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And it's still not enough.

It never will be.

What do you mean?

You know how grateful

I am for--

No, Mom. It's not you.

It's-- It's everybody else.

Derek and Crystal.

Even Justin sometimes.

If Dad had just stayed.

Where did that come from?

I don't know.

I-I don't know anything.

I just--

[Sighs]

I think--

I think that things

might have been different.

That's all.

I met your father...

right when I graduated

from high school.

He was the most beautiful man

I'd ever seen.

Your father had dreams

of getting out of here.

Big dreams.

Having a wife and a baby

made that hard.

So when we had your sister,

he left us.

Yeah, I know that part.

You don't always get to be

what you want to be

when you grow up, Cale.

Your father ran away

from who he was.

From us.

Never heard from him again.

You've been chasing this

motorcycle dream

for a long time.

I know-- I know it means

a lot to you, but--

but maybe it's time

that you started getting

serious about your future.

Mom, racing is my future.

Cale, seriously--

What--

What am I supposed to do?

I don't know anything else.

You know, I got news

for you.

We're never gonna win

the lottery.

Cale--

[Exhales]

[Door Slams]

Are you okay?

John.

John, what's goin' on?

Hey! What are you doin'?

I heard about the stunt

you pulled...

- at the lookout last night.

- That has nothing to do

with racing.

- It has to do with

who you are as a person.

- You can't take my bike, John!

Last time I checked,

I own this cycle.

I have done everything

you've ever asked me to do.

Don't do this.

I wish I felt like

I could count on you, Cale.

But I just don't.

How am I supposed

to race? Huh?

That's not my problem.

Find yourself another bike.

[Rock]

Prison gates won't open up

for me

On these hands and knees

I'm crawling

[Announcer]

There they go!

I reach for you

[Announcer Continues,

Indistinct]

Well, I'm terrified

of these four walls

These iron bars

can't hold my soul in

All I need is you

Come, please

I'm calling

And all I scream for you

Hurry, I'm fallin'

I'm fallin'

Show me what it's like

To be the last one standing

And teach me

wrong from right

And I'll show you

what I can be

And say it for me

Say it to me

And I'll leave

this life behind me

Say it

if it's worth saving me

Hello?

Hello.

Can I help ya?

Yeah.

What's the deal

with this bike?

That old Excalibur?

Yeah.

What do you wanna know?

I-- It looks

pretty beat up.

Yeah. Yeah.

It's seen better days.

- Does it still work?

- Did once.

Um, why don't I just take

this piece of junk

off your hands.

[Scoffs]

Gotta be worth something,

don't you think?

- How much?

- I don't know.

What do you think?

[Cale Sighs]

It's-It's hard to tell.

[Horse Whinnies]

How about a month of me

pitching in around here?

- In the mornings.

- I look like

I need help, do I?

Look, I really want

the bike.

What the hell.

[Rock]

There's a splinter

in my hand

But I'm not complaining

Just by nudging my shoulder

Yeah, I know what

you're thinking

We're coming up empty

Yeah, we know what to do now

Let's ride

You and me in sidecar one

All right.

See you later, okay?

All right.

That's cool? Bye.

Love you. Bye.

Oh. Hey, Bailey--

'Cause it's almost gone now

Wait a minute.

Make your bike look good.

On the house.

Wally, thank you.

I'm good as gold now

The timing's so perfect

The time keeps on moving

And ours is almost up

[Whinnying]

Use your sleight of hand now

Yeah, you're gone

when the smoke clears

[Blusters]

And now I miss you and me

in sidecar one

Our course is set

for a collision

For now I blame this on

Let's go.

How was your day?

The night

'cause it's almost gone now

The night

is almost gone, yeah

The night is going wrong

yeah

The night is almost gone

yeah

The night is gone

Forever

Hey.

It's the lottery ticket guy.

Rancho Bonita?

[Chuckles]

Everyone around here

calls me Alex.

Alex, what are you

doing here?

I help out

in exchange for riding time.

What about you?

Pretty much the same.

You ride?

Well,

I ride a different animal.

I race motocross.

At least I used to.

[Chuckles]

You know, I still do,

but just...

not lately.

- I'm gonna be a pro.

- [Horse Nickers]

Okay. Pro.

Nice to see you again.

[Horse Whinnies]

Where you headed?

To work.

Need a lift?

[Rain Pattering]

Yeah.

[Chuckles]

I'm Cale, by the way.

So what happened

to your crazy friend?

Oh. Justin.

He's, uh, training.

I was actually

supposed to go, too,

but it didn't work out.

I guess for the better.

Maybe.

[Engine Starts]

Alejandra?

Hey! Papi.

Do I know this boy?

No, Papi.

I don't like him.

You don't like

any boys around me.

I hear your boy Cale

lost his bike.

Just you and me, bro.

Not much of a challenge.

I'm not your bro,

all right?

And you

hooking up with Crystal

was so not cool.

Oh, she knew

what she was doing.

Yeah, did she?

Mm-hmm.

Anyway, jealousy

will get you nowhere.

[Chuckling]

Actually, I was just trying

to get her out of there.

I don't know why.

Anyhoo, all's fair

in love and motocross.

Did you come up with that

by yourself, or did your dad

help you with that?

Just a little bit.

Yeah. Hey!

What's up, man?

I haven't seen you

in a while, man.

Yeah, been around.

Busy.

Yeah?

Rebuilding a bike.

Yeah, I heard. I heard.

It's too bad my sponsor

couldn't help you out.

It all comes easy for you.

What?

You know, it all

falls in your lap.

With college, girls,

sponsors.

You don't have to work

that hard for it, you know?

Is that--

That's what you think?

Yeah?

Because I bust my ass

every day, Cale.

We bust our asses every day,

and that's why we're sponsored

and you're not. Okay?

I race on the edge,

and you play it safe.

You got so much

going on in your head,

you don't even think.

Dude, where is this coming from?

I thought we were

on the same team.

What team, Cale?

When are you gonna get it?

Motocross

is not a team sport.

If I was the one who took

the fall the other day, you

wouldn't have gone back for me?

Yeah, you're damn right.

Wow. Okay.

I get it.

Aw, did you two break up?

Hey! Hey, what's going on?

Take it outside, guys!

Take it outside!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Come on! All right, all right!

It's done, it's done!

It's over!

Out! You too, Trent!

- What? I didn't do anything!

- They're your friends.

You're fired.

Oh! Fine!

Here you go.

So how's Cale?

[Sighs]

Seems more agitated

than usual.

I heard about

his bike deal.

He'll get through.

He's a tough kid.

Thanks for asking.

Well, you sure

look pretty today.

Thanks, Bud.

You know,

we've been doing this dance

for a long time now.

[Chuckles]

I've got two kids who

are obviously a handful.

I work this job,

go to school part-time.

[Sighs]

You don't want to get

involved with that.

Don't be so sure.

Damn it.

Maybe it needs gas.

So if I get enough points,

I can still qualify

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