[ THEME SONG PLAYS ]
* I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A MILLION YEARS *
* AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOR A MILLION MORE *
* OH, IT'S LIKE I STARTED BREATHING *
* ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED
* AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT I EVER DID BEFORE *
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* AND THERE AIN'T NO NOTHIN' *
* WE CAN'T LOVE EACH OTHER THROUGH *
* OOH-HOO
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* SHA-LA-LA-LA
COME IN, MAUREEN.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO, STEVEN.
MAUREEN, WHAT A SURPRISE. HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS HERE?
WELL, IT WASN'T EASY RUNNING YOU DOWN.
YOU'VE BEEN COVERING YOUR TRACKS PRETTY WELL.
COVERING MY TRACKS? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I HAVEN'T BEEN COVERING ANYTHING.
TWO MONTHS AGO, YOU WERE IN NEW YORK CITY
AT YOUR FRIEND ROGER'S APARTMENT.
I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT
IF ROGER HADN'T CALLED TO ASK ME WHAT TO DO
WITH YOUR TRAVEL ALARM, WHICH YOU LEFT THERE,
AS IF I CARE!
ROB, WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN NEW YORK CITY?
THEN, LAST MONTH,
YOU WERE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, CAMPING OUT.
I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT IF A FOREST RANGER HADN'T CALLED
TO ASK ME WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR INFLATABLE PILLOW.
YOU WERE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK?
FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS, I HAD NO IDEA WHERE YOU WERE
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LEAVE ANYTHING ANYWHERE.
ROB, ROB, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I THOUGHT YOU CAME DIRECTLY FROM BUFFALO.
I-I AM -- I DID.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM BUFFALO.
YES, I KNOW.
THAT'S WHERE WE MET.
YOU MEAN HE -- HE HASN'T TOLD YOU?
LOOK, MAUREEN, I REALLY DON'T THINK --
HE WALKED OUT OF THE HOUSE TWO MONTHS AGO WITHOUT A WORD TO ME.
HE LEFT HIS BUSINESS WITHOUT A WORD.
HIS CLIENTS HAVE BEEN CALLING ME AT THE HOUSE.
HERE. YOU'RE THE ACCOUNTANT, NOT ME. YOU ANSWER THOSE.
THE FIRST 10 ARE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING TO SUE US.
MOM IS SUING US?
OKAY, WELL, THEY'RE OUT OF ORDER.
UH, LOOK, MAUREEN, I-I UNDERSTAND
YOU MUST FEEL PRETTY BAD RIGHT NOW, AND --
OH, ROB. YOU COULD ALWAYS SEE RIGHT THROUGH ME.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM SORRY ABOUT --
LOOK, I DIDN'T COME TO HEAR YOUR APOLOGIES.
I'M TRYING TO GET ON WITH MY LIFE.
WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A LIFE
THAT'S GOING TO INCLUDE YOU IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE.
YOU HAVE CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS,
AND YOU ARE DAMN WELL GONNA LIVE UP TO THEM,
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THE NEXT MESSAGE ON THAT LITTLE PILE
IS GONNA BE FROM MY LAWYER.
-HE'S GONNA SUE YOUR -- -AUNT MAUREEN.
HI, SWEETIE.
-AUNT MAUREEN. -HI, HONEY. HI.
-AUNT MAUREEN. -HI, HON. HI.
AUNT MAUREEN.
SO, I'M ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK.
I STOP AT THE SUPERMARKET,
GOT A CAR FULL OF GROCERIES.
PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY.
I'M HONKING THE HORN. NOTHING HAPPENS.
SEE, ON TUESDAYS, ROB USUALLY GETS HOME BEFORE ME,
AND HE HELPS WITH THE GROCERIES.
SO, FINALLY, HE COMES DOWNSTAIRS,
AND HE'S GOT THIS FUNNY LOOK ON HIS FACE.
HE WALKS OVER TO ME, AND HE SAYS,
"MAUREEN, I THINK WE SHOULD SPLIT UP."
SO I SAY, "FINE.
FIRST, HELP ME WITH THE GROCERIES, THEN WE'LL SPLIT UP."
I CANNOT BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HERE.
BUT, MAUREEN, WHATEVER HAPPENS BETWEEN YOU AND ROB,
I -- I WANT US TO STAY CLOSE, OKAY?
I MEAN, YOU'RE STILL FAMILY, FOR GOODNESS' SAKES.
THANKS, ELYSE. [ SNIFFLES ]
YOUR SUPPORT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
AND I REALLY THINK I'M STARTING TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS.
I MEAN, I KNOW I'M GONNA BE OKAY.
YEAH.
