The Wonder Years (1988–1993): Season 5, Episode 3 - The Hardware Store - full transcript
Kevin needs to get a job since the allowance his father is paying him doesn't go that far anymore. So he gets a job a Harris & Sons, a mom and pop hardware store. Kevin's boss, Mr. Harris, is very demanding and expects a lot from Kevin. After seeing another classmate working at a fast food place, Kevin thinks it looks like fun, and wants to quit the hardware store. The only problem is Harris makes it difficult to quit.
-♪ WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF I SANG OUT OF TUNE? ♪
♪ WOULD YOU STAND UP
AND WALK OUT ON ME? ♪
♪ LEND ME YOUR EARS,
AND I'LL SING YOU A SONG ♪
♪ I WILL TRY NOT TO
SING OUT OF KEY, YEAH ♪
♪ OH, BABY, I GET BY ♪
- ♪ BY WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ ALL I NEED IS MY BUDDIES ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ I'M SAYIN' I'M GONNA GET HIGHER ♪ - ♪
TRY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ WHOA-OA-OA-OA ♪
-♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
-♪ SOMEBODY WHO
KNOWS QUITE SURE ♪
♪ BABY ♪
-♪ BY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ SAID I'M GONNA MAKE
IT WITH MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ TRY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ OH, I'M GONNA
KEEP ON TRYING ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON
TRYING NOW, BABY ♪
-♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
-THEY SAY YOU NEVER
FORGET YOUR FIRST JOB.
I KNOW I REMEMBER MINE...
HARRIS' HARDWARE STORE,
DOWN THE HILL
FROM WHERE I LIVED,
THE YEAR I STARTED 10th GRADE.
IT WAS THE KIND OF PLACE
YOU DON'T SEE MUCH ANYMORE,
FILLED TO THE RAFTERS
WITH BRACKETS AND BOLTS
AND OLD SCREENS.
YOU KNOW, STUFF ON THE
CUTTING-EDGE OF OBSOLESCENCE.
IT STARTED AS A SUMMER JOB,
BUT ONCE SCHOOL BEGAN,
MR. HARRIS CUT BACK MY
HOURS SO I COULD KEEP WORKING.
WITH THE ALLOWANCE DAD
WAS PAYING ME, I HAD NO CHOICE.
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T
SHIP ORDERS OF LESS THAN A GROSS?
SINCE WHEN?
-OLD MAN HARRIS,
MR. HARDWARE HIMSELF.
-LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I'VE BEEN ORDERING WHAT
I NEED FROM YOU PEOPLE
SINCE BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.
YOU HEARD MY
OFFER. I STAND BY IT.
[RECEIVER SLAMS]
ARE WE LOOKING OR WORKING?
-WORKING.
-THEN WHAT STOPPED YOU?
-NOTHING!
-THEN GET TO WORK.
-YES, SIR.
AS FAR AS I COULD TELL,
HIS SYSTEM OF ORGANIZING
THE MERCHANDISE
WAS BASED ON THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES
I COULD CLIMB FROM THE
BOTTOM SHELF TO THE TOP SHELF
AND BACK AGAIN.
-NOT SO FAST. WHAT ARE THESE?
-THEY'RE BOLTS.
-YOU SURE?
-UH...
YEAH. TOGGLE BOLTS.
-USED FOR WHAT?
-USED FOR... FASTENING THINGS.
IN PLASTERBOARD.
-GOOD.
-IT WASN'T ENOUGH HE KNEW
EVERYTHING THERE WAS TO KNOW
ABOUT THE BUSINESS.
HE SEEMED TO
THINK I SHOULD, TOO.
-SO...
SHOULD THEY GO WITH
THE SHEET-METAL BOLTS
OR OVER THERE, CLOSER
TO THE PLASTER SUPPLIES?
-WELL, I...
[SIGHS] WITH THE
PLASTER SUPPLIES.
-DO IT, THEN.
-NOT THAT I WASN'T
GRATEFUL FOR THE EDUCATION.
I WASN'T.
[SCOFFS] GIVE ME A BREAK.
-WHAT WAS THAT?
-NOTHING.
MR. HARRIS, SHOULDN'T
WE KNOCK OFF?
IT'S ALMOST 6:00.
-SO?
-SO?
-ALMOST 6:00 IS NOT 6:00.
BESIDES, THERE
MIGHT BE CUSTOMERS.
-SAM?
WHY DON'T YOU LET
HIM GO A LITTLE EARLY?
-WELL...
[SIGHS] ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT!
-THANKS, MRS. HARRIS.
AND THERE YOU HAD IT.
TWO DAYS A WEEK AFTER SCHOOL,
SATURDAYS TILL 6:00,
I HAULED, PACKED, AND
LOADED MY LIFE AWAY
FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF
18 BUCKS AND CHANGE.
NOT THAT MONEY WAS MY
ONLY REASON FOR BEING THERE.
I HAD A BIGGER REASON,
A MORE COMPELLING REASON.
-SO, HOW WAS WORK TODAY?
-MY FATHER HAD
GOTTEN ME THE JOB.
WORK'S WORK.
-OLD MAN'S RUNNING
YOUR TAIL OFF, HUH?
-KINDA.
-[CHUCKLES]
-FOR SOME REASON, DAD
SEEMED TO FIND A CERTAIN HUMOR
IN SEEING HIS YOUNGEST
CHILD DO TIME AT HARD LABOR.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
SO DID MY WHOLE FAMILY.
-SO, HOW WAS YOUR DAY, HONEY?
-SHUT UP, BUTTHEAD!
-I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN...
WORKING IN A STORE,
MEETING PEOPLE,
TALKING TO CUSTOMERS.
-WELL, SEE, MOM, THAT'S
KIND OF THE PROBLEM.
NO ONE...
-THAT HARRIS...
HE'S ONE-OF-A-KIND.
NOBODY KNOWS
HARDWARE LIKE HE DOES.
