Kingdom Come Page #6

...and I believe that...

I believe if he was here today...

...he'd send a message to his family.

And the message would simply say...

Would you all mind excusing me

for just a minute?

I'm gonna be right back.

Don't send it over here!

Daddy always was a man of few words.

- I don't care if we have kids.

- What?

It doesn't matter,

you're all I ever wanted.

I hate to stop the party...

...but how we gonna have a funeral

with no pastor?

Sit down. We don't need no pastor.

We've got Ray Bud. Go up there

and say a few things.

Feel that little door opening.

- Say it for us.

- Go on, baby.

Aunt Marguerite, do you wanna?

Thank you, Ray.

There seems to be a passage

here in Isaiah that says...

Hey, Ray? What about

that part from Psalms?

The part that goes, "When my father

and mother forsake me...

...the Lord will take me up.

Teach me thy way,

and lead me in a plain path.

Let me see the goodness of the Lord.

Be of good courage,

and he shall strengthen thine heart.

Wait, I say, on the Lord."

You got it, Ray.

That was real good, Royce.

I guess this is the part

where I'm supposed to...

...tell you all how great a man

my father was.

I'm not gonna do that.

I'm gonna do what he would've done.

I'm gonna tell the truth.

My father was a hard man.

I'm not judging him,

that's just the facts.

Daddy wasn't real big on soft words.

And I know he wasn't good at...

...expressing what he felt

in his heart.

So as I stand here today,

I can tell you this.

If I could do one thing

all over again...

...I'd tell my father I loved him...

...instead of waiting my whole life

for him to tell me first.

So as you step up here today...

...to say your last goodbye...

...to Woodrow "Bud" Slocumb...

...I hope you'll open

the door to your heart.

I hope you'll take time...

...to consider the folks

that mean something to you.

Because people don't last forever.

They really don't.

And letting a person in...

...is the most cherished treasure

this life has to offer.

So I'm proud to stand here today...

...and say that in his own way...

...my father taught me that.

- Amen.

- Amen.

We are...

...truly lucky to have with us today...

...a member of our family.

Mrs. Charisse Marie Slocumb...

...who will honor her

father-in-law in song.

Charisse.

- Thank you.

- Thank you, Ray.

I haven't sang in a long time.

I know y'all know this,

so sing along.

You were wonderful.

Baby, that was good!

Daddy, I know you always

worried about me and the kids...

...but you don't have to

anymore, because...

Charisse's going into the music

business. I'll be her manager.

- You think?

- Oh, I think.

- Sure does look peaceful, don't he?

- Yes, he does.

Daddy Bud, in about seven

and half months from now...

...you might get a little surprise.

We'll name a boy Buddy Ray...

...and we'll name a girl Budeisha Joy.

But don't get your hopes

up too high yet.

Bye, Daddy.

Royce, when I go, just

put me in a pine box.

Don't spend any money on me.

Not that you'll have any.

Mama, when the time comes...

...try to point your toes down like

Uncle Bud did.

So I can bury you with a pile driver.

- You're a demon, Royce.

- I'm your demon, Mama.

Royce, come on...

No, you didn't!

If it starts to get crowded up there,

save a place for me.

But not too soon.

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