All language subtitles for The.Soul.Man.S01E11.To.Leave.Or.Not.To.Leave.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-BurCyg_track3_[eng]

- THE SOUL MANIS RECORDED IN
FRONT OF A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE.

- THE SOUL MANIS RECORDED IN
FRONT OF A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE.

- OKAY, BABE, COME ON.
COME ON IN.

KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED.
- OKAY.

DON'T BUMP ME INTO NOTHING.

- SHH, SHH. COME ON.
ALL RIGHT--DON'T CHEAT!

- I'M NOT.

- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN OPEN YOUR EYES.

BAM!

HUH?

- OH, HONEY.

YOUR MAN WALL!
I LOVE IT!

- IT'S THE BEST.

AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THIS IS, DO YOU?

- HMM?
- THIS IS THE FIRST COMBINATION

GOSPEL-POP JUKEBOX.

LOOK AT RIGHT THERE.

B-12: HOW GREAT THOU ART.

B-13: ♪ BEAT IT

- THAT'S NICE.

DOES YOUR FATHER KNOW
ABOUT THIS?

- NO.
- OOH.

CAN I BE HERE
WHEN HE SEES IT?

- BABE, DO NOT REMIND ME.

HE IS GONNA HATE IT,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

I MEAN,
IT'S BEEN SO NICE.

WITH HIM GONE TO FLORIDA
ALL WEEK,

I'VE BEEN ABLE
TO DO SOME THINGS AROUND HERE

THE WAY I WANT TO.

- I KNOW. YOU HAD US UP
AT CHURCH SUNDAY

DOING THE MACARENA.
- [chuckles]

- YEAH, IT WAS FUN UNTIL
SISTER PEARLY

THREW HER HIP OUT ON THE...
both: A'IGHT.

- [laughs]
SHE WALKED IT OFF, THOUGH.

- SHE DID.
- I GOTTA SAY, BABE,

I THINK I WOULD BE HAPPY
WITH THE CHANGES

YOU'RE MAKING AROUND HERE.

[loud bang, thud echoes]

I TAKE IT BACK.
HE SOUNDS ANGRY.

- OH, BABE, THAT'S JUST
THE CHURCH'S OLD GENERATOR.

"THE BEAST,"
AS DAD LIKES TO CALL IT.

I CAN JUST HEAR HIM NOW
TALKING ABOUT,

[imitating father]
"SON, THAT GENERATOR

"HAS HELPED RUN THIS CHURCH
FOR OVER 50 YEARS!

"JUST BECAUSE SOMETHIN' OLD
AND RUMBLES

AND ANNOYS EVERYBODY DON'T MEAN
YOU GOTTA GET RID OF IT."

- ARE YOU SURE HE'S TALKING
ABOUT THE GENERATOR?

- THAT I DO NOT KNOW.

WELL, I'M THE PASTOR
AROUND HERE NOW,

SO I'M GONNA GET RID OF IT.

[loud bang, hiss]
OOH!

both: WHEW!

- NOW I KNOW WHY
THEY CALL IT "THE BEAST."

- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
- COME ON, COME ON.

LET'S GET UP OUTTA HERE.

[R&B music]

♪

- ♪ [vocalizing]

- ♪ THE SOUL MAN♪

- WELL, DAD'S ON HIS WAY
FROM THE AIRPORT.

I GUESS THE VACATION
IS OVER...FOR ME.

YEAH, HERE COMES
SIR GROUCH-A-LOT

ON HIS TRUSTY HORSE GRUMPY.

- HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU
TO COME UP WITH THAT?

- I WORKED ON IT WHILE
I WAS DOING THE MAN WALL.

- ALL RIGHT,
THAT WAS THE BIGGEST MESS

I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.

- WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN?

- WELL, LYRIC WAS HELPING ME
CLEAN UP FROM MY PARTY.

- YOU HAD A PARTY
AT DAD'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT?

- WELL, ACTUALLY,
IT STARTED

RIGHT AFTER HE LEFT
FOR FLORIDA,

SO IT'S BEEN GOING ON
FOR A WEEK.