DO YOU KNOW, HE SOLD ME
THE FIRST FULL SET OF
TOOLS I EVER OWNED.
-YES, I DO, DAD, BUT...
-THAT WAS BEFORE EITHER
OF YOU WAS EVEN BORN.
-LOOK, IT'S BORING,
IT'S HARD WORK,
AND IT'S NO FUN, OKAY?
OKAY?!
JUST TO SET THE
RECORD STRAIGHT HERE.
-NO FUN?
-OH, NO.
-WHO THE HELL EVER SAID A
JOB IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN?
-[LAUGHING]
-WELL, I DIDN'T MEAN...
-LET ME JUST GIVE
YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE.
LISTEN TO THE OLD
GUY. PAY ATTENTION.
HE JUST MIGHT TEACH
YOU SOMETHING.
-AND THAT WAS THAT.
I WAS STYMIED
BY TIMELESS VALUES AND
AN IRONCLAD WORK ETHIC,
WHICH LEFT ONLY
ONE PLACE TO TURN.
["TAKING CARE OF
BUSINESS" PLAYS]
THE MALL.
- ♪ YOU GET UP EVERY MORNING ♪
♪ FROM YOUR ALARM
CLOCK'S WARNING ♪
-HILLCREST PLAZA.
ONE-STOP SHOPPING.
A BROWSER'S BONANZA.
A TEENAGER'S FIELD OF DREAMS.
-WHO IS THAT?
-GRETCHEN TYLER. 11th GRADE.
-SHE GOES TO OUR SCHOOL?
IT WAS A PLACE TO PONDER
THE BURNING ISSUES OF LIFE.
COME ON, GUYS. I
THINK I NEED SOME FRIES.
-YEAH.
-YEAH, THIS WAS THE TICKET.
GIRLS TO THE LEFT OF
US. GIRLS TO THE RIGHT.
GIRLS NINE DEEP
AROUND SOME KID IN A STUPID
HAT AND A PLASTIC NAME TAG.
-I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
LOOK AT THAT GUY.
-ROBBY CASHION. HE'S
IN MY BIOLOGY CLASS.
-MADE YOU WONDER WHERE HIS
DAD BOUGHT HIS FIRST SET OF TOOLS.
-SURE BEATS WORKING IN A
HARDWARE STORE, HUH, KEV?
-SPEAKING OF TOOLS...
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
-YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH HIS JOB.
-THANKS, PAUL.
I MEAN, ONE THING FOR ME TO
GROUSE ABOUT MY JOB, BUT...
-EXCEPT FOR THE LONG HOURS
AND OLD MAN HARRIS
AND THAT STUPID TIE.
-TELL ME ABOUT IT.
[LAUGHING]
-AH, WHAT DID THEY KNOW, ANYWAY?
SOME GUYS GOT ALL
THE GLAMOUR. SO WHAT?
THERE WERE CERTAIN BENEFITS
TO WORKING WHERE I WORKED.
-FLANGE PIPES.
TOP SHELF.
AND BE SURE YOU CHECK
THE INVENTORY THOROUGHLY.
-OKAY, THE BENEFITS STUNK.
THAT DIDN'T MEAN THERE
WEREN'T OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
[BELL JANGLES]
- EXCUSE ME.
MY HUSBAND SAYS
WE NEED A WASHER.
-OH, YOUR HUSBAND IS A PLUMBER?
-OH, NO. HE'S AN ACCOUNTANT.
-OH.
[LAUGHS]
SO IS MY OLDEST.
HE DOES MY TAXES.
I DON'T LET HIM NEAR MY SINK.
-YEP... THE CHANCE TO WATCH
A MASTER SALESMAN AT WORK.
-NOW, LET ME SEE THIS.
OH. RUBBER.
SEE, ONE CRACK, AND
YOU LOSE THE SEAL.
THEY USE PLASTIC NOW. VERY GOOD.
BRASS, COPPER, THEY LAST.
ABSOLUTELY INDESTRUCTIBLE.
UNLESS YOU HAVE HARD
WATER. THEN YOU GET RUST.
DO YOU HAVE HARD WATER OR SOFT?
-UH, I'M NOT SURE.
UM... LOOK, I'M SORRY, BUT
I'VE GOT TO MEET THE 5:15.
MY HUSBAND WILL BE WAITING.
WHY DON'T I JUST STOP
BACK ANOTHER TIME?
-WELL...
-THANKS, ANYWAY.
-LET'S FACE IT.
THE OLD MAN'S IDEA
OF SALESMANSHIP
WAS A LITTLE OUTMODED.
SO SEEMED IT WAS UP TO ME
TO BRING HIM INTO
THE 20th CENTURY.
MR. HARRIS?
-WHAT?
-ON THE OTHER HAND...
WELL, I WAS JUST THINKING.
DO I REALLY HAVE
TO WEAR THIS TIE?
I MEAN, 'CAUSE IF IT'S OKAY
WITH YOU, I'D JUST AS SOON...
-LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE PLAYING,
YOU CAN WEAR WHAT YOU WANT.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN HERE
WORKING, YOU'LL WEAR THE TIE.
AM I UNDERSTOOD?
-YES, SIR.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE
WHOLE THING HADN'T GONE
QUITE AS WELL AS I'D HOPED.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
HEY, ROBBY! WAIT UP.
SO I DECIDED TO EXPLORE
THE ALTERNATIVES.
I SAW YOU THE OTHER
DAY AT THE MALL,
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING,
DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB?
-OH, WELL...
YEAH, IT'S OKAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A JOB.
-AND WHAT DO YOU
HAVE TO DO THERE?
-I DON'T KNOW.
YOU SERVE STUFF. YOU HANG OUT.
-AND THAT'S IT?
-WELL, ALL THE
FRIES YOU CAN EAT.
-HMM.
SEEMED LIKE A JOB FOR
A SPECIAL KIND OF GUY.
LIKE, SAY, ME.
-WHY? YOU INTERESTED?
-NAH.
