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♪ I know the sun comes From the east ♪
♪ Can't see the wind ♪
♪ But I've seen it Move the trees ♪
♪ You think I move the mountains ♪
♪ With the hours I spent praying ♪
♪ Down here on my knees ♪
♪ And when I reach That golden road ♪
♪ All of the answers To my questions will be told ♪
♪ I don't blame the garden Or the apple that we took ♪
♪ I did the best I could ♪
♪ I know I've seen An angel ♪
♪ You know it made me cry ♪
♪ So when I look At heaven ♪
♪ Why do I keep asking Why? ♪
♪ The answer's just a whisper And flickers in the night ♪
I think the chicken's carsick.
Chicken's get carsick?
♪ Why do I keep asking Why? ♪
Good.
Oh, hey.
Anything new at school?
Don't be mean.
- I was serious. - So was I.
I'm switching from agriscience to robotics.
Bringing a chicken to school was nothing but trouble.
Hey, don't bring that thing through the kitchen.
Health inspector.
Dead chicken, yes. Live chicken, no.
He can ride home in the car with me.
Hey, Valentina.
- Hi, Valentina. - Hey, y'all.
Hey, Li'l Clyde.
What's up, girls?
♪ You know I've seen An angel ♪
♪ You know it made me cry ♪
♪ So when I look At heaven ♪
♪ Why do I keep asking Why? ♪
♪ The answer's Just a whisper ♪
♪ It flickers In the night ♪
♪ So when I look At heaven ♪
♪ Why do I keep asking Why? ♪
Dinner!
How was school?
Same ole, same ole.
- How about you, honey? - Good.
Baby girl, didn't I see you leave here this morning
with a chicken?
Ask Mama what she did with him.
Sid's bringing by more sweet potatoes on the 14th.
The 16th is Daddy's birthday.
Well, I'll make a cake.
We'll find a way to make the day special.
I'm gonna go take my bath. I ate at the café.
I wish Mama would talk more about Daddy.
Well, she's looking forward, not backwards.
And he's with you every step of every day.
I hope he's not as bored as we are.
And y'all got your singing voices from your daddy.
He used to sing in his church choir
just like you two.
We're hoping for bigger audiences
than Methodists, Meemaw.
Don't you be running down local church folk.
What was Daddy's favorite color?
Green, I think.
You said blue last time I asked.
He probably had a lot of favorites.
What you doing?
Yeah. Willie.
♪ When the storms of life Are raging ♪
♪ Stand by me ♪
♪ When the storms of life Are raging ♪
♪ Stand by me ♪
♪ When the world Is tossing me ♪
♪ Like a ship Upon the sea ♪
♪ Thou who rulest Wind and water ♪
♪ Stand by me ♪
♪ Thou who rulest Wind and water ♪
♪ Stand by me ♪
Get started on your schoolwork. Your mama'll be back
- once that brunch crowd fed. - Flood!
Oh, my Lord.
- Oh, Lordy, Lordy. - Look at all that water.
Hey, that water pipe is busted.
- Where's the water coming from? - One busted pipe made all this?
Let me get the... Let me get the valve.
Whoa.
- Is it off? - I'm trying.
All right, here. Grab this.
- There you are. - Give me one.
- All right. Hurry, hurry. - There.
Got it?
Brian Quinlan Spencer was a staff sergeant
in the United States Marine Corps,
Third Battalion,
Fifth Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1,
1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force.
While fighting with his Marine unit
in Karabilah, Iraq,
an enemy soldier threw a grenade.
Other Marines watched as Spencer sacrificed himself
and dove on the grenade.
On November 10th, 2004,
Staff Sergeant Spencer was awarded the Silver Star.
It was just right there.
A whole page about the battle.
With names of Marines.
That's insane.
I kept searching and I found the name of this guy.
Mr. Henry LaRue Monroe.
He was next to my daddy that day and he survived.
Holy moly.
Got an address for him.
And he's here. In Tennessee.
- No way. - What?
What part of Tennessee.
Down Route 269.
Just 30 miles from here, at a state veterans' home.
Oh, he's practically a neighbor.
I knew my daddy was a hero and all,
but no one in my house
- wants to talk about it. - Yeah.
You're gonna tell your mom about Monroe?
- Hell, no. - Why kick the hornet's nest?
Hey. Why don't you and I borrow your daddy's truck
and just the two of us pay the man a visit?
What?
Come on. You don't wanna meet Mr. Monroe?
I mean, he's your big discovery, not mine.
I know all I need to know about my family.
But I can drive you over there.
Heh. Thanks.
But you owe me.
- Uh-huh. - Mm-hm.
Wait.
What you doing?
You can see what I'm doing.
No. I mean why you got Daddy's military papers
hidden under your bed.
Shut the door.
You got no right snooping in here.
I didn't tell.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna meet a man who was with Daddy
in the Marines in Iraq.
Sam Hill.
I'm going too.
Watch your mouth, young lady.
We're a team.
Remember?
Relax.
You've got a part to play in all this.
You bet I do.
Where you going?
Tomorrow we're going to Justine's
and she's gonna let me ride her paint horse.
She is?
Mm.
In exchange for a pie.
Wanna come?
Taking any longer?
Hey, hey, hey...
Pies.
- Thank you. - Thank you. Bye.
Bye-bye.
They're awfully excited just be riding a horse.
I'm guessing there's a boy involved.
Heh. That would explain the pie.
Okay. Let me try.
♪ I get so tired... ♪
No.
♪ Of myself sometimes ♪
Mm-hm, hold on. I ca... I don't wanna go out there.
- Let me try again. - All right.
♪ I get so tired ♪
♪ Of myself sometimes ♪
Yeah, that's it.
♪ I get inspired ♪
♪ Then watch it fade Into a slow decline ♪
♪ If I could tie ♪
♪ My heart Into these dreams of mine ♪
♪ Oh, I... ♪
Yeah, that's it.
♪ I'll never let them Slide ♪
♪ Let them slide ♪
♪ Into the way I was Before I knew ♪
♪ What I love Not a single clue ♪
♪ What I have inside ♪
♪ Just lead me Away from this life ♪
Oh, it's pretty good.
