Country Strong Page #2

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l've been ready

for this moment since

l was four years old.

The last time I saw you sing,

you froze up like an ice cube.

That was seven

and a half months ago.

And it was just that one time.

I'm not playing

county fairs any more.

I'm much more seasoned.

You don't have any songs.

You can't even

play the guitar.

l've been writing songs.

l got a whole bunch

of them right over there.

LittIe Heartbreaker,

Summer Girl,

Rinky Dinky Town.

These aren't songs,

these are rides at Disneyland.

(RESUMES SINGING

FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES)

Clint,

tell me Garth Brooks here

isn't opening up for me.

She's not. She's closing.

l can't do anything

about it, either.

It's your place.

You can tell her no.

Not to James Canter, I can't.

So you're going to

let this prom queen

get up on stage?

l mean, for Christ's sake,

Patsy Cline sang here.

I don't care if she sings

Yankee Doodle Dandy,

she's still going to play.

I'm not cutting

your set, Beau.

You've got

the same three songs.

Don't worry, Beau.

l have no intention

of stealing your

invisible career.

(SlGHS) You see,

l want one.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(SINGING HARD OUT HERE)

Hey, you did make it.

Good to see you.

How are you doing?

We got

a packed house tonight,

l got your favourite spot

on the rail right

straight through here,

and Chiles is up next.

Yeah, what do you

hear about her?

Well, I saw her

last Tuesday at Robert's.

And to tell you the truth,

I don't know

which was bigger,

the hair or the dress.

Hey, she could be

a diamond in

the rough, you know?

Well, I ain't got

much time for rough.

Yeah, I hear that.

Kelly's not coming?

No, no, she needs

her beauty rest.

(CHUCKLES)

Well, I guess

l can tell the bartender,

"Put the vodka

back on the shelves."

Enjoy the show.

(BEAU CONTINUES SINGING

HARD OUT HERE)

(INAUDIBLE)

Thank you very much.

What are you waiting for?

You're up, Kilgore.

Your band's there.

l was Miss Dallas, dummy.

Dallas, Kilgore,

what's the difference?

Go get that career.

How do I look?

Like a country Barbie.

Thank you.

All right.

This is it.

This is my night.

Everything

is about to change.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Sorry.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Here we go.

Hi, y'all.

How are you doing tonight?

I'm Chiles Stanton.

And what a beautiful

crowd you are!

I have a few

new songs for you tonight,

and I hope you like them.

(MUSlC PLAYING)

Watch this.

I'm sorry.

(SlGHS)

Oh, my.

I'm so sorry.

One more time.

Do you think somebody

could turn down

the lights a little bit?

It's awful bright in here.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

Okay.

Oh, sh*t.

CHlLES:
One more time.

(SlGHS)

(SINGING SUMMER GIRL)

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

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