Sling Blade (1996) Soundboard Edit

A blister sure can hurt mm hm yeah

A boy or a girl it was a little old boy

A damn good song weren't it doyle you like that song all right

A mercury is a real good car that was the car I was driving that day

A quilt or two to put down there mm hm

Actually the hand that we've been dealt in life

Ah well it's not too big in here is it huh huh

Aightthen

Ain't that sweet what am I gonna do about supper while you're out running around with that fag

Ain't you got no mom and daddy to tend to it

All I can do is talk to him see what he says

All I want you to promise me is that you are capable of being around frank and linda you know

All right

All right hey get some extra gravy ok

All right i'm a witness I heard you threaten her

All right ok i'm gonna leave now fuck me!

All right then

All right then (10)

All right then (11)

All right then (2)

All right then (3)

All right then (4)

All right then (5)

All right then (6)

All right then (7)

All right then (8)

All right then (9)

All right then all right then

All right then i'll see y'all later

All right then i'll see y'all tomorrow

All right then i'll see you bright and early

All right then one large french fries

All right then well i'll see you later

All right y'all wanna go with me

All right, then

All right, then.

All right, then.

All right, then. I'll see y'all later.

Also melinda please don't tell anyone at the store that albert was here tonight ok

Also, Melinda, please don't tell anyone at the store

Although I do sense a little tension in you time to time

Ambulance

Amen johnson

And coming into the damn bedroom at four in the morning carrying hammers and shit.

And finally I realized through a lot of therapy that I was wasting my energy on hating him so now I just don't care

And frank you know frank really likes you a lot he says you make him feel calm

And from across the great divide in the distance I saw light

And her dead as a doornail laid out on a gurney

And how's the rest of the team looking this year pretty good pretty good we expect to do well

And how's the rest of the team looking this year?

And I don't mean to be so damned well asshole ish I guess would be the word

And I pulled the mercury right up alongside and I rolled down the window see by electric power

And I told him that there couldn't be any pictures.

And I wanted you to meet karl he's my new friend but it seems like i've always known him I thought you should meet him

And I wanted you to meet Karl. He's my new friend,

And I...

And if you ever hit me again you little bastard I swear to god i'll make you sorry your daddy ever squirted your ass out you hear me

And loves french fries the son of a bitch can eat four larges and won't so much as even belch

And one of the boys was from california and one from arkansas

And one of the things he had was this beautiful young bride sarah

And she had a lot of hair on her arms I like hair I like hair a lot it means a big bush I like a big bush

And she had this leather skirt on

And she says to me how much do you wanna spend and I said whatever it takes to see that bush of yours 'cause I know it's a big one and she says to me 25 dollars

And she'll give us anything we want her to candy or something

And some soap in the bathroom for cleaning up with.

And that we could..

And the first rule is you don't speak unless you're spoken to you got me

And the other thing I say is your buddy karl here's going

And the world'll be shut of you

And then like in country songs you know in parenthesis it says

And then, like in country songs, you know, in parenthesis it says:

And there before me lay this thin crooked uncircumcised penis

And um I came up with a tune just a hummin'

And wherever I go and whatever I do darlin' I love you

And wwhatever! Do

And wwherever! Go

And you know these folks don't want you here?

And your food's in the oven warming over

Anyhow I reckon that's all you'd need to know

Anyhow they seen fit to put me in here and here i've been for a great long while

Anyway it's hard to live gay that's the right way to say it in a small town like this

Are you scared of him scooter no I don't guess so

Are you sure you can drive you've really had a lot of alcohol

As a matter of fact for years I prayed every night that my father would die

Aw come on you'll like her she's real nice

Aw I don't want to me and karl's got things we need to do

Bathroom's out there in the hall

Before that I was thinking I could use me another six or eight cans of that potted meat if you got any extra

Besides karl here's liable to bust a spring he's already off balance

Besides that's the way friends do one another

Besides we have a garden full of flowers

Besides, Karl here's liable to bust a spring. He's already off balance

Better go get your things

Bible says the same thing about killing others too

Bible says two men ought not to lay together

Bible says two men ought not to lay together but i'll bet you the good lord wouldn't send nobody like you to hades

Bill cox he generally gets me a box lunch

Bill Cox is going to a funeral for a Mr

Bill cox is going to a funeral for a mr turner tomorrow and closing up shop early mm hm

Bill i'll see you ok stop back by

Boys

Brother john have you seen the homeless daughters standing there with broken wings

But doyle is going to make your life hell

But frankie i'm sorry i'm sorry I hit your momma

But he don't wanna have nothing to do with me.

But he still don't help momma out with any money though

But he was one of these young men we run across in life i'm sure you've run across 'em who didn't deserve what he had you know

But he's not able to do anything to doyle

But I ain't your daddy you just act like I am

But I can't complain other than that wouldn't do any good if I did

But I don't reckon there's no need for it if all you're gonna do is sit there in that chair

But I fixed that washing machine so that boy ain't gotta tote that laundry no more.

But I had me a hole dug out to lay down in

But I reckon he can lay off of doing it tomorrow mm hm

But I reckon what you is a wantin' to know is how come me to kill somebody so I reckon i'll start at the front and tell you

But I tell you what i'll give a couple of cans for free to the right kid

But I tell you what, I'll give a couple of cans for free to the right kid.

But I wasn't scared 'cause as long as daddy was driving I thought nothing could happen to us

But i'll catch you next week with that 327

But just for a while

But old man dixon he had a boy his name was jesse dixon

But she said..

But since you do exist and i'm gonna be the head of the household then you're gonna learn to live by my rules

But that washcloth I put in her mouth I held in place with a real fat piece of duct tape kept all her complaining down to a minimum

But what I see before me is a gentle simple man

But you see you and I are a lot alike as strange as that may seem

But you're gonna start at the defensive end

But, uh..

Bye bye sweetie

Can he talk oh yeah

Can I ask you a question if he's so troubled why are you letting him out what if he does it again it happens all the time

Can I help you sir

Can I help you sir can I help you sir

Can I see him sure

Can we get some candy and pop sure thing go ahead come on

Can we play every saturday if I ain't too stoved up I ain't like you i'm old and give out

Can you go with us now with me and karl

Can't you see i'm trying to relax

Coffee

Coffee kinda makes me nervous when I drink it mm hm

Coffee makes me a mite nervous when I drink it

Come here you little prick come here you fucking prick!

Come on have a seat in here

Come on karl

Come on karl go with us

Come on karl let's go to the garage

Come on let's go

Come on let's kick off to 'em all right then

Come on man

Come on morris you fucking genius get the fuck up and get the fuck outta here goddammit!

Come on now she wants to talk to you don't just sit there

Come on sugar

Come on there's a lot of retards running around ain't locked up in the nut house think about it linda

Come on vaughan this'll be fun

Come on you motherfuckers! get the fuck out!

Come on, Frankie.

Come on, Karl, let's go to the garage.

Come on, now, she wants to talk to you. Don't just sit there.

Could I have some of that ham oh yeah i'm sorry thanks

Could you give it a try I reckon

Couldn't you have done something karl I would have I wish i'd had him he'd still be right here now living

Couldn't you have done something, Karl?

Daddy can I be excused to go to bed

Daddy don't you think one of us ought to stay up all night and kind of guard or something

Daddy's dead he got hit by a train

Darlin' lord above me

Darlin' you're so damn sweet don't forget the milk

Darlin'. You're so damn swweet

Did karl go to bed

Did Karl go to bed?

Did live up there in the state hospital

Did vaughan go home

Did you check them points no no I didn't

Did you check them points?

Did you ever think about killing yourself on purpose like daddy did i've studied about it some the bible says you ought not to says if you do that you go out to hades

Did you have any brothers and sisters growing up to play with

Did you have fun? Did you make any acquaintances?

Did you like that vaughan

Did you want me to go through the whole list

Didn't I tell you to get moved outta here

Didn't pay my daddy too much of a wage just barely enough to get by on I reckon but I reckon he got by all right

Didn't treat his employees very well didn't pay 'em too much of a wage

Didn't treat his employees very well. Didn't pay 'em too much of a wage.

Didn't you go to sleep at all karl you been sitting there like that all night yes sir

Different ones. One of 'em's the Bible. Mm hm.

Do they know about you

Does everybody like the food yeah it's good oh good I haven't decided yet if i'm a good cook

Don't be a pussy vaughan we all gotta work tomorrow come on

Don't do that linda i'm calling the police!

Don't go vaughan if you don't want to

Don't keep doing this to yourself you's a sweet boy

Don't make me knock the piss outta you

Don't talk about my daddy

Don't tell me what to do

Don't tell me what to do linda

Don't tell me what to do linda leave!

Don't worry about your boy now he's doing good

Don't you have anybody down there to help you out no sir

Don't you have anybody down there to help you out?

