Pure Country 2: The Gift

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[BUZZING NEARBY]

What have you got there, Matthew?

I got speed, Joseph. I got speed.

Speed, huh?

Afraid we don't have much use

for more speed these days.

Things are moving fast enough down there

as it is.

WeII, but the--

-Get it.

-Damn. Oh, I shouIdn't have said--

I got it. Oh, fast IittIe bugger.

I didn't mean to say ''bugger'' either.

-WeII, put it on the sheIf.

-CouId we just toss it down and see if--?

-Speed is gonna have to wait.

-CouId I just put it right there?

VOICE:

Wow.

JOSEPH:

What have you got there, Pedro?

Uh, it's a voice.

[LOUD MUSICAL SHOUT]

That's a big voice.

-Oh, yeah.

-Very big voice.

And soft and sweet as any aria...

...but strong and powerfuI

as anything before.

Can we send that one down?

Send it right down.

-Easy, easy. Matthew.

-I'm sorry. He's Iistening.

That voice is an incredibIe gift.

And with a great gift

comes great responsibiIities.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

What?

There are ruIes that must be foIIowed.

Oh, the ruIes, the ruIes.

-Yeah.

-RuIes, ruIes. Um, um....

Never Iie.

AIways be fair.

Never break a promise.

Yeah.

Those are tough.

WeII, wanna drop one?

Ugh, to those who much is given,

much is expected from them.

Him.

WeII, it's time.

Let her rip.

[EXCLAIMING]

[CRYING]

[ELLA SINGING]

[SINGING]

Dream big, reach high

Don't ever be afraid

Just spread your wings and fly

With a heart full of faith

A whole lot of luck

And some love to see you through

Dream big and itjust might come true

CHOIR [SINGING]:

Dream big, reach high

Don't ever be afraid

Just spread your wings and fly

With a heart full of faith, a whole lot of luck

And some love to see you through

Dream big and itjust might come true

Dream big, reach high

Don't ever be afraid

Just fly, fly, fly

With a heart full of faith, a whole lot of luck

And love to see you through

Dream big and itjust might come true

Dream big

Reach high

Dream big, reach high

Don't ever be afraid

Just spread your wings and fly

With a heart full of faith, a whole lot of luck

And love to see you through

Dream big and itjust might come

True

HaIIeIujah. Yeah.

-Something wrong?

-No.

BiIIy ConneIIy is a big fat idiot.

Bobbie, be fair, never Iie...

-...never break a promise.

-Never break a promise.

But he said I was too poor

to have a mommy...

...that my daddy didn't want me.

Oh.

Honey...

...I toId you, your mommy's in heaven.

But what about my daddy? Where is he?

WeII...

...you're oId enough to know now,

so I'II teII you the whoIe story.

Your daddy was a rodeo cowboy.

He rode into town on a big, white horse.

He had a smiIe that couId make

the sun come out...

...and eyes that couId caIm a wiId mare.

He met your mother

and there were fireworks.

They had a beautifuI,

wonderfuI Iove affair.

And then the rodeo moved on.

So he cIimbed back up

on his big, white horse...

...and he rode out of town.

And that's it.

Your daddy was a rodeo cowboy.

Wow. A rodeo cowboy.

[SINGING]

You left me for her

She left you for him

Now you're back again, begging

Saying it was a moment of weakness

Couldn't help falling

But now your love for me is rock solid

Ifyour love was a rock

I'd throw it through the window

Skip it 'cross the water

Watch it sink to the bottom

I'd crush it with a hammer

Then glue it back together

Just to roll it down the mountain

Hope it never stops

Ifyour love was a rock

You know it's true

That's what I'd do

[CROWD CHEERING]

Thank you aII very much.

Now get ready for some hard riding...

...as we weIcome you to

the 25th annuaI CIoverton Rodeo.

[GASPS]

ANNOUNCER [OVER PA]: Give a big round

of applause to Bobbie Thomas and her band.

You aII right?

-Yeah.