HOW MUCH DO THEY PAY?
-UH, A BUCK SIXTY AN HOUR.
-BUCK SIXTY AN HOUR?
EVEN DAD COULDN'T ARGUE
WITH ECONOMIC REALITY.
DAD, I'VE BEEN THINKING.
-MM?
-YOU WORK HARD FOR
YOUR MONEY, RIGHT?
-MM.
-SO, SAY YOU WERE
WORKING SOMEWHERE,
AND YOU THOUGHT
YOU DESERVED MORE.
YOU'D DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT, RIGHT?
-YOU BETCHA.
-EVEN IF IT MEANT...
MAKING YOUR BOSS MAD?
-A BUCK'S A BUCK.
-THERE. SOUNDED LIKE
A CLEAR MANDATE TO ME.
-THINKING ABOUT ASKING
OLD MAN HARRIS FOR A RAISE?
-KINDA.
-MM.
-AND WITH THAT RINGING
ENDORSEMENT IN HAND,
I MADE UP MY MIND.
MR. HARRIS?
- YES?
-THERE WAS ONLY
ONE WAY TO DO THIS...
HONESTLY, DIRECTLY.
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE
ABLE TO MAKE IT ON SATURDAY.
-OH?
-YEAH.
ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO
COME IN AT ALL ANYMORE.
-I SEE.
-YEAH.
SEE, THERE'S THIS OTHER
JOB I MAY BE TAKING.
-AND WHERE IS THIS NEW
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT?
-IN THE MALL.
-THE MALL?
THAT'S WHERE YOU
WANT TO GO WORK?
SELLING CRAP THAT DOESN'T WORK
TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T
NEED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
-WORKING.
IN A RESTAURANT.
FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT.
AH, WHAT THE HELL?
IT'S A BURGER JOINT.
-AND THIS IS HOW YOU
WANT TO SPEND YOUR TIME...
FLIPPING HAMBURGERS AND
WATCHING THE GIRLS WALK BY?
-BINGO.
HE FINALLY UNDERSTOOD.
NO.
-THEN, WHY WOULD YOU
DO A THING LIKE THIS?
-BECAUSE THEY PAY 15
CENTS MORE AN HOUR.
-OH.
SO THAT'S IT.
I SEE.
[SIGHS]
15 CENTS AN HOUR.
-SURE, IT WAS A BITTER PILL.
BUT WHAT ELSE COULD THE GUY DO?
-I'LL PAY YOU 20.
-WHAT?
-JUST PROVE TO ME THAT
YOU'RE WORTH IT. SWEEP!
-RATS!
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN, HE
WOULDN'T LET YOU QUIT?
IF YOU QUIT, YOU QUIT!
-I TOLD YOU, PAUL.
HE GAVE ME A RAISE.
20 CENTS MORE AN HOUR.
WHAT WAS I GONNA DO?
-[SCOFFS] I WOULDN'T
WORK FOR THAT OLD GEEZER
IF HE PAID ME A
HUNDRED BUCKS AN HOUR.
-I HAD ONLY ONE DEFENSE.
INSANITY.
HEY, LOOK, HE'S
NOT AN OLD GEEZER.
AND BESIDES, HE KNOWS
MORE ABOUT HARDWARE
THAN YOU GUYS WILL
IN YOUR ENTIRE LIVES.
- WHOA!
- WHOA!
-DON'T YOU GET IT, KEV?
THE GUY BOUGHT YOU.
HE OWNS YOU.
LOCK, STOCK, AND LUG NUTS.
-PRETTY FUNNY.
BUT I COULD HOLD MY OWN HERE.
LEWIS, YOU'RE FULL OF CRAP.
-OH, YEAH? PROVE IT.
TAKE SATURDAY OFF.
HANG OUT HERE WITH US.
-HEY, I COULD IF I WANT TO.
NOT THAT I CARED
WHAT THEY THOUGHT.
-[SCOFFS]
-I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD
HAVE THE DAY OFF SATURDAY.
-WHY?
-I HAVE THIS... APPOINTMENT.
-WHERE?
-JUST... AROUND.
-OH. WELL, THEN, UH, CERTAINLY.
-GREAT.
-OF COURSE. ANY TIME YOU
HAVE A SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
AND WORK INTERFERES,
YOU JUST LET ME KNOW.
WE'LL CLOSE THE STORE.
-HEY, LOOK, ALL I'M ASKING
FOR HERE IS A JUST...
-WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT.
YOU WORK HERE TUESDAYS,
THURSDAYS, AND SATURDAYS.
AND I PAY YOU... WHAT NOW?
$1.65 AN HOUR.
MAYBE NOW YOU WOULD LIKE
ME TO PAY YOU DOUBLE TIME
FOR THE DAYS THAT
YOU DON'T WORK.
-AND THAT'S WHEN IT HIT ME.
THE GUYS HAD BEEN RIGHT.
I WASN'T AN EMPLOYEE HERE.
I WAS IN BONDAGE.
I WAS... A SLAVE.
THAT NIGHT, I HAD A DREAM.
[WOLF HOWLS]
-WELL?!
ARE YOU WORKING
OR BREATHING?!
-W-WORKING, SIR.
-THEN DO IT!
-OH, PLEASE, SIR...
I WAS JUST WONDERING...
IT'S ALMOST 6:00.
MAY I GO HOME NOW?
-NO!
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME LEFT.
I WANT YOU TO STACK
THE ONE-TON BOLTS
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SHELF.
THE TOP RIGHT-HAND SHELF!
[LAUGHS EVILLY]
-DAD, CAN I TALK TO
YOU FOR A MINUTE?
I HAD TO ACT. PUT
THIS IN PERSPECTIVE.
JOB STRESS WAS GETTING ME DOWN.
-HUH?
YEAH, SURE.
YOUR MOTHER AND I
WERE UP HALF THE NIGHT.
THIS DAMN DRIP.
WHAT'S UP?
-IT'S ABOUT MR. HARRIS.
