Small Town Saturday Night Page #6

and she wants to know

where you are.

Hello? Hi.

Yeah. I was--

I'm sorry.

I was just about to call you.

Actually, I'm not feeling so well.

Can you hold on for a sec?

Thanks.

- Will you leave me alone?

- I did not raise a liar.

Now you tell her

you are feeling a lot better,

that you are on your way over there

and you are sorry about the hold-up.

Hey, Julie.

Yeah, hey. I'm-- I'm actually

starting to feel a lot better.

So if you're still interested,

I'll be by shortly.

Okay. See you soon.

Bye.

Thanks a lot.

- What's wrong?

- Mom, I don't wanna go.

Why not?

We already missed

the dinner reservations you made.

Well, so then you change them.

Mom, you're not listening to me.

I do not want to go out with her.

Leslie Ryan...

are you homosexual?

What? No!

Well, then why don't you wanna

go out with that girl?

Leslie, I am worried about you.

You never go out with any girls

and you have all those half-naked men

hanging in your bedroom.

You don't have to hide it from me.

I'm your mother and I am gonna

love you no matter what.

Would you leave me the f*** alone?

I am 23 years old

and you are still trying to run my life.

What's wrong with setting you up

on a nice date?

Look at me, Mom.

Look at me.

Who's gonna want to go out with me?

I'm not like Rhett.

What are you talking about?

You are a catch.

You are handsome.

- You are intelligent.

- Mom!

Look, girls don't like guys like me,

especially not pretty ones like Julie.

Lord forgive me,

but that is a steaming crock of sh*t.

You have a lot to offer that girl.

Just fix your collar.

Fix your collar a little bit.

There you go.

Make it smooth.

Okay, and just tuck in

your shirt a little bit.

Look at you.

You're my handsome boy.

- Ain't it funny...

- Les.

How one day it's sunny

And the next day

It's pouring rain?

Ain't it strange?

You can wake up in LA

And by nightfall you're dancing

On the beach down in Spain

There's so many things

I don't understand

Like how does a river

know which way to flow?

How does the wind know

which way to blow?

Leslie?

And how do you know that you know

When you know you're in love?

These are for you.

I dropped them on accident.

Sorry.

And how does a guy like me

Get a girl like you?

I just spoke with a senior agent.

He said they probably

won't charge you

with a federal crime since you didn't

actually get away with the money.

I guess we'll just see what happens

at your arraignment.

So...

Can I get one last request?

That's nice.

It's pretty. I like that.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Beer, nice. I like beer.

- Thanks, dude.

- Kick some ass tonight, all right?

- Yep.

What the hell is this?

It's a gift; it's not a loan.

No, I-- I can't take this, dude.

You can take it

and you're gonna take it.

And you're gonna go to Nashville

and you're gonna kick some ass

and you're gonna make us proud, okay?

Yeah.

- Good look, bro.

- Thanks, buddy.

Thank you.

Yeah.

- So I guess you're going.

- I guess I am.

I'm gonna go check on that thing.

Sh*t.

- Hey.

- Hey.

How's Megpie doing?

She's okay.

You know, I had a talk with her and...

she doesn't really understand

what's going on.

But, you know, she says we'll just

come out to Nashville and visit you.

I'm sorry, Rhett.

I'm...

I'm really sorry.

I know.

I know.

I just want you to be happy.

Well, nothing will make us happier

than seeing you make it.

We will always be your biggest fans.

Okay.

Someday I will find

- My ticket outta here...

- Yeah, Rhett!

Get up one morning

and just start packin'

I make up my mind

I'll lay down my fear

Stop waitin' for the next bad thing

To happen

I'm ready for the rainbow to begin

I just got through a storm of tears

I thought would never end

Someday was a dream

that always seemed

To turn out wrong

But now it's not so far away

Putting off tomorrow

ls 24 hours too long

I guess my someday came today

Maybe I'll take a train

To a place I've never been

Where I can watch the sun

Fall into the ocean

I finally feel alive

Throw my heart into overdrive

Get up and get this life

- ln motion...

- Because it's your last night, brother.

And I'll do everything I'm meant to do

'Cause I'm past the pain and sorrow

That kept it all from coming true

Someday was a dream

That always seemed to turn out wrong

But now it's not so far away

Putting off tomorrow

ls 24 hours too long

I guess my someday came today...

You just take care of them, Tommy.

That's all I ask.

I will.

Put this town on the map.

That's all I ask.

I'll be listening for ya.

I guess my someday

Came today...

Yeah, it came today, yeah.

Three years of my life spent on us

Just got blown away today

Like a cloud of dust

I stayed around

this little ol' town for you

With its population 1,382

I put my dreams of leaving out of mind

You weren't goin' and I couldn't bear

For you to stay behind

So if you're really

tellin' me we're through

There ain't nothin' here

For me to lose

So hey, baby, take

a long last look at me

Me and this old guitar

are bound for Tennessee

I'm leavin' you

and this old town behind

Go on and change that number

On the population sign

I'll be thinkin' of you

on my way out of town

And how I would've kept holdin' on

If you hadn't let me down

I guess that's just the way

it had to go

To see what's waitin' for me

Down that road

So hey, baby, take

a long last look at me

Me and this old guitar

are bound for Tennessee

I'm leavin' you

and this old town behind

Go on and change that number

On the population sign

I'm leavin' you

and this old town behind

Yeah, you can change that number

On the population sign.

New Country 93.3 with Barrett and Fox.

There's a brand-new song

from Wade Hayes.

It's called ''Population Sign''

and this is something very cool--

That was Rhett Ryan

who wrote that song.

Remember that name?

He used to come by the studio.

Yeah, he used to come in here

with his guitar and sing for us.

Yeah, we're the guys

that gave him his big break.

Yeah, Rhett, you owe us.

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