I'VE NO INTENTION OF SPENDING THE REST OF MY LIFE
DWELLING ON ROB AND WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
IT'S OVER. IT'S IN THE PAST. IT'S BEHIND ME.
GOOD FOR YOU.
SO, WHO WAS THE LITTLE HUSSY DOWNSTAIRS?
[ SIGHS ]
KATHY, SHE'S --
SHE'S JUST A PHASE HE'S GOING THROUGH.
THEY GO OUT DANCING.
ROB GOES DA-- ROB GOES DANCING?
HE'S THE WORST DANCER IN THE WORLD!
AT OUR WEDDING, HE STEPPED ON MY TOES SO MANY TIMES
I HAD TO BE CARRIED OUT.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
-COME IN. -EXCUSE ME.
I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THIS, AUNT MAUREEN.
BUT...YOUR CAR'S BLOCKING MINE, AND...
AND I REALLY WANT TO LEAVE.
OH, I'M SORRY, MAL,
BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO USE MY COMPUTER DOWN HERE.
IT'S LIKE A WAR ZONE UPSTAIRS.
IS EVERYONE STILL FIGHTING?
IN EVERY POSSIBLE COMBINATION.
FIRST IT WAS DAD AND ROB IN MY ROOM.
THEN IT WAS MAUREEN AND ROB IN MOM AND DAD'S ROOM.
THEN IT WAS MOM AND ROB IN YOUR ROOM.
AND THEN IT WAS ANDY AND ROB IN THE BATHROOM.
OH, BUT I THINK THAT ONE WAS
JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT TOWELS.
HOW IS IT UP THERE?
NOT GREAT. NOT GREAT.
AND ANDY ISN'T HELPING ANY.
HE'S BEEN RUNNING AROUND SAYING,
"IS SHE MY AUNT MAUREEN, OR ISN'T SHE?"
HOW CAN TWO PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER
BECOME SEPARATED?
HOW CAN THEY LOSE THAT LOVE?
IT'S A LOT MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK, JENNIFER.
I WATCH A LOT OF SOAP OPERAS, AND...
...IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A SHOW.
I MEAN, IF ROB AND MAUREEN CAN'T HOLD THEIR MARRIAGE TOGETHER,
WHO CAN?
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT, GIRLS.
HE'S GOT THAT PHIL DONAHUE LOOK AGAIN.
COME ON. COME ON.
LOOK, LET'S TRY AND --
LET'S TRY AND PUT THIS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
OH, CAN WE, PLEASE?
YES, WE CAN.
YOU SEE, IN THE OLD DAYS,
MARRIAGES WERE ARRANGED BY THE PARENTS,
AND THESE MARRIAGES WERE BASED, AS THEY SHOULD BE, ON MONEY...
...THE BOND THAT DOESN'T BREAK.
NOW, LET'S SAY LATER ON THERE'S SOME TROUBLE.
THE MAN IS UNHAPPY. THE MARRIAGE ISN'T WORKING.
WHAT DOES HE DO?
HE TAKES A MISTRESS.
AND -- AND IF THE WOMAN IS UNHAPPY, WHAT DOES SHE DO?
SHE...LEARNS TO KNIT.
SEE, THE IMPORTANT THING IS THE FAMILY STAYS TOGETHER,
AND THEY GET SOME NICE SWEATERS.
ROB, I WANT SOME ANSWERS.
YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM ME.
I'M NOT RUNNING AWAY. I JUST WANT TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS NOW.
I'LL TRY THE LIVING ROOM.
OH, HEY, LET ME -- LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT.
OH, ME, TOO. THAT LOOKS HEAVY.
-WE'RE ALL RIGHT. -WATCH OUT.
-WE GOT IT. THANKS. -HERE WE GO. OKAY.
BOY, YOU REALLY PAINTED
A PRETTY PICTURE FOR YOURSELF THERE, ROB.
MARRIAGE IS OVER,
AMICABLE SEPARATION, NOBODY'S HURT.
YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU RAN OUT TWO MONTHS AGO
WITHOUT A WORD TO MAUREEN.
WELL, DO YOU THINK IT'S EASY FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT THIS?
I MEAN, DON'T YOU THINK IT'S EMBARRASSING?
I'M STILL YOUR OLDER BROTHER, YOU KNOW.
SO, WHY DID YOU COME HERE AT ALL?
I WANTED TO BE IN A HOME AGAIN.
I GOT TIRED OF LIVING IN CAMPGROUNDS,
LYING OUT THERE AT NIGHT, STARING UP AT THE STARS,
TRYING TO EXPLAIN DIVORCE TO AN OWL.
