something
I should have done
a long time ago.
I'm taking my boys
and I'll leave.
You're not going away.
You... you have no place to go.
No place?
No.
You think I'm
scared of losing this?
Ray, the only thing I was
ever scared of losing
was you.
Because where was
I ever gonna find
another Ray Robinson?
So I put up with
some terrible stuff.
Maybe that makes me
part to blame.
But I ain't scared
no more.
You know I love you
and those boys
more than anything.
That is a damn lie
and you know it!
You ever look at this?
Really look at it, Ray!
Ray Charles Junior's
"Most Valuable Player."
He was so proud this day,
until you came home too loaded
to go to his banquet.
No! No! There is something
you love more than
me and them boys,
more than all the women
you ever slept with
on the road,
more than all
the dope you ever took.
What are you talking about?
Your music.
And if you don't stop
using that needle,
they're gonna
take away your music
and put you in jail.
Is that poison
worth losing everything?
Mr. Charles?
Mr. Charles.
You don't have to
go through this.
We have a substitute
that can help
wean you off heroin.
I have to do it on my own.
I can do it. I can do it.
Ah. Don't touch me.
All right.
We'll do it your way.
Doctor?
Mr. Charles. Mr. Charles,
I'm coming.
He's got no fluids left.
Get an I.V.
In him right away.
I'll insert the needle.
No needles.
Yes. It's very important.
You need this.
Runner, I've got a runner!
Whoa.
Let me go. Let me go.
Get him on the bed.
Put those restraints on him.
No needles.
No, no.
Oh.
George, I miss you.
I miss you, George.
I miss you.
Oh.
Okay. Uh-oh.
You might be in trouble
right there, Doc.
Hot damn,
you whupped my ass again!
I-I'll tell you what,
I won't lose again
the same way twice.
I spoke with
the judge in Boston,
and he'll agree to probation.
He was impressed with
your attorney's arguments,
and he believes
you deserve one more chance.
Oh, that's great.
But you must
complete our program
and agree to take
periodic drug tests.
You know what. I'll do it.
I know people don't believe
I'm done with this dope,
but I'm finished.
Who's George?
Ray,
you've come through
the worst of
the physical reactions.
We should begin
psychotherapy sessions.
Uh, look, forget
the head shrinking, Doc.
I can handle this.
Mr. Charles,
you're not the first
celebrity junkie I've treated.
Junkie? What...
Nobody cons me
at any price.
I'm not trying
to do that.
If you want me
to give that judge
a positive report,
you will have to earn it.
Doc?
Dr. Hacker?
Doc?
Ray, come on, Ray,
play with me!
He ain't there.
Talk to me, son.
I ain't no bad dream.
I'm a part of you.
Even all that dope
couldn't keep me away.
Mama, I kept my promise.
You got strong all right.
Went places
I never dreamed of.
But you still
became a cripple.
Come here, baby.
Come here.
Ray?
It wasn't your fault.
Now promise us
you'll never let
nobody or nothing
turn you into
no cripple ever again.
That you'll always stand
on your own two feet.
Promise.
Today we're here
to right a wrong
that was done to one
of our native sons
nearly 20 years ago.
In 1961,
Ray Charles was banned
from performing
in the state of Georgia
because he refused to play
before a segregated audience.
Thankfully, we've come
a long way since then.
Some of us have fought
for equality through
the political process,
but Ray Charles
changed American culture
by touching people's hearts.
So on this day,
March 7, 1979,
we, the duly
elected representatives
of the state of Georgia
not only proclaim
Georgia on My Mind
our official state song,
we also offer Mr. Ray Charles
a public apology
and welcome him back home.
¤ Every time
I sing this song ¤
If only your mama was here.
She's here.
She ain't never left.
¤ I sing for ¤
¤ Georgia ¤
¤ Whoa, Georgia ¤
¤ The whole day through ¤
¤ Just this old, sweet song ¤
¤