Don't you have anybody no sir

Don't you live somewhere

Don't you say nothing about that boy

Don't you tell me what to do lin

Don't you touch her

Dots look good on paper you don't sing 'em anyway you're just showing your true aries color now

Doyle is a monster not just a closed minded redneck but a monster a dangerous person

Doyle said besides sending the police you might want to send a ambulance or a hearse thank you

Doyle wouldn't really kill you would he

Doyle you're awful you shouldn't be that way

Doyle's had a real hard life it's just about run him crazy I think

Doyle's had a real hard life. It's just about run him crazy, I think

Doyle's invited his music playing buddies over to get liquored up pick fights and make a bunch of racket out on the patio

Everybody has something in their past

Everything's bothering me i'm hurting linda

Exactly the point my young levelheaded friend

Fact of business don't you say another word to me I ain't listening to you no more

Flowers is purdy i've always thought that mm hm me too

For somebody like you you sure can run fast

Frank don't talk that way

Frank I just like you as a friend and only at the secret place I can't go there now i'll see you later

Frank told me about your situation frank loves company

Frank we'll be back in a little while i'll bring you back something

Frank why don't you and karl go on out in the garage and fix him up a place play a game or something

Frank why don't you come back here with me for a minute

Frank why don't you go off and play in your room if doyle's gonna talk nasty

Frank's just crazy about him he likes the way he talks

Frankie don't say nothing about our little spat to your momma now

Frankie get some more salad

Frankie go help your mom

Frankie you be a good boy now you hear me

Frankie you be quiet we're talking the adults are talking

French fried potatoes yep french fries how much you want for 'em

Frostee Shakes, Creamy Bars.

Fuck it i'm calling 'em up

Fuck me! i'm gonna go home and sober up

Gas

Get away from us!

Get away from us! goddammit!

Get it

Get it that's a good 'un that is a good one

Get out retard

Get out! all of y'all! now get the fuck out!

Get some of their coleslaw too ok

Get the fuck out!

Get you some magazines and some hard candy something to keep you busy at night

Go ahead and kick her off johnson!

Go home!

Go on get outta here go on out to the garage leave me be go on

Go on then

God!

Goddammit I wanna talk to him

Goddammit scooter come on let's go

Goddamn you you little prick!

Goes something like this

Good job karl we got a touchdown

Had to turn me loose

Have you knocked on the door yet no sir I ain't

He ain't no account if he's mean to you and your momma

He ain't no good he's mean to her

He ain't threatened me with a killing or nothing

He does make some funny noises

He don't like me at all momma says it's 'cause he's jealous 'cause I belong to my daddy instead of him

He don't wanna play in his room baby just let him sit here let's all just be a family

He don't want to doyle

He got laid off at work and started working odd jobs

He helped him carry home the clean laundry

He I don't think he'd ever hurt anybody he don't look much like he would

He just wanted to go off and play I reckon

He lets momma off any time she feels like it 'cause they're best friends

He likes me

He oughta not talk that away to you neither

He runs the place says that you can work here and stay out back

He said that quite a bit from time to time when i'd be down there at the schoolhouse

He spends the night over at our house sometimes and he's got his own house

He stands alone anyhow baking the cookies of discontent by the heat of the laundromat vent

He sure is nice though he's from st louis

He threatened to kill her if she ever left him

He used to go to church with me

He used to make quite a bit of sport of me when I was down there at the schoolhouse

He used to say that my mother was a very pretty woman

He used to take advantage of little girls there in the neighborhood an' all

He was having his way with her

He works construction so he makes a pretty good living

He would have had fun sometimes.

He'll be around for a long time and I hope you will too so

He'll be here in a little while he's taking me to get an ice cream

He's a nut ain't he

He's a regular whiz it's all he's done since he was a kid

He's been in the state hospital a long time there must be something wrong with him

He's been treated and re evaluated and doesn't show any signs anymore

He's carrying me to look for work down in millsberg where I was born mm hm

He's crazy sometimes I think it'd have been better off if I wasn't even born

He's crazy. Sometimes I think it'd have been better off if I wasn't even born.

He's free his time's up that's the rules

He's funny you know not funny ha ha funny queer he likes to go with men instead of women

He's got a key here to come and go as he pleases

He's got it out for you tonight I got me a feeling too

He's in a bad way again with that drinking and a bein' mean to folks

He's just mentally retarded I guess

He's lying momma he'll never do better I know honey

He's mentally retarded poor thing he just got out of the state hospital I know

He's pretty quiet except for them rackets and breathing things he does

He's real honest he wouldn't steal nothing

He's retarded's all

He's taller than he was then

Hello freddy freddy

Hello, Freddy.

Here give me the flowers i'll do something with them now you better go

Here I want you to give that to that miss wheatley it ain't much but there might be a little something there to help out

Here take this key it'll get you in and out of here at night

Here we go one two one two three four

Hey bill good to see you man it's been a long time

Hey boy hey

Hey frank you shouldn't be coming over here my parents really don't want you to

Hey frankie

Hey freddy how about you

Hey honey don't rush everybody off yet

Hey I saw your picture in the paper catching that big ass bass yeah she was a big 'un

Hey is this the kind of retard that drools and rubs shit in his hair and all that

Hey jerry how's it going

Hey karl come along with us

Hey karl guess what momma said you can stay over with us out in the garage our car won't fit in there anyway it's real neat

Hey karl how did you know I was in the garage

Hey karl how'd you know to come out here

Hey karl let's go come on

Hey karl there's somebody out here to see you some gal holding a nice bouquet

Hey karl!

Hey linda

Hey linda call up vaughan and get him over here

Hey man I ain't doing nothing wrong

Hey momma hey vaughan

Hey morris what you doing boy

Hey sheriff

Hey sweetheart what you up to

Hey there I thought I heard somebody on the porch

Hey there karl come unload a generator for me

Hey vaughan

Hey vaughan I was just going on with you just joking around you know buddy

Hey vaughan you know what I heard

Hey y'all come on in

Hey you know better than that you oughta not say that word

Hey you're the one that wanted to major in journalism

Hey, Linda, call up Vaughan and get him over here.

Hey, Morris.

Hey, there. I thought I heard somebody on the porch.

Hey, Vaughan. I was just going on with you.

Hey, you know better than that. You oughta not say that word.

Hey, you're the one that wanted to major in journalism

Hey!

Hey! (2)

Hey! ain't anybody gonna come and get me

Hey! goddamn you frankie

Hey! I said get outta my house!

Hey! what in the goddamn hell are you doing karl what the fuck are you doing up in the middle of the night

Hey! you get the fuck out now! leave!

Hi hi

Hi karl i'm on my lunch break these were on sale 'cause they're not fresh

Hi karl pleased to meet you

Hide that between your legs for me will you

Him staying here working out well he's gone to staying over with that wheatley boy and his momma over at their garage

His daddy taught him how to be a pussy

Hm?

Hold your plate up for me frankie

Homosexual I like men sexually

Hospital shoes might be the answer nurse's shoes or the kind old ladies wear who work in the school cafeteria same difference

How about you doyle

How about you jerry how are you bill

How about you karl karl did you like that

How am I going to conduct an interview if I can't ask him any questions

How am I going to conduct an interview if I can't ask him any questions?

How are you coming along with that garden tiller

How are you coming along with that garden tiller?

How are you doing, boys? I'm glad y'all came back.

How are you karl oh tolerable I reckon

How come he would do that reckon

How come her to still be girlfriend an' all with him if he mean to her

How come her to still be girlfriend an' all with him if he mean to her?

How did your momma die

How do you know

How does a fella go about getting hold of the police you use the fucking phone I guess which numbers do you put in

How far are you going with them sacks full of wash half a mile I think it is

How far did you say you wanted to go

How long are you gonna be staying here

How long have you been standing here

How you doing boy

Hup!

Hup!

I aim for you to have 'em

I aim for you to have these books

I aim for you to have these books

I aim to kill you with it

I ain't a stayin'. I need to ask you for a favor.

I ain't got no boy

I ain't got no boy (2)

I ain't got nothing but them books better go get 'em

I ain't never used no hatchet that I remember mm hm

I ain't never used no hatchet that I remember. Mm hm.

I ain't no account but daddy always said he was proud of me when I threw the ball or ran with it

I ain't no account, but Daddy always said he was proud of me

I ain't saying it's right i'm just telling you it's the damn truth

I always get nervous when I hear that doorbell

I always get nervous when I hear that doorbell i'm ok walking over here but there's something about that dang doorbell

I believe the dot dot dot come between medulla and oblongata

I bet he don't he likes me I know he does

I bet he don't.