All right now, y'all.
My mom's gonna come out any minute.
- All right, we'll be quick. - Make it snappy.
Here, I brought the dress.
Go change in there.
- You don't have to smile. - Everyone likes people
- looking happy in pictures. - Just listen to Justine.
She's trying to be an art photographer.
What's that supposed to mean?
It means you don't show your teeth.
Just look natural.
Maybe it's natural for me to smile.
Stop posing.
So, what if Mama calls?
We don't pick up. Okay, ready? One, two...
♪ Driving down A stretch of road ♪
♪ And round and round And round we go ♪
♪ Telling ourselves We'll be there soon ♪
♪ Trying to get the town To pass ♪
♪ Barns and cows And blades of grass ♪
Holy hell, I think I see the moon!
♪ I saw your pecan pie In the window ♪
♪ I ate the whole darn thing 'Fore you could see ♪
♪ I told you That it was Meemwaw ♪
♪ But I'm just fibbing ♪
♪ It was actually me ♪
♪ Oh, a little lie Never hurt nobody ♪
What is this place?
It's like a nursing home, but for soldiers.
I thought Mr. Monroe was Daddy's age.
He doesn't live here. He works here.
You all go on ahead.
Gonna wander around and take pictures.
All right.
- You got Daddy's medal? - Mm-hm.
We don't know if he wants to see it.
It might be showing off.
But he's excited to meet us, right?
Ada?
I didn't talk to him.
I just asked on the phone if Mr. Monroe was here
- on Saturday. - So we're a surprise?
Our daddy saved his life.
At least according to the Internet.
We're backed up. You girls go ahead and have a seat.
I'll call you when we're ready for you.
Why don't we just go sit here?
Smells homemade.
It is.
Who's the pie for?
One of the fellas that works here.
Lucky him.
I'm a Korean War vet.
We don't get many visitors with snacks.
You two June bugs got names?
I'm Ada Spencer and she's Piper.
I'm C.J. Simms.
Pleased to meet you, sir.
Macular degeneration landed me in this place.
I got all my marbles upstairs, but I can't see worth a shoot.
What's something to know about you two
besides you got access to a working oven?
Uh...
We sing.
But do you write songs?
We're trying to.
Me too.
We're ready for you girls.
It was real nice to meet you, sir.
Good morning, sir.
We're Piper and Ada Spencer.
We're military dependents.
You here to see your grandparents?
No, sir. We're here to see Mr. Henry LaRue Monroe.
Why you wanna see him?
Mr. Monroe fought with our daddy,
Staff Sergeant Brian Spencer.
He was there when his life ended.
Yeah, well, Mr. Monroe is busy.
So he's not seeing anyone.
We could come back.
Well, that's not a good idea.
We don't know much about our daddy
because we were little when he...
Anyway, we just wanted to bring this pie.
Ah, it can go in the dining hall for the residents.
Mr. Monroe,
we came all this way.
Nobody asked you to do that.
Wait. Come along now, girls.
Okay, that was rough.
Uh, now, wait, wait.
I guess you caught the man off-guard.
He didn't know what to do.
Our daddy won a silver medal saving his life.
He didn't have one whisker of thanks for that.
Let's go. Here. You take it.
It's chocolate chip pecan. It's best with ice cream.
I can't carry it. I'm a fall risk.
Bring it to my room?
Just put the pie anywhere.
Home sweet home.
I got everything in here.
Saxophone, guitar, piano.
Ada, do you play piano
or have you been concentrating on the guitar?
Uh, no.
She plays piano.
We've gotta go. Sorry. It was nice to meet you.
Piper, let's go.
One... One... Now, hold on.
I'll work on Monroe.
Come back in a few days and I'll have info.
And the pie's much appreciated,
but, uh, for next time,
my favorite pie is strawberry-rhubarb.
- Okay. - Bye, sir.
Bye, girls.
Dr. Murray, telephone call.
Piper, how'd you do with that paint horse?
He bit.
Well, I hope you pinched him back.
I was too surprised when it happened.
Oh, honey, they bite you gotta pinch them right back.
Otherwise a horse never learns.
- You know, Meemaw's right. - Mm-hm.
You should try that next time.
Not sure there'll be a next time.
Oh, I'm sure Justine'll let her ride that horse again.
What's the horse's name?
Monroe.
Mama, tell us something about Daddy.
He was a wonderful man.
Mama.
And he loved you girls so much.
Mama, tell us something new.
He liked model trains.
And saltwater taffy.
Everybody likes saltwater taffy.
I'm not a fan.
Pulls the fillings right out of my teeth.
Well, it's awful hard to miss somebody
you didn't really get to ever know.
I can't keep shooting the same weathered barn over and over
and expect to build any type of portfolio.
All those old faces at that place tell a story.
You got plenty of things to point your camera at.
I'm not going back.
I'm trying to get a scholarship, Ada.
Wherever college you end up at
will be lucky to get you.
Thanks.
You know, maybe Piper will go back with me on Saturday.
You are not taking my little sister
to a veteran home without me.
♪ It's like I'm walking On a highway ♪
♪ Staring straight Into the sun ♪
♪ With the universe around me Waiting for me to fall down ♪
If that ornery man is here I'm not so much as saying hello.
You need to turn those mad pants into glad pants.
Stop bickering.
We didn't need to bring a pie.
Did too. Mama thinks I'm riding a horse.
We're just dropping this pie to Mr. C.J. Simms
and getting Justine some photo opportunities.
Sign in.
Thanks. We know where his room's at.
He ain't there.
Did something happen to him?
Today's band day.
Down the hall, in the community room.
Ladies.
♪ On my way To Silver City ♪
Yeah!
♪ Was a man I meant to see ♪
♪ Drivin' through The Black Range Mountains ♪
♪ When it all Came back to me ♪
Yeah!
♪ You said meet me By the river ♪
Oh, yeah!
♪ We would start Our brand-new life ♪
Whoo!
