKE UP A LIST OF TALKING POINTS, STATISTICS,
GET SOME SOLID BACKGROUND ON THIS COMPANY.
YEAH, I'LL START A DIALOGUE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERA.
SHE MIGHT BE OUR BEST CHANCE AT STOPPING THIS PRISON.
♪ ALL THE TIMES THAT YOU QUESTIONED YOUR PURPOSE ♪
♪♪
♪ SO HIGHER I WILL GO ♪
♪♪
♪ SO HIGHER I WILL GO ♪
♪♪
♪ SO HIGHER I WILL GO ♪
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
OH, WHAT YOU DOING HERE?
[ LAUGHS ]
I CAME TO SEE YOU.
OH. ALL THIS WAY?
LOOK AT YOU.
I'M SO PROUD. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU GOT THE COPY OF MY GRADES?
I WAS BLINDED BY ALL THEM "A"s AND "B"s.
HEY, YOUR BOY HIT THAT 3.5.
YOU'RE DOING SO WELL.
ON THE REAL, I WOULDN'T HAVE DID IT WITHOUT YOU.
THANKS FOR INVESTING IN ME.
I NEED TO BE HONEST WITH YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE NOT SICK OR NOTHIN', HUH? I CAN'T TAKE THAT.
OKAY.
I'M THE ONE GOT YOU LOCKED UP.
I SOLD RED THE WEED
THAT WAS IN THAT SPLIFF YOU GOT CAUGHT WITH.
♪♪
I'M SO SORRY.
♪♪
I DON'T BLAME YOU, NOVA.
♪♪
I WAS THE ONE THAT BOUGHT IT.
YEAH, BUT IF I HADN'T SOLD IT -- NO, IT WAS MY CHOICE.
AND I TOOK THAT RISK.
I'M JUST THANKFUL YOU WERE THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST.
♪♪
BEING IN SCHOOL HAS CHANGED MY LIFE.
I USED TO HEAR FOLK TALK ABOUT JAIL
LIKE IT WAS A BADGE OF HONOR OR SOMETHING.
IT AIN'T.
LOOK, I PROMISED MYSELF I AIN'T NEVER GOING BACK.
YOU BELIEVING IN ME HELPED ME KEEP THAT PROMISE.
♪♪
I'LL BE HERE FOR YOU,
WHATEVER YOU NEED.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
♪♪
I'M WORKING ON A BOOK.
ABOUT TIME.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
THANK YOU FOR COMING SO QUICKLY.
I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
CHARLEY, I'M REALLY SORRY.
I DIDN'T CALL YOU FOR THAT.
LET'S FOCUS ON MICAH.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME.
HE WON'T RETURN MY CALLS.
HE HASN'T RESPONDED TO ANY OF MY TEXT MESSAGES.
WELL, HE'S NOT EXACTLY LISTENING TO ME, EITHER, SO...
I NEED YOU TO GET THROUGH TO HIM.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE'LL LISTEN TO ME?
YOU'VE MADE SERIOUS MISTAKES.
I NEED YOU TO MAKE HIM SEE
THAT SOME DECISIONS,
THEY CAN'T BE UNDONE.
♪♪
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU COULD GET FULL CUSTODY?
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU'RE HIS BIOLOGICAL FATHER.
♪♪
THAT DON'T CHANGE NOTHIN'.
I'M ON THAT BIRTH CERTIFICATE, RIGHT?
SO, I MEAN, Y'ALL CAN'T JUST TAKE HIM.
I'M HIS MOTHER, RALPH ANGEL.
I DESERVE SOME TIME WITH HIM, TOO.
MY CLIENT IS FULLY EMPLOYED,
HAS A ROOM FOR HER SON, IN HER APARTMENT,
HAS STRONG SUPPORT FROM HER MOTHER, HER FATHER.
MY CLIENT'S SPONSOR HAS RAVED ABOUT HER CHARACTER
AND COMMITMENT TO STAYING SOBER.
THE CHILD HAS OPENLY EXPRESSED HIS DESIRE TO LIVE WITH HER.
THAT'S 'CAUSE THEY JUST BE DANGLING NEW STUFF
-IN FRONT OF HIM, THAT'S ALL. -I'M SORRY, JUDGE.
MR. BORDELON, PLEASE.
IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ECONOMICALLY STABLE.
YOU'RE NOT WHAT'S BEST FOR BLUE.
-AND SHE IS? -YEAH.
IN AND OUT OF HIS LIFE, HUH?
WHAT ELSE YOU WANT FROM ME?
I'VE BEEN THERE,
EVEN AFTER SHE RIPPED MY HEART OUT.
ALL I WANT TO DO IS BE A DADDY TO THAT BOY.
I MEAN, TELL ME.
WHAT ELSE I GOT TO PROVE?
TAKE A PATERNITY TEST.
I ONLY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PARENTS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOUR HONOR,
THAT HE HAS STRANGERS IN AND OUT OF HIS HOUSE --
MEN, WOMEN, BAD INFLUENCES,
EVEN THOUGH HE'S STILL ON PAROLE.
MY DAUGHTER DESERVES TO HAVE FULL CUSTODY
-OF HER SON. -MOM!
TAKE THE TEST SO THAT WE CAN BE DONE WITH ALL OF THIS.
STOP! I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO DO THIS
TO THE FATHER OF MY SON.
♪♪
I TOOK IT.
I TOOK THE TEST.
HE AIN'T MINE.
BUT I RAISED HIM.
I'M ON HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
BUT IT DON'T MEAN YOU CAN JUST TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME.
I DID MY RESEARCH.
YOU CAN'T, Y'ALL -- CAN'T JUST TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME.
♪♪
Nova: I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD,
ONE FLYER, ONE RALLY AT A TIME.
Ralph Angel: GOT ME QUESTIONING WHETHER I CAN DO THIS.
AM I GOOD FOR THAT BOY?
Violet: I'M NOT ABOUT TO LET PAIN GET IN THE WAY OF MY FUTURE.
I'VE GOT WINGS. I AIN'T GONNA BREAK.
I FEEL LIKE I BELONG. I NEED THIS.
SAM LANDRY JUST MADE A BIG MISTAKE.
YOU NEED TO WAKE UP. IT'S ALL A LIE.
THEY CAN'T SEE ME COMING. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
[ INSECTS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE ]
THIS ISN'T LIKE YOU, MICAH.
I NEVER HEARD YOUR MOTHER SOUND SO SCARED.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?
LOOK, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ME, SO...
WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO TALK TO YOU?
OKAY.
THAT'S FAIR.
THINK ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.
SHE THINKS YOU MIGHT GET ARRESTED.
THAT'S HER WORST NIGHTMARE.
NO, YOU'RE HER WORST NIGHTMARE.
I KNOW.
I LIED.
I EMBARRASSED YOU, YOUR MOM.
AND I'M SORRY.
I WAS SELFISH.
I MADE DECISIONS WITHOUT THINKING
ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.
BUT I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THE SAME THING.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE LIKE ME.
WHY DO YOU THINK I'M FIGHTING FOR THE COMMUNITY?
I MADE UP MY MIND TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO NOT BE LIKE YOU.
YOU WILLING TO GET ARRESTED TO PROVE YOU'RE NOT ME?
NO. I JUST --
I'M TIRED OF FEELING LIKE SOMEBODY'S VICTIM.
OKAY? WHEN --
WHEN THAT HAPPENED, WITH THE COP,
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO.
I HATE YOU WENT THROUGH THAT.
BUT THAT -- THAT COP LOST HIS JOB.
HE WON'T BE HURTING ANYBODY ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
BECAUSE YOU'RE IN L.A. OR WHATEVER,
BUT HE'S APPEALING IT.
-NO, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. -YEAH.
♪♪
WHEN THAT HAPPENED, I JUST --
I FELT...
POWERLESS, UNTIL...
I REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE TO FEEL THAT WAY.
I COULD DO SOMETHING.
AND I DID.
AND IT ALL WENT WRONG, YOU KNOW, AND...
NOW, YOU'RE LAUGHING AT ME AND...
NO. NO.
♪♪
I'M PROUD OF YOU, SON.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT WHAT YOU DID IS OKAY, BUT...
I'M PROUD YOU WANT TO MAKE CHANGE.
I'M HERE FOR YOU.
SO, I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE THINGS YOU DO
BEFORE YOU ACT.
THAT'S ALL.
I JUST WANT TO FIX IT.
TAKE IT FROM ME.