-YEAH. I HEARD YOU GOT A RAISE.
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
-YEAH. WELL...
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
-[SIGHS] WELL, IT
CAME APART OKAY.
PUT IN A NEW WASHER,
AND NOW I CAN'T SEEM TO
GET IT TO HOLD TOGETHER.
-WHERE'S YOUR BIB SCREW?
-HUH?
-YOU KNOW, YOUR BIB SCREW.
PROBABLY FELL DOWN THE DRAIN.
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
THEY'RE EASY TO REPLACE.
AND THE WAY HE LOOKED
AT ME, FOR ONE SECOND,
I ALMOST FELT GOOD
ABOUT HARDWARE.
YOU KNOW, WE SELL BIB
SCREWS DOWN AT HARRIS'.
-AH, THAT'S OKAY.
I'LL PROBABLY SHOOT
OVER TO THE MALL.
-THE MALL?
-WELL, IT'S CLOSER,
EASIER TO PARK.
BESIDES, YOU KNOW THE OLD MAN.
IF I STOP IN, HE'LL TALK TO ME
FOR HOURS, CHEWING MY EAR OFF.
I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
-I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
THIS MAN, MR. LISTEN-AND-LEARN,
WAS TELLING ME
HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME?
SURE, DAD.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
BUT I DIDN'T.
I JUST DIDN'T.
I MEANT TO GO RIGHT TO
WORK THAT AFTERNOON.
BUT WHEN I GOT TO THE STORE,
FOR SOME REASON, I DIDN'T GO IN.
I DIDN'T WANT TO
BE THERE ANYMORE.
HELL, I KNEW NOBODY
ELSE DID EITHER.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
I WENT TO THE MALL.
HUNG OUT WITH FRIENDS.
IT WAS BUSY... AND ALIVE.
I HARDLY THOUGHT ABOUT
OLD MR. HARRIS AT ALL.
WELL, NOT MUCH, ANYWAY.
BY THE TIME I GOT BACK,
I GUESS I PRETTY MUCH
FIGURED HE WAS GONNA FIRE ME.
MAYBE I WAS JUST
HOPING HE WOULD.
-YOU'RE LATE.
-I KNOW.
[BELL JANGLES]
MR. HARRIS, CAN I TALK TO YOU?
-VERY WELL.
YOU WERE LATE
TODAY. I UNDERSTAND.
YOU NEEDED TO PROVE
SOMETHING. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S FORGOTTEN. I'LL
SEE YOU ON TUESDAY.
-WELL, I'M NOT GONNA
BE COMING IN ANYMORE.
SEE... I TOOK THE
JOB IN THE MALL.
I START MONDAY.
-DON'T BE FOOLISH.
YOU WORK HERE.
-BUT I DON'T WANT TO
WORK HERE ANYMORE.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
-YOU'RE A BRIGHT BOY.
YOU COULD MAKE SOMETHING
BETTER OF YOURSELF.
-I WOULDN'T CALL STOCKING
HARDWARE SOMETHING BETTER!
-OH, I SEE.
-MR. HARRIS, ALL I DO HERE
IS MOVE CARTONS FROM
ONE SHELF TO THE OTHER
AND LISTEN TO YOU
TALK ABOUT HARDWARE.
NO ONE EVEN COMES
IN HERE ANYMORE.
NO ONE WANTS TO.
-IS THAT SO?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
- SAM!
- THE HARDWARE BUSINESS...
-SAM.
THE BOY WANTS TO GO.
-YOU DON'T EVEN NEED
ME HERE MOST OF THE TIME.
-I KNOW THAT.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
KEEP WORKING HERE,
BUT I WON'T TRY
TO MAKE YOU STAY.
I'VE MADE MY
OFFER. I STAND BY IT.
[BELL JANGLES]
-EXCUSE ME.
ABOUT THAT WASHER...
I ASKED MY HUSBAND, AND
HE SAID WE HAVE HARD WATER.
-YES. THEN YOU'LL NEED PLASTIC
BECAUSE METAL
RUSTS IN HARD WATER.
LET ME GET YOU ONE.
NO, IT'S OKAY.
THEY'RE ONLY A NICKEL.
-THANK YOU.
-COME AGAIN!
[BELL JANGLES]
I FELT HIM WATCHING ME,
AND SOMEHOW I KNEW
WHAT HE WAS THINKING.
HOW MUCH I'D LEARNED,
HOW MUCH HE TAUGHT ME.
BUT I WAS 15.
I LIVED IN A WORLD THAT WAS
NEW AND ALIVE AND EXCITING.
AND EVERYTHING HERE WAS OLD.
MAYBE IT WAS STUPID.
THAT'S ALSO PART OF BEING 15.
[BELL JANGLES]
I TRADED IN MY TIE
FOR A STUPID HAT
AND A PLASTIC NAME
TAG AT THE MALL.
WHEN I LEFT A MONTH
LATER, NO ONE CARED.
BUT EVERY TIME I PICK
UP A FLATHEAD SCREW,
I THINK OF OLD MAN HARRIS
AND HOW THOSE COWBELLS
CLANGED AS I WALKED OUT THAT DOOR.
AND EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T
SAY EXACTLY WHAT I GAINED,
I KNOW I CAN'T
MEASURE WHAT I LOST.
