To Leslie (2022) - full transcript

(soft music)

♪ Here I am, oh here I am ♪

♪ Here, here I am ♪

♪ If you need a love that's true
♪

♪ Need someone to stand by you ♪

♪ Here I am, oh here I am ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ If you need a helping hand,
need someone to understand ♪

♪ Here I am, oh here I am ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Here I am, I'm reaching
out to give you love ♪



♪ That you're without ♪

♪ I can help you find what
you've been looking for ♪

♪ Here I am, come to me, take
my hand 'cause I believe ♪

♪ I can give you all the
love you need and more ♪

♪ Oh here I am, here I am ♪

♪ Oh here I am, here, here I am
♪

♪ Here I am, I'm reaching
out to give you love ♪

♪ That you're without ♪

♪ I can help you find what
you've been looking for ♪

(Leslie screaming)

- Leslie, how does it feel to
win

such a life-changing sum of
money?

- Oh, well, I feel helluvalot
better

than yesterday. (laughs)



- I understand that you had a
little help

picking the winner number.

- I picked the same ones I
always do.

- And that was your son's
birthday?

- Yeah, James, my son James.

You wanna meet him?

- [Newsman] Sure.
- Okay, James!

- And what do you plan to do

with 190,000 smackeroos?

- God, I don't know, maybe buy a
house,

and buy something nice for my
boy.

Just have a better life!

- [Woman] Hey, Lee, what about
us?!

- [Friends] What about us?

- Drinks are on me! Whoa!

♪ Here I am, I'm reaching out ♪

♪ To give you love that you're
without ♪

♪ I can help ♪

(faint cooking show)

(manager knocks)

- [Manager] Leslie, I
know you're in there!

(manager knocks)

(dog barks)

- No one pays on time,
but Leslie's gotta go?

Leslie's gotta go.

Where am I gonna go?

Where am I gonna take all this
stuff?

No one pays on time!

Frank?

Hey, can you help me?

Frank, just for a month.

Just for a month, Frank.

Hey, Frank!

Zach, come here.

Zach! Come Zach, you
motherfucker!

Hey, one night, one night, just
tonight.

- I'm sorry I couldn't keep
helping you.

- You're gonna put me on the
street?

You're gonna put me on the
fucking street?

Open the door, open the fucking
door!

Motherfucker!

Now, I'll be taking my things.

And saying, fuck you!

(loud music)

♪ I'm going down ♪

♪ I'm going down, down, down,
down, down ♪

♪ Yes, I'm going down, yes ♪

♪ I'm going down, down, down,
down, down ♪

♪ Yes, I've got my big
feet in the window ♪

♪ Got my head on the ground ♪

♪ Let me down ♪

♪ And close that boxcar door ♪

♪ Well, I'm goin' back to
Chattanooga ♪

♪ And sleep on sister Irene's
floor ♪

(thunder roaring)

(bus engine idling)

- Mom.

(Leslie laughs)

Hey.
- Hey, baby.

(car engine revving)

- I get coffee there sometimes.

I did some painting for them.

They do a mean ribs.

- You like living here?

- Yeah, sure.

Big city, plenty of stuff going
on.

- And where do you stay?

- I thought we take the long
way.

Let you see where I'm living.

I'm right around the corner.

It's here.

(keys jingling)

- Yo, yo, yo!

- Oh hey, bud, how's it going?

- [Will] Good, this your moms?
Alright.

- Yeah, this is my mom, Leslie.

Mom, that's Will and
Chris, they're next door.

- Pleased to know you.
- Nice to meet you.

- So this is it.

Um, you can sleep in my room.

That one's Darren's.

- Oh God, no, I can sleep
on the couch just fine.

- No, that's okay.

You wanna tell me what's going
on?

- Oh, can't we...

Can I hear about you first

before we start going into my
shit?

- Sure.

- You wanna go somewhere or
something?

Wanna go out?

- Um...

I'm kinda beat, I came
straight from work to get you.

- Okay, well, maybe tomorrow we
can go.