I bet I know you want a whole bunch of candy and a pop right yeah that stuffs gonna rot your teeth don't you know that

I borrowed one of your books you ain't mad are you

I can help you tote it if I don't give out first

I can't go to sleep I have to be at work in three hours

I can't work the fields of abraham and turn my head away

I care about y'all though I do really

I care for you a good deal I care for you more than anything else there is you and me made friends right off the bat

I care for you too but you'll be around don't say that

I could not feel for the fear in my life

I could not see for the fog in my eyes

I could sure use some

I didn't have no floor out there

I didn't know how to care for no baby

I didn't know how to care for no baby

I didn't mean to say nothing bad about you you're good you don't mean no harm

I do, too

I don't believe this store used to be here

I don't get it

I don't guess I give a shit 'cause I mean I ain't here that much anyway

I don't I don't mean physically or even mentally really but well emotionally

I don't know he said he'd eat out there

I don't know if y'all realize the pressure a man like me's got on him

I don't know if y'all realize the pressure a man like me's got on him.

I don't know karl she just ain't catching fire

I don't know whether or not that's enough for your newspaper or not mm hm

I don't know why you're so weirded out

I don't like homosexuals and she goes out and buddies up with one so now I gotta deal with that

I don't like little wimpy ass kids or mental retards and she's got one of each living with her

I don't like potted meat daddy used to say they was made out of lips peckers and intest

I don't mean to say nothing bad about you but why don't you stop doyle when he's being that away you're older than him you're strong too

I don't really like people you know who talk all the time I like to do all the talking

I don't really like people, you know, who talk all the time. I like to do all the talking.

I don't reckon

I don't reckon I know boy I ain't never found no way to not be nervous

I don't reckon I know nobody named jerry

I don't reckon I know, boy

I don't reckon I thought about it too much

I don't reckon i'm gonna be out there in the garage no more

I don't reckon I'm gonna be out there in the garage no more.

I don't reckon i've got no reason to kill nobody

I don't reckon that you have to go with women to be a good daddy to a boy

I don't remember

I don't see how you can eat all that stuff with them insides it's made out of

I don't think i've seen you here before

I don't think nothing bad oughta happen to children

I don't think that's right

I don't understand the meaning of the words

I don't wanna go play in my room

I don't want her worrying about your ass

I don't want you going over and staying with that Doyle.

I done ate just a little bit ago mm hm

I feel sad about karen cross too

I figured i'd play ball with you you will for sure yes sir

I fixed it it's working pretty good now mm hm

I get real mean when my feet hurt it's the only time I don't like checking out customers when my feet hurt

I got a feeling today reckon what kind of a feeling like something different I don't know

I got a momma she's at work over at hoochy's dollar store

I got a real short attention span you know yeah

I got all worked up and one thing led to another

I got hired on to work for a mr bill cox fixing lawn mowers and whatnot mm hm

I got some of that potted meat and soda crackers left over if you want some

I got something even better I just put potted meat on special four cans for a dollar they're not moving very well

I gotta change the light in here for karl

I guess he went to the garage

I guess he wouldn't want to help you out any would he

I had one there for a little bit but uh it didn't get old enough for me to play with it mm hm

I had one there for a little bit,

I hate you you little prick! no I don't no I don't I love your momma

I have a boyfriend now you know and we're pretty serious he gave me a ring

I have a lot of cars yeah different kinds a lot of different kinds of cars

I have seen flaming swords there over east of eden burning in the eyes of the maker

I have wondered though why was it was it like a nervous breakdown or

I have wondered, though.

I heard you been putting it on old albert sellers works over at the funeral home

I hit him two good whacks with it that second 'un just plumb near cut his head in two

I hope you can still see to write

I indeed baptize this my brother in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost amen

I just feel sorry for the poor thing

I just I can't explain what goes on

I just make like to myself that she loves me

I just want all of you to know that I care about each and every person at this table

I just wanted to get your momma outta the house for a few minutes so we could talk

I just wanted to stop by and give y'all some little piece of happiness today

I killed my mother and an old boy named jesse dixon

I kinda like walking from time to time

I kinda wanna put my arm around you for a minute then i'm gonna get up and leave outta here ok

I know albert we're friends

I know better though but it just feels good when I imagine it

I know better, though,

I know that you're a real card all right

I know what i'd do tonight

I know what I'd do tonight.

I know you are i've seen it myself

I know you could've scored that touchdown by yourself instead of just throwing it over to me

I know you wouldn't hon

I knowed you'd be out here

I learned to read some I read the bible quite a bit I can't understand all of it but I reckon I understand a good deal of it

I like frank he's a good boy me and him's made friends

I like grease on everything I like fried chicken fried okra biscuits and gravy it'll kill you

I like it on the nights he ain't at our house I ain't so nervous then

I like the way you talk well I like the way you talk

I like them french fried potatoes mm hm

I like your garage

I like your garage.

I liked walking with you I got a blister the size of a quarter on one heel

I lived out the back of my mother and father's place most of my life in a little old shed that my daddy had built for me

I lived out the back of my mother and father's place most of my life,

I looked in the window there and I seen my mother laying on the floor without any clothes on mm hm

I love you boy I love you too

I love you well I hate you!

I made you a little old book marker and put it in there in that book on christmas

I mean don't hurt his feelings or anything but it'd be good to know

I mean I can't say that she enjoyed her stay

I mean I was never bent that way I was bent the other way you know so

I mean we all gotta get along I guess no matter what our differences are

I mean you've been in lockup so long you don't need me keeping you locked up you need to come and go as you please

I mean, we all gotta get along, I guess, no matter what our differences are.

I met him at the laundromat

I might even surprise you honey and pop the question

I mostly just sat around out there in the shed tinkered around with a lawn mower or two

I never was no good with history mm hm

I never would hurt you or that boy i'd lay my hand on the bible and say the same thing mm hm

I oughta not worry your momma with company

I picked up a kaiser blade that was sitting there by the screen door

I play cards with jd shelnut chief of police so kiss my ass you old bastard!

I promise we're gonna get away from him the time has to be right that's all

I reckon

I reckon I can just walk around till morning time and sit and read a book somewheres mm hm

I reckon I could use a little something or other to eat at noon time

I reckon I don't care nothing about being a free man I don't know how to go about it mm hm

I reckon I understand a great deal of it.

I reckon I wouldn't mind having a little supper mm hm

I reckon i'll have me some of the big 'uns

I reckon i'm gonna have to get used to looking at purdy people mm hm I guess you will

I reckon i'm gonna have to get used to them looking at me too

I reckon that didn't quite satisfy me

I reckon that made me madder than what jesse had made me

I reckon the reason i'm in here is 'cause i've killed somebody mm hm

I reckon what you is wanting to know is what i'm a doin' in here

I remember that old boy too kind of retarded or something back in school

I remember that real well he cut those folks to pieces his momma was one of 'em

I see it in his eyes i'm very in tune maybe even psychic

I see it in his eyes. I'm very in tune, maybe even psychic.

I seen jesse dixon a layin' on top of her

I seen that door cracked open a little bit

I seen that door cracked open a little bit and I figured you was in there fooling around mm hm

I seen you following me mm hm

I shouldn't have told you about that a boy your age ought not to hear such things it just kinda come out

I spent up some of it a ridin' on the bus and eating french fried potatoes mm hm

I stand on the hill not for a thrill but for a breath of a fresh kill

I stand with arms wide open i've run a twisted line

I started for that barrel and I opened up the towel to see what was in there 'cause there was a noise and something moving around in it

I started for that barrel, and..

I stay on my feet all the time at work I just can't find shoes that's comfortable

I taken the little fella and put him in the box buried him out there in the corner of the yard that seemed more proper to me I reckon

I talked to your sponsor or teacher or whoever he is and I told him that there couldn't be any pictures

I tell you he's mentally retarded but he's a whiz with small engines

I tell you the lord works in mysterious ways

I tell you you couldn't have been more right about him fixing things

I tell you, the Lord works in mysterious ways

I think all the old bad things ought to be saved up for the folks that done growed up that's the way I see it mm hm

I think everybody at the store already knows they're always talking about it

I think it'd be good for you too you're gonna be seeing all kinds of people when you get on the outside

I think that little boy's adopted him damn near like a mascot

I think there must have been a little mix up

I thought he took care of us just fine

I thought I told you to get outta here leave me alone

I thought they were doing wrong

I told you I ain't got no boy now why don't you get on outta here and let me be

I told you i'll see you later

I told you three times already the law's on my side

I understand jerry's gonna take you someplace else tomorrow

I used to come here with karen cross she's kind of like my girlfriend or used to be

I wanna be baptized

I wanna come back and stay in here

I want him to be here I wanna show him a good time

I want him to be here. I wanna show him a good time.