-♪ EVERY TIME IT
RAINS, IT RAINS ♪
♪ PENNIES FROM HEAVEN ♪
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW
EACH CLOUD CONTAINS ♪
♪ PENNIES FROM HEAVEN? ♪
♪ YOU'LL FIND YOUR
FORTUNE FALLING ♪
♪ ALL OVER TOWN ♪
♪ BE SURE THAT YOUR UMBRELLA ♪
♪ IS UPSIDE DOWN ♪
♪ TRADE THEM FOR A PACKAGE OF ♪
♪ SUNSHINE AND FLOWERS ♪
♪ IF YOU WANT THE
THINGS YOU LOVE ♪
♪ YOU MUST HAVE SHOWERS ♪
♪ SO WHEN YOU HEAR IT THUNDER ♪
♪ DON'T RUN UNDER A TREE ♪
♪ THERE'LL BE
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN ♪
♪ FOR YOU AND ME ♪
IF I SANG OUT OF TUNE? ♪
♪ WOULD YOU STAND UP
AND WALK OUT ON ME? ♪
♪ LEND ME YOUR EARS,
AND I'LL SING YOU A SONG ♪
♪ I WILL TRY NOT TO
SING OUT OF KEY, YEAH ♪
♪ OH, BABY, I GET BY ♪
- ♪ BY WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ ALL I NEED IS MY BUDDIES ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ I'M SAYIN' I'M GONNA GET HIGHER ♪ - ♪
TRY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ WHOA-OA-OA-OA ♪
-♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
-♪ SOMEBODY WHO
KNOWS QUITE SURE ♪
♪ BABY ♪
-♪ BY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ SAID I'M GONNA MAKE
IT WITH MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ TRY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ OH, I'M GONNA
KEEP ON TRYING ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON
TRYING NOW, BABY ♪
-♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
-THEY SAY YOU NEVER
FORGET YOUR FIRST JOB.
I KNOW I REMEMBER MINE...
HARRIS' HARDWARE STORE,
DOWN THE HILL
FROM WHERE I LIVED,
THE YEAR I STARTED 10th GRADE.
IT WAS THE KIND OF PLACE
YOU DON'T SEE MUCH ANYMORE,
FILLED TO THE RAFTERS
WITH BRACKETS AND BOLTS
AND OLD SCREENS.
YOU KNOW, STUFF ON THE
CUTTING-EDGE OF OBSOLESCENCE.
IT STARTED AS A SUMMER JOB,
BUT ONCE SCHOOL BEGAN,
MR. HARRIS CUT BACK MY
HOURS SO I COULD KEEP WORKING.
WITH THE ALLOWANCE DAD
WAS PAYING ME, I HAD NO CHOICE.
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T
SHIP ORDERS OF LESS THAN A GROSS?
SINCE WHEN?
-OLD MAN HARRIS,
MR. HARDWARE HIMSELF.
-LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I'VE BEEN ORDERING WHAT
I NEED FROM YOU PEOPLE
SINCE BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.
YOU HEARD MY
OFFER. I STAND BY IT.
[RECEIVER SLAMS]
ARE WE LOOKING OR WORKING?
-WORKING.
-THEN WHAT STOPPED YOU?
-NOTHING!
-THEN GET TO WORK.
-YES, SIR.
AS FAR AS I COULD TELL,
HIS SYSTEM OF ORGANIZING
THE MERCHANDISE
WAS BASED ON THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES
I COULD CLIMB FROM THE
BOTTOM SHELF TO THE TOP SHELF
AND BACK AGAIN.
-NOT SO FAST. WHAT ARE THESE?
-THEY'RE BOLTS.
-YOU SURE?
-UH...
YEAH. TOGGLE BOLTS.
-USED FOR WHAT?
-USED FOR... FASTENING THINGS.
IN PLASTERBOARD.
-GOOD.
-IT WASN'T ENOUGH HE KNEW
EVERYTHING THERE WAS TO KNOW
ABOUT THE BUSINESS.
HE SEEMED TO
THINK I SHOULD, TOO.
-SO...
SHOULD THEY GO WITH
THE SHEET-METAL BOLTS
OR OVER THERE, CLOSER
TO THE PLASTER SUPPLIES?
-WELL, I...
[SIGHS] WITH THE
PLASTER SUPPLIES.
-DO IT, THEN.
-NOT THAT I WASN'T
GRATEFUL FOR THE EDUCATION.
I WASN'T.
[SCOFFS] GIVE ME A BREAK.
-WHAT WAS THAT?
-NOTHING.
MR. HARRIS, SHOULDN'T
WE KNOCK OFF?
IT'S ALMOST 6:00.
-SO?
-SO?
-ALMOST 6:00 IS NOT 6:00.
BESIDES, THERE
MIGHT BE CUSTOMERS.
-SAM?
WHY DON'T YOU LET
HIM GO A LITTLE EARLY?
-WELL...
[SIGHS] ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT!
-THANKS, MRS. HARRIS.
AND THERE YOU HAD IT.
TWO DAYS A WEEK AFTER SCHOOL,
SATURDAYS TILL 6:00,
I HAULED, PACKED, AND
LOADED MY LIFE AWAY
FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF
18 BUCKS AND CHANGE.
NOT THAT MONEY WAS MY
ONLY REASON FOR BEING THERE.
I HAD A BIGGER REASON,
A MORE COMPELLING REASON.
-SO, HOW WAS WORK TODAY?
-MY FATHER HAD
GOTTEN ME THE JOB.
WORK'S WORK.
-OLD MAN'S RUNNING
YOUR TAIL OFF, HUH?
-KINDA.
-[CHUCKLES]
-FOR SOME REASON, DAD
SEEMED TO FIND A CERTAIN HUMOR
IN SEEING HIS YOUNGEST
CHILD DO TIME AT HARD LABOR.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
SO DID MY WHOLE FAMILY.
-SO, HOW WAS YOUR DAY, HONEY?
-SHUT UP, BUTTHEAD!
-I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN...
WORKING IN A STORE,
MEETING PEOPLE,
TALKING TO CUSTOMERS.
-WELL, SEE, MOM, THAT'S
KIND OF THE PROBLEM.
NO ONE...
-THAT HARRIS...
HE'S ONE-OF-A-KIND.
NOBODY KNOWS
HARDWARE LIKE HE DOES.
DO YOU KNOW, HE SOLD ME
THE FIRST FULL SET OF
TOOLS I EVER OWNED.
-YES, I DO, DAD, BUT...
-THAT WAS BEFORE EITHER
OF YOU WAS EVEN BORN.