♪ Your daddy swore You were his treasure ♪
♪ You would never Be my wife ♪
♪ A thousand tears Fall in the darkness ♪
♪ A thousand times I've wondered why ♪
♪ How it hurts now To remember ♪
♪ I'd forgotten How to cry ♪
We could play all day for you,
but the management is closing us down.
Something about bathroom breaks and people having too much fun.
Sounding good, C.J.!
Hey, Mr. Simms.
You're back.
The pie's strawberry-rhubarb. Just like you said.
There is nothing better than a woman who can hear.
- Heard that. - Our Meemaw made it.
Bless her precious heart.
She bakes to control her OCD.
Fingers crossed she's never cured.
I got some news, June bugs.
I have cracked the nut that is Mr. Henry LaRue Monroe.
Yeah? What did he say?
Well, he offered up
that Brian Spencer was a good Marine.
And that your father could sing.
Yeah, we've been told.
So you know that before he met your mom
he was chasing the songwriter dream?
How was that?
In Nashville. He worked the clubs.
Put together a little career from what I hear.
You're sure he was talking about the right Brian Spencer?
The Marine who saved Monroe's life.
- Swear you're not making this up? - Ha, ha.
There's a fella at the Mockingbird Lounge.
Shirtsleeves McCoy.
He's an old friend of mine.
If your daddy worked much in Nashville,
Shirtsleeves will remember him.
You should ask him.
You girls should go.
To Nashville?
Without telling Mama or Meemaw?
We're already halfway there.
We don't have permission.
Piper, if you're ever gonna get anywhere in life,
you gotta go places where you haven't been before.
♪ It's something sexy That I can't explain ♪
♪ Gets my motor running ♪
- Turn it up! - Turn it up!
♪ Mudflaps on the back Yosemite Sam ♪
♪ I get so excited I can barely stand ♪
♪ I like a girl In a pickup truck ♪
♪ A cute convertible Don't heat me up ♪
♪ I love to watch her When she climbs up ♪
♪ I like a girl In a pickup truck ♪
- There it is! - Nashville, baby!
We have arrived!
Ryman, the mother church of country music!
Okay, my aunt Misty met Uncle Dell here at Tootsies.
- Really? - Yep.
Wow! The Stage!
Robert's Western World.
"Home of the Sho-Bud!"
Big Time Boots.
I will fight you for the red ones.
You better bring it.
- Picture. Picture. Come on. - Oh, okay.
Stay in the truck. I'll go check it out.
I am not letting you go in a bar by yourself.
It's a music place, not a bar.
All right, well, then I'm going with you.
I'm not standing out here alone like someone's farting dog.
Good visual, Piper.
- Oh, boy. - Are they closed?
They answered the phone.
Sorry, sorry, sorry I'm late. I'm here.
Excuse me.
Do you work here?
Ye... Yes, ma'am.
I... I... I work here. How can I help you?
We're looking for a fella named Shirtsleeves McCoy.
Probably in his office, but we don't open up till 7.
We drove hours to get here
and we're just hoping to ask him a few questions.
Where y'all from?
- Parnell. - Cool.
Uh, yeah, I can...
I can let someone know you're here. This way.
Thanks.
Are you a musician?
Uh, yes, ma'am, I like to think so.
My sister plays guitar. And she sings.
I do too.
We're not trying to audition or nothing.
We're here about family stuff.
- I'm Ada Spencer. - And I'm Piper.
I'm Declan.
I'm just the person documenting it all.
You got a name?
Yep.
It's Declan.
Fellas, how we doing?
- Howdy. - Opening act.
- Always here early. - What's up?
This way.
- Mr. McCoy. - You're late.
I just found these three girls out front.
- Wanted to talk to you about... - I got a security camera, Declan.
I can see when you're late.
I just thought... These girls wanna ask you...
Ed has to rewire the main stage.
You get out there.
I'll take care of the girls.
- Good luck. - Thanks for getting us this far.
If you're late again, don't come back.
He's showing off for you.
We're not taking any applications right now.
Plus, you gotta be 21 to even be in the building.
We're not looking for jobs, sir.
We got a friend named C.J. Simms who told us
to come here and talk to you.
C.J.?
So why does he want you to come and see me?
Well, Brian Spencer was our daddy.
We were wondering if you ever heard anything about him?
Brian who went into the Marines?
Yes, sir.
I heard what happened. He was a great man.
We're just looking to find out more about him,
hoping to talk to someone who knew about his music.
Let me tell you something.
Your daddy used to clean up after shows.
And that's common to get a foot in the door.
He moved up to bartending
and then he walked the longest 60 feet of his life
when he stepped up on that stage.
Our daddy sang here?
He did. You didn't know about his music?
No, sir.
Plus, our mama don't like to talk about him much.
Your daddy played guitar and he wrote songs.
Good ones.
He was singing with Marq Dunn back then.
Marq Dunn?
That's a man, right?
That's a woman.
Wait, the Marq Dunn?
The one and only.
You know, I think I might have something for y'all.
Give me a sec.
This is messy. Want some of these put away
you gotta do it yourself.
- Oh, my gosh. - Whoa.
It's right there in print.
- I wish I had more time, girls. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you, sir. - We really appreciate this.
- It's okay. Good luck to y'all. - A lot.
That Brian was our daddy.
He performed with Marq Dunn.
Marq Dunn? Damn.
What is it you do here?
I work with the sound guys.
But one day you'll be on that stage.
Maybe.
What'd you say your last name was?
Spencer.
Mine's Martino.
I'll be sure to look out for the Spencer sisters.
- Here you go. - Thanks.
Okay. Bye.
Heh. Bye.
We are moving to Nashville the day we graduate high school.
- Nashville? - You are not leaving me alone
to rot at Meemaw's.
I'm going to art school in New York. Then Paris.
Can you all believe what just happened in there?
- Marq Dunn. - Marq Dunn, man.
- Heh. - This is all a secret.
- Oh, I'm zipped up. - One peep and you're back
to playing with Meemaw's chickens.
It's been two days.
No one's returned my e-mail.
Yeah, Marq Dunn doesn't check her own website.
It's probably run by assistants.
- That's so unfair. - Not really.
We need to go to a Marq Dunn show.
