Pure Country 2: The Gift Page #7

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This is amazing.

WeII, this is DaIe's thing.

It's very speciaI.

That's why he rides aII those damn buIIs.

It costs a Iot of money

to keep a pIace Iike this going.

I'm not sure what we're gonna do with

him aII busted up in the hospitaI Iike that.

HospitaI?

Watch it.

Oh, sorry.

Howdy.

Is he okay?

OId buII smacked him

pretty good this time.

I keep teIIing him he shouId stop...

...but he thinks he gotta keep on riding

tiII that barn's paid off.

That's his whoIe deaI in Iife, you know,

heIping them kids.

To Iook at him, you wouIdn't know

he was one of them.

-What?

-He was autistic Iike them kids...

...he's heIping now.

-He was autistic?

-Yep.

We didn't know

what you caIIed it back then.

We just thought he was sIow.

Never spoke a word

tiII he was 1 1 years oId.

I used to take him down to the barn

and Iet him sit on the horses.

He seemed to Iike it.

HeII, the first word he ever spoke

was ''horsy,'' not ''mama'' or ''dada.''

Can you beat that?

One day a bee stung this oId bay horse

right there on the butt...

...whiIe DaIe was sitting on him.

That oId horse wouId have broke you

in two, but now DaIe...

...he hung on.

That's the first time he ever smiIed.

-How Iong do they think he'II be Iike this?

-Like what?

Unconscious.

HeII, he ain't unconscious,

he's just asIeep.

DaIe, DaIe, wake up, son.

You got company.

What?

Hi.

You bet on the buII again, didn't you?

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[CROWD CHEERING]

Thank you.

I think right now we need to thank

a very speciaI young Iady.

The young Iady

that put this whoIe thing together.

Bobbie Thomas, come on up here

to the stage and take a bow.

[CROWD CHEERING]

A very important person in my Iife

once toId me...

...when I Iost my voice,

that I couId sing from my heart.

So if you wiII excuse the sound of my voice

and just Iisten to my heart...

...I'd Iike to sing a very speciaI song

for these very speciaI kids today.

[PIANO PLAYING SOFT MELODY]

[SINGING]

There comes a time in everybody's life

When your destiny is born

And there's no doubt

What you're all about

Is there without a warning

And when it comes

You gotta take it

And believe you're gonna make it through

There's not a challenge you can't face

There's not a rainbow you can't chase

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

Always know what the future holds

Is in the hands of fate

And don't forget

That when times gets tough

The gift is worth the wait

But when it finally comes together

Your star will shine forever more

And you'll give hope to all the rest

Show them how to be the best

Matthew, Joseph. Come here, quick.

-What's aII the ruckus?

-Look.

[VOICE SINGING]

I've never seen this before.

What do you think it means?

It means...

[YELPS]

...the gift shouId be returned.

She has redeemed herseIf...

...found a way to sing without her voice.

[LOW RUMBLING FROM ABOVE]

WeII, it seems you're right.

WeII, go on.

[VOICE SQUEALING]

[SINGING LOUDER]

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

Come on, come on

ALL:
Dream big

-Dream big

ALL:
Reach high

-Reach high

ALL:
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

Dream big, reach high

Don't ever be afraid

And youjust 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

ALL:
Dream big

-Dream big

ALL:
Reach high

-Reach high

ALL:
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

ALL:
Dream big

-Dream big

ALL:
Reach high

-Oh, reach high

ALL:
Don't ever be afraid

-Oh, no, oh, no

ALL:

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

ALL:
Dream big

BOBBIE:
Dream big

Reach high

ALL:
Don't ever be afraid

-Oh, no, oh, no

And youjust 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

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

[ALL CHEERING]

Good job.

[EngIish - US - SDH]

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