I want you to give me your word on it

I want you to give me your word you'll do it

I wanted to bring you some flowers they're pretty good ones they're from the dollar store i'm not an idiot

I was about your boy's age

I was about your boy's age

I was born and raised here up till I was 12 year old

I was going over to the secret place

I was just telling linda we were uh thinking that things would be a lot better if I spent a lot more time over here and that we could oh hell i'll just start over

I was kindly wanting something or other to eat mm hm

I was sittin' out there in the shed one evening not doing too much of nothing just kinda staring at the wall waiting on my mother to come out and give me my bible lesson

I was thinking I might wanna take me some of these potatoes home with me

I was wanting to talk to y'all too come over here and sit down come on sit down

I wasn't but six or eight I reckon I didn't know what to do

I wasn't thinking about nothing else just like you told me i'd do

I will fucking kill you if you talk to me again

I wish he liked to go with women

I wish me and you and momma would just run away but she said wherever we went he'd find us

I wish me and you and Momma would just run away,

I wish you'd all lay off for tonight! I can't hear myself think with that racket

I won't tell her about you being in the state hospital for killing come on let's go

I would have. I wish I'd had him.

I wouldn't know what to do without him either

I wouldn't know what to do without him either.

I wouldn't let it get to you

I wouldn't never hurt them

I'd better tell bill goodbye and head on back

I'd better tell Bill goodbye and head on back.

I'd have me a chicken leg or two mm hm

I'd like to kill that son of a bitch I hate him

I'd love to show them that damn karl they'd get a kick out of him you know they would

I'd rather him be momma's boyfriend than doyle

I'd rather him get tired of me and leave me then he wouldn't wanna hurt me he wouldn't care then

I'd rather not have stole. I could take those home with me.

I'll be back in a little bit then

I'll be dog

I'll be paying all the bills so that means you're stuck with my ass

I'll be!

I'll be!

I'll call you tomorrow

I'll get melvin to walk y'all out

I'll have to tell him about your history

I'll let you off while it's still daylight

I'll let you off while it's still daylight.

I'll make some coffee start cleaning up this mess

I'll see you later all right then

I'll see you sometime, I guess

I'll take you down first thing in the morning

I'll tell you what we need we need some paying gigs

I'll whip the dog shit outta you vaughan

I'm a stranger in the eyes of the maker

I'm calling the police!

I'm closing the door now

I'm gonna get on back over to the job site, lock up some stuff over there.

I'm jerry woolridge nice to meet you i'm marsha dwiggins and this is theresa evans

I'm just give out doyle

I'm just going to say it i'm gay does that surprise you that i'm gay

I'm just gonna reach

I'm just i'm just gonna put it right out on the table

I'm just kidding really about that

I'm just kidding you welcome to our humble home buddy

I'm just now getting around to telling you but I fixed that washing machine so that boy ain't gotta tote that laundry no more

I'm just trying to do my job you follow me

I'm just trying to make these two feel like they're part of it baby

I'm kinda hungry ain't it about time to eat

I'm not a stranger in the hands of the maker

I'm not gonna lie to you he did get into that trouble but then he was young

I'm pretty handy I reckon on lawn mowers and whatnot mm hm

I'm proud of you

I'm proud of you

I'm proud to have him

I'm real tired you know that a boy my age shouldn't be tired of things

I'm real tired, you know that?

I'm sorry honey I said i'm sorry linda

I'm sure it's nothing he seems real sweet

I'm the only sane son of a bitch here!

I'm three or four times as old as you are

I'm tired too

I'm your boy

I'm your oldest boy name of karl

I've had a few glasses of wine and that tends to make me a little emotional but i'm gonna say it anyway it came over me in a rush

I've had a few glasses of wine, and that tends to make me a little emotional,

I've had a lot of bad thoughts since daddy died sometimes I wish I was still real little and he was still here

I've heard it said that away yes sir

I've heard that one a bunch.

I've killed doyle hargraves with a lawn mower blade

I've learned to read some took me four years to read the bible I reckon I understand a great deal of it wasn't what I expected in some places

I've slept in a good bed for a great long while

I've studied on killing you I studied about it quite a bit

I've tinkered around on 'em a little bit mm hm

I've tinkered around on 'em a little bit. Mm hm.

I've told linda that one day that man is going to hurt her and that boy maybe even kill them

I've wanted to leave many times but because I love linda frank and a certain other person I they've kept me from leaving

If he steals anything i'm gonna take it out of your pocket anyway

If he was your brother.

If I was to put my neck out for you with him do you think you could work it if he'll hire you

If i'm gonna throw my life away doing what I want to come live with y'all we're gonna get some shit straight

If it was up to me you could come back here and stay if you wanted to

If it works out maybe we'll get you a key so you can get out at night if you need to

If it's self defense. Was it self defense?

If y'all don't shut up i'm gonna go outta my mind

If you even think about leaving me linda I told you i'm gonna kill you deader than a doornail

If you wanna hear about more details I reckon I can tell 'em to you

If you wanna play you can come on over 'cause we ain't no good either

If you wanna play, you can come on over, 'cause we ain't no good either.

If you want a retard living out in the garage I guess that's your business

If you're going to live in the wheatley garage you you need to know it's not going to be easy

In a few minutes we're gonna be in a room with a killer that doesn't bother you

In fact she was more like the picture I had in my mind than any woman i'd ever seen

In fact, she was more like the picture I had in my mind than any woman I'd ever seen.

In some circles this is considered a piece of automotive art

Is everything gonna be ok are you all right

Is that right

Is that right yes sir

Is that right?

Is to talk to you about something that's on my mind.

Isn't bubba don't say ain't

It ain't got no gas in it

It ain't got no gas in it

It ain't right for me to keep from telling you how come me to be in the state hospital

It ain't the truth he shot himself with a shotgun on purpose

It came over me in a rush

It don't make no difference where I was to be we'll always be friends can't nobody stop that

It don't matter to me about us losing does it to you no sir

It don't mean I don't care for you.

It makes me sad too I wish there was something I could have did about it

It takes your mind off everything else and when you're running real fast trying to score a touchdown that's all you're thinking about

It was a little old baby not no bigger than a squirrel

It was alive yes sir right then it was

It was fun anyhow

It was fun anyhow.

It was raining so hard we couldn't see the road

It was still alive when you buried it I heard it a cryin' a little through that box

It wasn't the colonel but it was a chicken stand nevertheless

It wasn't the Colonel, but it was a chicken stand nevertheless.

It wouldn't matter to me if you did do violence on somebody I ain't scared of shit

It's a little old white house on the corner of vine street and some other street

It's all right if you're looking out for yourself if it's self defense was it self defense

It's been here 17 years you live here before or something

It's good to know you karl thank you

It's good to see you too how's everybody doing

It's just a nut house most of these people don't even know where they are

It's just that i'm jealous of her I don't like her life or how she lives it

It's none of my business why you were in the state hospital

It's not your house doyle it's linda's

It's on we're gonna rock

It's Sunday. You go on back to bed, now.

It's supposed to be like an article or a story something like that isn't that right

It's the best it's gonna get i'm sorry

It's what I made a fixin' lawn mowers and whatnot for bill cox

It's what the highway boys use to cut down weeds and whatnot

Jean baptiste walking to me with the maker

Jeff bailey's boy you know him got a good arm a little slow

Jeff Bailey's boy, you know him. Got a good arm, a little slow.

Jerry why didn't you give him bubba's room his sister's is a little girly isn't it

Jesse was really more cruel than his daddy was

Jesus is calling

Jesus!

Just 'cause I ain't gonna be around no more maybe it don't mean I don't care for you

Just digging I ain't ever gonna be happy now not with that son of a bitch moving in for good

Just don't tell her folks that i'm here

Just get the fuck outta my house now!

Just how retarded are you

Just like I am about antique furniture and midgets

Just remember what I said we'll bide our time

Karl

Karl (2)

Karl (3)

Karl are you sure you wanna go stay with these folks

Karl are you up yes sir

Karl can stay if he wants to momma said

Karl come over here I want you to meet your new boss this is bill cox

Karl did you really kill somebody yes sir I did

Karl help him get that tub come on frankie come on frankie

Karl here's gonna get some more biscuits tonight what do you think about that I could sure use some

Karl here's gonna get some more biscuits tonight. What do you think about that?