WHEW! IT WAS EPIC, BRO.
SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE.

- WELL, I WASN'T INVITED.

- WHO WANTS A PREACHER
AT A PARTY LIKE THAT?

[door opens]

- HELLO, EVERYBODY.
I'M HOME.

- OH, GRANDPA! HEY!
- HEY.

- OH, LOOK AT YOU,
ALL WELL-RESTED,

LOOKIN' LIKE
A BLACK TOM SELLECK.

- [laughs]

- YOUR UNCLE ELLIS IS
LIVING THE LIFE

DOWN THERE IN FLORIDA.

WE FISHED, PLAYED GOLF,
SAT ON THE BEACH.

I STILL HAVE SAND IN PLACES
I CAN'T GET IT OUT.

BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU,
I LIKED IT.

OH, HERE, LYRIC,
I BOUGHT YOU A TEE SHIRT.

- OOH, DOPE. I'M GONNA
SHRED IT UP AND STUD IT.

OOH, IT'S GONNA BE CRUCIAL!

- I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THAT CHILD IS SAYING.

- SO WHAT'D YOU
GET ME, POP?

- A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD

AND THE REST OF THIS BOTTLE
OF WATER.

OH, YEAH, AND LIFE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.
[laughs]

- WELL, THIS TRIP
MUST HAVE BEEN GREAT

BECAUSE YOU ARE
IN A GOOD MOOD.

- YOU KNOW, WHILE I WAS
DOWN THERE IN FLORIDA,

I THOUGH ABOUT HOW YOU ALL
ARE ALWAYS TELLING ME

I SHOULD STOP SPENDING
SO MUCH TIME AT THE CHURCH

AND GET OUT
AND ENJOY MY LIFE.

SO I MADE A DECISION.

I'M MOVING TO FLORIDA
WITH YOUR UNCLE ELLIS.

AS YOU WOULD SAY, BAM!

[chuckling]
- WHA--WOW, THAT'S GREAT!

I MEAN, OF COURSE
WE'RE ALL GONNA MISS YOU,

BUT GO ON, DADDY,
GET YOUR GROOVE BACK.

- AND I'M SELLING MY HOUSE.

- WELL, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

- YOU'RE 35.

IT'S TIME YOU LIVED
ON YOUR OWN.

THE DREAM IS OVER.

- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WAIT A MINUTE.

MOVING TO FLORIDA?
SELLING YOUR HOUSE?

DADDY, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
THINKING ABOUT THIS?

- THE WHOLE PLANE RIDE BACK.

I'M SAYING GOOD-BYE
TO ST. LOUIS.

I'M GONNA BE A BEACH BUM.

HOW YOU LIKE ME?

- [laughs]
- DADDY...

YOU CAN'T CHANGE
YOUR WHOLE LIFE ON A WHIM.

- SURE YOU CAN, SON.
LOOSEN UP YOUR SUIT VEST.

YOU'RE WOUND UP TOO TIGHT.

- OOH...
I LIKE THIS GUY.

- WELL, I DON'T.

I THINK THISGUY BEEN
SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME

IN MARGARITAVILLE.

- I DON'T NEED A DRINK,
I'M HIGH ON LIFE!

- YOU HIGH ON SOMETHING.

- HEY, BABY.

IS MY BOYCEY BEAR READY
FOR HIS LOLLIPOP?

- I'M SORRY, BABE,

I'M JUST NOT
IN THE MOOD TONIGHT.

I-I CAN'T BELIEVE
HOW MY DAD IS JUST GONNA

UP AND MOVE TO FLORIDA.

HE DOESN'T EVEN LIKE SAND.

NOW HE BRAGGIN' ABOUT HOW
IT'S ALL UP ON HIS CRACK.

- OKAY, NOW I'M NOT
IN THE MOOD.

WEREN'T YOU JUST SAYING
THIS AFTERNOON

THAT YOU ENJOY
NOTHAVING HIM AROUND,

AND HOW, WHEN HE'S UP
AT THAT CHURCH,

HE'S JUST DRIVING YOU CRAZY?

