Jesse?
♪ You drive and drive ♪
♪ don't you ever sleep ♪
♪ calling out the exit signs like promises to keep ♪
♪ yeah, promises ♪
♪ to keep ♪
♪ shooting star racing through the night ♪
♪ long as you keep moving you won't ever die ♪
♪ no, you won't ever die ♪
♪ further along and down the road ♪
♪ burning up your life ♪
♪ always some place else to go ♪
♪ just drive, drive, drive ♪
♪ round and round... ♪
- Hey. - How can I help you?
Well... I'm looking for a room.
♪ This road ♪
♪ is gonna take us back now ♪
♪ you look so fine ♪
♪ I don't know how to act now ♪
♪ they say, my child ♪
♪ don't stroll off easy ♪
♪ 'cause when it's time ♪
Weird, terrifying, nightmarish...
Look at this studio
filled with glamorous prizes.
Thank you.
So, tonight, the soup du jour is cream of broccoli.
I'll have the plain omelette.
Tomatoes instead of potatoes, and wheat toast.
That it?
Hold the chicken salad.
What?
Yeah, just the omelette and coffee.
♪ All of my life I have dreamed of a love ♪
♪ the way I wanted it to be ♪
♪ now that I've found you my heart's so afraid ♪
♪ that somehow you won't care for me ♪
♪ that's all that's the reason ♪
♪ I love you so I can't let you go ♪
♪ I must make you see... ♪
♪ Take me out dancin', darlin' ♪
♪ I'll be your honky-tonk ♪
♪ If you take me out dancin' darlin' ♪
♪ I'll be your honky-tonk ♪
Fuck.
Hey, man.
Afraid of trampolines. That's bullshit. Bullshit.
I don't know why,
but I just don't like the taste of peacocks.
Bullshit. Fuck off!
♪ I believe I really saw it ♪
♪ I'd like to go... ♪
Other people's clothes.
Hey, bro, can you spare me some change?
I'll get you on the way back, man.
Holy shit.
Big night, huh?
Living the dream, my friend.
That is gonna be 12.57.
Oh, look at you.
They make these things more colorful and pretty
every year, don't they?
Nothing prettier.
You know, I found it blowing up against a fence line
of that vacant lot out there.
Is that right? Well, lucky you, huh?
- Here you go. - All right.
Yeah, man. Stay safe out there.
Thanks.
Hey, dude, you come back.
Yeah, I said I would, man.
Here.
Oh, man. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Here.
- Oh, yeah. - Come on.
Man, thanks for coming back, huh?
- I said I would, man. Here. - Oh, that's right.
Dude, thanks.
Oh!
You look after yourself, all right?
All right.
- Thanks, man. - Yeah, man.
Fuck!
Okay.
That is one pretty stick you got there, boy.
Yeah, thanks. I just got it last week.
Got tired of playing with old bar cues, I guess.
You play a lot, do you?
Not as much as I'd like.
You know, I came third at a local tourney once,
uh, back home, but that was years ago.
You know, I'm no slouch myself.
You wanna put a little money on this?
Money?
Yeah, you know, sweeten it up a little bit.
I guess I... I don't not gamble.
How about, let's do 40 bucks?
I could go 40.
All right then, 40 it is.
Fuck, that should've gone in.
♪ Well, I still love you baby ♪
♪ but I won't be your fool no more... ♪
Shit.
Shit. Fuck.
Two games, 80.
You wanna double this again?
Let's do it.
Fuck.
♪ Well you're drinking bad whisky ♪
♪ just as fast as you can ♪
♪ and you're running around from man to man ♪
♪ oh baby, you just got to go ♪
♪ well I still love you baby but I ♪
♪ won't be your fool no more ♪
Shit.
Good game, man.
- For me. - Yeah.
You wanna go again? One more? Two hundred?
Sure thing. You're like an atm.
Thanks, man.
Yeah, whatever.
Yeah.
Fucking magician. Fires it up in the last two games.
Let me guess.
I'm supposed to ask you for one more game, double or nothing?
Wow, I mean, we could do that. But we're even now,
so we can quit.
You're good, man. I'll give you that.
No dice, hermano.
That's your call.
You ought to be careful though.
Some guys aren't as sweet and gentle as me.
Mr. Romance.
You hustle the wrong dude in this part of town,
they find little parts of you up and down the highway.
Hustle?
No, man. You got me all wrong.
It's all copacetic. No hard feelings.
Listen, looking for some real action?
Safer?
There's this thing tomorrow, over at Broadway social.
Oh, yeah. Broadway, yeah, right off canyon, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hundred dollar buy in,
30 or 40 guys, winner-take-all.
Forty guys?
Sometimes it's more.
All right. All right.
Well, thanks, man.
Good luck.
Want tacos?
This is tripe, corn...
- Ah, man, it smells good. - It is good, bro.
Yeah, let's... Whatever you think.
Whatever you think, man. I'll follow you.
What's your favorite?
- Huh? - Ah, thanks, man.
Mm-hmm.
All right.
- Hi. - How you doin'?
- Okay. - It's o... okay if I sit?
These are tostadas.
That looks good.
Tostadas. Yeah.
- Tos... tostadas. - It has the meat.
Okay. Bye.
I... can I give you a hug?
- Huh? - Give you a hug.
Hug.
He wants to give you a hug.
- No, no, no. - No hug?
This, this one's the, the tongue.
Mm-hmm.
Tongue, yeah. What's th... the tongue from?
I'm gonna do it.
Oh.
- Good? - Yeah.
Mm.
♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ like I am a boxer ♪
♪ seems I'm always ♪
♪ standing in the ring ♪
♪ then I notice ♪
♪ someone's been in my locker ♪
♪ left me a note ♪
♪ that says I can't sing ♪
♪ oh, I'll do anything ♪
♪ but break dance for you, darling ♪
♪ My mind is filled with ghosts ♪
♪ they're more than most of all my loves gone wrong ♪
♪ My mind should be the way most people say ♪
♪ that I should just move on ♪
♪ My mind is focused on things past and gone ♪
♪ where I have no control ♪
♪ I can't forget there used to be ♪
♪ I used to see but now no more ♪
Who's this peckerwood?