-LOOK, IT'S BORING,
IT'S HARD WORK,
AND IT'S NO FUN, OKAY?
OKAY?!
JUST TO SET THE
RECORD STRAIGHT HERE.
-NO FUN?
-OH, NO.
-WHO THE HELL EVER SAID A
JOB IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN?
-[LAUGHING]
-WELL, I DIDN'T MEAN...
-LET ME JUST GIVE
YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE.
LISTEN TO THE OLD
GUY. PAY ATTENTION.
HE JUST MIGHT TEACH
YOU SOMETHING.
-AND THAT WAS THAT.
I WAS STYMIED
BY TIMELESS VALUES AND
AN IRONCLAD WORK ETHIC,
WHICH LEFT ONLY
ONE PLACE TO TURN.
["TAKING CARE OF
BUSINESS" PLAYS]
THE MALL.
- ♪ YOU GET UP EVERY MORNING ♪
♪ FROM YOUR ALARM
CLOCK'S WARNING ♪
-HILLCREST PLAZA.
ONE-STOP SHOPPING.
A BROWSER'S BONANZA.
A TEENAGER'S FIELD OF DREAMS.
-WHO IS THAT?
-GRETCHEN TYLER. 11th GRADE.
-SHE GOES TO OUR SCHOOL?
IT WAS A PLACE TO PONDER
THE BURNING ISSUES OF LIFE.
COME ON, GUYS. I
THINK I NEED SOME FRIES.
-YEAH.
-YEAH, THIS WAS THE TICKET.
GIRLS TO THE LEFT OF
US. GIRLS TO THE RIGHT.
GIRLS NINE DEEP
AROUND SOME KID IN A STUPID
HAT AND A PLASTIC NAME TAG.
-I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
LOOK AT THAT GUY.
-ROBBY CASHION. HE'S
IN MY BIOLOGY CLASS.
-MADE YOU WONDER WHERE HIS
DAD BOUGHT HIS FIRST SET OF TOOLS.
-SURE BEATS WORKING IN A
HARDWARE STORE, HUH, KEV?
-SPEAKING OF TOOLS...
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
-YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH HIS JOB.
-THANKS, PAUL.
I MEAN, ONE THING FOR ME TO
GROUSE ABOUT MY JOB, BUT...
-EXCEPT FOR THE LONG HOURS
AND OLD MAN HARRIS
AND THAT STUPID TIE.
-TELL ME ABOUT IT.
[LAUGHING]
-AH, WHAT DID THEY KNOW, ANYWAY?
SOME GUYS GOT ALL
THE GLAMOUR. SO WHAT?
THERE WERE CERTAIN BENEFITS
TO WORKING WHERE I WORKED.
-FLANGE PIPES.
TOP SHELF.
AND BE SURE YOU CHECK
THE INVENTORY THOROUGHLY.
-OKAY, THE BENEFITS STUNK.
THAT DIDN'T MEAN THERE
WEREN'T OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
[BELL JANGLES]
- EXCUSE ME.
MY HUSBAND SAYS
WE NEED A WASHER.
-OH, YOUR HUSBAND IS A PLUMBER?
-OH, NO. HE'S AN ACCOUNTANT.
-OH.
[LAUGHS]
SO IS MY OLDEST.
HE DOES MY TAXES.
I DON'T LET HIM NEAR MY SINK.
-YEP... THE CHANCE TO WATCH
A MASTER SALESMAN AT WORK.
-NOW, LET ME SEE THIS.
OH. RUBBER.
SEE, ONE CRACK, AND
YOU LOSE THE SEAL.
THEY USE PLASTIC NOW. VERY GOOD.
BRASS, COPPER, THEY LAST.
ABSOLUTELY INDESTRUCTIBLE.
UNLESS YOU HAVE HARD
WATER. THEN YOU GET RUST.
DO YOU HAVE HARD WATER OR SOFT?
-UH, I'M NOT SURE.
UM... LOOK, I'M SORRY, BUT
I'VE GOT TO MEET THE 5:15.
MY HUSBAND WILL BE WAITING.
WHY DON'T I JUST STOP
BACK ANOTHER TIME?
-WELL...
-THANKS, ANYWAY.
-LET'S FACE IT.
THE OLD MAN'S IDEA
OF SALESMANSHIP
WAS A LITTLE OUTMODED.
SO SEEMED IT WAS UP TO ME
TO BRING HIM INTO
THE 20th CENTURY.
MR. HARRIS?
-WHAT?
-ON THE OTHER HAND...
WELL, I WAS JUST THINKING.
DO I REALLY HAVE
TO WEAR THIS TIE?
I MEAN, 'CAUSE IF IT'S OKAY
WITH YOU, I'D JUST AS SOON...
-LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE PLAYING,
YOU CAN WEAR WHAT YOU WANT.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN HERE
WORKING, YOU'LL WEAR THE TIE.
AM I UNDERSTOOD?
-YES, SIR.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE
WHOLE THING HADN'T GONE
QUITE AS WELL AS I'D HOPED.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
HEY, ROBBY! WAIT UP.
SO I DECIDED TO EXPLORE
THE ALTERNATIVES.
I SAW YOU THE OTHER
DAY AT THE MALL,
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING,
DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB?
-OH, WELL...
YEAH, IT'S OKAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A JOB.
-AND WHAT DO YOU
HAVE TO DO THERE?
-I DON'T KNOW.
YOU SERVE STUFF. YOU HANG OUT.
-AND THAT'S IT?
-WELL, ALL THE
FRIES YOU CAN EAT.
-HMM.
SEEMED LIKE A JOB FOR
A SPECIAL KIND OF GUY.
LIKE, SAY, ME.
-WHY? YOU INTERESTED?
-NAH.
HOW MUCH DO THEY PAY?
-UH, A BUCK SIXTY AN HOUR.
-BUCK SIXTY AN HOUR?
EVEN DAD COULDN'T ARGUE
WITH ECONOMIC REALITY.