- SURE, YES,
HE DRIVES ME CRAZY.

BUT IT'S THE GOOD KIND
OF CRAZY, LIKE YOU AND ME.

- YOU MIGHT WANT
TO RE-PHRASE THAT.

- YEAH, I'M SORRY--
"YOU AND I."

- Y'ALL DECENT? 'CAUSE
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DAD.

- GET OUT OF OUR BEDROOM.

- RELAX, RELAX,
WE GOT BIGGER ISSUES HERE.

SCOOT OVER, BOYCE.
- GET--GET OFF MY BED!

- HEY, LOLLI.
- GET UP!

- COME ON, BRO, OKAY?
I-I-I'M HURTIN'.

LIFE IS GIVING IT
TO ME HARD.

I'M GONNA BE
A HOMELESS ORPHAN.

SHOOT, IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT
I CAME FROM A BROKEN HOME.

- STAMPS, MOM AND DAD SPLIT
WHEN YOU WERE 32.

- OH, THE WOUNDS
STILL LINGER.

WE HAVE GOT TO
FIGURE OUT A WAY

TO STOP POP FROM MOVING
TO FLORIDA.

- WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH THE TWO OF YOU?

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOUR FATHER.

HE DEDICATED HIS ENTIRE LIFE
TO THAT CHURCH.

AND IF HE WANTS TO GO OUT
AND HAVE SOME FUN,

HE EARNED IT.

Y'ALL TWO
ARE BEING SELFISH.

- WH--WHY ARE YOU
ON HIS SIDE?

I MEAN, IT SAYS RIGHT THERE
IN THE MARRIAGE VOWS,

"THOU SHALT ALWAYS BE
ON THY HUSBAND'S SIDE."

- THAT'S NOT IN THERE.

- IT'S IMPLIED.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT, ANYWAY.

HE'S GONNA SHOW UP
AT THAT CHURCH MEETING TOMORROW,

I'M GONNA SHOW HIM
WHAT I DID TO HIS OFFICE,

AND THEN I'M GONNA TELL HIM

THAT I PLAN
ON GETTING RID OF THE BEAST,

AND HE'S GONNA BE RIGHT BACK

TO HIS GRUMPY OLD SELF.

- ALL THIS SEEMS
SO STRESSFUL.

I MEAN, DADDY'S LEAVING,
I HEAR THERE'S A STORM COMING.

Y'ALL MIND IF I SLEEP
IN THE BED WITH YOU TONIGHT?

both: GET OUT.

- I COULD PUT A SLEEPING BAG
RIGHT HERE ON THE FLOOR IF YOU--

both: OUT!

- NEXT ON THE AGENDA,

SCREAMING BABIES
DURING THE SERVICE.

WHEN I WAS A BABY,
I WASN'T ALLOWED TO CRY.

I MOVE WE BAN THE SCREAMING
BABIES FROM THE CHURCH.

- WELL, NOW, DEACON MATTHEWS,

I DON'T THINK
WE CAN BAN PEOPLE

FROM BRINGING THEIR BABIES
TO CHURCH.

- NOT ALL BABIES,
JUST THE SCREAMING BABIES.

- OKAY, I'LL TAKE THAT
UNDER ADVISEMENT.

- HEY, DAD, YOU'RE LATE.
AND YOU'RE NEVER LATE.

- I'M SORRY.

WAIT A MINUTE.

DID YOU REDECORATE
MY OFFICE?

- I THINK YOU MEAN
MYOFFICE.

AND, YES, I DID.

I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA
SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT,

SO GO AHEAD, I'M READY.

- YOU KNOW WHAT, SON?
I LIKE IT.

I LIKE THE WAY YOU BLENDED
YOUR OLD LIFE

WITH YOUR NEW LIFE.
KUDOS.

- DID YOU JUST SAY "KUDOS"?

- DON'T MIND ME.
AS YOU WERE.

GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.

- NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS.

THERE'S A REQUEST
BY THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT

TO BRING THE INTERNET
AND WI-FI INTO THE CHURCH.