So, we got the house rules on the board over here.
It's single elimination until the finals.
The finals is best two out of three.
So keep the action moving, okay?
You in? You in?
I'm in.
Hundred bucks, player.
Jesse.
Good luck.
You ready to rumble, young blood?
Yes, sir.
All right then.
You rack 'em up, we'll lag for the break.
May the best man win.
Well, I'm hoping it's me. But I have been wrong before.
♪ Yeah, ha ha ♪
♪ for you I got the ♪
- ♪ go, go, go ♪ - ♪ blues ♪
- ♪ baby ♪ - ♪ go, go, go ♪
- ♪ New York City ♪
♪ blues explosion ♪
All right, guys.
Best two out of three gets the cash.
♪ We're going up and down ♪
♪ over and over ♪
♪ over and over it's the same old thing ♪
♪ up and down over and outer ♪
Shit.
♪ Up and down over and over ♪
Shit.
♪ It's the same old thing ♪
♪ up and down ♪
♪ over and outer ♪
♪ under the radar... ♪
Mm.
Corner pocket.
- Oh, yeah. - Nice, baby.
Woot-woot!
Eight ball, side pocket.
♪ I'm going up and down over and over ♪
Fuck.
♪ It's the same old thing ♪
♪ up and down, over and outer... ♪
You're not taking this money home, boy.
Just not happenin'.
Oh, now you're fucked!
- Yeah! - Order up another round.
Rack 'em up, son.
♪ Well, that's her train ♪
♪ it's coming down tonight ♪
♪ you're bringing her home, yes ♪
♪ you're bringing her back ♪
♪ and all's you'll get from me is a slap on the back... ♪
Almost bedtime. I'm about to shut you down.
Is that right?
That's right.
Well, I'm happy to prove you wrong
if you want some extra action.
What are you thinkin'?
I go a thousand.
Three balls and the eight from beating you.
Well, if a... If a grand scares you...
Scared?
Not hardly.
I'm not afraid of taking your money.
Ah. Your turn, fucker.
Kinda gave you that one, didn't I?
Some might say that I gave you the first one.
It's that grand
that's making you nervous, right?
A thousand dollars? Let's make it two grand.
Ah, fuck. The fuck!
- You were nervous. - Fucker!
- Fuck off, back off. - Two grand.
Hey, shoot pool. Shoot pool!
Two grand? Rack 'em. Get out of my way, man.
Sit down, man.
One. Actually, I'm gonna go with seven.
Top pocket.
Then I'll take the two. Down the line.
- I'm gonna take the four. - Huh.
I've seen a lot of big runs, but never one quite like this.
All right, I'm gonna try...
I'm gonna go into this pocket here inside.
Three.
All right.
All right, one in the top left.
I can clean house.
Can't believe they'd let him come here
and let him do this to us.
Fuck.
We just got fucking hustled.
Okay, eight in the top left.
Mother!
- Fuck. - We gotta talk, huh?
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ yeah ♪
That's, uh, 500 for the house.
Three grand for you.
Thank you.
Yeah, we do this first Saturday of every month
- if you wanna come back. - You know, I might do that.
To the...
I'm not sure this town is big enough
for this superstar.
Leave him alone, rollo.
Just congratulating him.
Besides, with that little show you just put on,
I'd say you're fairly well made.
- Is that right? - Oh, yeah.
I heard you been shaking every tree in town.
You find any apples?
Yeah. They sure beat sour grapes.
And a comedian too. Nice.
So you ready to pay up?
Yeah, all right.
I was thinking maybe you'd give me
a chance to win it back.
That might be the gentlemanly thing to do in this situation.
Hmm, I'll pass.
No. Don't think you will.
I don't like getting hustled. The things that I don't like
wind up in a hole in the fucking desert.
I'll just take a rain check then.
Yeah.
Where you goin', faggot? We got more stick to shoot.
Looks like you fixin' to run, huh?
You better run better than you play pool.
I say we go rag-head and cut this thief's hand off.
- Hell yeah. - All right, guys.
Petey and bump here, they get a little excited.
So we're just gonna have our little friendly here,
and you can go about your business.
Yeah. Yeah, you know what? That actually sounds like fun.
Here, why don't you get us a couple of rounds of drinks?
Okay? But before we get started, I gotta hit the can, okay?
Back in a flash.
Fuck.
How you doin' in there?
Hey, buddy, do you mind, man? All this nervous energy
is making this a little difficult.
You know what I mean?
♪ Then what you said to me ♪
♪ I don't know what I'd be ♪
♪ I don't know what I'd be... ♪
- Hola. - Hola.
Dónde es la Puerta de atrás?
Bueno. Gracias, amigos.
Hasta luego.
♪ Little Johnny Walker caught a bullet last night ♪
♪ running from the guitar store ♪
♪ he took a left down the alley guess he should've gone right ♪
♪ now he ain't takin' nothing no more, no more ♪
♪ everybody knows it's a hard time ♪
♪ livin' with hate and the greed ♪
♪ most folks earn what they get for a livin' ♪
♪ others got to steal what they need ♪
♪ down on the corner, already talkin' ♪
♪ how they're gonna cut that take ♪
♪ I'm out here just workin' for a dollar ♪
♪ all I wanna do is stomp and holler ♪
All right. Let's see what you got.
"Satisfaction guaranteed."
Or your money back, right?
"Open minded and versatile." I'll bet. I'll bet.
Huh.
Fuck.
Hello?
That you, cottontail?
Maybe.
How'd you get this number?
It's me, it's, it's Jesse.