- Yeah, yeah, I'll call in sick.

- No, you don't have to
do that for me. (laughs)

- They won't mind.

Are you hungry?

You want some Chinese?

- I could eat.

- You still like wonton soup?

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay, I'll run to the corner.

You good?

- Yeah, I'm fine, baby.

(keys jingle)
(door opens)

(door closes)

(Leslie groans)

(pop music)

- I don't know, she hasn't
told me anything yet.

I can't smell it on her.

I won't lie, she doesn't look
good.

Yeah, I gotta go.

Grandma, she's not gonna hurt
me.

I gotta go, I love you too.

Okay, bye.

Did you find something you like?

Yeah, work is steady.

Pays decent enough most of the
time.

Darren's there too.

- You like that kinda work?

- Yeah, I like being outside.

I'm good at it.

- It's funny,

I always thought you'd be a rock
star.

- Since when?

- Well, since I bought you that
guitar.

You still play it?

- Not so much anymore.

How about these?

- No, I'll get this, I'll get
this.

- It's fine.

- I don't need my son buying me
underwear.

God, it's always such a mess in
here!

God.

(soft music)

(cash register whirring)

Did you call your grandma?

- Yeah.

- I knew you would.

- I told her we were having a
nice day, that you were good!

- Did she tell you you're a
liar?

(James laughs)

- So what's your plan?

- I don't know, I'll
spend some time with you.

Why? You want me to get
out of here already?

- What about going home?

- To mom and dad? Are
you out of your mind?

- No, home.

- Oh, to Dutch and Nancy.

No, they're the reason I am the
way I am.

No.

Hey, you wanna go to the zoo?

- The zoo? Those places are
terrible.

- I used to take you all time.

- Animals are meant to be in the
wild

and we put them in cages.

How'd you like it if people
stood around

watching you suffer?

- They do.

- Then don't go to zoos.

(James scoffs)
(Leslie grunting)

Mom! I'm so sorry.

Stop! (laughs)

What are you doing?

- You on one of them dating
apps?

Picking out girls like
youse fishing with dynamite?

- I don't have time for that.

- [Leslie] Don't have time to
have fun?

- I'm working, trying to put
back.

- Ah, you're trying to
do what I didn't do.

Well, I'm glad I taught you
something.

- Before I leave, I wanna
go over some ground rules.

- Oh, okay.

- You can stay here as long
as you need to make a plan.

Long as you need.

But you can't live here.

You need a plan.

- Okay.

- And no drinking.

- Baby, I don't drink no more.

- [James] We can smoke
pot, that's fine, but-

- Baby, I don't drink like I
used to.

- Okay, see you tomorrow?

- Good night.

(birds chirping)

- I'll be home around 6:00.

Just, we can take a walk or
something.

- I'll be just fine.

- Okay.

(door opens)
(door closes)

(Leslie gasps)

- How's it going?

- Hi! I'm Leslie, I'm James's
mama.

- [Will] Oh, I remember.

Heading out for the day?

- Well, yeah, he needs some
milk.

- Oh, little Jimmy needs
milk for his cereal?

Well, have a good one!

(upbeat music)

- Thank you, ma'am.

♪ I've been down to Mississippi
♪

- No, no, no, no!

Not in here, not in here!

Take that outside!

No, no, no, get out!

♪ I played in California ♪

♪ There ain't too much I haven't
seen ♪

♪ No there ain't ♪

♪ Lord, I'm a ramblin' man ♪

♪ Don't fool around with a
ramblin' man. ♪

- Oh, thank you, honey.

- Man, my mama whoop me good

if I passed her a joint.

(James and Leslie laugh)

- Where's your mama, Darren?

- She passed away.

- [Leslie] I'm sorry.

- Yeah, life sucks.

(James laughs)

- Don't you laugh at him, he's
sad.

- You like to be around James?

- [Leslie] Oh, I love it.

- When's the last time
you all saw each other?

- It must been six years.

- [Darren] Damn, six years? How
come?

- Hey, will you mind
your own business? Jesus.