Karl hon you can't just go in there

Karl I don't believe I hit you did I so no apology necessary I guess

Karl i'm gonna go out to the car and get your books all right then

Karl i've gotta take you down to the old classroom

Karl it's minimum wage and there ain't nothing back there but an old army cot and a toilet

Karl lift this thing down and carry it to the back for me it's on the blink

Karl maybe you and melinda might like to take a walk tonight it's such a nice evening

Karl now listen there's gonna be a party tonight over here at the house

Karl see if you can figure out what's wrong with this thing it won't crank up and everything seems to be put together right

Karl there's a blanket up in under that cot and some soap in the bathroom for cleaning up with

Karl they say you're a whiz on fixing lawn mowers and things

Karl this is momma and vaughan vaughan's the manager

Karl this is my boyfriend doyle

Karl what are you doing here you want to come in

Karl what in the world are you doing here

Karl who'd you kill was it the boy

Karl why don't you and melinda go take a walk it's nice out

Karl would you like a muffin no thank you

Karl yes sir

Karl you done a good day's work today they was right about you

Karl you know what melinda here was voted employee of the month at the dollar store last february isn't that something

Karl you know when I told you daddy got hit by a train

Karl you want some coffee hon

Karl, help him get that tub. Come on, Frankie.

Karl, there's a blanket up in under that cot

Karl, would you like a muffin?

Karl!

Karl!

Karl.

Karl's my name.

Karl's real sensitive about having his picture made he wouldn't even be on the bulletin board for the easter collage

Kick your head in 25 years ago you're dead I guess where'd you go to

Kick your head in 25 years ago.

Kids are driving me crazy phyllis is gonna put me in the poorhouse

Killed her

Knock knock

Last time you got mad and run morris and them off told them to stay away from here

Leave!

Leave! (2)

Leaving his soul

Leaving his soul parting the waters of the medulla oblongata of mankind

Let go of my goddamn hand you retard now get out there and get your shit and get out

Let me think

Let's go vaughan

Let's just try and forget about tonight

Linda and frank are very important to me they're like family

Linda go out there in the garage and get my guitar it's out there with that loony tune

Linda go to bed and take little snot nose here with you

Listen everybody I this might sound corny but um

Listen karl before you get very used to staying here I think you and I need to talk about a few things can I take you to lunch

Listen karl I know an old boy who's got a fix it shop deal in millsberg

Little fella

Living

Look anyway i'm rambling the

Look i'm sorry if if i've offended you in any way

Look karl the truth is I don't know where they expect you to go and I don't know what they expect you to do

Looky right there I believe you're right I believe I see one right in there

Lord above me

Lord knows doyle ain't a good one with his mean ass

Ma'am I really wanna give them to karen

Ma'am yeah you're a good momma to that boy you care for him you work hard to care for him

Made quite a bit of sport of me made fun of me quite a bit

Making believe always made me feel pretty good too from time to time

Man thanks

Marie would you sing 137 please

Maureen Ledbetter told the most awful story

Maureen ledbetter told the most awful story about why you ain't allowed at the first baptist church no more

Maybe i'll see you down at the secret place one day in a week or two or something

Maybe that's just the way folks is

Maybe that's just the way folks is

Maybe you and karl want to go with us

Maybe you and Karl want to go with us?

Maybe you can make a little more sense outta 'em than I can

Maybe you can make a little more sense outta 'em than I can.

Maybe you tried suicide maybe you did something terrible

Me and the boys are gonna go down to the county line we're out of liquor and beer

Melody and tune that's your trade, Terence.

Melody and tune that's your trade terence you're a tunesmith

Melvin could you walk these girls out please

Melvin, could you walk these girls out, please?

Mister don't you never lay another hand on that boy you understand me

Mister reckon you can hand me some of that mustard over there thank you

Mm hm yeah i'm gonna call up morris and have him get the band together we'll have a party party our asses off

Mm mm no no he had to go nuts and did something now

Mm this and that toothpaste and whatnot mm hm

Momma has a boyfriend now his name is doyle hargraves

Momma is everything gonna be all right someday I stay nervous all the time just about

Momma said he's staying over tonight and he's talking about staying here for good

Momma...

Momma's real good but I wish I had both of 'em

Morris here he's a modern day poet kinda like in the olden times

Morris is real smart with philosophies and things

Mr woolridge has some people for you to see down there

Mr woolridge he got me hired on to work for bill cox's outfit mm hm

Mr. Woolridge, he got me hired on to work for Bill Cox's outfit. Mm hm.

Mustard's good on 'em to me ok

Mustard's good on 'em to me.

My body is bent and broken by a long and dangerous sleep

My daddy he come out there to the shed and got me and said here take this and throw it away and he handed me a towel with something or other in it

My daddy he's supposed to be around still but he don't wanna have nothing to do with me

My daddy used to do that kind of thing.

My daddy was good I think too many good people die that's what I think

My daddy worked down there at the saw mill down at the planer mill for an old man named dixon

My daddy would kill him if he was still here and somebody was mean to momma

My daddy wouldn't let him do that to me and momma

My father was a hardworking man most of his life not that I can say the same for myself

My history yeah I told 'em about it

My mother and father didn't want him

My mother and father they made it come out too early some way or another

My mother she jumped up from there and started hollerin'

My mother's dead

My name's frank wheatley what's your name karl's my name what's your last name childers

My own family was never like a family they're horrible people

Never did know too much of nobody down there not to be helping me out no way mm hm

Never mind the man who contemplates doing away with license plates

Nice to meet you karl

No

No doyle vaughan don't wanna come to a party with you

No I heard you's more than friends

No I mean I mean tomorrow or the next day

No I mean your past why you were in here

No I wanna get together yeah

No ma'am i'm going off somewheres

No sir I don't reckon you have I don't believe i've ever been in here before

No sir is right I was talking to your momma

No sir you can look at any one of my books you want to

No they don't need to go with you there's a ball game coming on we'll just sit here and do man things

No this here's a frostee cream we don't serve biscuits

No we didn't have too much just barely enough to sc**** by on I reckon

No, ma'am

No, sir is right. I was talking to your momma.

No, they don't need to go with you. There's a ball game coming on

Nobody wants to take this shit man

Not funny ha ha funny queer mm hm

Not that I can say the same for myself.

Not that you two afflicted son of a bitches would know anything about this but you're sitting in a crew cab dually pickup

Not unlike gary brooker of the procol harum

Now a shovel just makes too goddamn much racket

Now all of you get the fuck out now before I get too mad to turn back

Now frankie I wasn't talking to you was I huh no sir

Now get up off your asses and go come on!

Now he'll make me sick I know it

Now here's the thing he'll only talk to you but he doesn't want you to ask him anything and you really shouldn't stare at him

Now I admit it I was drunk

Now I i can't promise you that he'll hire you

Now there's one more thing the way we lock these doors you can't get out at night

Now they're women

Now they've seen fit to put me out of here they say they're setting me free today

Now yeah now i'm calling 'em up

Now you get your ass straight or i'll lock your ass outta my life for good

Now you say he can stay out the back fine with me

Now you stay the hell outta my way and do what a regular kid does

Of course I do got some tools out there and a set of sockets i'd rather not have stole I could take those home with me

Of course scooter's about as shiftless as one poor son of a bitch can be

Oh he won't steal he's a pretty good old boy really keeps to himself

Oh hell I always wanted to kill him myself asshole's what he was

Oh how about before that

Oh I don't know if I told you but he was a frenchman who claimed to be an englishman

Oh I just thought i'd check up on karl see how things are working out

Oh i'll be sitting here waiting on you

Oh i'm doing pretty good got a sick tiller here

Oh if you see frank tell him to come on back home I don't get to see him all day except sundays he can go play tomorrow

Oh karl's a guy guy

Oh miss i'm sorry but you're gonna have to step outside why please

Oh no I don't think so it's late I i have to work tomorrow

Oh no that karl's strong enough to lift a bulldozer he can fix anything too

Oh oh deep water black and cold like the night

Oh please doyle don't

Oh pretty good

Oh thank you thanks

Oh that's karl

Oh that's ok it's not really my business

Oh well I can go you don't have to you don't never go

Oh yeah from the college yes sir

Ok

Ok all right you can kiss my ass

Ok but you don't have to

Ok I give you my word on it

Ok karl the reason that I brought you here is to talk to you about something that's on my mind

Ok well then i'll come by mr cox's and pick you up around noon all right

OK?

OK.

Old boy from california says boy this water's cold old boy from arkansas said yeah and it's deep too

Old man dixon was a very cruel fella

One fella says that the water's cold other fella said the water's deep I believe one fella come from arkansas

One of 'em's on how to be a carpenter.

One of 'em's the Bible, one of 'em's a book on Christmas,

Or used to be.

Pardon my language ma'am

Pardon my language, ma'am

People who are queer get along better in a big town

Please now not tonight i'm just not up for it they always stay till morning

Pleased to meet you

Poor thing he's probably never seen such a crazy mess

Probably wants to go back and live in mr cox's shop

Put some of this dressing on it no no yes

Queer

Quite a spell I reckon

Randy you tooting son of a bitch! go fucking practice randy!

Really what I come over here to do was apologize which ain't easy for me about how I acted the other night

Reckon they sell toothpaste

Reckon what do you like to eat in there

Reckon what kind of a feeling?