I, FOR ONE, VOTE NO.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU, MATTHEWS?

WE NEED TO MOVE
WITH THE TIMES.

I THINK WE SHOULD PUT
THE TWITTER IN EVERY PEW.

- [chuckles]
HOLD ON, DADDY.

THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE
ANY SENSE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- I'M JUST SAYING
WE SHOULD MOVE THIS CHURCH

INTO THE 20th CENTURY.

- 21st.
- EVEN BETTER.

- ALL RIGHT, WELL,
SINCE WE'RE MOVING THINGS,

HOW ABOUT WE GET RID
OF THAT OLD GENERATOR

THAT'S BEEN GETTING
ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES FOR YEARS?

NOW, I KNOW
YOU WANT TO KEEP IT.

- IF YOU WANT TO GET RID
OF IT, FINE WITH ME.

- HOLD ON, DAD.
YOU LOVE THAT GENERATOR.

YOU'RE THE ONE
ALWAYS SAYING

IT'S THE HEART AND SOUL
OF THE CHURCH.

I MEAN, YOU'RE THE ONE
ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT,

[imitating father]
"THAT GENERATOR GOT US THROUGH

"THE BLIZZARD OF '58,

"THE FLASH FLOODS OF '62,

AND THE TORNADOES OF '71!"
- [laughs]

I NEVER NOTICED IT--
YOU DO A GREAT ME!

THAT WAS PRICELESS.

YOU SHOULD PUT THAT
ON THE YOUTUBES.

- "YOU OUGHT TO PUT THAT
ON THE YOUTUBES."

IT'S ONE TUBE, DADDY.
ONE.

- BRO, DAD PUT THE HOUSE
UP FOR SALE.

TWO PEOPLE CAME BY
TO LOOK AT IT,

AND THE WIFE SAID SHE WAS GONNA
PUT THE BABY IN MY ROOM.

- HOW APROPOS.

LOOK, MAN, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT THIS,

AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO
IS GIVE DAD A REASON TO STAY.

- OKAY, WELL, WHAT IF WE
SCARE HIM AWAY FROM FLORIDA?

YEAH, UH, I'LL GO IN

AND TALK ABOUT THE DANGERS
OF SHARKS, GATORS,

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

AMONGST THE ELDERLY.

- I THINK YOU MIGHT WANT
TO LET ME DO THE TALKING.

- ALL RIGHT.
- LOOK, MAN.

I SAY WE JUST KEEP IT REAL
WITH HIM.

LET HIM KNOW WE LOVE HIM

AND THAT WE DON'T WANT HIM
TO LEAVE.

- WE LOVE HIM.
THAT'S GOOD.

- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
- THAT'S GOOD.

- SO I LIKE THE IDEA
OF A SAILBOAT

BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE
YOU BEING PUSHED ALONG

BY THE BREATH OF GOD.

BUT I ALSO LIKE THE POWERBOATS
'CAUSE THEY GO, "VROOM!"

- LOOK, BEFORE YOU SET SAIL
THERE, CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW...

STAMPS AND I WOULD LIKE
TO TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE.

- I LOVE YOU, DAD!
- NOT NOW.

YOU GOTTA BUILD UP TO THAT.

- OKAY, LET ME KNOW.
- ALL RIGHT.

DADDY, LOOK.
YOUR FAMILY NEEDS YOU HERE.

I MEAN, STAMPS WOULD BE LOST
WITHOUT YOU.

I MEAN, LITERALLY LOST.

I NEED YOU BECAUSE YOU MAKE ME
A BETTER PASTOR,

AND LOLLI NEEDS YOU BECAUSE SHE
DIDN'T HAVE A FATHER.

- WHAT?
- SHE HAS A FATHER.

- I MEAN, NOT A GOOD ONE,
YOU KNOW.

- HEY! HUSH IT
TALKING ABOUT MY DADDY.

- I'M SORRY, BABY.
COME ON.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM.

THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON HERE?

- THERE ARE NO SIDES.

- LOOK, OKAY.
DADDY, LOOK.