- He's fine.

He don't need me riding him
the way my mama rode me.

- That's James's grandma?

What's she like?

- Baptist.

- (laughs) She said, "Baptist."

(all laugh)

- You two are funny.

- I mean, what's wrong with
going to Dutch and Nancy's?

- Those people are evil.

- They're fine.

- You don't know 'em like I do.

- You don't know 'em like I do.

Are you good in here?

What?

- I'm just stoned, is all.

Night night, sweetie.

- Good night.

(Leslie groans)

(machine whirring)

(door opens)
(door closes)

Mom?

Motherfucker.

(door bangs)
(loud music)

(James knocks)

Hey, you seen my mom?

- No, everything okay?

- Chris? Nothing?

- No.

- Everything alright?

- Just call me if you do.

(door closes)
(car horn honks)

(group cheering)

(man faintly speaking)

- [Group] Yeah.

- [Man] That's right, okay.

Now, (faintly speaking).

(footsteps pattering)

- Where have you been?

(door shuts)

- Well, you're home early!

- I've been all over town
looking for you.

- I was here, baby, watching TV.

- Mom?!

- I was here and I went for a
walk

'cause I've been cooped up in
here.

So I went looking for a job.

- [James] A job?
- Yeah.

Gonna get my plan - you
know, figure out my plan.

Hey, what's wrong? Are you okay?

Honey, are you okay?

- What kind of job?

- What kind?

(laughs) Any kind!

(laughs) Any kind.

- Were you next door?

(Leslie scoffs)

Jesus fucking Christ!

- Baby, baby, baby!

Baby? Oh!

(James knocks)

- [James] Was she in here-

- [Will] Hey, man, look-
- When I was talking to you?

- [Will] We was just having a
beer.

- You were having a beer with my
mother?

- [Will] I didn't know that was
a problem.

- [James] No? Then why'd you lie
about it?

- [Will] Because she
freaked when she heard you.

Okay, I don't know what's
going on between you two-

- Don't talk to her again!
Don't talk to her again!

- Dude, you need to calm down!

- Oh, come on!
- Come on, come on!

(indistinct)

(indistinct)

(indistinct)

- Baby? Baby, baby.

Baby, please, I went out.

I was just trying to have
some fun, 'cause it's-

- You stole money from Darren.

- What?

- You stole money from Darren.

- I didn't steal.

Did he tell you that?

- Come on, lie to me
again. Lie to me again!

- I'm your mother, I would
not steal money from you.

What are you doing?

Get off of me. (groans)

- Un-fucking-believable!

- You fucking chicken shit!

Hey! Baby?

Hey, hey.

- What did I say?! No drinking!

(bottle clatters)

- I'm your mother, you cannot
talk to me this way, James.

- Mother? Mother?!

- Yes, your momma

stop it.
- You're a drunk!

- I am sick.

- I'm not gonna do this again,
I'm not.

- You? What about me?

We were supposed to have a good
life.

I didn't want this for you.

- I had a good life until you
showed up.

I'm not even 20.

I can't even drink yet,

and I have to take care of my
mother?

I have to take care of you?

I made one rule, no drinking,

and you couldn't last a fucking
day!

- I'm sad.

I can't help it.

But I wanna be a good momma.

I wanna be a good momma again.

Baby, I wanna be a good momma, I
do.

I love you so much, baby.

Who are you calling?

Are you calling grandma?

You do not call my mother!

She is my mother!

You do not call my mother!

You leave her out of this!

(car engine revs)

What are you doing? Why are they
here?

- Taking you to the bus station.

- No baby.

I will not go out again, baby.

- I called Dutch.

- Dutch?

- He's gonna pick you
up when you get to town.

- Baby don't make me go back
there.

No, no.

You're just like your grandma!

Baby

I love you so much.

I love you so much.

Don't do this to me.

- I hope that fills your cup.

(door opens)
(door shuts)

(soft music)

(birds chirping)

(soft music continues)

(bus engine revving)

(car horn honks)

- Hi.