Reckon you could make me some biscuits

Right now whenever you take a notion to I don't aim to put you out none

Say you want us to help you lift that thing

Scooter did I tell you the one about the two old boys pissing off the bridge

Scooter he gonna knock you out of a job if you're not careful

Scooter let's you and me go over to the frostee cream and pick up something for lunchtime

Scooter, he gonna knock you out of a job if you're not careful.

Scooter! take jerry in there to talk to karl all right

See frank here needs all the friends he can get frank's a weak little kid

See her daddy's a dentist so they're rich

See here's the deal frank

See I come up with the good tunes or melodies as we call 'em and um morris is the lyrics

See I took off work early today and your momma was good enough to do the same so that we could talk

See I work construction I build things do you understand how important that is to the world frankie

See we're gonna be a family frank my family

See you don't wanna question a genius vaughan

See you fixed him something didn't you

See your mommy and I don't have no problems except for you fact is we'd never have a bad word between us

See? You fixed him something, didn't you?

Seems like doyle's made his way in

Sexually.

She didn't want to have nothing to do with me in front of people 'cause I don't have any money well momma and me I mean

She said she'd see me later that's kinda good right I reckon

She says it's for the times when he's good to her

She says it's for the times when he's good to her.

She was a georgia peach

She was standing this girl on the side of the street where there was this chicken stand

She was the first one I ever kept for any length of time 'cause I get bored real easy

She works two till eight.

She's here to take the pictures

She's here to take the pictures.

She's lonely since daddy died sometimes she says she don't know why

She's not retarded, just...

She's real heavy but she's cute in the face

She's talking about me karl that's my first name

Shoot not here in the south

Signs homicidal signs

Since I didn't bring nothing for you on our date last night I thought you might like to have 'em

Sit down

So anyway what I was telling you was he didn't just make the team coach says he's going to start him at end on defense

So how come karl won't eat here with us

So how'd the baptizing go it went real good yeah good

So I hit him again with it in the neck with the sharp edge and just plumb near cut his head off killed him

So I produce the 25 dollars and she sticks it down into her shoe and pulls up her skirt

So I run up on the screened in porch to see what was a goin' on

So I taken the kaiser blade some folks call it a sling blade I call it a kaiser blade and I hit my mother upside the head with it

So I took it upon myself to take her away from john legit hunter who did not deserve her you know

So it died when it come out

So karl come over here and sit down talk to me

So mostly I just sat around out there in the shed

So mostly I just sat around out there in the shed a lookin' at the ground

So now I gotta deal with that

So now on the third day I uh I washed her 'cause she wasn't too clean you know

So she gets in and we pull off into this remote location you know that was comfortable for both she and i

So she says are you dating you know I said sure

So that means you're stuck with my ass.

So then the old man says at my age i'd rather have the talking frog

So wake up and face what they call reality

So was you in lockup for cutting someone up with a hatchet or something

So was you in lockup for cutting someone up with a hatchet or something?

So what's in your bag

So you were out in the world huh did you have fun did you make any acquaintances

So you're just crazy in a retard kind of way then huh

So you're really going to stay here

Softly and tenderly jesus is calling calling for you and for me

Some folks call it hell I call it hades mm hm

Some folks has asked me if you had it to do over again would you do it the same way well I reckon I would

Somebody told me it's where he can have more girlfriends

Somebody told me it's where he can have more girlfriends.

Son why you keep on coming over here and you know these folks don't want you here they run you away every time

Sorry I wasn't thinking

Speaking of sweet where's your girlfriend I thought you said he's coming over here for something

Stay outta my goddamn face you fucking buzzard

Stop doyle don't talk about my daddy

Stop it doyle

Sure honey you sleep with your momma tonight i'm gonna sleep with your brother so karl can have your room

Sure it sounds like a number one hit tune all right

Sure you're gonna be ok staying with that woman and her boy yes sir

Take that tub and you and karl come out here and help me ice down some beer

Talking back and everything aren't you that kind of makes me horny linda

Talking back and everything, aren't you?

Taters

Thank you

Thank you it's name's a christmas carol

Thank you oh it's all right

Thank you thank you

Thank you vaughan that's really sweet of you we care about you too don't we y'all oh yeah

Thank you.

Thanks

That ain't none of your business frank

That boy frank he lives inside of his own heart that's a awful big place to live in

That boy he wants me to

That boy he's my friend he likes the way I talk and I like the way he talks mm hm

That boy wants me to

That boy wouldn't know what to do without you

That boy, Frank,

That boy, he's my friend

That don't seem right it seems like you would have kept him and took care of him if he was your brother

That don't seem right. It seems like you would have kept him and took care of him

That doyle

That fella's a whole sight meaner than me he'd just whup the tar outta me

That frank he went off somewheres too so when you go in there he won't be indoors

That gal that made employee of the month at the dollar store she gave 'em to me for walking with her

That goes for cocksuckers and retards

That goes for cocksuckers and retards. Now, get up off your asses and go

That grass out there in the yard it's growed up quite a bit I figured I might cut it for you mm hm

That little old girl is too fast for him and she don't wanna see him no way

That makes him not be able to fight too good

That makes him not be able to fight too good.

That makes me feel real sad

That makes me feel real sad.

That might be better than this

That ms wheatley made me some biscuits

That son of a bitch is a regular eli whitney on a lawn mower

That towel was all bloody like all around it there

That towel was all bloody like, all around it there.

That was a good lateral man that was just like the wishbone

That was a wake up call frankie you remember what I said about reality frank

That was a wake up call, Frankie.

That was comfortable for both she and I.

That was just like the wishbone.

That wasn't the way you made it up before morris that's all I know

That's a that's an old cowboy thing

That's all you're thinking about.

That's funny vaughan

That's not chicken feed you know to a working man

That's probably it

That's ridiculous that is just a total lie

That's that one on christmas I was telling you about

That's the way I feel about momma now

That's the way I see it. Mm hm.

That's what I thought ok

That's what the letter said

That's why him and me is the songwriting team of our group

That's why him and me is the songwriting team of our group.

That's why I think i'm so fond of you 'cause you're just so easy going you know

The dots are where I say they are

The food sure is good mm hm

Them boys was trying to pull me down pretty hard

Them french fries good yeah they're good all right mm hm

Them stories you and momma told me they ain't in there

Then I seen them boys bearing down on me figured i'd better give it off to you there

Then like in poetry I go dot dot dot you know kinda off center then I drop down and then I go

Then you fix me a cup of tea

There ain't no sense in you staying in that old greasy shop

There was a boy we made friends yeah i'll bet you did

There was a boy. We made friends.

There's a chip off the old block ain't you steve yeah I guess so

There's a truck out front says doyle hargraves construction on it

There's there's one more thing

There's these two fellas

There's these two fellas they're standing on a bridge and going to the bathroom

There's usually someone in the trunk

There's your girlfriend

There's your girlfriend.

These are the people from that newspaper deal

These are the worst shoes I own for walking

These darn things are heavy hard to carry too

These days I figure it was probably best we just give him right back to the good lord right off the bat anyhow

These drawings in here they don't make no sense to me so far

These were on sale 'cause they're not fresh.

They didn't too much want me up there in the house with the rest of 'em

They have one room where you can't walk on the carpet or sit on the furniture I don't see much sense in having it

They know i'm well

They learned me to do what they told me to do

They let you out so you can do as you please.

They let you out yeah how come they told me I was well

They make a good double meat burger

They said I wasn't right in the head so they put me there in the nervous hospital instead of putting me in jail

They say you're well yes ma'am

They still around your folks

They still around, your folks?

They think it'll make a good story

They told me i'm well from it now

They turned me loose from the nervous hospital said I was well mm hm

They turned me loose from the state hospital mm hm

They used to come out one or the other of 'em usually my mother feed me pretty regular

They wanna ask you some questions about your release

They're like family.

They're not gonna hurt you

Think about it, Linda.

This ain't right doyle there is something wrong with you

This evening I want you to go get that miss wheatley let her and that frank stay over here with you tonight

This here's my house

This is her decision not yours if I let it go on it's 'cause she asked me not you

This is not san quentin

This is not your house doyle this is my house and i'll say who stays and who goes

This is what I call my secret place 'cause I come out here when I feel like being by myself

This might sound corny, but, um...