♪♪
YOU CAN'T.
♪♪
SO, PLEASE,
DON'T MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE.
♪♪
♪ I HOPED THAT YOU'D STAY ♪
♪ BUT THE STARS HAVE MOVED IN SPACE ♪
WH-WHAT HAPPENED?
♪♪
DAVIS?
♪ I WON'T LET HER SEE IT'S TIME ♪
♪ AWAKE ♪
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
♪ GET UP AND GO ♪
OKAY?
♪ I WON'T LET HER SEE IT'S TIME ♪
♪ AWAKE ♪
♪ GET UP AND GO ♪
♪ I WON'T LET HER SEE IT'S TIME ♪
♪ AWAKE ♪
♪ GET UP AND GO ♪
♪ I WON'T LET HER SEE ♪
Too Sweet: BEHIND THEM WALLS, MAN,
I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA MAKE IT.
EVERY DAY, I WONDERED,
"IS THIS THE DAY THEY GON' KILL ME?"
BUT THE DAY MY MAMA CAME AND GOT ME,
I PROMISED I WAS NEVER GOING BACK.
IT GOT ME ANOTHER CHANCE,
WITH SCHOOL, WITH MY FUTURE.
YOU GAVE ME THAT.
YOU BROUGHT ME THAT LIGHT.
THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO WRITE YOUR OWN STORY.
[ KEYBOARD CLACKING ]
[ INSECTS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE ]
I DIDN'T GET TO SEE HIM THIS TIME.
I CAN HEAR THE PAIN IN YOUR VOICE.
ALL THE STORIES YOU'VE TOLD ME
ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON,
BLUE'S BEHAVIOR, THE WOMEN.
I CAN'T.
I CAN'T LISTEN TO EVERYTHING YOU TOLD ME
AND WATCH MY DAUGHTER'S HEART BREAK
AND DO NOTHING.
IT'S MY JOB TO PROTECT YOU
AND TO PROTECT THAT CHILD WITH EVERY FIBER IN MY BEING.
I KNOW.
BUT FIGHTING LIKE THIS ISN'T THE ANSWER.
AFTER ALL HE'S DONE TO YOU.
HE'S STILL BLUE'S DAD,
REGARDLESS OF BLOOD.
AND I WON'T TAKE THAT AWAY.
♪♪
I'M ALWAYS GONNA LOVE HIM.
♪♪
BUT HE AND I... [ SIGHS ]
WE HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT ON OUR OWN.
♪♪
TOGETHER.
♪♪
I JUST WANT TO PROTECT MY LITTLE GIRL.
♪♪
YOU'LL DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD.
I KNOW.
♪♪
PLEASE.
♪♪
I MESSED UP.
♪♪
[ SOBS ]
♪♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER ♪
♪ WASH ME CLEAN IN THE WATER ♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER ♪
♪ WASH ME CLEAN IN THE WATER ♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER ♪
♪ WASH ME CLEAN IN THE WATER ♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER ♪
[ ENGINE STARTS ] ♪ WASH ME CLEAN IN THE WATER ♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER ♪
♪ WASH ME CLEAN IN THE WATER ♪
♪ AIN'T NO CHAIN GONNA HOLD YOU DOWN ♪
♪ AIN'T NO GRAVE GONNA HOLD YOU NOW ♪
♪ YESTERDAY DONE CAME AND GONE ♪ ♪ OH, YEAH ♪
♪ AIN'T IT TIME TO BURY THEM BONES? ♪
♪ AIN'T NO CHAINS GONNA HOLD ME DOWN ♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER ♪
♪ AIN'T NO GRAVE GONNA HOLD YOU NOW ♪
♪ WASH ME CLEAN IN THE WATER ♪
♪ YESTERDAY DONE CAME AND GONE ♪
♪ AIN'T IT TIME TO BURY THEM BONES? ♪
♪ AIN'T NO CHAIN GONNA HOLD YOU DOWN ♪
♪ AIN'T NO GRAVE GONNA HOLD YOU NOW ♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN, TAKE ME DOWN ♪
♪ YESTERDAY DONE CAME AND GONE ♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER ♪
♪ AIN'T IT TIME TO BURY THEM BONES? ♪
♪ TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER ♪
♪ WASH ME CLEAN IN THE WATER ♪
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