DAD, I'VE BEEN THINKING.
-MM?
-YOU WORK HARD FOR
YOUR MONEY, RIGHT?
-MM.
-SO, SAY YOU WERE
WORKING SOMEWHERE,
AND YOU THOUGHT
YOU DESERVED MORE.
YOU'D DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT, RIGHT?
-YOU BETCHA.
-EVEN IF IT MEANT...
MAKING YOUR BOSS MAD?
-A BUCK'S A BUCK.
-THERE. SOUNDED LIKE
A CLEAR MANDATE TO ME.
-THINKING ABOUT ASKING
OLD MAN HARRIS FOR A RAISE?
-KINDA.
-MM.
-AND WITH THAT RINGING
ENDORSEMENT IN HAND,
I MADE UP MY MIND.
MR. HARRIS?
- YES?
-THERE WAS ONLY
ONE WAY TO DO THIS...
HONESTLY, DIRECTLY.
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE
ABLE TO MAKE IT ON SATURDAY.
-OH?
-YEAH.
ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO
COME IN AT ALL ANYMORE.
-I SEE.
-YEAH.
SEE, THERE'S THIS OTHER
JOB I MAY BE TAKING.
-AND WHERE IS THIS NEW
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT?
-IN THE MALL.
-THE MALL?
THAT'S WHERE YOU
WANT TO GO WORK?
SELLING CRAP THAT DOESN'T WORK
TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T
NEED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
-WORKING.
IN A RESTAURANT.
FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT.
AH, WHAT THE HELL?
IT'S A BURGER JOINT.
-AND THIS IS HOW YOU
WANT TO SPEND YOUR TIME...
FLIPPING HAMBURGERS AND
WATCHING THE GIRLS WALK BY?
-BINGO.
HE FINALLY UNDERSTOOD.
NO.
-THEN, WHY WOULD YOU
DO A THING LIKE THIS?
-BECAUSE THEY PAY 15
CENTS MORE AN HOUR.
-OH.
SO THAT'S IT.
I SEE.
[SIGHS]
15 CENTS AN HOUR.
-SURE, IT WAS A BITTER PILL.
BUT WHAT ELSE COULD THE GUY DO?
-I'LL PAY YOU 20.
-WHAT?
-JUST PROVE TO ME THAT
YOU'RE WORTH IT. SWEEP!
-RATS!
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN, HE
WOULDN'T LET YOU QUIT?
IF YOU QUIT, YOU QUIT!
-I TOLD YOU, PAUL.
HE GAVE ME A RAISE.
20 CENTS MORE AN HOUR.
WHAT WAS I GONNA DO?
-[SCOFFS] I WOULDN'T
WORK FOR THAT OLD GEEZER
IF HE PAID ME A
HUNDRED BUCKS AN HOUR.
-I HAD ONLY ONE DEFENSE.
INSANITY.
HEY, LOOK, HE'S
NOT AN OLD GEEZER.
AND BESIDES, HE KNOWS
MORE ABOUT HARDWARE
THAN YOU GUYS WILL
IN YOUR ENTIRE LIVES.
- WHOA!
- WHOA!
-DON'T YOU GET IT, KEV?
THE GUY BOUGHT YOU.
HE OWNS YOU.
LOCK, STOCK, AND LUG NUTS.
-PRETTY FUNNY.
BUT I COULD HOLD MY OWN HERE.
LEWIS, YOU'RE FULL OF CRAP.
-OH, YEAH? PROVE IT.
TAKE SATURDAY OFF.
HANG OUT HERE WITH US.
-HEY, I COULD IF I WANT TO.
NOT THAT I CARED
WHAT THEY THOUGHT.
-[SCOFFS]
-I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD
HAVE THE DAY OFF SATURDAY.
-WHY?
-I HAVE THIS... APPOINTMENT.
-WHERE?
-JUST... AROUND.
-OH. WELL, THEN, UH, CERTAINLY.
-GREAT.
-OF COURSE. ANY TIME YOU
HAVE A SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
AND WORK INTERFERES,
YOU JUST LET ME KNOW.
WE'LL CLOSE THE STORE.
-HEY, LOOK, ALL I'M ASKING
FOR HERE IS A JUST...
-WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT.
YOU WORK HERE TUESDAYS,
THURSDAYS, AND SATURDAYS.
AND I PAY YOU... WHAT NOW?
$1.65 AN HOUR.
MAYBE NOW YOU WOULD LIKE
ME TO PAY YOU DOUBLE TIME
FOR THE DAYS THAT
YOU DON'T WORK.
-AND THAT'S WHEN IT HIT ME.
THE GUYS HAD BEEN RIGHT.
I WASN'T AN EMPLOYEE HERE.
I WAS IN BONDAGE.
I WAS... A SLAVE.
THAT NIGHT, I HAD A DREAM.
[WOLF HOWLS]
-WELL?!
ARE YOU WORKING
OR BREATHING?!
-W-WORKING, SIR.
-THEN DO IT!
-OH, PLEASE, SIR...
I WAS JUST WONDERING...
IT'S ALMOST 6:00.
MAY I GO HOME NOW?
-NO!
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME LEFT.
I WANT YOU TO STACK
THE ONE-TON BOLTS
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SHELF.
THE TOP RIGHT-HAND SHELF!
[LAUGHS EVILLY]
-DAD, CAN I TALK TO
YOU FOR A MINUTE?
I HAD TO ACT. PUT
THIS IN PERSPECTIVE.
JOB STRESS WAS GETTING ME DOWN.
-HUH?
YEAH, SURE.
YOUR MOTHER AND I
WERE UP HALF THE NIGHT.
THIS DAMN DRIP.
WHAT'S UP?
-IT'S ABOUT MR. HARRIS.
-YEAH. I HEARD YOU GOT A RAISE.
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
-YEAH. WELL...
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
-[SIGHS] WELL, IT
CAME APART OKAY.
PUT IN A NEW WASHER,
AND NOW I CAN'T SEEM TO
GET IT TO HOLD TOGETHER.