This one begat that one and that one begat this one and begat and begat and lo and behold someone says some shit to someone or another

This'll help I believe

Though I know he made enough to where I could have

Though I know he made enough to where I could have mustard and biscuits three or four times a week

Till your mentally retarded friend and your homosexual friend get here

Too late linda I already called him he's coming or i'm gonna go get him

Uh uh I ain't gonna wreck honey come on i'll be good I promise I love you sweetie

Unfortunately there are certain parts of my life I have to keep private

Upon his profession of faith in our lord and savior jesus christ and in obedience under his command and by the authority of the church

Vaughan come on

Vaughan don't get pushy i'm sorry

Vaughan he's real good to momma vaughan that you met

Vaughan wants to have a little supper over at his house and we could invite her would you like that

Vaughan you ready to go sure I guess

Vaughan's friend'll be there too he works at the funeral home

Wait up i'll leave with you and lock up

Was that you I remember that I was only three or four but I always heard about it growing up

Was your folks well off

Wasn't what I expected in some places.

Wasn't your name karl yes sir it is

We ain't ever gonna be happy

We ain't ever gonna be happy we'll always stay nervous won't we karl

We ain't got no fucking microphone. We ain't got no speaker set up.

We ain't got no speaker set up

We can buy you lunch till you get on your feet a little

We can just set these bags on the porch all right then

We can't be no normal family with him living in the garage and coming into the damn bedroom at four in the morning carrying hammers and shit

We could just hang out he has some cool books

We don't even play any songs with words at all that I remember we ain't got no fucking microphone

We don't ever play any songs that y'all wrote I ain't heard one of 'em y'all just talk

We don't got no goddamn band!

We don't got no goddamn band!

We don't need a shit ass manager neither

We don't need no fancy words I mean we need to practice we need to rehearse

We don't need this messing around first on one patio and then another that's ridiculous

We don't need this messing around, first on one patio and then another.

We don't need to fucking practice randy!

We don't need to think about bad thoughts do we momma no honey we don't

We got a lot of other stuff though

We order up from the frostee cream at lunch usually

We ran out of something to drink i'm headed over to the county line to get some

We sure like having you thank you

We sure like having you.

We used to come out here and hold hands and talk and read books to each other with a flashlight

We went to memphis in the car one time

We went to Memphis in the car one time.

We wrote one last night outside the mini mart and um morris called it stuart drives a comfortable car

We'll always be friends.

We'll be fine I promise

We'll call brother epersom we'll go see him tomorrow and get you baptized it's sunday

We'll leave at first light

We'll see you jw

We're different people see us as being different anyway

We're gonna get some shit straight.

We've had hard lives too momma

Well are you well I reckon I feel all right

Well at least he's trying but who knows for how long

Well call him

Well come on we'd better hit the road all right then

Well come to find out I don't reckon my mother minded what jesse was a doin' to her

Well get baptized then I don't give a shit call up a fucking preacher goddammit! we can't baptize you

Well he never did want to I figure he probably ain't changed his mind much

Well hell no son what's wrong with you

Well hell there's the boys how are you doing boys i'm glad y'all came back

Well how about you karl you want to stay here

Well I ain't got nothing to say anything about shoes

Well I don't know I just stay nervous

Well I figure if neither one of us is no account it won't make no difference will it yeah

Well I got a roomful of work for him to do I can't get scooter to do any of it

Well I got all the right spots

Well I growed up and learned that you ain't supposed to kill nobody

Well I hate him

Well I heard a commotion up there in the house

Well I just seen red

Well I just thought i'd bring you 'em

Well I knew you were gonna be all right I just wanted to check on you

Well I like the way he talks it sounds like a race car motor idling it makes me not be nervous

Well I reckon it tastes pretty good to me

Well I reckon you want me to get on with it and tell you what happened so I reckon i'll tell you

Well I rest my case

Well I was going to see my momma over at hoochy's dollar store she works two till eight

Well I was kindly needing to do some trading

Well I went in there in the house and I hit jesse dixon upside the head with it knocked him off my mother

Well i'll make you some biscuits

Well i'll see you later all right then

Well i'll see you sometime I guess

Well i'll see you tomorrow all right then

Well i'm glad of it honey

Well i'm glad of it you was borned

Well i'm gonna get on back over to the job site lock up some stuff over there

Well i'm gonna pay you today for this coming week so you have some walking around money

Well it did

Well it don't matter listen to me I thought you might like to meet her

Well it is nearly breakfast time anyway

Well it smells kinda funny it's a little loud

Well it's nighttime you let

Well karl looks like you got plenty of blankets and things

Well me and the burnett twins and some boys play at the junior high school field all the time

Well ok I got you some

Well seems like he's pretty well adjusted these days

Well sit down i'll make you some biscuits and gravy

Well sure ok has has he hasn't hurt them has he no sir not yet

Well thank you hon that's real good of you to say

Well that didn't seem right to me so I went in there in the shed and got a shoe box and emptied out the screwdrivers and washers and nuts and things out of it

Well that's a very offensive way to put it

Well the french fries are pretty good

Well the upshot is i'm gonna be spending a lot more time here we're gonna all get along like a family should

Well these two old boys hung their peckers off the bridge to piss

Well they're 60 for the medium and 75 for the large

Well this is him the one I was telling you about on the phone like I said if you get nervous about it i'll understand

Well to call the police you push 9 1 1

Well we got big chief burgers bongo burgers footlongs corny dogs frostee shakes creamy bars

Well what would you like

Well when you like pricing items as much as I do it's just bound to happen sooner or later I guess

Well whoever you are you need to try to talk some sense into him

Well yeah it's for the school newspaper but it has pictures I mean it's a regular paper you know

Well you can't stay here it's against the rules if something was to happen i'd be liable

Well you know she's slow she's a little bit I think she's not retarded just

Well you wanna go with me

Well you're gonna have to learn it'll take some time

Well your daddy was living down there the last time I heard

Well, how about you, Karl? You want to stay here?

Well, I just thought I'd bring you 'em.

Well, I knew you were gonna be all right. I just wanted to check on you

Well, I was going to see my momma over at Hoochy's Dollar Store.

Well, I went in there in the house,

Well, it don't matter. Listen to me. I thought you might like to meet her.

Well, it is nearly breakfast time anyway

Well, Karl, looks like you got plenty of blankets and things.

Well, the upshot is, I'm gonna be spending a lot more time here.

Well, when you like pricing items as much as I do,

Well, you know, she's slow.

Well..

Went to school off and on from time to time but the children out there they were very cruel to me

Were they bad people I thought they was well maybe they needed it

What

What about me I don't think he sees you as a guy guy

What about our instruments

What are all them books all different ones one of 'em's the bible one of 'em's a book on christmas one of 'em's on how to be a carpenter

What are you doing digging with that stub

What are you doing up again frank you need to get a little sleep

What are you doing with that damn hammer I don't rightly know I just kinda woke up a holdin' it

What are you doing with that damn hammer?

What are you reading book on how to work carpentry I aim to learn how to make things out of wood some day cabinets and whatnot

What brings you back

What did I tell you about your momma

What did I tell you about your momma?

What did you kill jesse for what did you kill jesse for

What do you want hon

What exactly are you talking about I don't understand

What have you got to be nervous about you're a damn kid you ain't got no bills to pay you got no business to run you don't even have to have a job

What in the hell you doing with that lawn mower blade I aim to kill you with it

What the fuck do you think he's doing with that hammer I don't know

What was he in the nut house for

What was it like out there in the world it was too big

What you got in there that's good to eat

What you got in there wash yeah

What?

What's all them books different ones one of 'em's the bible mm hm

What's got you down this way

What's that you say

What's what's wrong is everything all right

When are we gonna eat hang on

When you get off this evening you need to go buy some toothpaste and some cleaning up supplies to have back there

When you get off this evening, you need to go buy some toothpaste

When you get up from here to leave I want you to go over to that fella's house

When you leave outta here tonight I don't want you going over and staying with that doyle

When you've been drinking as long as me vaughan you build up a tolerance

Where are you going karl didn't you want some chicken and things

Where do I start um

Where do I start? Um...

Where will he go anywhere he wants to I think he's going back to millsberg where he's from it's just about 20 miles from here

Where'd he go what's going on

Where'd you get them flowers

Where's everybody else

Where's everybody else?

Where's randy and them

Wherever we went, he'd find us.

Who did you kill two people

Who the hell could eat with him making all that goddamn racket in his throat it's raunchy

Who's that strange looking man behind you did he follow you in here

Why 'cause he's company

Why are you here now

Why did you live there I killed some folks quite a while back

Why do you carry them around with you I ain't got no place to set 'em down

Why don't y'all sit your asses down here sit down

Why don't you go and give them flowers to somebody that's gonna enjoy 'em

Why don't you run down there and get some i'll buy

Why it got born a little too early

Why not it died yes sir

Why well you know how this town is people talk and they spread these cruel rumors

Will he be supervised as much as anybody else is I guess

Will you be here with us for a long time I reckon if you want me to

Will you ever kill anybody again karl

Will you get her for me please I really wanna see her she'll want to see me too 'cause we're not in public

Will you talk to 'em get interviewed

Would y'all like that it sure sounds fine to me

Would you do something for me if was to I ask you to you know I would whatever you want

Would you do something for me if was to I ask you to?

