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like a prince J3

J3 If they lay me

with my fathers J3

J3 Or with my ashes scattered

on the wind I don't care J?

J3 Because when I leave

I want to go out

like Elijah J3

J7 With a whirlwind

to fuel my chariot of fire J3

J3 And when I look

back on the stars J3

J3 It'll be

like a candle light

in Central Park J?

DD:

J3 It won't break

my heart to say goodbye J3

DD:

He seems ready to me.

(Rich, oft?

Eventually, the label

gave me a shot'

and they signed me

to a pretty modest contract

After a few months,

I finished my first album

called, we//,

Rich Mullins.

[no audio]

After that,

I went on tour with Amy

and opened

at her concerts.

I found

that being on the road

was much more enjoyable

than being in the studio.

Maybe it's because I didn't'

like Nashville very much,

I den '2' know.

Music was always

something that was

a pan' of me,

something I

needed to share.

Now I

was reaching so many people

every night', if was exciting,

despite all

the corporate politics

that went with it.

But it's funny

how you can meet hundreds

of new people every day.

(Amy)

Thank you, thank you.

And still feel

almost completely alone.

Thank you all

so much.

We're going to take

a real quick break now

and be right back

in a few minutes.

[continuing applause]

There he is!

Tell us!

Here's our rock star!

She does that so way

better than you, man.

Yeah, she's

really talented.

How are you feeling?

Ah. Okay, let's go,

let's go, let's go.

Who's smoking?

Hey.

Ohhh.

So proud of you.

Wayne.

Hey,Dad.

You look like a girl

with that long hair.

You need

a hair cut, boy.

[sigh]

You haven't seen me

in months and that's

what you have to say?

It's only a joke.

Don't be

so damn sensitive.

I guess piano players

can wear their hair

however they want

these days.

Rich, would you mind

coming back on at the end

and doing the rain thing?

Absolutely.

You've got

a very talented son here.

You must be

a very proud father.

No, I'm proud

of all my kids.

Two boys,

two girls,

and a--piano player.

[clears throat]

I got to go.

What we're going to do,

we're going to make rain, okay?

So what I'm going to do

is break you guys up

into three groups.

This one's about here.

[soft sound

from crowd]

Nice.

[snapping fingers gently]

[soft patting]

[sound of rain]

[loud sound of rain]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

Come on,

pick up.

(Jess)

Hello?

Jess!

[flatly]

Oh.

It's me.

Hey, Richard.

Sorry I didn't make it.

Oh, no,

that's fine.

Hey, listen,

what are you

doing next weekend?

The tour is coming

through Cincinnati--

Rich, I'm engaged.

[rolling thunder]

I'm sorry.

I just,

I don't know,

I just--

I thought

you should know.

(Rich, off)

You know,

I'm not a real--

I don't know--

I have no interest

in anybody else.

The woman I'm in love with

is married to someone

else so--

that's the way it--

that's the way it goes,

and I don't mind that.

I think

maybe God wanted me

to be celibate.

The way he accomplished

that was to break

my heart.

So the song

you wrote for your wedding,

Doubly Good,

you gave to Amy Grant. Why?

Some things

you just have

to walk away from,

you know.

And some things

you don't have

a choice.

The woman I love

is married to somebody else.

That's the way it goes.

Well, if that's the case,

then it seems to me

that song

is exceptionally cruel.

Why is that?

Well, because it implies

that if God hasn't given you

a love

that's tender

and someone who's true

then he hasn't been

doubly good to you.

Well, God

doesn't have to be

singly good to any of us.

(Rich, off)

We all have it better

than we deserve so...

we should be thankful

for what we have.

[piano playing]

[humming]

[no audio]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[tape recorder clicks]

[piano playing slowly]

[humming]

[same tune playing

with more instruments]

It's good.

That's horrible.

I like it.

Bryan?

Maybe if we

just changed--

No, I don't want to--

I don't want to change--

I don't want

to do it at all.

It's exactly this that made

me not want to come

to Nashville.

Yeah, you made

that clear, Mullins.

But no one's holding

a gun to your head here.

We're just trying to help.

Well, you're not helping.

Look, my songs aren't

fill-in-the-blanks,

you guys.

You can't just put the word

"Jesus" in a few more times

and expect it to be better.

Rich, you already have

a lot of longing

and brokenness

in your other songs,

which is good.

Maybe if you

just had happier lyrics.

I'm not trying to be

a Christian pop star, guys.

I'm just trying to say

something true.

Okay?

I don't want to change

my music.

Yeah? Well,

things change.

You sure don't seem

to mind the new car,

the new house, right?

Don't mess with my songs.

Rich, we don't want to mess

with your songs, okay?

But in order for people

to hear your music,

we have to sell records.

And in order

to sell records,

we have to get

the sound right.

Yeah!

The problem is the sound.

The problem is me.

I got it.

I get it.

What are

you doing?

You can't leave,

we're in the middle

of a session!

You don't want to hear

anything I have to say

to you right now.

He's never going

to sing this song.

Well, if he

doesn't sing this one,

he's going to have to come

up with something else.

We still got

one more slot to fill.

You know,

he has more talent

than anyone I've ever seen.

What if he never gets

off the ground?

[soft guitar playing]

[soft knocking]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

(Gary, over phone)

Hey, Rich.

Hey, Gary.

What's up, man?

I know you're slammed,

but I got a friend

who's asking

for a favor.

Would you have

time to do a show?

Man, I don't know.

We're kind of behind

on this thing.

Thelabers

all over

me about it.

It's on a Native

American reservation.

Really?

Yeah, but it's

all the way out

in Arizona.

It's, like,

a million miles

from Nashville.

I know

you're super busy

working on the new album.

Yeah, I'll do it.

(Rich, off)

Truth was I couldn't

get away fast enough.

I probably would have done

a retreat on the moon

if it meant getting space

from the record company.

The only thing I knew

about the reservation

was that it

was called Window Rock

and it was

in the middle

of nowhere.

I really had no idea

what to expect.

Driving through

the reservation

was like being

in another world.

It was beautiful there,

but sad at the same time.

Children played

in rundown streets.

Some people

barely left

their homes at all.

There's need here.

Great need.

I ended up staying

a few days here

working with

the Youth Ministry team.

I was able to get

to know some of the kids

and hear their stories.

The good and the bad.

It was one of the most

real experiences

in my life.

I didn't want it to end.

(man)

Lights out

in ten minutes.

Hey, Rich.

How's it going, man?

I really like

your shirt.

Oh, thanks.

Yeah, I love this one.

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