TRY EXPLAINING IT TO ME, ROB.
EXPLAIN HOW YOU...
...HOW YOU CAN JUST WALK OUT,
HOW YOU CAN TURN YOUR BACK ON 25 YEARS.
I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MEETING
WITH ONE OF MY CLIENTS,
BILL HODGES --
HODGES OLDSMOBILE UP ON CLINTON?
JUST REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS, NOTHING SPECIAL.
JUST TALK ABOUT THIS, TALK ABOUT THAT.
THE NEW OLDSMOBILES ARE COMING OUT.
IT HAS MORE ROOM IN THE BACKSEAT NOW.
THEN HE STARTS IN ON ME FROM NOWHERE.
HE'S UNHAPPY WITH THE NEW TAX LAWS.
AND HE'S BLAMING ME. HE'S YELLING AT ME.
"WHERE ARE MY SHELTERS? I WANT MY SHELTERS!"
WELL, I SAID, "HEY, TAKE IT EASY.
"WHAT ARE YOU YELLING AT ME FOR?
"I DIDN'T WRITE THE NEW TAX LAWS.
I'M NOT A CONGRESSMAN. I'M AN ACCOUNTANT."
I HEARD MYSELF SAYING IT.
"I'M AN ACCOUNTANT."
I'M AN ACCOUNTANT, STEVIE.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
I HATE NUMBERS.
I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT ACCOUNTING.
IT SCARED ME.
IT SCARES ME, TOO, ROB.
YOU'RE MY ACCOUNTANT.
THE NEXT THING I KNOW,
I'M AT THE BATTING RANGE UP ON JEROME AVENUE --
YOU KNOW, WHERE WE USED TO GO WHEN WE WERE KIDS?
AND I GO INTO THE FAST CAGE.
REMEMBER THE MONSTER, THE ONE WE WERE AFRAID TO GO INTO?
WELL, I STAYED IN THERE FOR THREE HOURS, STEVIE,
BUT I DID IT.
I HIT ONE OFF THE 350 SIGN IN LEFT CENTER.
IT COST ME $700 IN QUARTERS.
I DID IT.
I FELT BETTER THAN I HAVE FELT IN 20 YEARS.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, ROB?
YOU WANT TO GIVE UP ACCOUNTING
TO BECOME A DESIGNATED HITTER?
I WANT TO HOLD ON TO THE FEELING I HAD THAT DAY.
I CAN'T GO BACK TO MY OLD LIFE.
I CAN'T BE THAT GUY ANYMORE.
IT WOULD KILL ME, STEVIE.
NOW, THE KEY TO A REALLY GREAT PIECE OF FRENCH TOAST
IS THAT THE BREAD HAS BEEN SOAKING
IN THE EGG MIXTURE FOR PRECISELY 14 HOURS.
OKAY?
NOW, COOKING MUST BE DONE
OVER A MEDIUM FLAME IN A CAST-IRON SKILLET
UNTIL THE EDGES ARE A GOLDEN BROWN.
OKAY?
NOW, IF YOU FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS STEP BY STEP,
PAINSTAKING AS THEY MAY SEEM,
YOU'LL HAVE THE PERFECT PIECE OF FRENCH TOAST.
ANY QUESTIONS?
CAN I HAVE CEREAL?
CEREAL? CEREAL?
YOU DO NOT ASK A PERSON OF MY CALIBER
TO MAKE YOU CEREAL.
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS OPEN THE BOX, POUR IN MILK.
ANYBODY CAN MAKE CEREAL.
ALL RIGHT, OKAY, MALLORY CAN'T MAKE CEREAL.
BUT WHAT I AM OFFERING YOU,
FRENCH TOAST A LA ALEX, IS SPECIAL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S THE KIND OF THING
YOU KEEP BETWEEN BROTHERS.
IN FACT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS,
THAT WE'RE BROTHERS?
IT MEANS THAT I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY.
THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT, YEP.
BUT IT ALSO MEANS
THAT WHEN YOU'RE SOMEBODY'S BROTHER,
YOU'RE ALWAYS THAT PERSON'S BROTHER.
IT'S LIKE DAD AND UNCLE ROB.
YOU KNOW, THEY WILL ALWAYS BE BROTHERS.
IS SHE MY AUNT MAUREEN, OR ISN'T SHE?
AUNTS ARE DIFFERENT.
BUT YOU AND I, WE WILL ALWAYS BE BROTHERS.
NOW, YOU MAY MEET, YOU KNOW, OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU MAY...MEET A GIRL.
YOU MIGHT GET MARRIED.
BUT I WILL ALWAYS BE
THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE.
GOTCHA.
