* I know the sun comes from the east *
* Can't see the wind but I've seen it move the trees *
* You'd think I moved 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 I know it made me cry *
* So when I look at heaven why do I keep askin' why? *
* The answer's just a whisper that flickers in the night *
* So when I look at heaven why do I keep askin' why? *
Oh, hey, anything new at school?
- Don't be mean. - I was serious.
So was I.
I'm switching from Macro-science to Robotics.
Bringin' that chicken to school was nothin' but trouble.
Hey, don't bring that thing through the kitchen.
Health Inspector.
Dead chicken, yes. Live chicken, nope.
Oh, you can ride home in the car with me.
- Hey, Valentina. - Hi, y'all.
- Hello, Bob.
* I know I've seen an angel you know it made me cry *
* So when I look at heaven why do I keep askin' why? *
* The answer's just a whisper that flickers in the night *
* So when I look at heaven why do I keep askin' why? **
Dinner!
- Same old, same old.
- Good.
Baby girl, didn't I see you leave here this morning
with a chicken?
Ask mama what she did with him.
Said to bring by more sweet potatoes on the 14th.
Sixteenth is daddy's birthday.
Oh, 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 cafe.
Wish mama would talk more about daddy.
Well, she's looking forward, not backwards.
And he is with you every step of every day.
I hope he's not as bored as we are.
And y'all got your singin' 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 runnin' 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 doin'?
Yeah, Willy!
* When the storms of life are ragin' *
* Stand by me *
* When the storms of life are ragin' *
* 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 'cause your mom will be back
once she gets that front house fixed.
- Oh, my Lord.
Oh, look at all that water.
Okay, that water pipe has busted.
Let me get the, let me get the valve.
- Whoa!
'I'm tryin'.'
Alright, here.
Got it?
"Brian Quelms Spencer was a staff sergeant
"in the United States Marine Corp
"3rd battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
"Regimental Combat, Team 1, 1st Marine Division
"I Marine Expeditionary Force.
"While fighting with his marine unit in Karbala, Iraq
"an enemy soldier threw a grenade.
"All the marines watched as Spencer sacrificed himself
"and dove on the grenade.
"On November 10, 2004
Staff Sergeant Spencer was awarded with the Silver Star."
It was just right there.
A whole page about the battle with names of marines.
That's insane.
I kept searchin' and I found the name of this guy
Mr. Henry Lovre 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. - Uh-huh.
- Down Route 269.
Just 30 miles from here in 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. Are you gonna tell your mom about Monroe?
- Hell, no.
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.
- Thanks. - But you owe me.
- Mm-hm.
Wait.
- You can see what I'm doin'.
No. I mean, why you got daddy's
military papers hidden under your bed?
Shut the door!
You got no right snoopin' in here.
I didn't tell.
Tomorrow I'm gonna meet a man
who was with daddy in the Marines in Iraq.
Sam hell, I'm going too.
Watch your mouth, young lady.
We're a team. Remember?
Relax. You got a part to play in all this.
You bet I do.
Where are you goin'?
Tomorrow we're going to Justine's
and she's gonna let me ride her Paint Horse.
- Mm, in exchange for a pie.
Wanna come?
- Thank you. Bye. - Bye-bye.
They're all quite excited just to be ridin' a horse.
I'm guessing there's a boy involved.
That would explain the pie.
Okay, let me try it.
* I get so tired **
No.
* I must have some time-- **
Mnh-mnh, hold on.
I don't wanna go up there.
- Alright. - Let me try again.
* I get so tired of myself sometimes *
Yeah, that's it.
* I get inspired and watch it fade *
* Into a slow decline *
* If I could tie my life *
* Into these dreams of mine oh I *
Yeah, that's it.
* I'll never let 'em slide *
* Let 'em slide into the way *
* I was before I knew *
* What I love not a single clue *
* What I had inside *
* Oh just lead me away from that slide **
Oh, it's pretty good.