She just finished a big tour. She's got nothing scheduled.
Well, then we need to get her telephone number.
Or her home address.
Maybe Declan can help us.
I found his band online.
He's playing in Nashville this weekend.
Are you interested in meeting Marq Dunn
or do you just wanna talk to Declan?
- What's going on? - Nothing.
I'm part of whatever you two are cooking up.
It's a good thing you can sing
because so much else about you is irritating.
We're going back to Nashville on Saturday.
I knew it.
We're thinking that fella Declan could help us find Miss Dunn.
Oh, well, that's an interesting theory.
- Why? - You know why.
- What? - Ada and Declan
- Go back inside. - sitting in a tree.
- Go back inside. - K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
What are you doing?
What?
I have something in my eye.
What?
I just wanna look nice.
♪ Hold my feet to the fire ♪
Oh, my. There he is.
Let's go.
♪ Forsake your desire ♪
♪ Sing a little higher ♪
♪ Don't chase 'Cause you won't find it ♪
♪ It's caught It's just bad timing ♪
♪ Forsake my desire ♪
♪ Sing a little higher ♪
♪ Your self Is all you're having ♪
♪ My peace Is all I'm using ♪
♪ Forsake my desire ♪
♪ Sing a little higher ♪
♪ I know I know I'm dreamin' ♪
♪ I dream I dream I'm knowing ♪
♪ Forsake our desire ♪
♪ Sing a little higher ♪
Whoo! Wow!
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
We are Kitchen Backsplash!
Thank you.
- That was amazing. - Yeah.
Now you got even more reason to stare at your phone all day.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let's let your sister have her shot.
Hey, Kitchen Backsplash.
I did not expect to see you here today.
Um... What did you think?
- What I think? - Yeah.
I think you're my new favorite band.
Really?
As of today, yeah.
Thank you for coming, I appreciate it.
- Yeah, of course. - It's good to see you.
Good to see you too.
Uh-oh. An enemy combatant approaching.
Hey.
- Hi. - Hey, hey.
Hey. Good to see you.
Anne, MaryBeth, Ada.
Should we go say hello to...?
Nah. Your sister's holding her ground.
Um, yeah.
Perfect. Great.
- Good to see you guys. - Yeah, you too.
Bye.
Hey, um...
I was wondering if I could get your number.
- Yeah, sure. - Would you?
Oh, yeah. Thanks.
Bold.
Bye.
He took my number.
And he said he'll look into finding a way to Marq Dunn.
What about his girlfriend?
That was his aunt and his cousins.
He and his girlfriend broke up last month.
You got all that just then?
No. I saw the girlfriend thing on Facebook.
Why didn't I get his number?
Mm. Tactical mistake.
I was trying to be ladylike.
Don't stress.
He looked interested.
- You think? - Let's just work on the song.
Hey, what are you two doing out here?
Talking.
Well, get to bed. You look exhausted.
What happened today?
She's tired.
Oh.
From the paint horse?
- Yes, ma'am. - Did he bite you again?
No, ma'am.
Good. Now, get to bed. Both of you.
Okay, forget about that guy, let's work.
You're right.
Hello?
Hey there.
Declan?
How you doing, Ada?
Um, I'm good. How are you?
I'm good. Hey, I was...
I was gonna send you a text,
but I thought calling would be better.
I didn't realize how loud it was gonna be in here.
Calling's cool. It's easier sometimes.
Right. Um, hey, I wanted to thank you
for coming to see us play today.
You guys are amazing.
I appreciate it.
Um, hey, you know, next time we're together
you have to sing for me, huh? How's that sound?
I'd like that. Yeah. Yeah.
Great. Bring your guitar.
All right. Yeah.
Who's the new fella?
Mom, it's like being in a fishbowl in this house.
Hey, I'm happy if you're seeing someone.
You know, that Cuthbert boy only joined the choir
because of you.
So Mama thinks you have a boyfriend.
Well, I don't.
Maybe we should tell her we been going to Nashville.
You better stay zipped.
We done nothing wrong and I'm not gonna argue with you.
All right.
So you don't want Declan as a boyfriend?
I barely know him.
And this is about Daddy. And our music.
Ada, really?
Declan says he's knows people who know people
who know Marq Dunn.
We probably know people who know people
who know Marq Dunn.
Yeah, but there's an extra set of people in there.
- Who's that? - Justine.
No, it's not.
Declan got us tickets.
To what?
I'm Marq Dunn and this is the Marq Dunn Band.
♪ She came all the way From the big ol' city ♪
♪ She acts real smart But she ain't witty ♪
♪ I've been patient I've been kind ♪
♪ She gonna make you Lose your mind ♪
♪ Yeah, she's thin But she ain't pretty ♪
- Do we have a Declan sighting? - He's right there.
See if he has any friends into photography.
- Hey, sorry I'm late. - Hi! It's all right.
- How you doing? - Good. How are you?
- Good. Got them. You ready? - Yeah. Who's playing?
♪ You're playing with fire ♪
♪ So go and lay In the rough terrain ♪
♪ You can roll around In the hay, hay, hay ♪
♪ If I find out That you've seen her ♪
♪ You'll find out That the grass ain't greener ♪
- Whoa. - It's her.
- She's... - Got perfect teeth!
She's got perfect everything.
♪ You might think She's a high class romance ♪
♪ But she don't come close To a headlight slow dance ♪
♪ Will she drink a cold one? Is she too polite ♪
♪ To jump in the lake In the middle of the night? ♪
♪ She'll show you London Mention France ♪
♪ Mud on your boots And lies on your face ♪
♪ You're tracking that dirt All over the place ♪
♪ The weeds grow higher ♪
♪ Over that barbed wire ♪
♪ And if you're playin' That field ♪
♪ Boy you're playing With fire ♪
♪ So go and lay In the rough terrain ♪
♪ You can roll around In the hay, hay, hay ♪
♪ If I find out That you've seen her ♪
♪ You'll find out That the grass ain't greener ♪
Yeah! Thank you!
- Whoo! - Whoo!
Yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Can we go meet her?
We can try.
Are we just supposed to wait till she comes out?