(car door shuts)

(car engine revving)

(birds chirping)

(car door shuts)

(footsteps pattering)

Yeah, it's just putting money
down on two different places

and never got that back.

My car got fucking stolen
and shit just piled up.

- All that time, you weren't
working?

- I was.

Well, how are you doing, Nance?

- Alright.

James told us what happened.

Stop!

Go on, go ahead.

Go ahead.

- Help yourself.

You always do.

- The only reason we agreed
to put you up is that boy,

and what you did for us.

- Don't you give her that!

- Do you want to do this?

- We put a helluva lot more to
this place

than what she gave us.

- The only reason you're here

is James.

But there will be none of
that shit you pulled on him.

This is my house, you
will follow my rules.

- Dutch, don't talk like that.

- I ain't fucking around,
Lee, I'll put you on the curb!

- Dutch, it's me.

What y'all doing tonight?

- We're having a fire.

- Would you do me favor

and you just don't tell anyone
I'm here?

- Nance already did.

You're welcome to join, but
you will be painting tomorrow,

so you might wanna think
about getting some rest.

- I'm painting?

- Yeah, yeah, to start with.

This ain't a charity, Lee.

We ain't them derelicts you spit
on,

and we ain't partying no more.

We work, when we come
home, we work some more.

So don't expect a repeat.

Ain't no one taking your shit
a second time, you got it?

- Is that you talking or
is that Nancy talking?

- (laughs) You know where the
door is.

Are you fucking kidding me?

- No.
- Man, she was a fish.

- (indistinct) Yeah.
- You remember that?

- Yeah.
- She could drink

all of ya'll under the table.

(group laughs)

- [Man] Hell yeah.

(Nancy laughs)

- She just blew all that money?

- Yeah.
- Yeah. (laughs)

- Yeah.

- Where's she been?

- Well, why don't we ask her?

- Yeah.

- [Group] Go.

- Leslie?
- No, don't (indistinct).

Pete, no, don't you call her
out!

(speakers faintly speaking)

- Leslie?

Leslie?

Leslie

I know you're in there

- That was breakfast.

(bushes rattling)
(chain jingling)

(can crackling)
(bushes rattling)

(car door shuts)
(car engine revving)

(crickets chirping)

(speakers faintly speaking)

- Oh my God, lower your fucking
voice!

- I don't care.

- She fucking hears that.

- I can give two fucking shits!

I hope she fucking does!

- What do you want! You want
me to knock her around for you?

Pop her in the mouth?

- No, I want her out of my
fucking house!

- Who's fucking stopping you!

- You're the one who let her in
here!

- He called me crying, he
was begging on the phone.

What the fuck was I supposed to
do

- I will not be played
for a fool, not again.

No, I will not! Don't you
walk away from me, Dutch!

Dutch, get back here you fucking
asshole.

(crickets chirping)

♪ I don't need your rockin'
chair ♪

♪ Your Geritol or your Medicare
♪

♪ Well, I still got Neon in my
veins ♪

♪ This grey hair don't mean a
thing ♪

♪ I do my rockin' on the stage ♪

♪ You can't put this possum in a
cage ♪

♪ My body's old but it ain't
impaired ♪

- You can set me up.

♪ I don't need your rockin'
chair ♪

♪ I ain't ready for the junkyard
yet ♪

♪ 'Cause I still feel
like a new corvette ♪

♪ It might take a little
longer but I'll get there ♪

Thank you.

♪ Well, I don't need your
rockin' chair ♪

♪ I don't need your rockin'
chair ♪

♪ Your Geritol or your Medicare
♪

♪ I still got Neon ♪

♪ Along the coach roads I did
ride ♪

♪ With sword and pistol by my
side ♪

♪ Many a young maid lost
her baubles to my trade ♪

♪ Many a soldier shed his
life blood on my blade ♪

♪ The bastards hung me
in the spring of '25 ♪

♪ But I am still alive ♪

♪ I was a sailor, I was
born upon the tide ♪

♪ And with the sea I did abide ♪

♪ I sailed a schooner
'round the horn to Mexico ♪

♪ I went aloft to furl
the mainsail in a blow ♪

Howdy. Howdy!