Alright now, y'all, my mom's gonna come out any minute.
- Alright, we'll be quick. - Make it snappy.
Here, Piper, take this. Go change in there.
You don't have to smile.
Everyone likes people lookin' happy in pictures.
Just listen to Justine, alright.
'She's tryin' to be an art photographer.'
What's that supposed to mean?
That means you don't show your teeth.
Just look natural.
Maybe it's natural for me to smile.
Stop posin'.
'So what if mama calls?'
We don't pick up, okay? Ready? One, two.
* Drivin' down a stretch of road *
* Round and round and round we go *
* Tellin' ourselves we'll be there soon *
* Tryin' to get the time to pass *
* Barns and cows and fields of grass *
* Holy hell I think I see the moon *
* I saw you peekin' by in the window *
* Hide the whole darn thing for you could see *
* I told you that it was meemaw *
* But I'm just kiddin' it was actually me *
* O-o-oh that line 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.
Y'all go on ahead.
I'm gonna wander around and take pictures.
Alright.
- Mm-hm.
We don't know if he wants to see them, I'd be sure now.
But he's excited to meet us, right?
- I didn't talk to him.
I just asked on the phone if Mr. Monroe was here on Saturday.
So a surprise?
Our daddy saved his life.
At least accordin' 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.
Let's just sit here.
- Smells homemade. - It is.
Who is the pie for?
One of the fellows 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 somethin' to know about you two
besides you got access to workin' the oven?
We sing.
But do you write songs?
- We're tryin' 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're here to see your grandparents?
'No, sir, we're here to see Mr. Henry Lovre 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 seein' anyone.
- W-we could come back. - That's not a good idea.
'We don't know much about our daddy'
because we were so little when he..
Anyway, we just wanted to bring this pie.
Ah, it can go to the diner hall for the residents.
Mr. Monroe, we came all this way.
Nobody asked you to do that.
Oh, wait. Come along now, girls.
Okay, that was rough. No, no, wait, wait.
I guess you caught the man off guard.
He didn't know what to do.
Our daddy won a silver medal savin' his life.
He didn't have one whisker of thanks for that.
Let's go. Here, you take it.
It's chocolate chip and it's best with ice cream.
I can't carry that. I'm a fall-risk.
Bring it to my room.
Just put the pie anywhere.
Home sweet home.
I get everything in here.
'Saxophone, guitar, piano.'
Ada, do you play piano
or have you been concentratin' on the guitar?
Uh, no.
She plays piano.
We gotta go. Sorry, it was nice to meet you.
Piper, let's go.
W-well, n-now, h-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, you have a phone 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 'em right back.
Otherwise horse never learns.
- You know, meemaw's right. - Mm-hmm.
You should try that next time.
Not sure there'll be a next time.
Oh, I'm sure Justine will let her ride that horse again.
What's the horse's name?
- Monroe. - Monroe.
Mama, tell us somethin' about daddy.
- He's a wonderful man.
'And he loved you girls so much.'
Mama, tell us somethin' new.
He liked model trains.
And salt water taffy.
Everybody likes salt water taffy.
I'm not a fan.
Holes the fillings right out of my teeth.
Well, it's awful hard to miss somebody
you didn't really get to ever know.
You can't keep shootin' the same weather barn
over and over again and expect to build any type of portfolio.
All those old faces in that place tell a story.
You've got plenty of things to point your camera at.
I'm not goin' back.
I'm tryin' to get a scholarship, Ada.
Whatever college you end up, they'll be lucky to get you.
Thanks.
You know, maybe Piper will be back with me on Saturday.
You are not takin' my little sister
to a veteran home without me.
* It's like I'm walkin' on a highway *
* Starin' straight into the sun *
* With the universe around me waitin' for me to fall down **
If that honoree man is here, I'm not so much as saying hello.
You need to turn those mad pants into glad pants.
- Stop bickerin'. - We didn't need to bring a pie.
Did too. Mama thinks I'm ridin' the horse.