HOW COULD YOU MAKE
A BIG DECISION LIKE THIS

WITHOUT CONSULTING ME FIRST?

- YOU DIDN'T TALK TO ME WHEN YOU
WENT OFF TO BE A SINGER.

- TCH, I DIDN'T ABANDON MY KIDS
TO BECOME A SINGER.

- KIDS?
YOU GUYS ARE GROWN MEN.

- I LOVE YOU, DAD!
- NO!

- SON, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING.

WHILE I WAS DOWN
IN FLORIDA,

I WAS FISHING
WITH YOUR UNCLE ELLIS,

AND I HOOKED
THIS BIG OL' MARLIN.

I FOUGHT THAT FISH
FOR HOURS.

AND WHILE HE WAS THRASHING
AROUND IN THE OCEAN,

I LOOKED HIM IN THE EYE,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I SAW?

I SAW MYSELF,

STRUGGLING AGAINST LETTING GO
OF MY OLD LIFE.

THAT MARLIN WAS ME,
FIGHTING AGAINST THE INEVITABLE.

- SO YOU LET HIM GO.

- NO, I ATE HIM.

WITH A SPICY MANGO SAUCE.

THAT WAS THE INEVITABLE.

- LOOK, NO MATTER
WHAT YOU DECIDE,

WE ALL SUPPORT YOU.

- NO--NO, NO, WE DON'T.

NOW, NO OFFENSE, LOLLI,
BUT THIS IS OUR DADDY.

- I LOVE HIM TOO.
- NOT YET, LOLLI.

- DAD, IT'S NOT UP TO YOU
TO DECIDE

WHERE EVERYBODY
IS GONNA LIVE.

YOU CAN FORCE US TO MOVE
TO ST. LOUIS,

BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE
GRANDPA STAY.

- I CAN STILL MAKE YOU GO
TO YOUR ROOM.

YOU TALKIN' TO ME...

- DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON HER

BECAUSE SHE'S BEING HONEST.

- HONEST?
- YES!

- [chuckles]
OH, SO--

WHAT IF EVERYBODY WAS HONEST?

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF WORLD
WOULD WE LIVE IN

IF EVERYBODY WAS HONEST?

I MEAN, PEOPLE WOULD BE WALKING
UP TALKING TO FOLKS LIKE,

"OOH, YOU FAT.
OH, YOUR BREATH STINK.

YOUR BABY SURE IS UGLY."

- MY HUSBAND SURE IS
ACTING LIKE A CHILD.

- LOOK, I'M--I'M TOUCHED
BY HOW YOU ALL LOVE ME.

BUT I'M STILL LEAVING.

- DADDY...
[stammering]

STAMPS, NOW!

- I LOVE YOU, DAD.

DANG.
DADDY BEEN WORKING OUT.

[weatherman]
LOOKING AT DOPPLER RADAR,

WE SEE TWO STORM FRONTS
CLOSING IN

ON THE ST. LOUIS AREA.

WINDS ARE PREDICTED
IN THE UPPER SEVENTIES.

SOME ARE CALLING THIS...

[both]
"THE STORM OF THE CENTURY."

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT,
AND IT NEVER HAPPENS.

[thunder]
- WHOO!

FEELS LIKE THE STORM
OF THE CENTURY OUT THERE.

- WELL, THANKS FOR CLOSING
THE DOOR, DOROTHY.

WHAT IS ALL THIS MESS?
- MESS?

BROTHER, THIS IS THE
TOP-OF-THE-LINE CAMPING GEAR.

SHOOT, IF I'M GONNA BE HOMELESS,
I'M GONNA BE COMFORTABLE.

I MIGHT HAVE LADIES OVER
AT MY TENT.

- AND WHERE YOU PLANNING
ON PITCHING THAT TENT?

- YOUR BACKYARD.
SQUATTER'S RIGHTS.

- YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS
IF I DON'T LET YOU SQUAT

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

- LET A BROTHER SQUAT.

- WE NEED TO GET THIS THING
UNDER CONTROL.

DADDY'S TALKING
ABOUT FLYING OUT TONIGHT.