ALL RIGHT.
HEY! HOW YOU DOIN'? LISTEN.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A SPECTACULAR PIECE OF FRENCH TOAST?
OH, NO, THANKS. I HAD BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL.
IS YOUR UNCLE ROB AROUND?
UH, NO.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE AND DAD WENT TO THE BATTING RANGE.
AH, YES. THE NEW CAREER.
MOM'S HERE. I CAN GO UP AND GET HER.
NO, IT'S OKAY.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU OR ANDY SINCE I GOT HERE.
I WAS HOPING WE COULD SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.
ME, TOO.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M YOUR AUNT MAUREEN.
THEN WHO'S THE OTHER LADY?
SHE'S YOUR UNCLE'S MIDLIFE CRISIS.
YOU STILL DON'T GET IT.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU IS
YOU HAVE TO WAIT ON A CURVE.
I DID WAIT.
HI, MAUREEN.
HEY, ANDY, WHY DON'T WE GO OUT FOR BREAKFAST, HUH?
OKAY. WHO'S BUYING?
YOU ARE.
AGAIN?!
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, ROB, I'VE GOT SOME THINGS HERE
WE REALLY MUST GO OVER.
YEAH, OF COURSE.
WELL...I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE THEN, HUH?
THANKS, STEVE.
-MAUREEN, I REALLY FEEL -- -NO, ROB.
PLEASE, DON'T SAY ANYTHING. IT ISN'T NECESSARY.
LET'S JUST TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS BUSINESS
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, HMM?
OKAY.
SOME OF YOUR CLIENTS' TAX RETURNS CAME
WHILE YOU WERE GONE.
YOU FILLED THESE OUT AND FILED THEM YOURSELF?
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE SEPARATING IS NO REASON
FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO GO TO JAIL.
MAUREEN, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
FOR EVERYTHING I'VE DONE...
THE WAY I'VE DONE IT.
THIS IS YOUR AMERICAN EXPRESS BILL.
IT'S TWO MONTHS OVERDUE.
I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.
AND THIS IS YOUR MasterCard --
IT'S NOT LIKE I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH,
OR THAT I'M NOT GOING THROUGH IT, TOO.
OH, AND WE NEED A NEW ROOF. YOU WERE RIGHT.
THE FIRST BIG RAIN OF THE SEASON,
AND WE'VE GOT BUCKETS IN THE DINING ROOM.
WHO SHOULD I CALL FOR THAT, CALLOWAY BROTHERS --
MAUREEN, PLEASE, I'M TRYING TO APOLOGIZE.
NOT THAT WORDS CAN MAKE IT HURT ANY LESS
OR MAKE IT ANY BETTER.
I JUST WISH IT COULD'VE BEEN SOME OTHER WAY.
YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER.
BUT I TRIED, MAUREEN.
I REALLY TRIED.
I KNOW YOU DID.
I DID, TOO.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT THE CAR INSURANCE?
I CAN'T BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH IN THERE.
I'M SITTING HERE THINKING
IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD HAVE HELPED THEM,
ANYTHING ELSE WE COULD HAVE DONE?
-LIKE WHAT? -OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD.
WE LISTENED.
WE CRIED.
WE DROVE KATHY HOME.
YOU KNOW, WITH MAUREEN AND ROB SPLIT UP,
I THINK WE ARE THE ONLY COUPLE FROM THE OLD GROUP
STILL TOGETHER.
[ SIGHS ]
REMEMBER CHARLOTTE AND EDDIE?
YEAH. THEY SPLIT UP.
OH, THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, THOUGH.
CHARLOTTE REALIZED SHE WAS GAY.
MITCH AND DENISE.
SPLIT.
DENISE REALIZED SHE WAS GAY.
CHARLOTTE AND DENISE.
THEY'RE STILL TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT.
AND IF YOU NEED ANY EXTRA MONEY,
JUST CALL HENDRICKS
BECAUSE HE HAS ALL THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS.
I WILL.
I GUESS THIS IS GOODBYE.
I GUESS SO.
WELL, I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
UH, GIVE OUR LOVE TO JONATHAN AND MARILYN.
I WILL.
-MY LOVE TO THE KIDS. -YEAH.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT US. WE'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
COME ON. I'LL WALK YOU TO THE CAR.
WELL...IT'S OVER.
IT'S REALLY OVER.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU REALIZE, STEVIE, I'VE NEVER REALLY LIVED ALONE?
I MEAN, I WENT FROM LIVING AT HOME,
SLEEPING NEXT TO YOU,
TO MARRYING MAUREEN AND SLEEPING NEXT TO HER.
I REALLY RESENTED IT, TOO.