'We're just droppin' this pie to Mr. C.J. Simms'
and gettin' Justine some photo opportunities.
Sign in.
Thanks. We know where his room's at.
- He ain't there.
Today is Band Day.
Down the hall in the community room.
Ladies.
* On my way to silver city *
* Was a man I meant to see *
* Drivin' through the Black Range Mountain *
* When it all came back to me *
* You said meet me by the river *
* We would start our brand-new life *
* 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 *
* I'd forgotten *
* How to cry **
'We could play all day for you'
but the management is closing this down.
Something, uh, about bathroom breaks
and people havin' too much fun.
- 'Dandy good, C.J!' - Hey, Mr. Simms.
You're back.
The pie is strawberry rhubarb just like you said.
There is nothin' better than a woman who can hear.
- Heard that. - Our meemaw made it.
- Bless her precious heart. - She begs 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 Lovre Monroe.
Yeah, what'd he say?
Well, he offered up
that Brain 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 chasin' the song writer dream?
How's that?
In Nashville, he worked the clubs.
Put together a little career from what I hear.
You sure he's talking about the right Brian Spencer?
The marine who saved Monroe's life.
Swear you're not makin' this up.
There is 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 runnin'.. *
- Turn it up. - Turn it up.
* Flaps on the back Yosemite Sam *
* I get so excited I can barely stand *
* I like a girl in a pickup truck *
* Few come heard of but don't heat me up *
* I love to watch her when she climbs up *
* I like a girl **
There it is!
- Nashville, baby! - We have arrived.
Ryman, the mother church of country music.
Okay, my Aunt Misty met Uncle Bill here at Tootsies.
' - 'Yup.'
Wow, The Stage!
"Robert's Western World. Home of Sho-Bird."
Oh, y'all, Big Time Boots.
I will fight you for the red ones.
You better bring it, girl. Picture, picture.
- Oh, okay. - Alright.
Stay in the truck. I'll go check it out.
I am not lettin' you go in a bar by yourself.
It's a music place, not a bar.
Alright, well, then I'm going with you.
I'm not standin' out here alone like someone's fartin' dog.
Good visual, Piper.
- Oh, boy.
They answered the phone.
Sorry, sorry, sorry, I'm late. I'm here.
Excuse me.
Do you work here?
Y-yes, ma'am, I-I work here.
How can I help you?
We're lookin' for a fella named Shirtsleeves McCoy.
Probably in his office. But we don't open up till 7:00.
We drove hours to get here
and we're just hopin' to ask him a few questions.
Uh, where y'all from?
- Parnell. - Cool.
Um, yeah, I can, I can let someone know you're here.
- This way. - Thanks.
- Uh, yes, ma'am.
- I'd like to think so. - My sister plays guitar.
And she sings. I do too.
We're not tryin' to audition or nothin'.
We're here about family stuff.
- I'm Ada Spencer. - And I'm Piper.
I'm Declan.
I'm just the person documentin' it all.
- Yup.
It's Declan.
Fellas, how're we doin'? Uh, this is the opening night.
- They always get here early. '
- You're late.
I just found these three girls out front
and they wanted to come talk to you about--
I got a security camera, Declan. I can see when you're late.
I just thought, um, these girls, they really 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 gettin' us this far.
If you're late again, don't come back.
He's showin' off for you.
'We're not takin' any applications right now.'
Plus, you gotta be 21 to even be in the building.
We're not lookin' 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 did he want you to come and see me?
Well, Brian Spencer was our daddy.
'We were wonderin' 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.
We're 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 bartendin''
and then he walked the longest 60 feet of his life
'when he stepped up on that stage.'
- 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 singin' with Marq Dunn back then.
- That's a woman. - Wait!
- The one and only.
You know what, I think I might have somethin'
for you all.
Give me a second.
It's a mess, you ask somebody to clean it
up for you, you gotta do it yourself.
- Oh, my gosh. - Woah!