I know... I know who you are, Jesse.
Where are you?
Um, I'm in town. I'm at the...
The tumble inn, off highland.
Um...
- Hey, cotton... - Don't...
Don't call me that. Please.
Sorry.
Carla?
You wanna, um, come over and have a... have a drink?
Okay.
It's, um, room 227.
Hmm.
I'll swing by in an hour or so.
Pants. Where's the fuckin' pants?
Oh, my man.
Oh, shit. You sure you don't want some of
the more high-end stuff?
No. I prefer mine with a little protein.
Yeah?
You tell me how a company thrives on a business model
where they throw a worm in their product intentionally.
That's one of life's mysteries, for sure.
Right?
All right, my man, that comes out to 42.50.
All right.
Yeah, what have we got here? Forty-three?
Hey, you, uh, you lookin' for anything else tonight?
You know, like a little, uh, party for your party?
You know, now that you mention it,
there is something that I'm looking to procure.
All right. I thought so. I feel you.
I'm not a cop.
I mean, I... I'd have to tell you if I was, right?
That's some TV horseshit.
Why don't you just, uh, open up your coat,
lift up your shirt and turn around?
For real.
- For real? - Yeah, for real.
Okay. See? No gun, no badge, no wire.
All right.
So you know where I can get hooked up?
I do. I do. What are you looking for?
Gandalf.
Gandalf, the white wizard, huh? Yeah, I know him.
Eight ball should do.
- Yeah? - Is it any good?
I mean, it's a little stepped on,
but it's the best shit you're gonna find around here.
All right. Yeah, I'll take it.
All right.
It's gonna be a buck fifty, good sir.
A buck fifty. All right.
- I'm gonna give you a buck 60. - All right.
- Okay. Hey, thanks, man. - Hell yeah.
Really.
All right, that'll, uh, that'll do it for ya. Here you go.
What's your name?
- I'm Benny. - Jesse.
- Jesse? - Yeah.
- Right on, man. - All right. Just like old times.
I'm here every night. Yeah, yeah.
- Thanks, man. - Have a good one.
Yeah.
- What's up, my man? - What's happening?
Legend herself.
In the flesh.
- You still got the nova. - Yeah.
Yeah, she won't quite die on me.
Well, I always knew she was undead.
You got here fast.
I had to catch you before you blew away again.
How long are you staying?
Uh... depends on a few variables.
Uh-huh.
Come on.
No.
Come on, get in here.
Mm.
Jesse.
Cottontail.
Sorry. Forgot.
It's okay.
You just caught me off guard, is all.
You look great.
Better than the last time you saw me?
Yeah.
Thank god.
It wasn't exactly my time to shine.
- No, it was not. - No.
- Hey. - Hmm?
I am glad to see you doing better.
- You look damn fine yourself. - Hmm?
- Better than fine. - You're a sweet talker.
You wanna drink?
Thirsty?
- Uh-huh. - Uh-huh.
- Well, okay. - Okay.
- Lead the way. - All right.
- Here, this is for you. - Oh, thank you.
There you go. This is for me.
This one's for me.
- That one's for us. - No, come on.
I can't walk straight, so I zigzag.
I zigzag.
Hey, buddy.
Ladies first.
Okay, okay, okay, stop.
Yeah, all right.
All right.
Really is so good to see you.
♪ Where is juanita ♪
You're in fine form.
- Thanks. - Hmm.
Yeah, I'm doing good.
New Orleans was really tough, and I was in a bad place, and...
You know, I managed to learn a measure of balance,
mo... moderation and whatnot.
Well, keep it up, darling.
I intend to. Cheers.
Cheers.
And what about you? I mean, you're...
Still hotter than the hinges hanging off the gates of hell.
How you been these days?
Mm.
I'm, uh...
I'm really great. I am.
- Good. - Mm.
I see you're still playing music.
Yeah, yeah, still bangin' away.
You know what, it's been really good to me lately.
- You writing originals? - Some.
I've been writing songs for, um, Tucker Johnson.
- Sounds like a big deal. - Ah.
He's, like, the fifth biggest singer in Branson.
I can't complain.
Okay, that's amazing.
- Right? - Yes.
- Yeah. - Hey. What did I say?
I told you, you are so talented.
It was always just a matter of you pullin' your shit together.
- Mm-hmm. - Keepin' it together.
I'm happy for you.
- Thanks, darlin'. - Mm-hmm.
Yeah, I'm... I'm doing good now.
Mm.
Why don't you play me one of those big money tunes
and I'll get you a refill?
"Big money tunes."
No? Show me what they're paying you for.
♪ I don't mind... ♪
A little nervous, you know?
To play for me?
Well, I'm one-on-one and that's the hardest show to play.
- Okay. - Oh, come on.
All right.
♪ A little out of place ♪
♪ a little out of tune ♪
♪ sorta lost in space ♪
♪ racin' the moon ♪
♪ climbin' the walls ♪
♪ of the hurricane ♪
♪ still overall I can't complain ♪
♪ all I wanted was one shot to let freedom ring ♪
♪ said I had to get a permit, tags, and everythin' ♪
♪ never made it through the red tape ♪
♪ got this paper hat ♪
♪ I got a job workin' weekdays you want fries with that... ♪
♪ I got nothin' to lose ♪
♪ nothin' to gain ♪
♪ like a one-way ticket to cruise in that passin' Lane ♪
♪ I can't complain ♪
♪ I was talkin' to my girlfriend ♪
♪ told her I was stressed ♪
♪ said I'm goin' off the deep end ♪
♪ she said, "god, for once give it a rest" ♪
♪ we're all waitin' in the dugout ♪
♪ thinkin' we should pitch ♪
♪ how you gonna throw a shutout ♪
♪ if all you do is bitch ♪
♪ I got nothin' to lose ♪
♪ nothin' to gain ♪
♪ it's like a one-way ticket to cruise in that passin' Lane ♪
♪ I can't complain ♪
♪ now I got a brand-new dance ♪
♪ I need one more shot ♪
♪ gonna take my last chance you know I won't get caught ♪
♪ gonna make my last stand this time I can't be bought ♪
♪ then again on the other hand ♪
♪ how much you got? ♪
♪ I got nothin' to lose ♪
♪ nothin' to gain ♪
♪ it's like a one-way ticket to cruise in that passin' Lane ♪
♪ I can't complain ♪
♪ little out of place ♪
♪ little out of tune ♪
♪ sorta lost in space racin' the moon ♪
♪ climbin' the walls of this hurricane ♪
♪ still overall ♪
♪ I can't complain ♪
Yeah!
