Private Gaia 5: The Temptations of Clarisse Page #11

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Why you always on the road?

It's my job.

That's what I do.

It's your job to be my father.

Yeah, that's right.

So do it.

Be my father.

Come here, huh?

You know I love you, hmm?

Mm-hmm.

Startin' right now, right here,

I want you with me every step of

the way, okay?

You mean it?

Yeah, I mean it, little Knucklehead.

Huh? Okay- Come on!

Otis!

Oh! He Maxine. Good to see you.

Paul's been waitin' on you.

Now is that my angel?

Angel, my foot. The angel just

whooped my butt in basketball.

You better come give me a hug.

Oh, look at you. You're so big.

Well, you go on in.

Urn, Paul's in the living room.

Hey! He-hey! Look what the

cat done drug in here!

Lamont, you want me to get you some pop?

I'm all right.

Yeah, that'd be great, Maxine- Hey, bud.

How are you doin'?

Little Knucklehead- Why don't you come

over here and sit with your uncle Paul?

Get on down right here. What you been

doin'? You been playin' basketball?

Huh?

Real good, s0--

How you feelin', uncle Paul?

Oh, hey.

Hey, you know what?

I'd feel a whole lot better...

If your daddy's offerin' to

let me back in the group, huh?

But you know nothin' would make me happier.

But you gotta get well first.

So, um, when's the next tour?

Starts in Cleveland

at the end of the month.

Cleveland.

Cleveland in a month, huh?

Well, then why don't you,

why don't you let me back?

Why don't you help

your aunt Maxine?

Yeah. Go on.

Are you still drinkin', Paul?

No, man. Nah, nah- I've been, I've

been sober for about three months now.

- What did the doctor say?

- Th-that doctor don't know...

Th-that just bein' out there on that

stage-- you know what I'm sayin'?

Bein' out there on that stage is the

only thing that's gonna fix me, huh?

Oh, you know ma, Ot, man. We, we

walked into Motown together; man.

Man, I'm goin' crazy

out here, sittin'--

Just sittin' out here like this.

Man, don't make me call up Eddie and David.

Don't make me do that, man.

I'll start my own group.

Okay? You want me to do that?

I'll start-- pretty soon, there's gonna

be more ex-Temptations than Temptations.

Better think about that.

0t.

0t, man.

or, listen to me, man.

You listen to me, man.

I'm gonna die.

I swear, I'm gonna die.

All right. You know, so when we-- no.

I'm, I'm gonna show you.

I'm gonna show you I'm ready for this. I'm

gonna show you Paul Williams still got it.

Big Mr. Otis- I'm gonna prove to you

I-- look, these are the steps here-

J1 If good looks was a minute J1

Right? Mmm.

I taught you these damn steps.

D You could have been an hour D

right? Mmm-.

Jil The way you stole my heart III

J1 Ooh, ooh, you know

you could have been a cool-- II

Hey, man.

You all right?

Hen men, don't- 1001K man. I don't need

no hey), men. I got this. All right?

Yeah. I got the steps, right?

You doin' better.

You damn right. I'm doin' better, man.

So just--

Just come on. You damn right. Right.

I got 'em, right? I'm doin' this.

I'm all right, man. Okay?

Now I got the steps, right?

Come on. Maxine,

I think it's time we go.

Y-you think it's time

that you go?

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

What, you gonna leave here

without givin' me an answer?

You gonna always be

a Temptation, Paul.

I mean, all the guys

can't wait for you to get back.

But you just not ready now.

Maxine, good-bye.

Oh, baby.

He's an arrogant, pompous snake, Shelly.

Read that-

What am I reading?

"the third of September. "

What about it? Norman's got that man

dyin' the same day my daddy died.

He won't change the date- Well,

that's why we called you, Shelly--

Because he refuses

to change the date.

Where's Norman?

Norman's late.

As a matter of fact, Shelly,

Norman is always late.

Now we've been sitting here,

waiting for hours now, right?

Now, Shelly, that ain't right- So believe

me when I say somethin's gotta change.

I am gonna hurt him, Shelly,

if he don't make this right.

Why you let him treat us like this, huh?

Where's Berry?

Mr:
Gordy sent ma. Have you talked to

him, Otis 7 No, I tried' to talk to him.

Otis, did you talk to Norman'? This

ain't no ballad. I told him a ballad.

He's writin' hits.

You can't argue with that.

Well, well, well! Sounds like the

creative juices are flowin'!

Norman.

Yeah- What's this "it was the

third of September" crap?

It's... Just a lyric. Wh-what,

you got a problem with it?

I think you know m y problem with it.

That was the day my daddy died.

So? I didn't know that.

- Oh, the hell you didn't.

- Change the date, Norman.

No, no.

Change the song.

I ain't changin' neither.

Then I ain't

singin' nothin'.

Edwards, look.

The third of September's

the day your daddy died, huh?

Now, man, how could I know that?

It's just a coincidence, but, but use it.

I mean, ain't that what artists do?

What did I ever do to you?

No passion,

but now you got some!

Just who are you to tell us

where passion is?

Man, what difference does it make? I

mean, as long as I'm writin' the hits.

You know what I'm sayin'?

The hits.

Now, when y'all get some

of this, maybe I'll listen.

Oh, come on, Norman- Uh, well, you know?

Makes me no never mind.

I mean, there are plenty of other

artists out there, linin' up,

Hopin' that I'll cut it

on them.

Now why don't everybody

just... Take it easy?

All right? Now since we pa yin

' for this session, whiz;

We're gonna do the song.

But after this,

thing's have got to change.

Good.

Let's go to work.

Why? Tell me why?

What do you mean, why?

I1 It was the 3rd of September I1

III That clay I'll always remember Jil

D Yes, I will J1

I! 'Cause mat was the day I!

I! that my daddy died I!

III I never got a chance to see him J7

D Never heard nothin'

but bad things about him JII

I1 Mama, I'm dependin' on you

to tell me the truth II

J1 Mama just hung her head

and said, son III

I1 Papa was a rollin' stone I1

D Wherever he laid his hat

was his home J1

I! and when he died D

J1 all he left us was alone I-l

I1 Papa was a rollin' stone I1

D Ah, yeah D

D Wherever he laid his hat

was his home J1

I! And when he died I!

J1 All he left us was alone J1

D We, we I!

I said I'm fine.

No. I'm gonna talk to them.

I'm gonna talk to them-- I'm

down there-- I'm goin' down--

I don't want you to- You need to stop

doing this in front of our children!

I'm telling you that you can't do

this in front of the-- in front of--

Get out!

J1 Hey, mama, is it true

what they said II

D That papa never worked a day

'm his fife D

D And, mama, some bad talk

goin' around town JII

J1 Sayin' that papa had three

outside children and another wife J1

J1 And that ain't right J1

D Heard some talk about papa doin'

some storefront preachin' J1

D Talkin' about savin' souls

and all the time leachin' III

I! Deafin' 'm dirk D

J1 and stealin'

in the name of the lord J1

III Mama just held my head and said J1

J1 Papa was a rollin' stone IJ

III My son J1

D Wherever he laid his hat

was his home J1

I! and when he died D

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