'It's right there in print.'
'I wish I had more time, girls.'
- Thank you so much. - We really appreciate this.
- Thanks a lot. - Good luck to y'all.
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 did 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.
Bye.
We are moving to Nashville the day we graduate high school.
You are not leaving me alone to rot at meemaw's.
I'm going to art school in New York, then Paris.
I don't believe what just happened in there.
- Marq Dunn! - Marq Dunn, man.
- This is all a secret. - Oh, I'm so..
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.
- It's so unfair. - 'Not really.'
We need to go to a Marq Dunn show.
She just finished her big tour. She's got nothin' 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 playin' in Nashville this weekend.
Are you interested in meeting Marq Dunn
or do you just wanna talk to Declan?
- Nothin'.
I'm part of whatever you two are cookin' up.
'It's a good thing you can sing'
'cause so much else about you is irritating.
We're going back to Nashville on Saturday.
I knew it.
'We're thinking that fellow Declan'
could help us find Miss Dunn.
Oh, well, that's an interesting theory.
- You know why.
- Ada and Declan--
- Go back inside. - ...sitting on a tree--
- Go back inside. - ...K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
'I have somethin' in my eye.'
What?
I just wanna look, uh, nice.
- Oh, my God, there he is. - Let's go.
* Forsake your desire sing a little higher *
* Don't change as you will find it *
* It's called just bad timin' *
* Forsake my desire sing a little higher *
* Sing a little higher *
* Yourself is all you have *
* My feet's all I'm usin' *
* Forsake my desire sing a little higher *
* I know know I'm dreamin' I dream dream on knowin' *
* Forsake our desire sing a little higher *
* Sing a little higher **
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'd you think?
- Yeah.
I think you're my new favorite band.
- I'd live today again.
Thank you for coming. I appreciate it.
- Yeah, cool. - It's good to see you.
Good to see you too.
Uh-oh, enemy combatant approachin'.
Hey.
- Hey. - Hey, hey, hey.
See, Anne, Mary, Beth. Ada.
- Should we go say hello to-- - Nah.
Your sister's holding her ground.
Um, yeah.
Perfect, right.
- Good to see you guys. - Yeah, you too.
Bye.
Hey, um, I was wonderin' if I can get your number.
- Yeah, sure. - Do you..
Alright.
Bold.
Bye-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?'
Hm, tactical mistake.
- I was tryin' to be lady-like. - Don't stress.
He looked interested.
- Let's just work on the song.
Hey, what are you two doing out here?
- Talkin'. - Well, get to bed.
You look exhausted.
What happened today?
- She's tired.
- Yes, ma'am. '
- No, ma'am. - Good.
Now get to bed, both of you.
Okay, forget about that guy. Let's work.
'Oh, you're right.'
- 'Hey, there.'
'
Um, I'm good. How are you?
I'm good. Hey, I was, I was gonna send you a text
but I thought callin' would be better.
I didn't realize how loud it was gonna be in here.
Oh, it's cool. It's easier sometimes.
'Right. Um, hey, I wanted to thank you'
'for coming to see us play today.'
You guys are amazin'.
I appreciate it.
Um, hey, you know, next time we're together
you're gonna have to sing for me, huh?
- I'd like that. Yeah, yeah.
- 'Great. Bring your guitar.' - Alright, yeah.
Who's the new fella?
Mom, it's like being in a fishbowl in this house.
Honey, I'm happy if you're seeing someone.
You know that Cuthbert boy only joined
the choir 'cause of you.
So mama thinks you have a boyfriend.
Well, I don't.
Maybe we should tell her we've been going to Nashville.
You better stay zip.
We're doin' nothin' wrong. I'm not gonna argue with you.
Ah.
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 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.
- Justine.
No, it's not.
- Declan got us tickets.
I'm Marq Dunn and this is the Marq Dunn band.
* She came all the way from the big old 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 there 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 alright.
Yeah, she's playin'.