You know I love that song.
Yeah, that's why I played it.
Hmm.
Looks like you need some more.
Well...
Looks like I need some more.
Hmm.
Mm.
- Go on. - Okay.
Pour me a drink, sir.
And, uh, excuse me while I step into the ladies' room.
Oh, Carla, you stupid bitch.
Okay.
What are you doin'?
He's never gonna change. He's never gonna fucking change.
Fuck. Okay. Okay.
Okay.
♪ Well, I know I got to work, baby ♪
♪ but I'd rather be home... ♪
Moderation, huh?
Everything in moderation.
Including moderation.
Do you want some of this?
This is the least worst coke that I could find.
No. That'll keep me up all night.
Yeah, so then we stay up all night and we talk.
It'll be just like old times.
Just a little. Just a little.
Fuck.
I just want a little one.
I made a little one.
Yeah, like, a half a one.
Yeah?
- Ooh. - It's good?
Oh, it's gonna do the trick.
- Okay. - Uh-huh.
Ah, fuck. Man. Shit! Fuck! Shit, fuck!
So you talk to our old friends?
You see anybody?
That's how you got my number, huh?
Yeah, a... a bit, like, not so much.
You know, you look just the same.
Yeah, we both wish.
Did you hear, uh, Paula's sister died?
I know. That's so fucking tragic.
Right?
- It's fucking crazy, right? - God.
How's Rebecca and the kid?
I don't know. I'm still the godfather.
I just don't feel like I'm a great spiritual advisor.
Yeah.
♪ Devastator ♪
♪ you're just a love stimulator ♪
Ah!
I'll put on my glasses. I got my glasses on.
I got my glasses and my hat.
I'm gonna play a song,
actually, I don't wanna play it.
Well, I don't feel it.
♪ Let me feel it, baby ♪
♪ And if you're looking for fun girl, you know I'm the one... ♪
You gonna make it rain on me with that thing, boy?
Oh, well,
you are certainly earning it with those dance moves.
Well, you know, the go-go dancers at the bar
I work at taught me everything I know.
Is that right?
You know, I have a few dance moves myself.
All right.
Shit.
Let's just go over the ground rules.
Ground rules?
Yes. You just sit right there.
Okay. I can touch you, but you can't touch me.
Oh, you've done this before.
If sit on your lap, no pinching, no poking, no...
checking the oil.
I'm just gonna come on right in here.
You gotta stop! That tickles!
All right.
Hold that thought.
What?
Fuck. Where do I put this?
- Fuck. - What?
It's a cop.
All right, get the blow.
Wait. Here, here. Shit.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Put the blow in the... In the bathroom,
in the kleenex box.
- Okay, okay, okay. - Okay?
Shit. Shit.
Yeah, just a second.
Um...
Come on, buddy, open up.
Come on, open up.
Oh. Hey, man.
Um, hey, I'm sorry if the music was, uh,
a bit too loud.
Sir, we've received a number of noise complaints.
I was asked to stop by.
Is... is that right?
- Yes. - Oh.
Sir, may I enter the premises?
Uh... yeah. Yeah, sure, man.
Come... come on in. Come in.
Hmm.
Been drinkin', huh?
Yeah, we've been celebrating.
Celebratin' what?
Uh, it's, um...
shit, festivus?
An airing of grievances?
Yeah.
Evening, ma'am.
Yeah, hi.
Huh.
Maybe you and I should go talk outside.
Sure, sure.
I.d.?
Sorry, man.
That's a blockbuster card.
Oh, shit. Sorry. Here.
And what exactly were you two doing in there, Mr. Richardson?
Ah, no, man. Mr. Richardson's my fuckin' stepdad.
He's an asshole, if you know what I mean.
Yeah. Yeah, I do.
I'm just Jesse.
I'm Zach.
Zach. Right on.
So, uh, were you two "partying"?
Kinda looked like you were partyin' in there,
- if you know what I mean. - Oh, absolutely not, sir.
Was just hanging out, drinking a little wine,
listening to some music, and just catching up.
Catchin' up with a pro?
Pro-stitute?
Huh?
Prostitution is illegal, sir.
Soliciting a prostitute, it...
The woman that you're associating with is a pro.
Are you aware of that?
I mean, she could be.
Uh, we're just... we are two friends drinking some wine.
She looks like someone I've seen around here before.
How... we... We've all done things.
You know, I wouldn't... I wouldn't wanna be judged
for some of the stuff that I've done.
You... you know what I mean?
Yeah. Yeah, I do, Jesse.
This one time in the academy, I, you know, listen...
Look, let... Let me show you, man.
Look, look, look, look. See?
That's her. That's me. That's class of '99.
Holy shit. She's a smoke show.
I agree. She's a fox.
- I mean, look at your hair. - Yeah. Yeah.
Listen.
You seem like a good guy, Jesse.
I don't want you to get into any more trouble
than you have to.
Yeah, man. I, I appreciate that.
And, um, you know, thanks for checkin' in,
and thank you for your service.
You're welcome, Jesse. That's all part of the job.
Gotta be thorough working these streets, you know?
But in this case, seems like you two
are keeping to yourselves, you know?
Catching up, drinking a little vino,
no crime in that.