- Yeah.

♪ And when the yards broke off,
♪

♪ they said that I got killed ♪

♪ But I am living still ♪

I think that one was mine.

- (laughs) I think you might be
right.

♪ Across the river deep and wide
♪

- Gotcha.

- Oh, you did.

- Yeah.

- So where are you boys from?

Are you cowboying for Samson?

- We're in from Jacksonville.

- Just passing through, that's
nice.

- Just passing through.

- Just passing through.

And what do you think of our
little piece of paradise here?

- It's a fine town.

- (chuckles) Well, I was born
here

and I can tell you it ain't
fine. (laughs)

- Is that so?

- Yeah, but I did win the
lottery here.

Yeah, right here in this bar.

- Did you?

That's pretty lucky.

- Yep, they used to have
my picture above the bar,

but I can't see it no more.

Mister? Hey, mister?

(claps) Mister, where's my
picture?

- We don't serve pitchers,
just glass or bottle.

- (laughs)

Where's my picture?

My face

I won the lottery.

I was the one who won the
lottery.

Obe used to have it up there.

- Yeah, I don't know.

I bought it from Obe.

- What? And you just took it
down?

- I'm sure you have plenty
of photographs of that day.

- Well, thank you, thank you.
(laughs)

(upbeat music)

Oh,

sweet Waylon.

Do you wanna dance with me?

Come on. Come on.

Come on, let's dance.

♪ Lord, it's the same old tune ♪

Come on, you wanna dance.

♪ Fiddle and guitar ♪

- Oh, no.

- Get up!
- I insist.

- Have I gotta drag you by the
hand...?

♪ Rhinestone suits and new shiny
cars ♪

Oh, yeah, whoa! Whoa!

♪ The same way for years ♪

♪ We need a change ♪

(Leslie laughs)

♪ Somebody told me, when
I came to Nashville ♪

♪ Son, you finally got it made ♪

- You got some moves.

- Yeah, I used to come here
every night.

Had all the boys lining up.

♪ But I don't think
Hank done it this way ♪

♪ Take it home ♪

(upbeat music)

- Thanks for the dance, miss.

- No, you can stay.

Come on, you can stay and buy me
a drink.

- Have a good night and be well.

♪ Speedin' my young life away ♪

♪ Tell me one more time
just so's I'll understand ♪

♪ Are you sure Hank done it this
way ♪

♪ Did old Hank really do it this
way ♪

(upbeat music)

- Hey.

♪ Lord, I've seen the world,
with a five piece band ♪

♪ Looking at the back side of me
♪

♪ Singing my songs and
one of his now and then ♪

♪ But I don't think
Hank done 'em this way ♪

♪ I don't think Hank done it
this way ♪

What're you standing around
looking at?

♪ Take it home ♪

(upbeat music)

Boring.

Boring.

- Wah! (laughs)

(upbeat music)

- Hey, Nance, guess who I saw?

(crickets chirping)

(Leslie sneezes)

- You motherfuckers!

(Leslie banging)

You fucking monsters!

(soft music)

(car engine revving)

Fuck you, Nancy!

(metal clinking)

- Alright, come on!

I see you over there.

Rise and shine!

(metal clinking)

Let's go.

Get up and get off the property,
come on.

(metal clinking)

Let's go!

(metal clinking)

This ain't no place to sleep.

That's it.

(door opens)

Hey man, I found this.

- Oh, yeah?

- I don't know.

(door shuts)

- What am I gonna do with that?

- I don't know, go through
it and see what you find

and junk the rest, I guess.

- Lost and found now? Okay.

Whoa!
- Jesus, Royal.

(Royal laughs)

Come on, man.

- I heard she was back.

- Do I know her?

- She came before you left --

I mean, she left for you came.

Real sad story, real sad.

(train chugging)

(Leslie cries)

(car engine revving)

- Well heya, Lee.