* You're playin' with fire *
* So go alone 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! - That's her.
- She's-- - Got perfect teeth.
She's got perfect everything.
* You might think she's a heartless romance *
* But you don't come close to a hell and slow dance *
* But she drank a cold one and she too polite *
* To jump in a lake in the middle of the night *
* She'll show you love and mention your friends *
* Mud on your boots and last on your face *
* You're trackin' that dirt all over the place *
* Trees grow higher over there far wire *
* And if you play on that field boy *
* You're playin' with fire *
* So go alone 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!
- 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 somethin' 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 hopin' to meet her.
Come on.
'You gotta be kiddin' me, man.'
- Hi. - Hi.
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 song birds.
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
Our daddy's favorite singer was Willie Nelson.
That was mine too.
' - I do.
Wow.
Why don't you ever come out to Parnell and visit with mama?
- That's a long story.
Hey, how about you two girls sing us a song?
- Ted!
You're puttin' 'em on the spot.
It's alright, ma'am.
But we usually sing best on my sister's guitar.
Oh, 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 owe them anymore *
* We all walk out the same door we came in **
Wow, 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 comin' to my house sometime
and visiting with me?
Would you like that?
Yes, ma'am.
Uh, no, Marq. Please call me Marq.
- We'd like that, Miss Marq. - Nope, just Marq.
So, Marq, when can we come over?
Piper!
- 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?
And I'd never thought I'd meet Brian's kids.
And they can sing, those brats.
Right?
Take it slow.
- I hear you. - I know you do.
Doesn't mean you're gonna listen though now, does it?
Bye-bye.
- Hell, yeah.
Where'd you get that mouth, young lady?
Meemaw.
I'm going to bed.
* Trees grow higher over there far wire *
* And if you play in that field boy *
* You're playin' with fire-- *
- Piper, listen to me!
You can't go singing Marq Dunn's 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.
I think we should pull over and pee.
We're almost there. Just hold it.
Why can't I go pee right now?
You can hold it a while longer.
I don't know how long I can hold it.
This is the first time you've brought up peeing and you would
have said something earlier before it got bad.
Well, I had to pee before that, so..
Well, I gotta go, too, but I haven't said anything about it
'cause I got my priorities in line.
I need to pee.
You gotta be kiddin' me.
* I like your buck front down home mama's boy *
* Homegrown pumped up and ready to play *
* I like a six-pack jet black 1950's Cadillac *
* Set to make our getaway *
* I say woohoo baby *
* This train is ready to roll **
You can't see nothin' but wall.
Come on.
She's got the security because of crazy fans.
- I should have flat-ironed.
- So fancy. - Move over.
Hello?
It's Ada, Justine and Piper.
Does she live here by herself?
It's so big. She must have her mom and daddy.
Amazing.
- Hi, girls. - Hi.
Did you have trouble findin' the place?
- No, ma'am. - Unh-unh, Marq.
- Hi. - Hi.
Our meemaw made this. Coconut custard.
Well, that is so sweet of her.
She didn't know when she was makin' it
that it was for you.
Oh, okay. Well, come on in.
Would you, uh, get the door?
So, uh, was your mother okay with you comin' to see me?
- She was real busy at the cafe. - So we didn't tell her.
I guess you and mama aren't really friends.
You're gonna need to tell your mommy 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.
- Yes, ma'am.
Caesar!
Hey there, buddy.
I can almost ride one of those guys.
Hey. But they're real friendly
when they're trying not to end squirrels on earth.
Um, are you hungry or, or, uh--
- No, ma'am.
- No. - Nope. No, ma'am.
I should have told you to bring your swimsuits.
- I keep the pool warm. - Oh, shoot!
We could swim any old time.
Can't talk to you any old time.
You sound like your daddy just then.
Thanks, ma'am.
Miss Marq, how did you meet our daddy?
We were, uh, we were both gettin' our cars fixed
and the mechanic's wife went into labor
and he just took off.