- YEAH, I KNOW.

YOU KNOW,
I AGREE WITH LOLLI.

WE HAVE GOT TO STOP ACTING
LIKE BABIES

AND START HANDLING THIS
LIKE MEN.

I'M CALLING MAMA.

- LOOK, DON'T DRAG HER
INTO THIS.

ALL RIGHT, SHE HASN'T
TALKED TO DAD

SINCE THEY BEEN DIVORCED.

- YOU KNOW THIS THING TURNS
MY URINE

INTO PURE DRINKING WATER?

HERE, TRY SOME.

- BOY, YOU BETTER GET
THAT THING AWAY FROM ME

BEFORE YOU GET THE BEAT-DOWN
OF THE CENTURY.

- HEY, MAMA.
IT'S YOUR FAVORITE SON.

[chuckles]

NO, STAMPS.

LOOK, MAMA, WE GOT
A BIG PROBLEM WITH DAD.

HE'S TALKING ABOUT BUYING A BOAT
AND MOVING TO FLORIDA,

AND--AND YOU GOTTA
STOP HIM, MAMA, HE--

WHAT YOU MEAN,
"GOOD FOR HIM"?

- GIMME THE PHONE.
- SHE TRIPPIN'.

- YEAH. HEY, MAMA.

YEAH, HOW'S CHICAGO?

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHY
HE'S BOTHERING YOU WITH THIS.

HE'S JUST SCARED.
IT'S--

LOOK, MAMA, DADDY'S JUST
TALKING ABOUT LEAVING,

AND WE DON'T--

- YOU WANT MY ADVICE?

LET YOUR FATHER DO
WHATEVER HE WANTS TO DO.

- REALLY?
- YEAH. MOVING TO FLORIDA?

[chuckles]
SOUNDS LIKE THE MAN

I FELL IN LOVE WITH.
- [chuckles]

ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME
DAD WAS FUN ONCE?

- TWICE. THAT'S HOW YOU BOYS
GOT HERE.

- OKAY. I DON'T THINK
I NEEDED TO HEAR THAT.

- [laughing]
BYE, BABY.

- ALL RIGHT, LOVE YOU.
BYE-BYE.

SO, STAMPS, LOOK--

STAMPS?

[thunder]

STAMPS!

- [grunts]

[breathing heavily]

HOW DO YOU LIKE MY CRIB?

WANT TO COME IN
FOR A COCKTAIL?

[banging]

DEACON MATTHEWS, I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU'RE DOING THAT.

THE STORM IS NOT COMING.

- WELL, THE METAL ROD
IN MY SPINE

BEGGED TO DIFFER.

- THIS TIME TOMORROW,

I'LL BE HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY
FROM THIS HORRIBLE WEATHER.

- OH, YEAH?

'CAUSE IT NEVER STORMS
IN FLORIDA.

- DEACON, YOU LOOK AFTER
MY BOY, WILL YOU?

- YOU KNOW I HAVE CATARACTS,

BUT I'LL DO MY BEST.

I'M ACTUALLY FALLING APART.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING
THE STORM WOULD TAKE ME.

- SON, I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.

- IS THIS
THE FAMILY BIBLE?

- FOUR GENERATIONS
OF BALLENTINES,

ALL HANDWRITTEN
IN THAT BIBLE.

WE USUALLY PASS IT ON
WHEN ONE OF US DIES,

BUT I-I FIGURE
I'M STARTING A NEW LIFE,

SO THIS SHOULD BELONG
TO YOU.

- WOW, THANK YOU, DAD.

AND I JUST WANT
TO LET YOU KNOW

THAT I'M NOT GONNA FIGHT YOU
ON THIS.

I'M GONNA LET YOU GO.

- GOOD.

'CAUSE I WASN'T
LISTENING TO YOU ANYWAY.

- AND I HOPE YOU FIND
WHAT IT IS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

- THANK YOU, SON.

- LOOK, DAD,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,

I'M A LITTLE SCARED.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU LEAVE,

I'M GONNA BE RUNNING
THIS THING BY MYSELF,

WITH NO SAFETY NET.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M AS GOOD
A PASTOR WITHOUT YOU.