Waiting for someone?

You looking for a drink?

(soft rock music)

Beer and burgers, I get,
but vodka and French fries?

Shit, how's that taste?

(Leslie murmurs)

Yeah, I remember when
I went tits up for you.

Everyone cozying up, all that
money.

But you ain't without fault.

I ain't saying nothing you don't
know.

I'm on disability now, that's
new.

- You look fine to me.

- I look fine?

- I mean, not broken.

Mm-hmm

Hey, what are you doing, Pete?

What are you doing?

(Leslie groans)
Ow. Ow!

(grunts) Dammit.

(Leslie grunts)

(door closes)

(crickets chirping)

(Leslie groans)

(car engine revving)

- Oh, shit, man.

That lady's back looking for her
bag.

You bring it out there, she
gonna know you went through it.

Better let her be, man.

Just let her be.

- Shit.

Hey, hey, lady.

- What?

- You're just not gonna quit,
are ya?

The reason I'm not returning
your calls is because-

- What?

- Shit.

- I didn't steal nothing.

- I know. I know.

I got your calls.

I didn't return them,

but the job is yours if
you want it, alright?

Pays 10 an hour.

You know what? Make it seven.

Seven an hour, room and board.

The job is yours if you want it,
okay?

It's easy work, $7 an hour.

All you got to do is
maintain the property,

run some errands, room and
board.

Did you wanna say something?

- You're offering me a job?

- Yeah, the one you've been
calling about.

- I was calling?

- I thought so.

- Okay.

- Okay. Shit.

- Why do you keep cussing?

- Just meet me over at
the office in an hour

and I'll get you set up.

- Did you just offer her a job?

- I don't know what's wrong with
me, man.

- Look, you better go back
out there and tell her no.

- [Sweeney] You go tell her!

- Dammit, Sweeney!
Where's she gonna sleep?

- [Sweeney] In my room.

- Where are you gonna sleep?

- [Sweeney] In your room?

- And where am I fitting to
sleep?

- Right in here.

Now, you got your basic cable.

You got Wi-Fi, most days you got
Wi-Fi.

- I think this is yours.

- Oh, I'm sorry, it is mine,
yeah.

- Oh. (laughs).

So what have I got to do for all
this?

- Oh, well, nothing! I mean-

- I gotta work, don't I?

- Oh, right, yeah.

Yeah, you gotta work.

Basically, you got to clean up
the rooms

after the guests leave and wash
the towels, wash the sheets,

maintain the property a little
bit

and help guests with their bags.

- That it?

- That is it, really,
pretty much it, right.

- Okay.

- [Sweeney] And nothing
tonight, we'll start tomorrow.

- Okay! (laughs)

- Okay.

Royal, the other one of us,

we're about to have supper,

if you wanna join us,
you're more than welcome.

- Thank you.

I think I'm gonna settle in.

- Right, of course, I'll leave
you to it.

- Alright. Hey?

- Yeah.
(Leslie clears throat)

- When do I get paid?

- (laughs) Right, of course,
that's pretty important.

End of the week.

But if you needed an
advance, I could probably...

- It would help.

- Right, okay.

Not a problem.

How's 50? Is that...

- No, God.

Thank you!

- Okay, alright. So, great.

Well, good night then.

- Good night, I'll see you
tomorrow.

- Yes, you will, you will.

Sleep well. Yeah, good night.

(door closes)

(Leslie sighs)

(Leslie snores)
(birds chirping)

- Damn clock didn't go off.

- Hey, look, it's okay.

You didn't know, I didn't tell
you,

but we start at 8:00 AM around
here.

- Good to know.

- Alright. You know what?

Let me get you a key so you
can get into the other rooms.

Oh, come on, come on.

- Thank you.
- Why don't you take that.

- Thank you.

Hi, Royal! You remember me?

- (sniffles)

I do.

- How you doing?

(indistinct)
Okay.

Well, I'll get to it.

- Okay.
- Bye.

- If you need anything, let me
know.

- Sure.

