Pure Country: Pure Heart Page #7

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Yeah.

You have those

two beautiful girls.

You've done a hell of job.

Thank you.

Eat me out of house

and home.

Speaking of which,

are you hungry?

Yeah. I am.

Let's get some food.

ELIZABETH:

The music thing just scares me.

That's why I push school

so hard.

I think

they're gonna surprise you.

I really do.

At least you get to go to bed

with those two firecrackers

under your roof.

I turn the lights out

with two rescue dogs.

Well, Piper snores.

So does Meemaw.

You've been encouraging

my girls and I appreciate that.

It was selfish.

They make me feel good.

[SIGHS]

Will you keep helping my girls

with their music?

Would you be okay with that?

I'd love it.

- It's a plan.

- [CHUCKLES]

Come on, let's eat.

We got years to catch up on.

And I need to fatten you up.

ELIZABETH:

Fatten up? Hey.

Sorry I'm so late!

- We were worried sick.

- We called your cell,

- we got your voicemail...

- My phone died.

- I forgot my charger.

- You forgot your charger?

- Yes, darling.

- We stopped by the caf,

they said

you weren't there all day.

Place didn't burn down,

right?

- Elizabeth, where were you?

- I went to Nashville.

- [MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO]

- Turn down the radio down.

Elizabeth, what is going on?

Well, Mama, I visited Marq.

Marq with a Q?

Yes, baby. Marq Dunn.

What in the Sam hell?

Meemaw, language.

We took the dogs

for a walk.

And then we had

a real nice meal.

Oh, we were so hungry.

I think it was all that talking.

Honey, you and Marq

have never been friends.

We've never been enemies

either.

She and Brian

made great music together

and I was...

I was always jealous

of that.

But I'm not the same person

I was then.

We already made a plan

to see each other again.

To walk dogs?

No.

There's a benefit concert

next week

in Nashville for veterans.

Marq's gonna be singing

and she thought maybe

we'd all like to go with her.

Really?

As a way of honoring

your father.

Am I in on this?

Yes, Meemaw. It's time

to paint your butt white

- and run with the antelope.

- Have you been drinking?

- [ALL LAUGH]

- No. This is a natural high.

And I guess years

in the making.

I'm not done.

[SCOFFS]

We are driving over

to the veterans' home

to ask your friend C.J.

if he'd like to go with us.

This is crazy.

Ada, you wanna call Declan

and see if he's interested

in the concert?

- I'd like to meet him.

- Thanks, Mama.

What about Justine?

It's not her fault we lied.

Justine too.

We've got a new rule

in this family.

No secrets.

Knock me over with a feather

and paint my butt white.

[ELIZABETH CHUCKLES]

C.J.:
Old man said

It's in the canyon

Lives up there

Behind the mountain

Every branch

Of every pinon tree

Hey there, C.J.

- Hey.

- ADA:
This is our mama.

Elizabeth.

So nice to meet you.

And our Meemaw.

Pleasure to meet you.

I finally get to meet

the world's greatest pie maker.

Oh, please.

Never underestimate

your talent.

Oh, I have many talents.

Like what, Meemaw?

Uh, we brought pies

for the whole place.

There are a lot more

in the car.

All right. Let's eat.

[]

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

C.J.:

Hey, Monroe.

Come on over here.

I gotta get back

to reception.

After you meet somebody.

Mama, I'd like you to meet

a friend of Daddy's.

[ELIZABETH CLEARS THROAT]

I'm Elizabeth Spencer.

You served with my husband?

Yes, ma'am.

It's a pleasure

to meet you, sir.

Brian would have been

real proud of his daughters.

ELIZABETH:

Okay.

I'm gonna need

some more pie.

Justine's here!

We're gonna be late!

[GASPS]

Holy cow, Meemaw.

I went all the way

to Shelbyville salon

and I asked for a beehive.

Well,

you got a Marge Simpson.

Too late to undo it.

I guess I should

consider myself lucky.

How's that?

It'll wash out.

[PIPER CHUCKLES]

Well, I like it.

- Ada!

- ADA:
Coming!

I just wouldn't wanna be

sitting behind you at a concert.

Hey, y'all.

Oh, darling,

you girls look so pretty,

you make folks

glad to be alive.

Thanks, Meemaw.

Your hair is insane.

Agreed.

You do have

that Tennessee glow, Ada.

That's because Declan's

gonna be there.

All right, all right.

We'll pick on your sister

in the truck. Let's go!

Too bad you don't have

a sunroof.

Meemaw's high hair

could stick out the top.

I heard that.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Where's Marq?

She's joining us

after it all starts.

That's how famous people

do it.

They wait

till the light's out.

How was I

supposed to know that?

Hi!

- You're not late.

- DECLAN:
No.

Mama, Meemaw,

this is Declan.

- Hello.

- How are you?

- Hi.

- I'm so pleased to meet you.

Thank you so much

for inviting me tonight.

What do you think?

Does she have

the Tennessee glow?

Hell, yeah.

That glow is how I found you.

Oh, I like him already.

Except for that language.

[MOUTHS]

Sorry.

- Hey there, everybody.

- ALL:
Hi!

PIPER:

How're you doing?

[CHUCKLES]

Mr. Monroe,

this is a surprise.

What? That I like music?

Or that I'd go to a concert?

Both.

I told you,

he was just a growler.

I got my reasons.

Well, don't go into them.

- So happy to see you again.

- Likewise.

Let's talk later. Come on,

we need to get our seats.

- PIPER:
Okay.

- ELIZABETH:
Let me help you.

Are you still making

those wonderful pies?

Oh, I am. I am.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

We're all here tonight

to raise money

for our wounded veterans.

So thank you

for being a part of this.

We've got some surprises

for you tonight

and we're kicking it off

with the biggest one.

Ladies and gentlemen,

give a big welcome

to Mr. Willie Nelson!

[ALL CHEERING]

[LAUGHS]

MAN:

Willie!

[ALL CHEERING]

WOMAN 1:

I love you!

- Whoa!

- Willie Nelson!

[PIPER SHRIEKS]

WOMAN 2:

Willie!

Thank you very much.

I'm proud to be here

for the veterans.

A Marine named Brian Spencer

wrote a great song

before he lost his life

for his country,

and his family is here

and I'm gonna ask

his two daughters to come up

and, uh, sing this song

with me.

Let's give them

a big welcome.

[ALL CHEERING]

Oh. Oh!

WOMAN:

Whoo!

MAN:

Go, girls!

WILLIE:

Three chords and the truth,

that's what a country song is.

Right, girls?

- ADA:
Mm-hm. Yeah.

- What do you say we do one?

[PLAYS GUITAR]

We don't run

We don't compromise

We don't quit

We never do

We look for love

We find it in the eyes

The eyes of me

And the eyes of you

ALL:
You are the road

You are the only way

I'll follow you

Forever more

We'll look for love

We'll find it

In the eyes

The eyes that see through

All the doors

There is a train

That races through the night

On rails of steel

That reach the soul

Fueled by fire

As soft as candle light

But it warms the heart

Of a love grown cold

And we don't run

And we don't compromise

We don't quit

We never do

We look for love

We find it in the eyes

The eyes of me

And the eyes of you

[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

We don't run

We don't compromise

We don't quit

We never do

We look for love

And find it in the eyes

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