Rock of Ages Page #6

two hundred and three dollars.

Crisis averted.

Thank you, Stacee Jaxx.

And Stacee Jaxx thanks you.

-Well, hello, Paul.

-Well, hello, Dennis. Lonny.

Now, hold on just a second.

We got 90 percent of the house,

...100 percent of the merch.

That means that Stacee's take

works out to about....

Wait, wait, wait. "Stacee's take"?

Hold on. Add a zero. Add three.

Thirty-one thousand,

two hundred and nine. Correct?

-Yeah.

-Crap.

Crap. We got a problem.

-What problem?

-Well, you owe me six bucks.

Ha-ha-ha. But screw it. Keep it.

I get fussy about singles anyway.

Paul, you told me this was a freebie.

Stacee Jaxx does not take a dump for free.

He took a huge pay cut on this.

You are cutting my throat here!

Don't be so pessimistic.

Stacee just put you guys back on the map!

No, no. l put him on the map.

I beg your pardon.

I gave him his first gig.

And I gave him his first million.

Anyway.

Awesome doing business with you, ciao!

Didn't know Paul spoke Italian.

Cryin' on the corner

Waitin' in the rain

I swear I'll never, ever wait again

You gave me your word

But words for you are lies

Darlin', in my wildest dreams

I never thought I'd go

But it's time to let you know

I'm gonna harden my heart

I'm gonna swallow my tears

I'm gonna turn and leave you here

All of my life I've been waitin' in the rain

I've been waiting for a feeling

That never, ever came

It feels so close

But always disappears

Watch it.

Oh, oh, oh

Mm, mm, ah, ah

Oh

Darlin', in your wildest dreams

You never had a clue

But it's time you got the news

I'm gonna harden my heart

Harden your heart

I'm gonna swallow my tears

Swallow your tears, girl

-I'm gonna turn

-Turn

-And leave you here

-Leave you here

Oh, like a candle

Cognac, brandy.

-Oh, no, l don't mix my drinks.

-No, no, no.

This is Cognac.

-She's getting you a brandy.

-Here you go, Justice.

-Thank you.

-Now you drink up and dry off.

But remember:

This is just a rest stop.

I need a job.

Do you dance?

You got the best of me

I'm a better singer.

I don't need a singer.

And you're a pretty girl. You wanna

make some real money, you gotta dance.

You also have to be tough too.

And you don't look too tough to me.

I'm tough.

It's not right for everyone, honey.

Hey there.

I can wait tables. I'm good.

Are you sure?

You're bringin' on the heartache

Can't you see

Okay. You start tomorrow.

You said, "Oh, girl

It's a cold world

When you keep it all to yourself

l said, You can't hide

On the inside

All the pain you've ever felt

You better ransom your heart

And, baby, don't look back

'Cause we got nobody else

We're running with the shadows

Of the night

So, baby, take my hand

It'll be all right

Surrender all your dreams to me tonight

They'll come true in the end

I'm gonna harden my heart

-Harden your heart, girl

-I'm gonna swallow my tears

Swallow your tears

I'm gonna turn and leave you

Darlin', in my wildest dreams

I never thought I'd go

But it's time to let you know

Oh, I'm gonna harden my heart

I'm gonna swallow my tears

I'm gonna turn and leave you here

Whitty.

What if I told you The Bourbon Room

hadn't paid taxes in over a year?

-Why do you ask?

-Because it's true.

They're broke. l am so excited.

I'm gonna call the press.

-Patty-cakes?

-Mm-hm.

I think this whole

"Cleaning up the Strip" thing...

...is gonna be great for the city

and for us.

But you seem to have this issue

with Stacee Jaxx.

I mean, it seems to be really intense.

Well....

-The short answer?

-Mm-hm.

When I was a naive undergrad at UCLA,

I had a roommate.

-Let's just call her Vivian.

-Oh.

One night she was partying innocently

at The Bourbon Room...

...when that two-headed monster

spotted her...

...and lured her into his suite

at the Park Hyatt.

-What?

-For the first time...

...she felt like a woman.

Sure, a handcuffed woman covered in

Cool Whip and Wild Turkey, but still...

...a woman.

Yeah. A woman.

-Well, you can guess what happened next.

-Oh.

His tour bus left L.A.,

taking Stacee Jaxx with it.

And I swore in her honor...

...that I would see him...

...and his sick satanic legacy gone

for good.

That's the short answer?

Yeah.

I don't know where I'm going

But I sure know where I've been

Hanging on the promises

In the songs of yesterday

And I've made up my mind

I ain't wasting no more time

But here I go again

Here I go again

Though I keep searching for an answer

I never seem to find what I'm looking for

Oh, Lord, l pray

You give me strength to carry on

'Cause I know what it means

To walk along the lonely street of dreams

And here I go again on my own

Going down the only road I've ever known

Like a drifter, I was born to walk alone

And I've made up my mind

I ain't wasting no more time

I'm just another heart in need of rescue

Waitin' on love's sweet charity

And I'm gonna hold on

For the rest of my days

'Cause I know what it means

To walk along the lonely street of dreams

And here I go again on my own

Going down the only road I've ever known

Like a drifter, I was born to walk alone

And I've made up my mind

I ain't wasting no more time

But here I go again

Oh, here I go

Here I go again

Here I go

Here I go again

Here I go

Here I go

Here I go

Here I go

Hey. Come on, big fella.

We can sort this out.

What part of "We're screwed"

don't you understand?

What part of "Rock 'n' roll is forever"

don't you understand?

This monument to decadence...

...can't be brought down by a few

plastic bureaucrats in bowler hats.

It's eternal.

I just feel like I've let everyone down.

Not everyone.

What do you mean?

I can't fight this feeling any longer

And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow

What started out as friendship

Has grown stronger

I only wish I had the strength

To let it show

I tell myself that I can't hold out forever

You're not f***ing with me, are you?

I said there is no reason for my fear

This is a dream come true.

'Cause I feel so secure

When we're together

You give my life direction

You make everything so clear

And even as I wander

I'm keeping you in sight

You're a candle in the window

On a cold, dark winter's night

-And I'm getting closer

-And I'm getting closer

-Than I ever thought I might

-Than I ever thought I might

-And l can't fight this feeling anymore

-And l can't fight this feeling anymore

-I've forgotten what I started fighting for

-I've forgotten what I started fighting for

It's time to bring this ship into the shore

And throw away the oars forever

-'Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore

-'Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore

-I've forgotten what I started fighting for

-I've forgotten what I started fighting for

-And if l have to crawl upon the floor

-And if l have to crawl upon the floor

Come crashing through your door

-Baby, l can't fight this feelin' anymore

-Baby, l can't fight this feelin' anymore

Hey, boss.

What is it, Chico?

The beer guy is here.

Tell him I'm busy.

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