(Sweeney sighs)

- Hey, Royal, you seen a
pink suitcase about so big?

(car engine revving)

(door closes)
- Hey, she'll get

the hang of it, man.

- Cleaning the room.

Real mountain to climb.

(car engine revs)

(soft music)
(washing machine whirring)

- A good way is to use your
finger, okay?

And if there's guck on it,
then you need to do it again.

I mean, I don't wanna

be a hard-ass, Leslie-
- No.

- But clean is clean.

- Yeah, yeah,

I guess I'm just getting used to

how things work around here.

- Yeah, we do it right
the first time around.

- Okay, yes, sir.

- Okay, alright then.

Well, good night.

- Hey, hey, hey, can I...

Could I have the other
half of that advance

that you gave me?

'Cause I spent the first
half on groceries, and I

was thinking it'd be so nice

to have some flowers for the
room.

- Uh huh.

There you go.

(Leslie chuckles)

(engine revving)

- [Leslie] Thank you.

- Alright.

(crickets chirping)
(car engine revving)

(Nancy laughs)

- Where's Dutch, Nance?

What, you got the balls to

throw me out you fucking house,

but you can't look at me?

- Little girl, you need to look
around.

- Little girl?

You fucking wish.

You don't gotta worry about me

because despite your best
effort, I ain't going nowhere.

I got me a job.

I got a place to stay,
so you better watch out.

Bang, bang.

- Y'all remember, Leslie, don't
you?

Helen and Raymond's little girl?

- That's right, our lucky lotto
winner!

- You remember the Brickmans?

Mr. and Mrs. Brickman and Warren
Parnell.

He used to play Sunday Oregon.

I'm sure they'd love to hear
what's going on in your life.

Why don't you pull up a seat?

- How are you?

You disappeared on us.

- Me? I'm fine.

- And your folks? I do miss
them.

- Yeah, they're well.

They're down in Florida.

- Next time you speak to 'em,
tell 'em I'm thinking of 'em.

- Oh, I will.

- You know, Leslie,

we still pray for you.

No matter what's been done,

the church is still here for
you.

I hope you know that.

- Well, sorry for the
interruption.

And I hope you all have a
good night and God bless.

And ya know,

I'm just gonna be over
here enjoying myself,

if you get tired of ole saddle
bags here.

- See you around, Lee.

- Yeah, you will.

- I apologize.

That's what my mama would call
rode hard and hung up wet.

♪ I try to write some happy
songs ♪

(car engine revving)

- Morning. God, damn
alarm didn't go off again.

Royal, will you tell him
my alarm didn't go off?

I can't do nothing about that.

(car engine starting)

- Some people can't see a good
thing

when it's dropped on their
plate. (laughs)

(train chugging)

(birds chirping)

(car engine revving)

(crickets chirping)

(car door closes)

- Everything go okay?

- I dare you to find dirt.

(car engine revving)

- Alright, derelicts, chug
it or fuck it -- last call.

♪ Look around you ♪

♪ Look down the bar from you ♪

♪ At the faces that you see ♪

♪ Are you sure that this
is where you want to be? ♪

Is that a joke?

♪ These are your friends ♪

♪ But are they real friends? ♪

♪ Do they love you as much as
me? ♪

♪ Are you sure that this
is where you want to be? ♪

(Leslie laughs)

♪ You seem in such a hurry ♪

♪ to lead this kind of life ♪

♪ And you've caused so
many pain and misery ♪

♪ But look around you, take a
good look ♪

♪ Just between you and me ♪

♪ Are you sure that this
is where you want to be? ♪

♪ Please don't let my tears
persuade you ♪

♪ I had hoped I wouldn't cry ♪

♪ But lately, teardrops
seem a part of me ♪

♪ But look around you, take a
good look ♪

♪ At all the local used-to-be's
♪

♪ Are you sure that this
is where you want to be ♪

(footsteps pattering)

(crunching gravel)
(crickets chirping)

(Leslie knocks)

(door opens)

Hey, buddy.

What are you doing up and out of
bed?