'So the two of us were just sittin' 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".
- It wasn't half bad.
People thought it was about waiting for love
but it was about waitin' for a fan belt.
And then after that?
We got to be friends and, uh..
...we wrote all kinds of songs that summer..
...and, uh, started performin'.
- Uh, 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 nothin' 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 repeatin'.
Book smart. I knew it lookin' at her.
It's the haircut.
Oh, Justine is not just interested in photography.
I also love horses and books.
Books and horses, in that order.
Let's go inside, eh?
I've somethin' that I, I want you guys to listen to.
Come on.
'It's time.'
'Now that you got it.'
- 'Um, we'll give it a shot.' - 'Just keep it simple.'
'Why don't I do the harmony on'
- 'Alright.' - That's daddy, Piper.
' - '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 forevermore *
* We look for love and we find it in the eyes *
* The eyes I see through our doors *
* There's a train that races through the night *
* On rail.. **
Hm.
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.
'Well, he wrote lots.'
He was amazing with words. Loved poetry.
I never pictured him as a poemy 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 get into it..
* You are the road *
* You are the only way *
* I'll follow you *
* Forevermore *
* We look for love *
* We find it in the eyes **
C.J. is not gonna believe we met Marq Dunn.
I'll bet we'll see her all the time.
- Yes, I.. - Mr. Monroe!
Mr. Monroe?
'We're here to see C.J.'
He's probably nappin'.
But we also came here today to say thank you.
This is for you.
'It's salt water taffy.'
'Phone call for Mr. Beacons.'
'Samuel Beacons, you have a phone call.'
We shouldn't be eatin' this.
'So that's what the numbering system is so good'
for, uh, transposing from key to another.
And the second part of the numbering system
it tells you how many beats in each chord.
So that's, uh, one chord for two measures.
So in this case, one is G.
* One two one two one two **
Uh, you girls got plans later?
I told my friend Declan we'd see him 'cause we're in town.
Maybe you wanna meet me in a few hours and bring your friend?
- No, I'm going out too.
I'll get you the address.
Are you sure this is the right address?
Let me check again.
- Hey, hey, hey. - Hi.
Well, we're lost.
This is the address she gave us.
Well, there's lots of great music in church.
So, uh, maybe she wants you to hear somethin'.
- Okay. - Okay.
- You found us. - Hi, we did.
So you didn't tell them you're meetin' at the studio.
I wanted to surprise 'em.
You've done that.
Hello, Nietzsche.
Ma'am.
- It's Marq. - Right.
Declan, I'm so glad you could join us.
So nice to meet you, ma'am. Thank you so much
for the surprise.
Girls, I wanna show you somethin'.
Are we gonna hear you record a song?
No, we're gonna hear you record a song.
- Time's already paid for.
'Come on, let me take you downstairs.'
'Alright, 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 singin' on the back porch.
'Rolling.'
* Ooh ooh oooh *
* 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 owe them 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 will know it's in 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 *
* To be nobody's stranger anymore **
Man, you girls know how to write a song.
Thank you.
No.
- Now do it again better. - Okay.
- Hey, Elizabeth. - Well, hey there, Shula.
What can I get ya?
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 mornin'?
Now we got to tell mama and meemaw.
Mama might be mad at first, but when she sees
all the stuff that's happened.
Shula Sloan was in the cafe today.
I knew somethin' was up with you girls.
Gone all the time with Justine.
We were gonna tell you. We were just--
She said she didn't know nothin'
about Piper ridin' the Paint Horse.
Mama, let us explain.
So I came straight 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 nothin' worse than a liar, Ada.
'Nothin'.'
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.
Oh, I'm really 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 her 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, hm?
- Don't tell me Marq's met him. - He helped us find her.
What other secrets you girls got I don't know about, hm?
Not tellin' 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 wanna say that.
I'm sorry for hurting you.
But I wanna be a singer.
And so does Piper.
Well, girls, your mama is not sayin'
that she don't want you to sing.