I REMEMBER THINKING,
"WHAT DOES SHE HAVE THAT I DON'T HAVE?"
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY WHEN I MOVED OUT.
YOU FINALLY HAD THAT ROOM TO YOURSELF.
YOU COULD SLEEP NEXT TO THE WINDOW.
I MISSED YOU.
YOU'RE KIDDING.
I WAS SURPRISED, TOO,
THE WAY YOU USED TO TORTURE ME.
I NEVER TORTURED YOU.
COME ON, WHAT ABOUT THE TIME YOU CUT MY HAIR?
WELL, YOU ASKED ME TO.
I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO MAKE A BIG BULL'S-EYE
ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I THOUGHT IT LOOKED CUTE.
WHAT ABOUT "OLD SHEP"?
YOU DON'T STILL HOLD THAT AGAINST ME, DO YOU?
YOU KNEW THAT RECORD ALWAYS MADE ME CRY,
AND YET YOU'D PLAY IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
AND I'D CRY AND CRY AND CRY.
WHAT'S A BIG BROTHER FOR?
ON RAINY DAYS, YOU'D INVITE YOUR FRIENDS OVER TO THE HOUSE.
YOU'D SAY, "HEY, WANT TO SEE MY KID BROTHER CRY?"
THEN YOU'D PUT ON "OLD SHEP,"
HOLD ME DOWN, AND MAKE ME LISTEN TO IT.
WHEN IT GOT TO THE PART ABOUT SHEP GOING TO...
...DOGGY HEAVEN...
...I'D CRY, YOUR FRIENDS WOULD APPLAUD,
AND YOU'D ALL GO OUT FOR AN ICE-CREAM SODA.
HEY, BUFFALO'S A SLOW TOWN ON A RAINY DAY.
YOU WERE A GOOD BIG BROTHER, ROB.
YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME.
LATER ON, THROUGH ALL THE THINGS YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND --
THE PROTESTS, THE MARCHES, THE SIT-INS --
ALL THE THINGS YOU HATED...
YOU WERE THERE.
[ SIGHS ]
20 BUCKS STUFFED INTO MY SHIRT,
WHICH I WOULDN'T FIND TILL AFTER YOU'D GONE.
SOME CLOTHES FOR THE BABY
THAT WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY APPEAR AROUND CHRISTMASTIME.
I WANT TO BE THERE FOR YOU. I WANT TO HELP.
I JUST -- I FEEL SO BAD.
DON'T -- DON'T FEEL BAD.
I MEAN, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,
I FEEL LIKE I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK --
MY OWN TRACK.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A SHOT AT FINDING OUT WHO I AM.
THANKS, STEVIE,
FOR ALL THE HELP YOU'VE GIVEN ME.
HEY.
WHAT'S A LITTLE BROTHER FOR?
-HEY. -ALEX.
I SAW AUNT MAUREEN OUT FRONT.
I SAID GOODBYE.
SHE SEEMED OKAY.
SHE'S GONNA BE JUST FINE.
WHAT'S THAT?
OH, IT'S -- IT'S A RECORD CALLED "OLD SHEP."
IT'S ABOUT A BOY AND HIS DOG.
WHEN I WAS A KID, ROBBIE ALWAYS USED TO PLAY IT, AND I'D CRY.
YOU KEPT IT ALL THESE YEARS?
SOME THINGS ARE HARD TO GIVE UP.
YOU KNOW, DAD, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN,
AND YOU'RE A GREAT FATHER,
BUT YOU'RE JUST WAY TOO EMOTIONAL FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.
"OLD SHEP." PSHAW.
[ INTRO TO "OLD SHEP" PLAYS ]
* WHEN I WAS A LAD *
* AND OLD SHEP WAS A PUP *
* O'ER HILLS AND MEADOWS, WE'D STRAY *
* JUST A BOY AND HIS DOG *
* WE WERE BOTH FULL OF FUN *
* WE GREW UP TOGETHER THAT WAY *
SORRY TO INTERRUPT, DAD.
I JUST WANT TO GET MY BUSINESS SECTION HERE.
* THE YEARS SPED ALONG *
* AND AT LAST, HE GREW OLD *
* HIS EYESIGHT WAS FAST GROWING DIM *
* THEN ONE DAY, THE DOCTOR *
* LOOKED AT ME AND SAID *
* "I CAN'T DO NO MORE FOR HIM, JIM" *
* WITH A HAND THAT WAS TREMBLIN' *
* I PICKED UP MY GUN *
* I AIMED IT AT SHEP'S FAITHFUL HEAD *
[ Crying ] THEY SHOT HIM?!