Some Kind of Beautiful Page #8

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Yank totty's sister, are we?

No, I blew that one.

Threw away a pearl beyond price.

Totty and Totty's sister.

None of us are talking.

It's all a big mess.

Marvelous bloody place,

though, isn't it? Californ-i-a?

Sunshine, beaches, and girls. Yeah.

Marijuana.

God, how the buggering hell

did I miss out on all that for so long?

You came.

You saw it once.

It all goes so fast.

These buggers here,

they don't think I've got long.

Well...

it's all a load of bollocks, really.

What is?

You know, there's nothing honorable

in misery, Richard.

Carpe diem.

Boff and be merry.

Now, listen. You listen to me carefully.

This might be the most important

bit of advice I'll ever give you.

For God's sake, man...

go and get your bloody girl.

Go on.

Bugger off.

Hey, Richard.

You remember my epitaph.

Of course I do, Dad.

Of course I do.

Byzantium is the place he longs for.

He needs to make this journey.

I'm going to sort this all out.

I promise you. Okay, Jake?

How?

I'll Skype you tomorrow, okay?

Is she talking to Olivia yet?

Olivia's book launches here next week.

Kate isn't even going.

- She's icing everyone out, even me.

- All right.

See ya, Brian.

Yeats knows that unless

he makes this journey,

unless he defies logic and authority,

unless his soul claps hands

and sings out loud...

he is nothing more...

than a tattered coat upon a stick.

You old bugger.

There is a country for old men.

If not now, when?

Ernesto, Richard Haig. Cmo est?

Adios! Adios, amigos.

- Hey, Dad.

- Hi, Jakey.

Go to the door and tell me what you see.

Okay.

Oh, look at you, boy! Oh, look at you.

Richie!

Thank God you're here, dude.

Thank God. Thank God.

- You can let go now, Brian. That's okay.

- Okay. All right. Okay.

Can you believe it, Mom?

He's really here.

- Hi, Kate.

- Hey, how did you get here?

I just came across the border.

It's an old trick of mine.

- What if you get caught?

- I won't. I'll be gone before they know it.

Remember my lawyer, Ernesto? He's going

to sort this whole mess out, okay?

- Yay!

- Don't you worry.

It's only going to cost me a fortune.

And look, Kate,

we can't keep going like this.

I mean, Jake, he needs his mom

and dad to be adults, right?

Yeah.

Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry we hurt you.

Olivia wanted to tell you,

and it was my fault she didn't.

But you're sisters. Come on.

Cut her some slack.

Life is so short, Kate.

Like my dad used to say, carpe diem.

Let's boff and be merry?

- Okay.

- Great.

Great. And... one last thing.

- Can I take a shower, please?

- He really stinks.

Thank you, everybody, for coming.

I would like to thank my agent,

Tim Prince.

I would also like to thank my...

ex brother-in-law, Richard.

He was the inspiration

for the burnt-out,

recovering-alcoholic cop

who saves the day.

Although he doesn't know it,

so let's not tell him.

And, lastly, I would like to thank

somebody very special to me

who couldn't be here today,

which is nobody's fault but mine.

All right. Here we are.

Hey.

I'm so sorry. So sorry.

I'm sorry, too.

Let's never fight again, okay?

Come here.

- Let's go back inside.

- Just give me a minute, all right?

Okay.

Hi.

- You came.

- I came. Piece of cake.

I came because I love you.

I came because I need you.

I need my son.

I need my family.

That's why I came.

- You want to hear something crazy?

- What?

I knew you'd come.

- It's irrational.

- It's romantic.

You and I...

we've only had moments.

Now we have time.

I spent my whole life

in opposition to this man.

Honestly, he never did

a bloody thing for me,

except this.

Asking me to scatter his ashes here.

And it saved my life,

because it brought me back to the people

I love most in this world.

- Even you, Brian.

- You're the man, Richard.

There comes a time, and there's always

a time, and I guess this is the time.

So, Jakey, shall we set grandpa free?

Okay, Dad.

Enjoy paradise.

So how long are you staying?

Okay, Jakey, listen to me here.

I have to sort out a few things first.

But...

maybe marrying your aunt might help.

- What?

- Well, I am down on one knee.

Then get up and kiss me again.

Up and away we set off

Secretly scared we'd get lost

Up in the clouds, over the town

Beyond the wall

Some of us knew we might fall

Under the weight of it all

And though we'd been warned

of the oncoming storms

Still we stood tall

Soar from the moonlight

Straight to the sunrise

This will be our time

To free-fall and nose-dive

Out of the black night

Into the bright light

With the whole world in our sight

Like a miniature paradise

Yeah

My shadow is cast on the ground

I'm flying too fast to look down

At the rooftops and trees

And my family waving at me

Soar from the moonlight

Straight to the sunrise

This will be our time

To free-fall and nose-dive

Out of the black night

Into the bright light

With the whole world in our sight

Like a miniature paradise

I go crazy sometimes

Can you believe it?

Yeah, I swear I'm fine

That I'm all right

but I'm barely breathing

Thought I could find my way back home

But I get lost alone

But when I'm with you

I'm no longer wandering

And when I'm with you

I swear I can breathe

And when I'm with you

I know who I am and who I want to be

I'm not trying to be dramatic, no

Most times I'm pretty normal

Oh, let's be clear and honest here

And do away with anything formal

I can fake it on my own

But I am lost alone

'Cause when I'm with you

I'm no longer wandering

And when I'm with you

I swear I can breathe

And when I'm with you

I know who I am and who I want to be

Who I want to be

But I am wide-eyed

With a pension for running

But how many times does it take

Till I find that I'm lost

When I'm alone

And that's not where I belong

'Cause when I'm with you

I'm no longer wandering

When I'm with you I can finally breathe

When I'm with you

I swear to God

I swear to God I'm who I wanna be

I'm who I

I'm who I wanna be

I'm who I wanna be

I'm who I

I'm who I wanna be

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