No. That could take a while.
- There she is. - Miss Marq!
- Miss Dunn! - Whoa, whoa, whoa. Be cool.
So, what's your plan? Send smoke signals?
Nicely done. Here comes a can of whoop-ass.
Shh.
Hey.
You got something to say to me?
No.
Yes. Actually, we were...
Did you know Brian Spencer, sir?
I knew Brian.
Brian was our daddy.
We heard Miss Marq and him were good friends.
We were hoping to meet her.
Come on.
You gotta be kidding me with this now.
All right.
Hi.
Uh...
Brian was, uh, an amazing person and a...
A good friend.
We were pretty small when he went overseas.
I can see your daddy in you two.
You haven't even heard us sing.
Oh, you're little songbirds?
Yes, ma'am.
Our daddy's favorite singer was Willie Nelson.
That's mine too.
- Do you know him, ma'am? - I do.
Wow.
Why don't you ever come out to Parnell and visit with Mama?
That's a long story.
Is there a short version?
Hey. How about you two girls sing us a song?
Right here?
Ted, you're putting them on the spot.
It's all right, ma'am.
But we usually sing best to my sister's guitar.
But we can manage without it, I guess.
♪ You and I won't be mistaken For strangers ♪
♪ Everybody, they'll know Where we've been ♪
♪ They won't stop us at the door Like we open anymore ♪
♪ We all walk out the same door We came in ♪
Wow, I...
I sure hear your daddy in your music.
That's the truth.
I'm so happy to meet you girls.
How would you feel
about coming to my house sometime
and visiting with me?
Would you like that?
Yes, ma'am.
No. Marq. Please call me Marq.
We'd like that, Miss Marq.
Nope, just Marq.
So, Marq, when can we come over?
Piper.
Uh, how about next weekend?
Okay.
I'll, uh... I'll have Ted
give you my address and everything.
Great. We'll see you then.
Bye, Marq.
Thank you.
That was amazing.
Thank you.
You okay?
I never thought I'd meet Brian's kids.
And they can sing. Not a surprise.
Right?
Take it slow.
I hear you.
I know you do.
Doesn't mean you're gonna listen, though,
now, does it?
Oh, my God.
- What? - Mama'll be excited.
Don't you breathe a word.
Y'all have a good night?
Hell, yeah.
Where did you get that mouth, young lady?
Ahem. Meemaw.
I'm going to bed.
♪ Grass grows higher Under that barbed wire ♪
♪ If you're playing that field Boy ♪
♪ You're playing with fire ♪
♪ Go and lay... ♪
- Piper. - Huh?
Listen to me. You can't go singing
Marq Dunn songs around the house.
I wasn't.
You was too.
Once I get music in my head I can't help what happens.
We're both big fat liars right now.
How about Carrie Underwood?
Whatever, as long as it's not Justin Bieber.
♪ Pass it on ♪
♪ Lesson learned ♪
I think we should pull over and pee.
We're almost there. Just hold it.
I gotta go pee right now.
You can hold it a while longer.
How do you know how long I can hold it?
This is the first time you brought up peeing.
You'd have said something earlier if it were getting bad.
Well, I had to go before we left, so...
Well, I gotta go too, but I haven't said anything about it
because I got my priorities in line.
I need to pee.
You gotta be kidding me.
♪ I like him up front Down home ♪
♪ Mama's boy, homegrown Pumped up and ready to play ♪
♪ I like a six-pack Jet-black ♪
♪ 1950s Cadillac ♪
♪ Set to make out Get away ♪
♪ I say whoo, whoo ♪
♪ Baby, this train is ready To roll ♪
♪ Good girl Gone back to the world ♪
You can't see nothing but wall.
Come on.
She's got this security because of crazy fans.
You mean people like us?
We should have flat-ironed.
It's so fancy.
Move over.
Hello.
It's Ada, Justine and Piper.
Does she live here by herself?
It's just so big. She must have her mama and daddy.
Maybe some cousins.
- Hey, girls. - Hi.
- Have trouble finding the place? - No, ma'am.
- Uh, Marq. - Hi.
Our Meemaw made this. Coconut custard.
Well, that is so sweet of her.
She didn't know when she was making it
that it was for you.
Ah. Okay. Well, come on in.
Would you, uh...?
Would you get the door?
So, uh, was your mother okay
with you coming to see me?
She's real busy at the café.
So we didn't tell her.
I guess you and Mama aren't really friends?
You're gonna need to tell your mama you came to see me.
We will.
It's just the timing wasn't good.
So you live here all alone, Miss Marq?
No, I share the place with my two best friends.
Wanna meet them?
Yes, ma'am.
Caesar!
- They're big. - I could almost ride
- one of those guys. - Hey.
- Ha-ha-ha. they're real friendly. - Oh, so cute.
When they're not trying to end squirrels on Earth.
Are you hungry or...?
- Or, uh, thirsty or anything? - No, ma'am. No.
- No. Not me. - Should've told you
to bring your swimsuits. I keep the pool warm.
Oh, shoot. We can swim any ole time.
Can't talk to you any ole time.
You sounded like your daddy just then.
Thanks, ma'am.
Miss Marq, how did you meet our daddy?
We were, uh... We were both getting our cars fixed.
And the mechanic's wife went into labor,
and he just took off.
So the two of us were just sitting there
and I started to hum this tune
and then your daddy joined in and...
And then we ended up, uh, writing a song
called, um, "Waiting for Answers."
- Was it any good? - It wasn't half bad.
People thought it was about waiting for love.
But it was about waiting for a fan belt.
And then after that?
We got to be friends and, um...
we wrote all kinds of songs that summer.
And, uh, started performing.
And you knew our mama?
Yes. I met her.
We didn't really spend a lot of time together.
Brian fell hard for her, fast.
Things moved very quickly for your mom and dad.
But she never liked his music?
No, no, no, she loved his music.
I'd say she was his biggest fan.
She's not now.
We didn't even know he ever played clubs
or nothing like that.
You know, I can't speak for her, but it...
It might just be too hard.
Music, it touches your soul.
Yeah.
Without music, life would be a mistake.