(both laugh)

I used to live here.

(kid laughs)

Yeah

(Leslie laughs)

- Can I help you?

(Leslie laughs)

Do I need to walk you out?

- No, no.

God, this was a good house.

I used to cook and clean.

I used to cook and clean
(laughs).

And Christmas, we used to have
a just wonderful Christmas.

We used to put the tree
there in that corner.

Is that where you put your tree?

- Is there somebody that
you need me to call?

- No.

- Ma'am, is there somebody
that you need me to call?

(car engine revving)

(car door opens)

(car door closes)

(door opens)

(soft music)

(door closes)

(soft music continues)

(Leslie sighs)

(Leslie cries)

(keys jingling)

(door closes)

(Leslie sniffs)

(Leslie coughs)

(birds chirping)
(Sweeney knocks)

- Hey, Leslie.

Listen, I'm sorry it didn't work
out.

(Sweeney knocks)

You can just take what I gave
you for the time you put in.

(Sweeney knocks)

Leslie?

- I don't think she in there.

(Sweeney knocks)
(Sweeney sighs)

(door closes)

- Hey, Leslie, I need to talk to
you.

Come on.

(Sweeney sighs)

- I'm sorry.

I haven't been myself late-.

for a long time

And this is a good job, I
understand that.

And I messed up, I'm sorry.

- If you got people,
I can take you to 'em.

- If I had,

I'da called 'em last night.

- I might look stupid to you
but-

- You don't.

- Yeah, well, I ain't one for
letting people get over on me.

- You could've fooled me there.

Look, it might not be obvious to
you,

but I'm asking to stay.

- When you finish that,
go check in with Royal.

There's some crap behind
16, he needs help sorting.

(cup clanks)
(vacuum cleaner whirring)

(door closes)

(vacuum cleaner whirring)
(door closes)

(Leslie vomits)
(Leslie coughs)

(water running)

(crickets chirping)

(Royal howls)
(Sweeney chuckles)

- Royal. We like to keep him
around.

Something for the kids to
poke a stick at. (laughs)

How long you been drinking?

Okay, mind my business?

Sure thing.

Royal, that's not even the
weirdest thing he does.

You'll see in time.

You'll see for yourself.

He'll get butt-naked and run
that field

just screaming like a damn wild
man.

(laughs) It's crazy, man!

He'll just go, just running
naked, crazy!

You wait till you'll see it.

Oh, man, the cops don't even
bother with him anymore.

He does it so damn much.

Crazy son of a bitch.

You know...

quitting cold turkey, it's a
good way to shock your system.

- Well, I don't got a choice.

- Someone making you quit?

(Royal howls)

Alright, well, you don't
seem like you wanna talk

and that's okay,
(Royal howls)

but we're trying to eat dinner
here

and I don't wanna listen to
that.

So is there some music
you'd like me to put on?

- You can pick.

- Okay, why don't we just play

whatever Royal's got on there?

Just let ol'

D.J. Royal spin it

(soft music)

♪ Hare Krshna, Hare Krshna ♪

(both laugh)

What is that?

Oh, man, he's out of his mind.

♪ Hare Rama, Hare Rama ♪

It's not bad, though, it's not
bad.

♪ Rama Rama, Hare Hare ♪

♪ Hare Krshna, Hare Krshna ♪

♪ Krshna Krshna, Hare Hare ♪

(Sweeney laughs)

♪ Hare Rama, Hare Rama ♪

♪ Rama Rama, Hare Hare ♪

♪ Hare Krshna, Hare Krshna ♪

♪ Krshna Krshna ♪
(Leslie groans)

♪ Hare Hare ♪

♪ Hare Rama, Hare Rama ♪

♪ Rama Rama, Hare Hare ♪

♪ Hare Krshna, Hare Krshna ♪

♪ Krshna Krshna Hare Hare ♪

♪ Hare Rama ♪
Hey.

(door closes)
♪ Hare Rama ♪

Should I be doing something?

♪ Rama Rama ♪

- [Leslie] You make sure I don't