Private Gaia 5: The Temptations of Clarisse Page #12

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J1 all he left us was alone I-l

D Hey

papa was a rollin' stone III

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

What's wrong with you all?

What, you want me

out of the way too?

Tempmfions forever!

Temptations...

Forever!

D Hey, mama, I heard papa call

himself a jack of all trades III

J1 Tell me, is that what

sent papa to an early grave II

J1 Folks said papa would beg

borrow or steal J1

I! to pay his dues I!

I! Hey, mama I!

J1 Folks said papa never was much

on thinkin' J1

D Spent most of his time

chasin' women and drinkin' III

I! Mama, I'm dependin' on you I!

J7 To tell me the truth III

J1 Mama looked up with a tear

in her eye and said, son J1

I1 Papa was a rollin' stone I1

II Yes, he was J1

JII My son J1 J1 Wherever he

laid his hat was his home

I! and when he died D

J1 all he left us was alone I-l

J1 My daddy was JII

J7 papa was a rollin' stone III

D Yes, he was, yeah D

D Wherever he laid his hat

was his home J1

But you've worked so hard!

You said, Temptations forever!

He'! -

HEY -

Just keep lookin' at the box,

Tryin' to wrap my mind

around the fact that I...

Buried my best friend today.

You know, if it wasn't for Paul,

I would have never left Birmingham.

Is that right?

Yeah.

You know how he could be--

Pushy as hell.

Yes.

So, what do I do now, Blue?

You live,

and that's...

That's hard.

I ain't even gonna lie

to you about that.

But... We move on.

Always the rock.

You gonna be all right?

Yeah.

See you around.

Yeah.

Corn?

We'll always be family.

Nothin's goin' right since

we moved to California, Shelly.

We ain't had a hit since "Shaky ground, "

and that's, what, two and a half years ago?

Whitfield ain't changed,

and Berry's off makin' movies.

Los Angeles ain't been very good

to us, shell. Things will change.

Well, I don't see how. I guarantee

it'll change for the better-

Every group

goes through a dry spell.

We're not talkin' about

some dry spell here, Shelly.

Come on, Blue.

We're talkin' family here.

This ain't about you, Shelly.

We just think it's time to go.

Every relationship has its ups and downs. You

don't walk out on the first sign of trouble.

Well, that sign's been worn out

from flashin'.

You know what?

I don't accept this.

Well, don't accept it.

Just look up and see us gone.

This is the way

you treat me-- your friend.

You give me this to carry to Berry--

that you're leaving the Motown family?

We're trying to tell you it don't

feel like family no more, Shelly.

And believe me, Shelly,

you've been great to us.

Blue and myself

will never forget that.

Then give me a chance.

We can't.

Give me a couple of days.

We'll work it out.

All right.

I'll talk to Berry.

But, please...

Don't do anything yet.

So what now?

- Shop for a new label.

- And if no one takes us?

There you go

crossin' bridges again.

Don't talk to me like I'm some

damn fool, Ot. All right?

Hell, I! aln '1' like we 're

multimillionaire-s, slttin ' up in here.

Can't just retire

if things don't work out.

What's that supposed to mean?

Look, if it's money

you're worried about,

We'll be makin' a lot more touring

and singing golden oldies.

We'll make out.

All right?

Yeah.

We left Motown and went

to Atlantic Records.

The first shock was that they

sent us to their black division.

Suddenly, it was more

about color than music.

Motown had spoiled us, but we

could always work someplace...

Because people loved

those early hits.

Man, we only sold half the house.

Well, half a house

still deserves a great show.

You know, we gotta be strong

examples for the new guys.

Yeah, you're right.

It wasn't lost on us...

II Boogie down J1

That Eddie had two number one

records for Motown.

David had hits right after

he became an ex-Temptation,

But by this time,

he was in a dry spell too.

J1 Let's boogie down JII Not

that I was rootin' against them,

But I'd be lyin' if I said we

didn't still feel the competition.

As I think about it,

Every time I thought

things couldn't get worse,

They up and did.

Oh, my god.

Uh, excuse me, Miss.

Hey, how you doin'?

Oh, oh, oh, come on, now.

You can't run away from me. I'm not some

thief-- some thug. Just wanna talk to ya.

Let me help you with those.

Thanks.

You welcome. What's your name?

Angela-

I would have helped you sooner,

but you were walking too fast.

Hey! Hey, man! Hey!

That's my car, man-

Come on!

Hey, you ain't takin' my car. I

said you ain't takin' my car, man.

Hey, don't I know you, man?

Unless it's hilda gonna give me

my sponge bath, I'm sleepin'.

Oh, it's you.

No sponge.

There sure is an angel

on your shoulder.

Do you know how lucky you are?

Do you know? Everyone keeps

trying to tell me how lucky I am-

"Melvin, you so lucky. "

Probably the only cat in town

that got shot yesterday.

Now if that's lucky, you best

believe I don't want any.

Yeah, I know that's right- Did

the guy think he killed you?

Mmm, I don't know.

I guess that's the freaky thing.

You know, we up in my car,

wrestlin' and stuff,

And the next thing I know,

he pulls out a gun...

And ham, bam.

Then all of a sudden,

he recognized me,

And he kicked my butt out my car.

He recognized you?

Mm-hmm.

Was it Ruffin?

Nah. Ruffin would have killed me.

So when you all head off

on this european tour?

Oh, no, no- We're not gonna go.

No, no.

You gotta go, man. You can't sit

around here, waitin' for me to heal.

We need the money.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah. I'm sure.

I mean, at least we're still

hot over there, right?

I sure hope so.

I'll be ready when you get back.

So, Four Temptations

went off to Europe.

For the first time,

I was without my partner.

When the tour was over, I needed

a rest, so I went home to Haze.

Your mama ain't been

feelin' too well.

What's the matter?

Well, I'll let her tell ya.

Haze.

Come on- Let's go inside and see

what your daddy brought you.

Yes, ma'am.

Come on.

Mama.

Mama?

Oh.

Bab)'-

Ah.

It's so good to have you back home.

Yeah.

How are you feelin'?

Better now.

And what was wrong?

Some doctor says I got cancer.

Mm-mm.

Cancer?

Nah. It ain't nothin'.

You know, the treatment's

worse than the disease.

I was feelin' fine

till they started curin' me.

Why didn't you call me, hmm?

Because I'm gonna beat this,

Otis.

I am. Ain't no cancer

gonna keep me down.

Me and Rose and Edgar-

Yeah. We gonna be right front and

center when y'all play Vegas.

- I know that's right.

- That's right.

And we gonna meet--

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. I

Anything else?

Oh, no, baby.

No.

You done given me...

Everything already.

You set out and done just

what you set out to do.

And I want you to know...

That to me you ain't just

a success in show business.

The way you come through

the rough times...

And continue

to keep it together.

You a success as a man.

You a success as a man.

Hey, hey. What's

with the weepy eyes, huh?

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