Love that.
Nietzsche said it. I'm just repeating.
Book smart.
I know it looking at her. It's the haircut.
Well, Justine's not just interested in photography.
I also love horses. And books.
Books and horses,
- in that order. - Heh.
Yeah.
Let's go inside. I...
I have something that I... I want you guys to listen to.
Come on.
It's time.
I think you got it.
Um, we'll give it a shot.
Just keep it simple.
Why don't I do the harmony on...?
On this...? On this one?
All right.
- That's Daddy, Piper. - You ready?
I was born ready, girl.
One, two, three.
♪ We don't run We don't compromise ♪
♪ We don't quit We never do ♪
♪ We look for love And we find it in the eyes ♪
♪ The eyes of me And the eyes of you ♪
♪ You are the road You are the only way ♪
♪ I'll follow you Forever more ♪
♪ We'll look for love We'll find it in the eyes ♪
♪ The eyes that see Through all the doors ♪
♪ There is a train That races through the night ♪
♪ On rail... ♪
Your daddy wrote that when he met your mama.
He did?
I contributed a little bit, but it's mostly his.
Our daddy wrote a song for our mama.
Oh, he wrote lots.
He was amazing with words.
Loved poetry.
I never pictured him as a poem-y kind of guy.
He was.
Miss Marq,
we need to learn how to play that song.
♪ You are the road You are the only way ♪
Now... We're gonna... We're gonna just really...
- So you go ahead and... - All right.
...get into it. Give it more gusto.
♪ ...are the road ♪
♪ You are the only way ♪
♪ I'll follow you Forever more ♪
♪ We look for love ♪
♪ We find it in the eyes ♪
♪ The eyes of me... ♪
...is not gonna believe we met Marq Dunn.
I bet we'll see her
- all the time. - All the time.
- Ha-ha-ha. - Yes, I...
Mr. Monroe.
Mr. Monroe?
We're here to see C.J.
He's probably napping.
But also we came here today to say thank you.
This is for you.
It's saltwater taffy.
Phone call for Mr. Deacons.
Samuel Deacons, you have a phone call.
We shouldn't be eating this.
So that's why the numbering system
is so good for transposing from one key to another.
And the second part of the numbering system,
it tells you how many beats in each chord.
So that's one chord, for two measures.
So in this case, one is G.
♪ One two, one two, one two ♪
You girls got plans later?
I told my friend Declan we'd see him
because we're in town.
Maybe you wanna meet me in a few hours
and bring your friend?
Back here?
No. I'm going out too. I'll get you the address.
Yeah.
Are you sure this is the right address?
Let me check again.
- Hey, hey, hey. - Hi.
- How y'all doing?
Well, we're lost.
This is the address she gave us.
Well, there's lots of great music in church
so maybe she wants you to hear some?
Okay.
- How you doing? - I'm good. How are you?
Yeah. I was supposed to be here earlier. I am sorry.
- You found us! - Ha! We did.
So you didn't tell them you were meeting them
- at the studio? - I wanted to surprise them.
You done that. Heh.
Hello, Nietzsche.
Ma'am.
It's Marq.
- Right. - Declan, glad you could join us.
So nice to meet you, ma'am. Thank you so much
for this surprise.
Girls, I wanna show you something.
Are we gonna hear you record a song?
No, we're gonna hear you record a song.
Are you serious?
Time's already paid for.
Come on, let me take you downstairs.
All right, let's take a pass
and then we'll see where the other parts come in.
Are you gonna play with us?
That's the plan.
Let's give it a go.
Just like we're singing on the back porch.
Rolling.
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ You and I won't be mistaken For strangers ♪
♪ Everybody, they'll know Where we've been ♪
♪ They won't stop us at the door Like we open anymore ♪
♪ We all walk out the same door We came in ♪
♪ Old friends, old lovers ♪
♪ Some records skip More than others ♪
♪ It's the same song We're all lookin' for ♪
♪ To be nobody's stranger Anymore ♪
♪ No such thing As a one-sided rescue ♪
♪ Sometimes it's hard to tell Which side you're on ♪
♪ Sometimes they look the same There's no face to the name ♪
♪ By the time you go To thank them, they're gone ♪
♪ You and I will wander Through the wild ♪
♪ You and I can see the forest Through the trees ♪
♪ No matter where we go ♪
♪ Oh, we're never On our own ♪
♪ We won't know what It's our blood until we bleed ♪
♪ Old friends, old lovers ♪
♪ Some records skip More than others ♪
♪ It's the same song We're all lookin' for ♪
♪ To be nobody's stranger Anymore ♪
Man, you girls know how to write a song.
Thank you.
- Oh. - Thanks.
Now, do it again better.
Okay.
Thank you.
I'll take another when you get a chance.
- Hey, Elizabeth. - Well, hey, there, Shula.
What can I get you?
Oh, I would love a slice of peach pie
and a cup of coffee.
Yeah, Meemaw's pies are addictive.
What did the girls bring you over this morning?
Now, we gotta tell Mama and Meemaw.
I know.
Mama might be mad at first,
but once she sees all the stuff that's happened...
Shula Sloan was in the café today.
- Mama... - I knew something was up
with you girls. Gone all the time with Justine.
We were gonna tell you. Just...
She said she didn't know nothing about Piper
riding the paint horse.
Mama, let us explain.
So I came straight right home
and me and your Meemaw, we found all this stuff.
And that is when I realized I had raised liars.
- Mama, would you listen? - There's nothing worse
than a liar, Ada. Nothing.
Tell me where you were today.
Nashville.
Nashville?
We wanted to know more about Daddy.
I found the Silver Star when the pipe broke.
It was with all the flooded stuff.
And then a Marine at the veterans' home told us
about Daddy's music.
Mom, we're sorry.
Please, we won't see her again.
See who?
Marq Dunn.
You saw Marq?
We were at her house today.
She took us to a recording studio.
Oh, girls.
Marq told us from the start to let you know.
We were gonna do it today.
Where does this boy Declan fit in? Hmm?
Oh, don't tell me Marq's met him.
He helped us find her.