Mm.
And just keep it down a little bit. Not too much,
just a little bit.
Keep the front office off my ass.
There ain't no problem with that, officer.
All right.
Well, heck, if I wasn't on the clock,
I'd have half a brain to join you guys.
Assuming there was a invitation.
Ah! Another time.
Okay, well, you, um, take it easy.
Oh, will do... oh.
All right, you take 'er easy, eh?
I'm gonna try.
We're gonna be so glad
that we didn't throw this stuff out.
All right.
Ladies first.
No.
Hey.
Don't get all sentimental about that photograph.
Uh, it's, it's something that I kept. It's... hey.
I'm not getting sentimental... About what we used to be.
There's nothing between us.
You destroyed whatever there might've been,
being a selfish addict asshole.
Whoa, hey, don't be like that, Carla.
Look at you.
- Look at this. - Yeah.
You're still a mess.
I can't believe I thought it was gonna be different
this time. Fuck!
We're having a good time here.
Sure, sure. We're having a good time.
We're having a real good time tonight,
and then tomorrow
and every day after that will be bullshit.
You are full of shit.
You're scheming and manipulating people.
That's your art. Jesse, you're a fucking con man.
Fuck. I thought we were having a good time.
I'm really happy to see you.
And I'm, I'm glad that you're doing well.
- That makes me happy. - Yeah.
And I'm... I wanna hear about all the other stuff
- that you've been doing. - Mm.
You know, like, how... how's your painting going and, and stuff?
I haven't painted in years and I know that you know that.
No. Hey, I didn't know that. I... hey, I'm sorry.
What about you? Are you really writing songs?
Is any of that true? Hmm?
- Piece of shit. - Hey. Fuck, man.
The fuck... who the fuck are you to judge me?
Hmm?
Who the fuck are you to judge me?
Okay. Let's just imagine for a minute
that the roles were reversed.
"Hey, officer. I know that he's a liar
and a thief and a junkie,
but give him a break 'cause he's also a wannabe musician."
You fucking karaoke cowboy,
you are never gonna amount to anything.
All right. All right.
But, you know, you're right about one thing.
Hmm.
There's never ever been anything
between you and me, and there's never gonna be
anything between you and me.
Because, apparently, you are a fucking whore
that fucks for money and you fuck people for money!
Once again, you have no fucking idea
what you are talking about.
The only reason I came is because it was you.
That ad is months old.
I sling drinks at a bar called gypsy Sally's
across the river.
I used to answer those ads when all I needed to do
was make ends meet.
I never fucked anybody for money.
I went on a couple of dates.
Dates, dates.
- Yeah. I did. - Yeah.
I went on a couple of dates,
and, uh, you, you wanna know the whole story,
or you just wanna...
You wanna know all the gory details?
Couple of times,
I stripped a little while the guy sat
across the room and jerked off. There you go.
- Happened once or twice. - I bet, I bet it was fun.
- Bet you had some fun there. - No, I didn't.
I'm not proud of every choice I've made
over the last 15 years.
Don't you dare tell me that you are.
'Cause you know what I got?
I can still look in the mirror and like myself.
I'm pretty okay in my own skin.
Can you say that?
You manipulative, soul-stealing, son of a bitch. Hmm? Can you?
All right. Let's fucking go to this bar then.
- What? - Let's go to this bar.
I need some fresh air, I need a... I need a fresh drink.
Let's go fucking check out your bar.
Fuck you.
It's my night off.
And the last fucking thing I wanna do
on my night off is go to work.
And I don't have to prove anything to you.
Because, remember, you called me, asshole.
Yeah. I fucking called you. Yes, I did.
Because I wanted to see you. Because I had to see you.
- Why? - Because I couldn't leave it
like we left it in New Orleans.
Like we left it?
You left it. You left.
Oh, my god.
- Um, hey, let's just... - You don't remember.
- Let's just... Carla, come here.
- You were so... - Let's stop...
fucking smashed. You don't remember.
Just stop, stop, stop. Stop it. We don't have to fight.
Let's just stop. Please.
Stop. Carla, stop.
You really don't remember?
Stop.
You don't remember that I had to carry you up
- the fucking stairs? - Fuck.
- You don't remember? - Stop fucking fighting!
Stop.
You need to take...
A long, hard look in the mirror, Jesse.
You need real help. And I can't...
I can't be your abused mama here, taking care of you.
Fuck you! Get the fuck out!
Talking about shit you don't know anything about.
- Fuck out! - Don't fucking touch me!
- Yeah. Fucking big daddy... - Fuck you!
waiting there.
- Waiting right... - Fuck you!
for you.
♪ I heard her saying in tongues of silver ♪
♪ I saw her on a summer storm ♪
♪ I loved her but she did not know it ♪
♪ so I don't think about her anymore... ♪
♪ Now she's gone, I can't believe it ♪
♪ so I don't think about her anymore ♪
♪ If three and four were seven only ♪
♪ where would that leave one and two? ♪
♪ If love can be and still be lonely ♪
♪ where does that leave me and you? ♪
♪ Time there was and time there will be ♪
♪ where does that leave me ♪
♪ and you? ♪
♪ If I had a buckskin stallion ♪
♪ I would tame him down and ride away... ♪
Ha!
Ugh!
I'm sorry about all that shit I said.
I didn't mean any of it.
I know it was cruel
and I don't have the right to judge anybody.
Least of all you.
I can be better.
I know that.
Jesse, we've been doing this forever.
I've done this with you over and over again.
And I've watched you. You...
You know, you, you built your whole life
so you could get out of whatever undesirable situation
you find yourself in, and I can't be another one
of your situations. I can't do it.
It's not gonna be like that anymore.
I wanna slow things down...
Just be still...
You know? I know I can't keep goin' on like this.
It's...
I'll just stay and evolve, you know?
I caught a bid.