-WHERE'S YOUR BIB SCREW?
-HUH?
-YOU KNOW, YOUR BIB SCREW.
PROBABLY FELL DOWN THE DRAIN.
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
THEY'RE EASY TO REPLACE.
AND THE WAY HE LOOKED
AT ME, FOR ONE SECOND,
I ALMOST FELT GOOD
ABOUT HARDWARE.
YOU KNOW, WE SELL BIB
SCREWS DOWN AT HARRIS'.
-AH, THAT'S OKAY.
I'LL PROBABLY SHOOT
OVER TO THE MALL.
-THE MALL?
-WELL, IT'S CLOSER,
EASIER TO PARK.
BESIDES, YOU KNOW THE OLD MAN.
IF I STOP IN, HE'LL TALK TO ME
FOR HOURS, CHEWING MY EAR OFF.
I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
-I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
THIS MAN, MR. LISTEN-AND-LEARN,
WAS TELLING ME
HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME?
SURE, DAD.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
BUT I DIDN'T.
I JUST DIDN'T.
I MEANT TO GO RIGHT TO
WORK THAT AFTERNOON.
BUT WHEN I GOT TO THE STORE,
FOR SOME REASON, I DIDN'T GO IN.
I DIDN'T WANT TO
BE THERE ANYMORE.
HELL, I KNEW NOBODY
ELSE DID EITHER.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
I WENT TO THE MALL.
HUNG OUT WITH FRIENDS.
IT WAS BUSY... AND ALIVE.
I HARDLY THOUGHT ABOUT
OLD MR. HARRIS AT ALL.
WELL, NOT MUCH, ANYWAY.
BY THE TIME I GOT BACK,
I GUESS I PRETTY MUCH
FIGURED HE WAS GONNA FIRE ME.
MAYBE I WAS JUST
HOPING HE WOULD.
-YOU'RE LATE.
-I KNOW.
[BELL JANGLES]
MR. HARRIS, CAN I TALK TO YOU?
-VERY WELL.
YOU WERE LATE
TODAY. I UNDERSTAND.
YOU NEEDED TO PROVE
SOMETHING. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S FORGOTTEN. I'LL
SEE YOU ON TUESDAY.
-WELL, I'M NOT GONNA
BE COMING IN ANYMORE.
SEE... I TOOK THE
JOB IN THE MALL.
I START MONDAY.
-DON'T BE FOOLISH.
YOU WORK HERE.
-BUT I DON'T WANT TO
WORK HERE ANYMORE.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
-YOU'RE A BRIGHT BOY.
YOU COULD MAKE SOMETHING
BETTER OF YOURSELF.
-I WOULDN'T CALL STOCKING
HARDWARE SOMETHING BETTER!
-OH, I SEE.
-MR. HARRIS, ALL I DO HERE
IS MOVE CARTONS FROM
ONE SHELF TO THE OTHER
AND LISTEN TO YOU
TALK ABOUT HARDWARE.
NO ONE EVEN COMES
IN HERE ANYMORE.
NO ONE WANTS TO.
-IS THAT SO?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
- SAM!
- THE HARDWARE BUSINESS...
-SAM.
THE BOY WANTS TO GO.
-YOU DON'T EVEN NEED
ME HERE MOST OF THE TIME.
-I KNOW THAT.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
KEEP WORKING HERE,
BUT I WON'T TRY
TO MAKE YOU STAY.
I'VE MADE MY
OFFER. I STAND BY IT.
[BELL JANGLES]
-EXCUSE ME.
ABOUT THAT WASHER...
I ASKED MY HUSBAND, AND
HE SAID WE HAVE HARD WATER.
-YES. THEN YOU'LL NEED PLASTIC
BECAUSE METAL
RUSTS IN HARD WATER.
LET ME GET YOU ONE.
NO, IT'S OKAY.
THEY'RE ONLY A NICKEL.
-THANK YOU.
-COME AGAIN!
[BELL JANGLES]
I FELT HIM WATCHING ME,
AND SOMEHOW I KNEW
WHAT HE WAS THINKING.
HOW MUCH I'D LEARNED,
HOW MUCH HE TAUGHT ME.
BUT I WAS 15.
I LIVED IN A WORLD THAT WAS
NEW AND ALIVE AND EXCITING.
AND EVERYTHING HERE WAS OLD.
MAYBE IT WAS STUPID.
THAT'S ALSO PART OF BEING 15.
[BELL JANGLES]
I TRADED IN MY TIE
FOR A STUPID HAT
AND A PLASTIC NAME
TAG AT THE MALL.
WHEN I LEFT A MONTH
LATER, NO ONE CARED.
BUT EVERY TIME I PICK
UP A FLATHEAD SCREW,
I THINK OF OLD MAN HARRIS
AND HOW THOSE COWBELLS
CLANGED AS I WALKED OUT THAT DOOR.
AND EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T
SAY EXACTLY WHAT I GAINED,
I KNOW I CAN'T
MEASURE WHAT I LOST.
-♪ EVERY TIME IT
RAINS, IT RAINS ♪
♪ PENNIES FROM HEAVEN ♪
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW
EACH CLOUD CONTAINS ♪
♪ PENNIES FROM HEAVEN? ♪
♪ YOU'LL FIND YOUR
FORTUNE FALLING ♪
♪ ALL OVER TOWN ♪
♪ BE SURE THAT YOUR UMBRELLA ♪
♪ IS UPSIDE DOWN ♪
♪ TRADE THEM FOR A PACKAGE OF ♪
♪ SUNSHINE AND FLOWERS ♪
♪ IF YOU WANT THE
THINGS YOU LOVE ♪
♪ YOU MUST HAVE SHOWERS ♪
♪ SO WHEN YOU HEAR IT THUNDER ♪
♪ DON'T RUN UNDER A TREE ♪
♪ THERE'LL BE
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN ♪
♪ FOR YOU AND ME ♪