What other secrets you girls got I don't know about? Hmm?
Not telling you was wrong.
And I am sorry for that.
But we are not the only ones in this house
with secrets.
Our daddy shouldn't be a secret.
We should know who he was and we should be proud.
Girls, your Mama...
Don't tell us we're lucky, Meemaw.
I wasn't gonna say that.
I'm sorry for hurting you.
But I want to be a singer.
And so does Piper.
Oh, girls, your mama is not saying
she don't want you to sing.
Yes, I am.
I want her to go to college.
I want them both to get real careers.
Who said music can't be a real career?
♪ Take me back In time again ♪
♪ Stay with me Like you did then ♪
♪ Take me As you find me here ♪
♪ Take me now Feel me near ♪
♪ Love ♪
♪ Like I never knew Before ♪
♪ Someday will fade And be ignored ♪
♪ Nothing is forever Anymore ♪
♪ Wrap me up In quiet sins ♪
♪ Take me lost Make me found ♪
♪ Hanging on To every word ♪
♪ Whispered As the morning stirs ♪
Did I snore last night?
Surprisingly no.
Couldn't sleep anyway, though.
Help me if I mess up the words.
Mm-hm.
Ready? One, two, three...
♪ We don't run We don't compromise ♪
♪ We don't quit... ♪
I've heard this song before, long time ago.
Beautiful.
Our daddy wrote it with Marq Dunn.
Meemaw,
what did Miss Marq do to make Mama so mad?
All right then.
When your daddy met your mama
he stopped chasing his singing career.
Now, Elizabeth did not tell him to do that.
That was his idea.
He wanted to start a family.
If he stayed with his music, he'd be in Nashville right now.
He'd be alive.
And maybe you wouldn't be.
How's that sit with you?
None of this explains why Mama and Marq aren't friends.
She's my daughter, but I'm not inside her head.
But I will tell you one thing.
No one loved your daddy's music more than your mama.
No one.
Now...
play me something that you been working on.
Something that the two of you wrote together.
Don't make me beg.
- "Hold On." - Yeah.
Three, four...
♪ Got the heart Of a dreamer ♪
♪ From the heart of a man ♪
♪ Who knew What it felt like ♪
♪ To give all you can ♪
♪ I know he's up there Looking down on us now ♪
♪ I hope the girls he sees Are making him proud ♪
♪ Oh, some days Are gonna be a little harder ♪
♪ Some days you just float On a breeze ♪
♪ It ain't pretty ♪
♪ Looking back At where we started ♪
♪ Up ahead Is all you need to see ♪
♪ When you're walking down A long winding road ♪
♪ All you gotta do Is hold on to hope ♪
That is exactly what I needed to hear today.
Thank you.
♪ Blue sky above my head ♪
♪ Steady ground Below my feet ♪
♪ The sun came up And set back down again ♪
♪ I never ask myself What it all means ♪
♪ The stars hung Like chandeliers ♪
♪ Lit up pretty all for me ♪
♪ I'm gonna lean On you now ♪
♪ And you can lean on me ♪
♪ And I'm gonna let you in ♪
Elizabeth?
Hi. Oh. Hi. Oh! Oh!
- Heh. - No! Oh, my goodness.
- I'm so sorry. - Oh. It's okay.
- Hi. - Hi.
Uh...
Uh, this is for you.
I'm thinking this is not a fan letter.
It's an apology.
You don't need to say you're sorry for anything.
Yeah, I do.
Oh, hell. I'm sorry too.
Uh, you wanna go on a walk?
With the dogs?
I know Caesar would like to, uh, make up
for his poor behavior.
Sure.
You don't have to read it. It just says I'm sorry.
For my part in all of it.
Your part?
Yeah. For Brian leaving the band.
No, no. We gave it a shot.
It didn't work out.
I never meant to take Brian away.
You didn't take Brian away. Brian met you
and he didn't wanna stay up all night writing songs with me.
I get it now.
I'm a handful.
Yeah, but, uh...
I should have called a long time ago.
It's a two-way street.
I should've reached out more after he died. That's, uh...
Yeah, that's on me.
Oh.
I don't even remember how I made it
through those days.
For a long time I had some kind of magical thinking
- that he would... - He'd come back?
Yeah.
You have those two beautiful girls.
You've done a hell of job.
Thank you.
Eat me out of house and home.
Speaking of which, are you hungry?
Yeah. I am.
Let's get some food.
The music thing just scares me.
That's why I push school so hard.
I think they're gonna surprise you.
I really do.
At least you get to go to bed with those two firecrackers
under your roof.
I turn the lights out with two rescue dogs.
Well, Piper snores. So does Meemaw.
You've been encouraging my girls and I appreciate that.
It was selfish.
They make me feel good.
Will you keep helping my girls with their music?
Would you be okay with that?
I'd love it.
It's a plan.
Come on, let's eat. We got years to catch up on.
And I need to fatten you up.
Fatten up? Hey.
Sorry I'm so late!
- We were worried sick. - We called your cell,
- we got your voicemail... - My phone died.
- I forgot my charger. - You forgot your charger?
- Yes, darling. - We stopped by the café,
they said you weren't there all day.
Place didn't burn down, right?
- Elizabeth, where were you? - I went to Nashville.
Turn down the radio down.
Elizabeth, what is going on?
Well, Mama, I visited Marq.
Marq with a Q?
Yes, baby. Marq Dunn.
What in the Sam hell?
Meemaw, language.
We took the dogs for a walk.
And then we had a real nice meal.
Oh, we were so hungry. I think it was all that talking.
Honey, you and Marq have never been friends.
We've never been enemies either.
She and Brian made great music together
and I was...
I was always jealous of that.
But I'm not the same person I was then.
We already made a plan to see each other again.
To walk dogs?
No.
There's a benefit concert next week
in Nashville for veterans.
Marq's gonna be singing
and she thought maybe we'd all like to go with her.
Really?
As a way of honoring your father.
Am I in on this?
Yes, Meemaw. It's time to paint your butt white
- and run with the antelope. - Have you been drinking?
No. This is a natural high.
And I guess years in the making.
I'm not done.