Eighteen months in Orleans parish for possession.
And at my parole hearing, the p.O., he told me,
"Jesse, hard luck is like stepping in dog shit."
"Now, it can happen to anyone once."
"But after that, if you ain't looking out for it,
it's your own damn fault."
Well, that's real good advice.
Yeah.
I'm sorry for what I said up there.
You know I love your songs.
Always have.
Even when I didn't wanna.
All right.
I'm so glad that I called ya.
I'm so glad that you came.
Because it's been so awesome?
Yeah, it has, actually.
It has. We just need to...
Make the, the shitty parts not outweigh the good ones.
I'm doing much better now, you know?
Music's going well
and I got all that song money in now.
I can take care of us. It's not all up to you now.
Don't be a litterbug.
You have another one of those? I'm empty.
♪ Out with the truckers ♪
♪ and the kickers and the cowboy angels ♪
♪ and a good saloon in every single town ♪
♪ oh, and I remembered something you once told me ♪
- Oh, do you? - Yes, I do.
♪ And I'll be damned if it did not come true ♪
♪ twenty thousand roads, I went down, down, down ♪
♪ and they all lead me straight back home to you ♪
Take it for me, James.
"Take it for me, James."
Skiddin'.
♪ And I saw my devil... ♪
Evening, Carla.
Hi, skip. Mm.
How you doin', baby?
- Just livin' the dream, Carla. - Hmm.
This is Jesse.
Hey.
What kinda shenanigans you lookin' to get into
this evening, young man?
All I can get.
Hmm.
Hey, don't be afraid to come to me
if he don't treat you right.
You hear that? Don't you forget it.
Hi.
Hey, girl.
What's shakin', Carla?
Just my hands. I need a drink.
Can I get a double whiskey?
How about you, cowboy?
Uh, make it two, please.
Okay.
♪ Do you ever wonder why she knows the words ♪
Do you wanna go watch the band and I'll get the drinks?
Ah, yeah.
Oh. Thank you.
Be careful.
I know.
- He's a heartbreaker. - I know.
I've been in love with him my whole life.
What about the other thing?
I already told him it's done.
He knows I'm movin' out as soon as I can get a place.
If you need a place to crash, you could come stay with me.
Thank you.
Hey. Pretty good.
Right?
Fuck, I love this shit.
You know, this is the reason why I wake up in the morning.
♪ Don't think she's always like the country song... ♪
Dance with me.
What?
- Dance with me. - Ah.
Hey, come on. Give me that.
Come on.
♪ Well, I've been gone for so long ♪
♪ feels so good just to get back home ♪
♪ back with my friends and all the faces ♪
♪ that I love to see ♪
♪ like a rainbow in the sky ♪
♪ like the twinkle in a lover's eye ♪
♪ telling the people I meet what I wanna be ♪
♪ only make me want to tell you ♪
♪ only make you wanna smile ♪
♪ when you're down, down, down ♪
♪ in the country for a little while... ♪
I'll never leave you again, cottontail.
Promise?
I promise.
Thank you!
So, I told her straight up...
You want to throw your life away, be my guest.
Go ahead and marry a boy whose best friends
are named bonehead and trogg.
Play a train song.
Train song.
Go ahead. Trogg can be best man.
My thirsty needs some whiskey.
Time for one more?
Anything for you, skip.
Anything? All right.
How 'bout you pay off my second mortgage and my first wife?
Salut, baby.
Come over here, you little shit.
♪ Well, that bourbon train gonna take you ♪
♪ find out out your trouble and pain... ♪
I gotta know a bit more about you
before we let you in our little social club.
I'm not sure I wanna join a club
that would let somebody like me in.
Charming.
See, the thing is...
She hadn't brought a guy around here in a while.
Now, I assume that means somethin'.
So, I wanna know what your story is
and how it turned out to be so goddamn lucky.
I've had my fair share of luck.
Sometimes the hard kind, you know?
Same as anybody.
But I'm just happy to be here, man.
And that, that little lady in the bathroom,
she's a big part of that.
She's a fuckin' angel, that's for sure.
You know, I've been tryin' to track her down for over a year?
- A year? - Mm.
So you've known each other for a while then, huh?
Yeah, we went to high school together,
we grew up together.
She's important to me, man.
She's important to me, too.
Hadn't always had the best taste in boyfriends though.
Thank you, baby.
- She's somethin' special. - Mm-hmm.
I think everybody who meets her feels that.
Thanks.
You know, we all fall in love a little bit, don't we?
Yeah, that's good. Good for them.
- Uh-huh. - Uh-huh.
So, what's your story, skip? Yeah.
I was born in a Mexican whorehouse.
Right across the street from a catholic church.
Sound like you've been readin' my mail.
More like I stole your record collection.
And after the miraculous birth?
After my miraculous birth, I lived out west for a spell,
ran sound at the alamo lounge in Austin,
roadie for metallica on the ride the lightning tour,
then I moved to Nashville, grew dope, retired,
got shot,
shot somebody, UN-retired,
grew some more dope, what-have-you,
and then ended up right here talking to you.
Storybook.
- Pretty good so far. - I'll say.
You gotta take good care of her.
Yeah. I'll take care of her.
Or else she'll come to you, right?
And don't you forget it either.
All right.
Oh, dear.
What are you two boys carrying on about over here?
Oh, we're just tryin' to solve a quantum physics problem.
- Oh. - Oh, baby.
I sensed you did.
Hey, anybody wanna hit an after-hours?
- After hour? - Mm-hmm.
Hey, why don't we get a couple of bottles
- and go back to the motel? - No.
Yeah, yeah.
- Ooh, four-way. - Where is it?
Oh, my god. We're at the tumble inn, off highland.
- Come on. - Okay.
All right. We'll just change.
We'll meet you there.
Yeah, I wouldn't change a thing.
Comin' through. All right.
- Good? - Mm-hmm.
Cool.