- YOU'RE A REAL
FINE PASTOR, SON.

YOU'VE FOUND A GOOD BALANCE
BETWEEN BEING A PREACHER

AND A HUSBAND.

I COULDN'T MAKE THAT WORK.

THAT'S WHY MY MARRIAGE
BROKE UP.

I LET IT SLIP
THROUGH MY FINGERS.

PROMISE ME
YOU'LL KEEP DOING THAT.

- THAT'S ONE OF THE NICEST
THINGS YOU EVER SAID TO ME.

- DON'T YOU POLISH YOUR SHOES
BEFORE YOU GIVE A SERMON?

- NOW, THAT'S
THE BARTON BALLENTINE I KNOW.

LOOK, DAD, YOU KNOW,

I WAS THINKING IT MIGHT BE
REAL NICE

FOR YOU TO PREACH
THE SERMON TODAY.

I THINK THE CONGREGATION
DESERVES THAT.

- I DON'T KNOW, SON.

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THAT PULPIT
SINCE YOU GOT HERE.

- ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

IF YOU DON'T THINK
YOU GOT IT IN YOU, THEN--

- BUT IF YOU INSIST.

GET ME A ROBE.

- HERE, YOU CAN TAKE THIS ONE.
[laughs]

- IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH
TO ASK ME, BY THE WAY.

- WELL, I WAS WAITING FOR YOU
TO GIVE ME THAT BIBLE.

AH, THERE YOU GO,
PASTOR BALLENTINE.

- HOW YOU LIKE ME?

- IT'S "HOW YA LIKE ME NOW",
DAD.

- HOW COME?

- THAT'S THE WAY
KOOL MOE DEE WROTE IT.

- SOMETIMES IT TAKES
A THUNDERSTORM TO CHANGE YOU,

TO SEND YOU
IN A NEW DIRECTION.

[congregation murmurs
in approval]

NOW, I'VE FOUGHT CHANGE
IN THE PAST.

congregation: AMEN.

- I DIDN'T LIKE IT
WHEN THEY PAVED THE PARKING LOT.

- NO, YOU DIDN'T.

- I DIDN'T LIKE CELL PHONES
AND TURKEY BURGERS.

AND WHY ISN'T PLUTO
A PLANET ANYMORE?

IT PUT IN ITS TIME.

I-I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS

SOMETIMES CHANGE IS GOOD.

I'M LEAVING TO START
A NEW LIFE.

BUT I'M BRINGING YOU ALL
WITH ME IN MY HEART

AND IN MY PRAYERS.

CAN I GET AN AMEN?

congregation: AMEN.
- CAN I GET A GOOD-BYE?

congregation: GOOD-BYE.

- GOOD-BYE, MY FRIENDS.

[applause]

- DAD.

YOU KNOW,
BROTHERS AND SISTERS,

TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I DON'T WANT TO SEE
MY FATHER LEAVE.

FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN
COMING TO THIS CHURCH,

THIS CHURCH WAS
BARTON BALLENTINE.

[congregation murmurs]

HE'S LEAVING
SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL.

BUT I PROMISE
I WILL POLISH THEM.

- [laughs]

- STOP THE SERVICE.

- STAMPS, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

- OH, HUSH, STAMPS.
HI, EVERYBODY.

I'M BACK!

- MAMA?
- DELLA?

- GRANDMA?
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

[thunder]

- THIS REALLY IS
THE STORM OF THE CENTURY.

- ♪ LET ME SHOW YOU
THAT I LOVE YOU ♪

[speaking] I REALLY DO, GIRL

HOLD ON, NOW.
HOLD ON A SECOND.

♪ EACH AND EVERY DAY

[speaking] UH, CAN I--

♪ WANNA HEAR WHAT YOU
HAVE TO SAY ♪

♪ I'M JUST JOKING, GIRL

♪ DON'T SAY NOTHING

[speaking] THAT'S ALL.
♪ HUSH

- PLEASE JUST LET ME
SAY SOMETHIN'!