that he was taking care of me...
and now I just don't know what to do.
Honey, it's nice
to have somebody take care of you.
But he didn't.
I just felt like he did
just because he was there.
I don't know how to live without a man,
that's what it is.
I want to tell you something.
My life ain't exactly a bed of petunias.
I got me a daughter,
cutest little thing you ever saw.
She needs about $4,000 worth
of dental work...
else she's going to have buck teeth.
What am I going to do?
I ain't got any money.
My old man...
Honey, he ain't talked to me
since the day Kennedy got shot.
What, did he think you had
something to do with it?
Look at that face. Look at that body.
Honey, the Lord blessed you with talent.
You can sing.
I don't know about that.
You never heard me sing.
You got to be good at it. You had a job.
I used to be good when I was a kid.
But I'm not good anymore.
- My voice has a wiggle in it.
- I won't bullshit you.
You better get that wiggle out of
your voice or take up something else.
I'm so mad at David, I could just kill him.
I really could.
I could just kill him.
- Sounds to me like you love him.
- No.
I do.
Flo, what the hell is going on in there?
- Mel, beat it. We'll be back in a minute.
- Vera's going crazy in there!
- Give us a minute.
- I won't give you a minute...
Open that door again, you'll run
a 3-legged race to the undertaker.
You don't know what's going on.
You want to get through the day
with just Vera?
Don't do this to me.
Will you please tell him...
Yeah, I know, but it's my life.
It's not some man's life
that I'll help him out with.
No, ma'am.
I can't help it. That's the way I feel.
What is it you want?
If I knew that, I wouldn't be out here
crying in the toilet, would I?
- Alice, have you seen this?
- Yeah.
- I made it myself.
- Did you?
Did you ever notice what it's made out of?
Safety pins.
Honey, that's what holds me together.
Now, the first thing you got to do
is figure out what you want.
Once you know that,
you just jump in there with both feet...
and let the devil take the hindmost.
If David comes back,
I'll give him a bust right in the mouth.
Mel, this is wrong.
It's supposed to have tomatoes with it.
- It's got a tomato.
- No, a side.
Quick, please take my station.
No. You want to end up in the toilet again?
Please.
- No, ma'am.
- What do I say to him?
Tell him if he wants to keep his shoes
under your bed, he better straighten up.
Okay, I'll tell him.
Yes? What would you like?
I'd like to see you again.
I'd like you and Tommy to come out
to the place.
Or we could do whatever you want to do.
I know it's got to be different.
I think I understand you. I want to.
I want to try.
Please.
Ready on the side of tomatoes.
God damn it, Alice, I said please.
Well, big deal!
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Just because you have good manners...
doesn't mean
I suddenly turn into Dale Evans.
- Did I ever say that?
- You don't need to say it.
I want you and Tommy with me.
What the hell do you want?
I sure as hell don't want to hear
you two fighting for the next 10 years...
I'll tell you that.
That's between me and Tommy.
What about you?
I want to sing. I want to be a singer.
I am a singer.
Anything I do from now on
has got to include that.
How good are you?
I'm as good as I am. That's how good I am.
Sounds like one hell of a gamble to me.
- Sure it's worth it?
- Yes.
Yes, I am. Definitely.
Feels like fall today.
What about Monterey? Is that part of it?
- David, you just don't understand.
- God damn it! Explain it.
I was happy in Monterey, you dummy!
You were a little girl in Monterey.
You could be happy here.
Sure.
But I'm not gonna let anybody
stop me this time.
Who's stopping you?
Pack your bags. I'll take you to Monterey.
I don't give a damn about that ranch.
All right.
All right?
- All right, can I have some more coffee?
- All right.
Mom, when we get to Monterey,