Would you like some coffee

Y'all have a real nice rest of the day now

Y'all sit down

Yeah

Yeah and that old dixon boy

Yeah come on

Yeah everything's gonna be all right boy

Yeah he's working out real good

Yeah honey someday everything's gonna be all right

Yeah I got a new tune this composition's entitled the thrill

Yeah I guess so

Yeah I heard dick rivers come in and caught the two of you all bowed up and going at it right in the same room with poor old miss olgetree

Yeah I thought about that I guess it doesn't make any sense to move him now

Yeah I watched him in junior high he can he can throw the ball pretty well he's taller than he was then

Yeah me too

Yeah now please

Yeah shh

Yeah that'll be fine

Yeah that's a classic

Yeah that's right frank you better ask him

Yeah there was a young man named john legit hunter who was in the filling station business a good filling station business

Yeah they sell a little bit of everything

Yeah took a lot of strong nylon cord to get her away from him 'cause she was a fighter as well as being a georgia peach

Yeah we're liable to win if we keep this up

Yeah well I can't understand none of it

Yeah well you might oughta want to find out he might have hacked his family to pieces with a hatchet or something

Yeah what are you doing by here

Yeah you'll try

Yeah, and that old Dixon boy.

Yeah, I guess so

Yeah, I'll bet you did.

Yeah. Different kinds.

Yeah. Just a minute.

Yeah. What are you doing by here?

Yes he has to go to work in a little while I do too

Yes I recollect that

Yes ma'am I need the police sent over here to the wheatley house mm hm

Yes ma'am I reckon

Yes ma'am i'm right sure of it

Yes ma'am is karl here yeah just a minute

Yes sir I reckon it does

Yes sir well I darn near made me a touchdown

Yes, sir

Yes, sir

Yes, sir.

You ain't drunk driving are you doyle yeah pretty much I figured

You ain't no kin to me

You ain't no kin to me

You all right momma yeah i'm fine

You and frank clean this mess up for us and put the tarp over these instruments

You and karl aren't talking much you boys must really like that food

You and that boy has given me a good feeling

You be careful with that cripple in the back now you're liable to throw him out looks like you got a wagonful uh huh

You been real good to me

You been real square dealing with me

You believe in the bible do you karl yes sir a good deal of it I can't understand all of it

You best tell 'em to bring an ambulance or a hearse if you're going to kill me

You better lay off that tambourine

You bunch of freaks I hope you have fun

You can imagine how bad I wanted my 25 dollars back huh

You can't do that you're a free man they let you out so you can do as you please

You can't let that son of a bitch run you off

You didn't wanna go anywhere did you I don't reckon

You don't gotta do nothing linda just put some chips in a bowl and run ice out to us when we look low

You don't have anywhere you could stay tonight at all no sir

You don't need to hear things like that you're just a boy

You don't seem like you'd kill nobody

You don't wanna give away all your books

You done fixed it well i'll be damned scooter told me it couldn't be fixed

You done fixed it well i'll just be damned

You eat when you come back go get my guitar

You eat when you come back. Go get my guitar.

You go on back to bed now

You go to bed now I love you I love you too mom go on

You got a house why don't you go get one of your girlfriends and go home to it

You got any biscuits for sale in there

You got any money well they give me some when they turned me loose

You got any quarterback this year pretty good

You got me?

You got no old lady eating on your ass all the time

You gotta make something explode to truly understand it I mean you gotta examine all those little tiny particles while they're still on fire

You gotta play through it when we're on a gig you gotta play through it you gotta no you play through it on a gig

You gotta play through it.

You have family here not to speak of

You have to karl you have to look out for me

You have to, Karl. You have to look out for me.

You his daddy no ma'am

You his daddy?

You just go in there and eat your dinner with that doyle don't worry yourself none

You just go in there and eat your dinner with that Doyle. Don't worry yourself none

You just steer clear of him as much as you can

You just threw it over to me where I could score that touchdown so i'd feel good my daddy used to do that kind of thing

You know better than that doyle we're on duty

You know better than to talk to me like that when i'm hurting linda

You know especially after his daddy passed an' all

You know he's always after a father figure

You know how it is when you only sleep an hour or two you feel worse than if you hadn't slept at all yes ma'am I do

You know I do believe you've told me that one before i've heard that one a bunch a long time ago

You know I was thinking there's this girl that works with me

You know karl I got to thinking about it last night and it's just not christian of me not to let you have a key

You know scooter jerry I don't believe I do good to meet you scooter how about you

You know something I feel real uh real generous today I feel like listening and i'll bet you got plenty to tell

You know that I can't so much as drink a damn glass of water around a midget or a piece of antique furniture

You know what by god

You know what gay is don't you

You know what he done frank I ain't sure

You know what I got a craving for some of that chicken champ

You know what, by God?

You know when you get a feeling and you don't know why yes sir

You know when you get a feeling and you don't know why?

You know why I want you to play ball with me no 'cause it's fun it don't matter if you ain't no good

You light him up in his eyes i've seen it

You like to play football I never was no account at it I never did get picked out for it

You look like your tail's kinda dragging a mite

You look like your tail's kinda dragging a mite you got something wrong with you

You mean about you and albert being together in that way yeah yes

You motherfuckers! y'all just a bunch of losers!

You need to think about good thoughts while you're still a boy there's plenty of time for all the other mm hm

You need to think about good thoughts while you're still a boy.

You off of work yes sir

You oughta not be over there when he's all liquored up and mean that away your momma neither

You oughta not done that to your boy

You oughta not killed my little brother he ought to have had a chance to growed up he would have had fun sometimes

You oughta not killed my little brother.

You oughta not talk that away you're just a boy

You remember me telling you about those people from that newspaper

You said for me to come by

You say he fixes small engines like nobody's business

You scared me

You scared me I didn't aim to

You see there scooter thinks of the simplest things first

You seem like a thinker you know you seem to always be deep in thought tell me something what are you thinking right now

You seem to always be deep in thought.

You seen 'em

You seen 'em?

You shouldn't say that karl

You sit down karl

You take care of that boy I will

You think i'm scared for you to stay here

You think it's really got peckers in there cut up

You think it's safe to let him around that guy

You threw it in the trash barrel

You walk fast don't you I reckon

You wanna be on teams me and you yes sir

You wanna go with me you can meet my momma

You wanna play ball with us I ain't no good at it I just come by to see you mm hm

You wanna race

You wanna sit down do you need something no ma'am

You were taught that weren't you

You would never hurt either one of them under any circumstances would you

You'll be dead soon enough and the world'll be shut of you

You'll wreck doyle you're drunk

You're a hell of a boy frank someday you're gonna get all the good things you deserve

You're a weird little shit frank and I don't get you

You're a weird little shit, Frank, and I don't get you.

You're all hung up on people being sweet aren't you he's sweet everybody's sweet

You're good working on small engines and things

You're just a boy you ought not to use language like that

You're just a humped over retard it seems to me

You're just gonna have to learn to live without all that grease

You're leaving ain't you karl

You're leaving, ain't you, Karl?

You're not crippled get in there and make something

You're not staying here tonight go get sober before you come back i'm tired of my child seeing this

You're strong though

You're welcome to keep on staying here it's working out real good

You're well you've got your affliction or whatever and I well mine's not as easy to see

You've been real good to me too it ain't everybody that'd make biscuits in the middle of the night

Your momma and that fella that's carrying me to get something or other to eat

Your momma and that fella that's carrying me to get something or other to eat going to be back directly

Your momma's friend

Your name's frank

2 99 dollars a bunch plus my ten percent employee discount

Come on, let's kick off to 'em. All right, then.

French fried potatoes? Yep, French fries.

Hey, Jerry. How's it going? Hey, Bill.

Hey, Momma. Hey, Vaughan. Hey, sweetheart. What you up to?

It's just about 20 miles from here. Will he be supervised?

Thank you. Oh, it's all right.

Vaughan, don't get pushy. I'm sorry

You know Scooter, Jerry? I don't believe I do.

'cause he didn't have enough money to take care of us the way he wanted to

'cause i'm gonna have a hard time eating around that kind of thing now

'Cause you're just so easy going, you know?

(blade sound)

(chair noise)

(drops blade)

(slams the door)

# And dangerous sleep #

# And from across the great divide #

# Brother John #

# By long #

# Flaming swords #

# For the fear in my life #

# Have you seen the homeless daughters? #

# I'm not a stranger #

# I've run a twisted line #

# In the eyes of the maker #

# Of the maker #

# Oh, deep water #

# There over east of Eden #

# Walking to me with the maker #

# With broken wings #