The Song Page #5

I must confess

I don't care

If it's wrong or right

- Hey.

- Oh, hey.

- Good morning. Um...

- What time is it?

It is 1:
15.

You okay?

- Yeah, you?

- Mm-hm.

- You can take that if you want.

- Uh, what?

The phone.

Actually, it's you.

I'm sorry. I, uh...

I grabbed it for you

because you left it at the bar

and obviously forgot to give it

back to you, so, yeah.

Whoa.

Jed, I'm sorry.

- It's okay.

- I feel terrible.

It's not your fault.

I should call her back though.

Yeah.

- See you later, okay?

- Mm.

- Jed.

- Hey.

Where were you? I've been trying

to get a hold of you all night.

There's a time for everything,

and a season for every purpose

under heaven.

The wise have eyes

in their heads

while the fool walks

in darkness.

But I came to realize that the

same fate overtakes them both.

So then I said to myself,

"Like the fool,

the wise too must die."

What then do

I gain by being wise?

No, no. I'm sorry, sir.

No!

- Hello?

- Oh, buddy, man, I woke you up.

- What time is it over there?

- It's 6 a.m.

Wow, man. Do you want me

to call you back?

No, it's fine.

Listen, are you anxious

to get back out here?

- Yeah.

- Because we are certainly anxious

and excited about

having you back out here.

Friday is Amsterdam.

Everything is a go.

Stan, listen.

Brother, we have lost six shows.

Now, I know

that was an emergency.

But we have an emergency

here, okay?

We are hemorrhaging money.

Hemorrhaging money, man.

- People are getting upset.

- Stan, this is my life.

This is my life.

And this is how you pay

for your life.

If you were a nobody,

still just David King's kid,

I wouldn't care what you did.

No one would.

But I don't think that's

who you wanna be, or is it?

Because you can always

just walk away.

I have to go back.

- Please.

- I don't have a choice.

- I don't have a choice.

- Yes, you do. Please just stay.

If I stay, we're gonna owe

a lot of money.

Take me with you then.

I can't...

I can't do that, Rose.

Why?

All the reasons you said.

I can't do that to Ray.

I should've gone with you then.

I'm so sorry, Jed.

- I'm so sorry.

- It's all right.

I should've gone with you.

You have a lot to do.

You have a lot to do here. Okay?

Help me get through

these next eight weeks.

Then I have a show in Cinci,

and then I have a break.

How long?

We'll start with a year.

Okay?

Okay.

Amsterdam!

Can I just tell you

what a great time

we've had in your city tonight?

Ha, ha.

Well, there's more fun

to be had.

- Hey, Jed.

- Aah.

What is it? What's wrong?

I can't breathe.

- Slow down.

- He's having a panic attack.

Listen to me.

- I can't feel my hands.

- You're not gonna die.

Jed. To help you relax, okay?

I'm just trying to help you.

- I can't sing that song, Shel.

- Yes, you can, Jedediah.

It's her song.

No, it's your song.

Do you ever feel like you

don't write your own songs? Hm?

- Like they were given to you?

- By who?

God?

- What if he takes them away?

- Why?

Because he doesn't like

what you're doing?

Look at the world.

You like what he's doing?

The first time

I heard your music,

I thought, "This is it.

This guy really gets it.

This is what I need."

But I also thought, you know,

"If only he weren't so...

Married.

...narrow.

But think of the music he could

write if he just let go

and lived without

all of these rules."

And then I realized,

"I can help him let go.

He needs me to."

I thought I was going to die

out there.

I don't ever wanna feel

like that again.

You won't.

Thank you.

Appreciate it.

I tried cheering myself with

wine and embracing folly.

Laughter is madness.

And what does pleasure

accomplish?

This is what's happening now.

The heart of fools

is in the house of pleasure.

The heart of the wise

is in the house of mourning

because a sad face

is good for the heart.

What do you think?

You're the expert.

What do you think?

Well done.

Under this moon

I denied myself nothing

my eyes desired.

I refused my heart no pleasure.

Under this moon

We are falling

Under this moon

You belong

To me

Under this moon

We are falling

Like stars

Like stars

Everything was meaningless.

Chasing after the wind.

- Daddy!

- Hey, buddy.

- Unh. Did you have fun?

- Uh-huh.

Look at Mom's belly.

Wow.

Wow.

Look at Mom's belly.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Oh...

Why didn't you tell me?

I wanted to tell you in person.

Hi, Shelby.

I'll be right there.

I'll be right there.

Yup.

- Shelby.

- Yeah.

This is my wife, Rose.

Yeah. It's really

nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

Great show tonight.

You're very talented.

Thank you.

- This is my son, Ray.

- Ray.

You are so handsome.

I've heard so much about you.

I feel like I know you guys.

But I did not know

that you were expecting.

- Neither did he.

- Oh.

No?

I'm gonna go drink

with the guys.

We were headed out.

- So I'll just catch you tomorrow?

- Yes.

Okay. It was nice to meet you.

You too.

Ready to go?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

I missed you.

I missed you.

When did you get this?

Amsterdam.

Why?

I don't know.

It seemed like a good idea

at the time.

Oh.

Everything okay?

Yeah, just...

Just give me a second.

Jed, please don't do this to me.

Please.

Let's just go back out there.

No, no, no.

I'll sing it myself.

No, no, no,

you won't sing that, no.

You will never sing that song.

You will never sing that song!

Play it.

Just play the song.

I've been waiting for you

To...

Stop it! No!

You think you're better than me?

You think she's better than me?

- What was that?

- You broke it! You broke it!

- Shelby! Get off.

- You think you're better?

- Get off me!

- Stop! Stop!

No! I'm gonna tell her!

Let me go!

I'm gonna tell her!

I'm gonna...

- Are you threatening me?

- Jed!

You don't threaten me!

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

Yeah, Stan, this is Matt.

I'm over at will call.

I'm gonna call you back.

Thank you.

Don't hang up.

Look, I don't care what you do.

I don't care who you do it with.

When you bring

your problems on stage,

they become my problems.

My very expensive problems.

Now, if you can't keep your

baggage off stage, I will.

Shelby, you are done. Done!

I was hoping to bring Ray

to your Nashville show also.

That be all right?

Jed?

Yes. That would be fine.

Why is Shelby off the tour?

I read that

she was off the tour.

She punched Stan in the face.

Good for her.

- Why?

- I don't know.

Look, I don't wanna talk

about work right now.

Rose. What?

Do you not want me here?

You're not here.

We have to say your name five

times before you even answer.

- Something is wrong.

- I'm just tired.

Why aren't you singing my song?

Do you...?

- Do you not love me anymore?

- Rose, of course I do.

- Why would you ask me that?

- Sing it.

I want you to sing it right now.

Rose, that song

is special to me.

All right,

it holds a special place,

and I'm just tired of

being demanded

to sing it like some sort of

performance monkey.

What is that?

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