Mad Bastards Page #4

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Watching the footy.

That's what my husband

used to do with his sons.

Watch the footy!

- That's true, Aunty.

- That's right.

They might have even said

a few words to each other by now.

Catfish swimming

In the brown water mud

Salt water running

Through the fresh river flood...

You know what?

I heard you've got to watch out

for the crocs, eh?

You get pretty big crocs up here?

- Mmm.

- I've never seen a crocodile.

You've got a deadly haircut there.

Who does your hair?

Me and my mates cut it.

Solid.

Rivers and lakes

Where the rain comes down

We're gonna wash them blues away

When the rain comes down

On a hot summer's day...

Hey.

TJ. How are you going?

Yeah, Elvis.

And a-one, two,

one, two, three, four...

Dust flies up and it's dry as hell

Fire breaks out like a magic spell

Twisting and a-turning

like some big old snakes

Veins through the land,

rivers and lakes

When the rain comes down

Gonna wash

them blues away, yeah

Oh, when the rain comes down

On a hot summer's day, yeah.

I'll see you during the week.

I'm sure you'll be here.

Got to go. Goodnight.

Somebody's gotta work.

See you mob tomorrow.

- See you, girls.

- Goodnight, Uncle.

Thank you.

- Friday night, eh?

- Friday night in Five Rivers.

F***in' alright.

Last sip of wine

Last cigarette

I've lived a full life

I have no regrets

Oh, man, my patience is tired

My brain's always wired

Oh, the pain in our hearts

Tore us apart

How we gonna find a fantasy?

Something special

just for you and me?

Kinda happy

but it still feels sad...

I see you've still got the tatt.

Been trying to scrub it off for years.

Want some of this?

I don't drink.

You're joking.

I'm not gonna bite you.

I'm the father of your son.

Oh, come on.

This is a bad idea.

No, it's not.

It's just two people dancing.

For the want and more

A strain on the core

Oh, now, the hold and the truth

Is something aloof

How we gonna find a fantasy?

Something special

just for you and me

Kinda happy

but it stills feels sad

Kinda sane but a little mad...

Mmm... I can't do this, eh?

What do you mean, you can't do this?

I mean I f***ing can't do this, TJ!

I can't be with you.

F***.

So, that's what it is, eh?

I'm not f***in' good enough for you?

What are you f***ing...?!

F*** off!

Oh, typical f***in' TJ.

Got to start smashing sh*t up.

- Get!

- Hey, mate.

Get out!

Baby, put it down.

It's alright. He's gone.

Bullet?

Will you rise

or will you fall?

Will you walk or will you crawl?

Will you dream in black and white

When you're sleeping cold tonight?

Will you bend or will you break?

Will you give or will you take?

Will no angel shine no light?

I need to get out of here, Aunty.

I need to come back home.

I'm sorry, my boy,

but I can't do it anymore.

I'm tired. I'm sick

of worrying about you.

Just book my bus fare.

I gotta get out of this shithole!

You're a grown man now.

You've got to stand

on your own two feet.

F*** ya!

I know there's a bag of sh*t

in your pocket. Hand it over!

Or this fella's gonna cop it.

And this fella, that fella, and you!

Hand it over now!

Would you fail or would you leave?

Would you stand your ground

and fight

When I'm sleeping cold tonight?

Way, oh, way

Way, oh, way, oh, way, oh, I.

You little c*nt!

What did I tell you?!

I warned you, gave you

all the possible chances,

and you f***ed it up.

Who the f***

do you think you are?

Just one of those f***in' coppers

who thinks his f***in' sh*t

doesn't stink.

Is that right?

- Hey? You don't know me, pal.

- F***!

F*** you. I always wanted

to flog a copper.

Well, come on, then! Get up!

That's what you want?

That's how you want it?

I was gonna cap that, you little prick!

We've all been through the sh*t

up here, bro.

And I don't want my family

putting up with no more.

That's your ticket out of here.

The bus comes in half an hour.

I know I might come across

as a bit of a hard bastard,

but, you know... amongst

all the chaos and bullshit...

somebody's got to be strong

for everyone, you know?

But you're my grandson's father.

And you belong to us now.

If that's what you want.

Bullet, open the door!

Go away! Leave me alone!

Come on, baby.

I don't want to see you.

I don't want to see anybody!

Bullet!

That's enough, baby.

Come on. Come out.

Baby, come on.

Nella.

This is your damage.

You f***in' fix it.

Just leave me alone!

Hey, mate.

Go away. Leave me alone.

Bullet, it's me, mate. Your dad.

I hate you, you dog.

I hate you.

Come on, mate. Let me in.

I said go away. Are you deaf or what?

Go on, get!

Hello?

Deadly, unna, them birds?

What did you come here for?

I come here to see you.

You seen me.

Now you can go.

No, mate.

I don't believe you.

I know.

But you will.

I, uh... just want to share that...

I've had a pretty...

pretty hard week.

A few things with my family.

Had to sort a few things out.

Little... few things

with my grandson and...

My... my boy's been

like a son to me. I've...

You guys know...

I've grown my grandson up

from a... from a baby,

and... we all need a man in our life.

A father... father figure.

Um... I've never had

that opportunity, but...

I'm glad that my grandson's

father's here to be with him.

Mmm.

But it's good to see

his father turn up here,

and... I'm sort of...

proud that he's here to see his son.

Yeah.

Got to find a place

to hide my head

A shady billabong

And crash out on the cyclone bed...

I grew up basically going to...

well, getting locked up.

I basically got locked up

before I was 10 years old.

Getting locked up.

I was in that process

before I was 10 years old.

I grew up, um, witnessing

domestic violence.

I've consequently been through

some relationships

with domestic violence.

And it's hard when you're there.

Um, and if you're... you know...

if you end up

being one of those women...

that can step outside and look

at what's actually going on

and realise that you don't want

that for your life...

And even if you've only been

locked up for one night...

and you wake up in a prison cell...

and you're coming down off

the drink and the drugs and...

You know, and then they read

in your sheet, they...

When they release you,

they're saying to you...

You know, you're obviously

signing your release papers,

and it's like, "Oh, assault," you know?

And then you're like, "F***,"

and start thinking about that

poor bastard lying in hospital

that you beat the crap out of,

you know?

And he's just gonna be going around,

"Well, I just got beaten up

by a drunken blackfella".

You know?

And then there's a...

You know, I'd have...

You know, I'd start crying.

Then it went to drinking really bad.

And it was a choice.

I think the biggest thing for me

was my kids.

I got to a point where... I thought,

"Well, if I really love my kids,

I should give it another go,"

you know?

And maybe change my ways, get a job.

Here I am in denial about

so many things, and I'm a man.

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