Okay. I got you.
Okay.
- In. - In.
All right.
Hey.
- Hey, you. - Mm.
- Come here. - Hi.
That was fun.
That was so much fun.
What the fuck?
Oh, god!
- Yeah. Yeah. - Jesse!
Well, hey there, Jesse. You weren't that hard to find.
Jesse! Hey!
- Go... go back inside. - Don't touch me.
- Go back inside. - Wha...
What, and miss all the fun? Hot date.
Looks like you started to spend
some of that cash you took from us.
You owe me a game, remember?
- Yeah. - Hey.
Yeah, let's play.
Stop!
Jesse! Let me go! Don't you fucking touch me!
Jesse!
Jesse. Babe.
Knocked him the fuck out.
You best get out of here,
or you're gonna catch some from him, too.
Now how do you feel, Jesse, huh?
Pullin' off that little hustle make you feel like a big man?
Unless you're scamming this little chick, too.
That's all right.
You wanna come?
Yeah. It's cool. Ah!
Hey! Don't hate the player,
hate the game, babe. Whoo.
Jesse, just give him the money.
Give him whatever they want!
Oh, we're gonna get the money.
- Don't you worry about that. - Yeah.
What do you think will happen if I packed your ass
in the trunk of that car and burned it
to the fucking ground, huh?
Nothin'. Not a goddamn thing. Nobody gives a fuck about you.
You're like that kid on the milk carton
that got butt-fucked so many times,
your own mom doesn't want you back.
I, on the other hand, I have some friends.
You know, petey here, he,
he'd track your ass to the end of the earth...
- Fucking right, I would. - He'd scoop out your eyeballs...
and he'd fucking shit in your brainstem, right?
- Yes, I would. - Right. See, this man
- has principles, morals. - Let me go!
- This one... - Somebody call the cops!
- Whip him like a bitch. - Please, help us!
Somebody call the cops!
No self-respect.
Just not a stand-up guy.
Damn it!
Fuck you, redneck mother...
Don't you ever fucking come near them!
Hey.
Easy. Easy, easy, easy.
- Oh, yeah. - Oh, my god.
All, right.
Hey, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm all right, I'm all right. Hey.
You sure you're all right, man?
Mm-hmm. Thanks, man. Thanks for all the help, man.
- No problem. - Thank you.
Any friend of Carla's is a friend of mine, homie.
All right, we good, we good.
- No problem, all right. - Thanks, man.
- Oh, my god, your face. - Yeah, it's all right.
Hey, yeah, it's all right, it's all right.
Hell all right. Let's get the fuck out of here.
What? No, no, no, no, Lou...
No, Louis. Thank you, thank you for your help.
I'll... I'll call you tomorrow.
Thank you.
Oh, what you talkin' about? Baby.
- Hey, hey, hey. - Let's get the fuck outta here.
He's not... He's not a client.
I don't care if he's your client.
I'm your boyfriend. Let's get the fuck outta here.
Louis. We talked about this.
I told you, I'm, I'm moving out.
- Whatever this... no, babe. - Come on, come on.
- Come on, come on, come on. - Please, please, please.
Whatever this is, whatever this has been,
you know that it isn't working.
It's over. Please.
What, you're supposed to be leaving with him or somethin'?
- Louis, please. - Why she goin' with you?
That's what you think this gonna be about?
Look, man, if that's what... If that's what she wants, yeah.
- Hey, calm down. - You know what?
That's not what's goin' down, homie.
This is my special lady right here, you feel me?
You know what? Come on.
Okay... no, no, no, no. Louis!
Hey, Louis...
I just saved your ass from those fuckin' rednecks.
You sit right there
and let me and my girl talk about our business.
Please. No, no, no, no. Louis.
Hey, Louis.
What are you doing?
Louis. Come on. Please don't do this.
Nah, nah. You ain't about that.
Stop it! Jesse!
Ow! Ow! Louis.
Listen, we're gonna go home, we're gonna talk about this shit
- in the morning, okay? - Louis.
You know I'm crazy about you, right?
You know I'll take care of you. Don't I?
Don't I take care of you? Don't I take care of you?
Louis. We've been over this so many times. Please.
Let's just go home. Let's just go home.
- I can't. - Sleep this shit off.
- We can talk about it tomorrow. - I don't wanna do that.
- You fuckin' making me crazy! - Louis, stop, please!
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm...
You know how I get. You know how I get. Come on.
- Louis. - Come on.
Please.
Louis, we've talked about this...
- Now, get the fuck in the car. - Stop!
- Just get the fuck in. - Ow! Ow!
Louis!
Hey!
Louis. Louis, let me out.
Jesse?
- Fuck! - Jesse!
Stop it!
- God damn it. - Don't do this!
Jesse!
♪ Twenty thousand roads ♪
♪ I've been down, down, down ♪
♪ and they all lead me straight back home to you... ♪
Louis!
- We're gonna go home, right? - No!
- And we're gonna talk... - Louis!
about this shit in the morning.
- Let me out! - No.
- Oh! - Oh, my god.
Shit. Damn.
Oh, you done brought the motherfuckin' Bruce Lee
out of a nigga now.
- Louis, don't. Louis. - Motherfuck you up.
Man, listen to me, all right?
She told you that she's comin' with me.
- Okay? She's out. - Louis, please.
She ain't out! That's my girl, yo.
And you ain't takin' her from me, man.
Hey, okay, you look like a decent guy though,
you know? I know that you are.
You didn't have to save me, but you did.
You did, Louis.
Look, man, she my special girl, man. You understand?
I ain't lettin' her go.
Man, I, I know. I... I understand that.
We've been through a lot together.
Louis, let me out of here.
Yeah, I know, I... I'm sure you have.
Truth is, she's all I got.
Hey, I know... I know that feeling.
Louis, we're just people.
All of us.
- Let's just talk about this. - Louis.