We are driving over to the veterans' home
to ask your friend C.J. if he'd like to go with us.
This is crazy.
Ada, you wanna call Declan
and see if he's interested in the concert?
- I'd like to meet him. - Thanks, Mama.
What about Justine?
It's not her fault we lied.
Justine too.
We've got a new rule in this family.
No secrets.
Knock me over with a feather and paint my butt white.
♪ Old man said It's in the canyon ♪
♪ Lives up there Behind the mountain ♪
♪ Every branch Of every pinon tree ♪
Hey there, C.J.
- Hey. - This is our mama.
Elizabeth. So nice to meet you.
And our Meemaw.
Pleasure to meet you.
I finally get to meet the world's greatest pie maker.
Oh, please.
Never underestimate your talent.
Oh, I have many talents.
Like what, Meemaw?
Uh, we brought pies for the whole place.
There are a lot more in the car.
All right. Let's eat.
Hey, Monroe.
Come on over here.
I gotta get back to reception.
After you meet somebody.
Mama, I'd like you to meet a friend of Daddy's.
I'm Elizabeth Spencer.
You served with my husband?
Yes, ma'am.
It's a pleasure to meet you, sir.
Brian would have been real proud of his daughters.
Okay.
I'm gonna need some more pie.
Justine's here! We're gonna be late!
Holy cow, Meemaw.
I went all the way to Shelbyville salon
and I asked for a beehive.
Well, you got a Marge Simpson.
Too late to undo it.
I guess I should consider myself lucky.
How's that?
It'll wash out.
Well, I like it.
- Ada! - Coming!
I just wouldn't wanna be sitting behind you at a concert.
Hey, y'all.
Oh, darling, you girls look so pretty,
you make folks glad to be alive.
Thanks, Meemaw. Your hair is insane.
Agreed.
You do have that Tennessee glow, Ada.
That's because Declan's gonna be there.
All right, all right. We'll pick on your sister
in the truck. Let's go!
Too bad you don't have a sunroof.
Meemaw's high hair could stick out the top.
I heard that.
Where's Marq?
She's joining us after it all starts.
That's how famous people do it.
They wait till the light's out.
How was I supposed to know that?
Hi!
- You're not late. - No.
Mama, Meemaw, this is Declan.
- Hello. - How are you?
- Hi. - I'm so pleased to meet you.
Thank you so much for inviting me tonight.
What do you think?
Does she have the Tennessee glow?
Hell, yeah. That glow is how I found you.
Oh, I like him already.
Except for that language.
Sorry.
- Hey there, everybody. - Hi!
How're you doing?
Mr. Monroe, this is a surprise.
What? That I like music? Or that I'd go to a concert?
Both.
I told you, he was just a growler.
I got my reasons.
Well, don't go into them.
- So happy to see you again. - Likewise.
Let's talk later. Come on, we need to get our seats.
- Okay. - Let me help you.
Are you still making those wonderful pies?
Oh, I am. I am.
We're all here tonight to raise money
for our wounded veterans.
So thank you for being a part of this.
We've got some surprises for you tonight
and we're kicking it off with the biggest one.
Ladies and gentlemen, give a big welcome
to Mr. Willie Nelson!
Willie!
I love you!
- Whoa! - Willie Nelson!
Willie!
Thank you very much.
I'm proud to be here for the veterans.
A Marine named Brian Spencer wrote a great song
before he lost his life for his country,
and his family is here
and I'm gonna ask his two daughters to come up
and, uh, sing this song with me.
Let's give them a big welcome.
Oh. Oh!
Whoo!
Go, girls!
Three chords and the truth,
that's what a country song is. Right, girls?
- Mm-hm. Yeah. - What do you say we do one?
♪ We don't run ♪
♪ We don't compromise ♪
♪ We don't quit We never do ♪
♪ We look for love We find it in the eyes ♪
♪ The eyes of me And the eyes of you ♪
♪ You are the road You are the only way ♪
♪ I'll follow you Forever more ♪
♪ We'll look for love ♪
♪ We'll find it In the eyes ♪
♪ The eyes that see through All the doors ♪
♪ There is a train That races through the night ♪
♪ On rails of steel That reach the soul ♪
♪ Fueled by fire ♪
♪ As soft as candle light ♪
♪ But it warms the heart Of a love grown cold ♪
♪ And we don't run And we don't compromise ♪
♪ We don't quit We never do ♪
♪ We look for love We find it in the eyes ♪
♪ The eyes of me And the eyes of you ♪
♪ We don't run We don't compromise ♪
♪ We don't quit We never do ♪
♪ We look for love And find it in the eyes ♪
♪ The eyes of me And the eyes of you ♪
- Whoo! - Whoo!
Willie!
Thank you.
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♪ Something calling My name ♪
♪ I've gotta go ♪
♪ I can't tell Where it's coming from ♪
♪ Or what it wants me To know ♪
♪ But it's singing In the wind ♪
♪ A song I wanna play ♪
♪ Like a whistle On a train ♪
♪ Something calling My name ♪
♪ Wakes me up In the dead of night ♪
♪ Draws me out to the yard To stare up at the sky ♪
♪ Something's a-shootin' ♪
♪ And a-burnin' out there ♪
♪ I've seen it before But I can't say where ♪
♪ Some kind of dream Got a hold of me ♪
♪ Like gravity ♪
♪ Something calling My name ♪
♪ I've gotta go ♪
♪ Can't tell Where it's coming from ♪
♪ Or what it wants me To know ♪
♪ But it's singing In the wind ♪
♪ A song I wanna play ♪
♪ Like a whistle On a train ♪
♪ Something calling My name ♪
♪ But it feels like My heart's on a highway ride ♪
♪ Feet off the ground Head in the sky ♪
♪ Almost feels Like I can fly ♪
♪ Like I can fly ♪
♪ Something calling My name ♪
♪ I've gotta go ♪
♪ I can't tell Where it's coming from ♪
♪ Or what it wants me To know ♪
♪ But it's singing In the wind ♪
♪ A song I wanna play ♪
♪ Like a whistle On a train ♪
♪ Something calling My name ♪