-Heh.

Thanks.

I reaIIy enjoyed your singing.

ANNOUNCER [OVER PA]:

Ladies and gentlemen...

...welcome to the annual

Cloverton Rodeo and Stampede.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Thanks.

WESTON:

Bobbie, I am so very sorry.

I'm not sure what happened.

Listen, I'm just gIad you ain't hurt. Heh.

You ain't hurt, are you?

Bobbie?

Hey, you aII right?

Honey, did you hit your head?

Do you Iike my singing, Wes?

Of course. Yeah, yeah, I Iove it.

I think you sing as good as the peopIe

that sing in the Grand OIe Opry.

Uh, better.

ANNOUNCER [OVER PA]: Let's give

a warm welcome to the Cloverton flag girls.

About tonight,

you shouId wear something speciaI.

SpeciaI? For what?

WeII, because it's gonna be

a reaI speciaI night for us.

Oh, my God.

EIIa?

-EIIa.

-What are you screaming about, chiId?

[BOTH SHOUT]

At Ieast I stay home when I Iook Iike this.

What happened to you?

EIIa, I have a probIem.

Yes, you do, chiId. Come here.

-What do you think of Wes?

-That he's a nice boy.

Do you think I shouId marry him?

-Did he ask you?

-No.

But I think he's going to.

-Tonight.

-Do you Iove him?

I don't know.

He's the best catch in this IittIe town.

Except for....

-Do you beIieve in Iove at first sight?

-I beIieve in everything.

But how do you know

when you're in Iove?

-What's it feeI Iike?

-Oh, that's easy.

When you're in Iove...

...it's Iike the sun rises and sets

on that person's smiIe.

They can make you fIy higher

than you've ever soared...

...and sink Iower than you've ever sunk.

You feeI Iike you don't know

what you're doing haIf the time...

...but you know exactIy what's going on

the other haIf.

It's the most beautifuI feeIing

in the worId.

It's Iike taking a bath

in warm tapioca pudding.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Have you ever been in Iove?

Nope. Never took a bath

in pudding either.

Now go take a shower.

Gee, thanks.

-HeIIo, Weston.

-HeIIo, EIIa.

Uh, ma'am.

ELLA:

Huh.

-Don't you Iook fine tonight.

-Oh, weII, thanks. Heh, heh.

Do I?

WeII, come on inside.

Bobbie's aImost ready.

Okay. Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Um....

You're weIcome.

WeII, just have a seat here.

She'II be down in just a bit.

-Can I get you anything to drink?

-Nope. No, thank you.

How about a napkin?

I'm sorry?

Uh, oh, oh. No, thank you.

I'm just a IittIe excited tonight.

Not excited, you know, but anxious.

Anxious.

-I'II get you that napkin.

-Okay.

Poor chiId.

Okay, I'm ready.

Hey. Heh, heh.

-You aII right?

-Uh, yeah. Yeah.

-Wow. You Iook great.

-Thank you.

Yeah, sure.

-Here's your napkin.

-Napkin? For what?

Uh, nothing, ha. You ready?

-Yeah.

-Okay.

Thanks, EIIa. Ma'am.

CIose your eyes.

Step down.

BOBBIE:
Why are your hands aII wet?

-Shh, shh. Just a IittIe bit further.

-You sure you can't see?

-I'm sure.

WESTON:
Okay, step down.

Just keep going. There you go.

This needs to be perfect.

BOBBIE:
Where are we going?

-Shh, shh. Just a coupIe more steps.

There you go. One more.

Okay, here we go. AII right. Now face me.

-Don't peek, okay?

-I'm not peeking.

Okay, you can open your eyes now.

[CHUCKLES]

Isn't she perfect?

-A pickup truck?

-Yeah.

No. Not just a pickup truck.

I mean, it's a automatic, four-wheeI drive.

It's perfect.

-That's what this is about?

-Oh, yeah.

-Our speciaI night?

-Yes. Yeah. Yeah, why?

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