- Let's talk... - "Let's talk about it"?
Yeah.
Nah, that fuckin' log did the talkin' for you.
- Louis, don't! - Hey, no, no, no, no. Louis!
- Louis! - Louis!
- Freeze! - Wait!
- Wait, wait, wait! No! Stop! - What's going on?
We're friends. We're friends. We're friends.
He had a gun pointed at your face!
- Yeah. - Friends don't point guns
at each other's faces, Jesse!
Ah, shoot. I'm sorry, man. Ah!
- You all right? - What the fuck?
I'm really... oh! I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Sir, I'm really sorry about that.
- I didn't know. - That's some bullshit.
I didn't know you guys were friends.
It seemed like a very hostile situation.
I'm so sorry, Jesse.
I would never shoot a friend of yours.
- I'm gonna put you in the car. - Louis, I'm sorry.
Just until the ambulance comes. Take it easy on the arm.
- The fuck? - I'm so sorry.
Watch the glasses, they look expensive.
Motherfucker shoots first, freezes second.
Okay. All right.
Don't worry, man. It's just a flesh wound.
You're gonna be okay.
So, the, uh, big guy...
Louis. I, I don't know his last name.
I take it he was an acquaintance
- of your lady friend? - Yeah.
Go easy on him. He saved my life.
Yeah. I forgot to read him his Miranda rights.
He's probably gonna be out in a day or two.
You can do that?
I'm a cop. I can do anything.
Ah! There he is.
Thanks, man.
- Of course, man. - Yeah.
You'd do the same for me. Yeah.
Hey, what if after I finish paperwork,
I come over to the tumble inn and party with you guys?
You know, the girls and, and your lady and everybody.
Sounds like a plan. We'll be waiting for you, buddy.
I'm gonna get drunk as a fuck.
Already am.
- All right. I'll see you there. - All right.
- Zach? - Yeah?
I got you.
I got you, buddy.
Hey.
- Hi. - You okay?
I'm okay.
Are you okay?
I'd say sorry for all the things
that I need to say sorry for,
but then we'd probably be here all night.
You came back.
Tonight, that's enough.
I'd do anything but breakdance for you, darling.
Hmm.
Yeah! Woo-hoo!
All right.
I'm so glad you're okay.
- What? - An ambush.
♪ Well the broken part of me ♪
♪ and this trouble so hard ♪
♪ and this washed-up way of livin' ♪
♪ since we been apart ♪
♪ and after all we've been through ♪
♪ and even after I lost you ♪
♪ I'm still drunk ♪
♪ I'm still crazy ♪
♪ I'm still blue ♪
♪ sweat gets so cold ♪
♪ alone every night ♪
♪ there ain't nothin' on TV ♪
♪ you know nothin' ain't right ♪
♪ I been rollin' and rollin' ♪
♪ honey all the night through ♪
♪ I'm still drunk ♪
♪ I'm still crazy ♪
♪ I'm still blue ♪
♪ I'm still drunk I'm still blue ♪
♪ I'm still all tore up over you ♪
♪ I'm still stoned ♪
♪ I'm still alone ♪
♪ I'm still wrong ♪
♪ There's a coke machine glowin' through a parking lot ♪
♪ call it a room with a view ♪
♪ this was the best night of pool that I ever shot ♪
♪ I made a lot of money too ♪
♪ looking for some company in the weekly scene ♪
♪ seen an ad it just had to be you ♪
♪ I hadn't seen you since New Orleans ♪
♪ and I never did figure out where you run off to ♪
♪ I know I looked bad the last time you saw me ♪
♪ but lately I've been doin' all right ♪
♪ I won a tournament last week in Oklahoma city ♪
♪ hustled half of this town tonight ♪
♪ I got some cocaine if you want some ♪
♪ it's the best that I could find ♪
♪ hey we could just sit here and talk all night ♪
♪ if that big ol' guy out in the car don't mind ♪
♪ like old times ♪
♪ screw off the top on a bottle of wine ♪
♪ living out our own kind of American dream ♪
♪ like old times ♪
♪ your goal was always the same as mine ♪
♪ you didn't want to throw a fishing line ♪
♪ in that old main stream ♪
♪ you know I ain't expecting anybody but you ♪
♪ I don't know who that could be at the door ♪
♪ but I'm pretty sure that you've got a clue ♪
♪ and I bet that you've been to this hotel before ♪
♪ put the "you-know-what" in the bathroom ♪
♪ but don't flush down just yet ♪
♪ put your pager in my suitcase ♪
♪ I'll get the window you light a cigarette ♪
♪ it'll be like old times ♪
♪ screw off the top on a bottle of wine ♪
♪ living out our own kind of American dream ♪
♪ like old times ♪
♪ your goal was always the same as mine ♪
♪ you didn't want to throw a fishing line ♪
♪ in that old main stream ♪
♪ you said no sir officer you don't understand ♪
♪ we're just two old friends drinkin' wine ♪
♪ I'm sure she is but that's not all that she is ♪
♪ she's also an old friend of mine ♪
♪ I got her high school picture right here in my wallet ♪
♪ 1982 ♪
♪ no, sir, officer no offense taken ♪
♪ you have a good night too ♪
♪ Well, it's a good thing we didn't throw this away ♪
♪ baby, turn up that radio ♪
♪ well, I'm pretty sure that cop knew ♪
♪ what we were up to I guess he just decided ♪
♪ to let us go ♪
♪ oh, don't make such a thing about that picture ♪
♪ that was just something I kept ♪
♪ don't get all sentimental on me now, girl ♪
♪ you haven't even told me what your new name is yet ♪
♪ old times ♪
♪ it's just like the old times ♪
♪ living out our own kind of American dream ♪
♪ like old times ♪
♪ your goal was always the same as mine ♪
♪ you didn't want to throw a fishing line ♪
♪ in that old main stream ♪
♪ and you didn't ♪