Yes, I am.
I want her to go to college.
I want 'em 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 *
* Something will fade and be ignored *
* Nothin' is forever anymore *
* Wrap me up in quiet sins *
* Take me lost make me found *
* Hangin' on to every word *
* Whispered as the morning stirs **
- Surprisingly, no.
Sleep anyway then?
Help me if I mess up the words.
- Mm-hmm. - Alright.
'One, two, three.'
* We don't run we don't compromise *
* We don't quit **
I 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?
Oh, damn.
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 ya?
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've 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 and the heart of a man *
* 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 *
* Some days are gonna be a little harder *
* Some days you just go down on breeze *
* It ain't pretty looking back at where we started *
* Up ahead is all you need to see *
* If you're walking down a long winding road *
* All you gotta do is hold on to hope **
It is exactly what I needed to hear today.
'Thank you.'
* Blue sky above my head *
* Steady ground on my feet *
* Sun came up set back down again *
* Never asked myself what it all means *
* 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 I want you to see **
- Hi, oh, hi. Ooh!
No, oh, my goodness. I'm so sorry.
- Oh, it's okay. Hi. - Hi.
Uh, uh, this is, uh, for you.
I'm thinking this is not a fan letter.
It's an apology.
Oh, 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.
I'm a part in all of it.
You're part... for Brian leaving the band.
Now, now, 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've called a long time ago.
It's a two-way street.
I should have reached out more after he died
and 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.
Done a hell of a job.
Thank you.
They ate 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 pushed 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. There's 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.
Fattened up nice.
- Sorry, I'm so late. - We were worried sick.
We called your cell, we got your voicemail--
My phone died. I forgot my charger.
- Yes, darling. - I stopped by the cafe.
And they said you weren't there all day.
The place didn't burn down, right?
Elizabeth, where were you?
I went to Nashville.
Turn down the radio.
Elizabeth, what is going on?
Well, mama, I visited Marq.
Marq with a Q?
Yes, baby, Marq Dunn.
- 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 talkin'.
Honey, you and Marq have never been friends.
We've never been enemies either.
You know, 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.
- 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.
And 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.
She's 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 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 *
* He lives up there but high in the mountain *
* Every branch of everything in your 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.
Oh, mm, uh, we brought pies for the whole place.
I got a lot more in the car.
Alright. 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've 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.
- It'll wash out.
- Well, I like it. Ada. - 'Comin'.'
I just wouldn't wanna be sitting behind you at a concert.
- Hey, y'all. - Oh, darling.
You girls look so pretty. It makes 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.
Alright, alright. We'll pick on your sister in the truck.
Let's go!
Too bad you don't have a sunroof
or meemaw's high hair could stick out the top.
I heard that.
Where's Marq?
Oh, 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.
Uh, mama, meemaw, this is Declan.
- Hi.
I'm so pleased to meet you.
Thank you so much for inviting me tonight.
What'd 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.
- Hey there, everybody. - Hi, C.J.
Mr. Monroe, this is a surprise.
What? That I like music or that I 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.
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 sing this song with me.
'Let's give 'em a big welcome.'
Three Chords And The Truth.
That's what a country song is, right, girl?
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 forevermore *
* We'll look for love we'll find it in the eyes *
* The eyes I see through our doors *
* There is a train that races through the night *
* On rails of steel that reach the soul *
* Fueled by fire soft as candlelight *
* But it wants the heart of a love grown cold *
* We don't lie 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 we find it in the eyes *
* The eyes of me and the eyes of you *
* The eyes of me and the eyes of you **
Thank you.
* Something calling my name *
* I 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 *
* Hoo hoo *
* Wakes me up in the dead of night *
* Draws me out to the yard to stare up at the sky *
* Some things are shootin' and burnin' out there *
* I've seen it before but I can't say where *
* Some kind of dream that are holding me like gravity *
* Is something calling my name? *
* I 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 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 *
* Hoo hoo **