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♪ What would you do
if I sang out of tune? ♪
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♪ Would you stand up
and walk out on me? ♪
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♪ Lend me your ears,
and I'll sing you a song ♪
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♪ I will try not to sing
out of key, yeah ♪
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♪ Oh, baby, I get by ♪
♪ By with
a little help from my friends ♪
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♪ All I need is my buddies ♪
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♪ High with a little help
from my friends ♪
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♪ I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ♪ -♪
Try with a little help from my friends ♪
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♪ Whoa-oa-oa-oa ♪
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♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
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♪ Somebody who knows
quite sure ♪
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♪ Baby ♪
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♪ By with a little help
from my friends ♪
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♪ Said I'm gonna make it
with my friends ♪
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♪ Try with a little help
from my friends ♪
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♪ Oh, I'm gonna
keep on trying ♪
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♪ High with a little help
from my friends ♪
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♪ I'm gonna keep on trying now,
baby ♪
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♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
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[ The Byrds'
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" Plays ]
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1971 was a big year.
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Hot pants were invented.
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Denny McLain lost 22 games
for the Washington senators.
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And I graduated
from junior high school.
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But we'll get to that.
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♪ ...every purpose
under heaven ♪
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In the three years
since I'd entered 7th grade,
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a lot of things had changed.
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Still, in the suburbs
where I lived,
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the currency of life
remained about the same...
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the whir of lawn mowers...
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The cries of hide-and-seek...
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The dreams of parents...
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The struggles of children...
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The grinding
of very small minds.
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"B."
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Um, honey, I think
maybe it's "c."
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That's what I said. "C."
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After a decade of hiding out
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in the cracks
of the public school system,
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my brother was facing
the hard choices.
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Come on, now. Try another one.
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That would be, uh...
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Not that he wasn't going down
without a fight.
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[ Mumbling ] "A!"
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- Can we eat now?
- Wayne!
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My mother, on the other hand,
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was standing guard
between the rock...
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Oh, welcome home, honey!
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And the hard place.
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Eh.
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Here's your drink.
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Seemed my father
had all but abandoned
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the concept of communication
as we know it.
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Jack?
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The contractor stopped by today.
About the foundation?
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I don't want to talk about it.
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Well, he didn't seem to think
it would be too bad.
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Just a matter
of repouring a few walls.
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I don't want to talk about it.
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My guess was the old man
didn't want to talk about it.
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Well, then,
shall we have dinner?
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Good idea, Mom.
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Good. Have a seat.
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And there you had it.
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In the great scheme
of Arnold family life,
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things were moving on.
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For some of us, anyway.
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Hi!
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[ Groans ]
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[ Feedback ]
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Students, parents, faculty,
and friends, welcome!
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Eat it! [ Laughter ]
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Who said that?
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The final week
of junior high school.
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Pbht!
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Kind of brought a lump
to the old throat.
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Shh. Come on, guys.
This is serious.
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- Yeah, come on.
- All right, people.
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The Pfeiffster's
got to make a speech.
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[ Imitates snoring ]
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When your names are called,
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you'll walk up the right-hand
aisle to collect your diplomas.
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Yes?
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Do I get one this year?
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[ Laughter ]
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I fail to see the humor
in that, Mr. Barbella.
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Just checkin'.
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I don't get it. This is
a major moment in our lives.
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Isn't anyone aware of that?
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But if Paul was looking
for allies,
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he was in the wrong camp.
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Get off it, Pfeiffer.
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Yeah, come on Paul. Lighten up.
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It's just a stupid graduation.
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To you, maybe. Not to me.
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Paul, what's the big deal?
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I mean, we're gonna see
all these people next year
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in high school, right?
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Hey, the whole thing
seemed pretty clear to me.
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[ School bell rings ]
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It was time to move on,
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time to bid goodbye
to old times...
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Watch it, Kevin!
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Old nightmares!
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What did I ever do to you?!
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As if I had to tell you.
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On the other hand,
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maybe some things
went beyond simple farewells.
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Things like, say...
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[ Choral music plays ]
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Miss white!
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Miss white.
My old English teacher.
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My secret flame.
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[ Brahms' "lullaby" plays ]
Mrs. Heimer. Remember?
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Oh. Right.
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Boy. What happened to her?
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Well, one thing was clear...
whatever was happening,
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it wasn't always
a pretty sight.
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Men.
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I have good news.
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And I have bad news.
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Ed Cutlip... the man,
the educator, the cliché.
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The good news is,
after three years of long hours,
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backbreaking work, and total
dedication... on my part...
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you men are ready to move on.
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The bad news is...
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I won't be going with you.
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I'll be...
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Here.
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At the northeast college
of the great plains,
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Indianapolis campus,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Post office box 248.
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Beginning in August,
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I'll be assuming the position
of assistant athletic director.
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The big time, people.
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[ Fanfare plays ]
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But before I go, I'd like to
leave you with a thought,
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one to carry with you
years from now
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when you look back
and think of coach Cutlip.
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Free at last.
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Thank God almighty,
free... At last.
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We were witnessing
the passing of an era.
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Amen!
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An era that led directly
from physical education...
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To love.
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[ Clears throat ]
Platonically speaking.
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Kevin, what do you think's
gonna happen to us?
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Us?
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Actually, I'd had more than
a few thoughts on the matter.
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All of us.
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Oh.
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I mean, next year,
in high school.
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Do you think we'll be okay?
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How do you mean?
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I don't know.
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Sometimes I wonder if the good
times are really all gone...
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Whether they meant
anything at all.
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Good old Winnie.
You had to love her.
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Those vulnerable Doe eyes
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reaching out
for my manly reassurance.
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Of course we'll be okay.
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It's gonna be great!
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We're all gonna be going
to the same school.
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Me, you...
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Paul...
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God, that cast
was driving me crazy.
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Oh.
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Then... Paul hasn't told you.
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Tell me what?
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Never mind.
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No. What is it?
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Has he got a girlfriend?
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He's getting contact lenses?
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After all,
the guy was my best buddy.
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There was nothin'
he didn't tell me.
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Kevin...
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He's going away
to school next year.
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Prep school.
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[ Thunder crashes ]
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What?
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Paul, tell me this isn't true.
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Look, Kev,
I wanted to tell you, but...
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I don't believe this...
prep school?
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Paul, nobody
goes to prep school!
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Nobody who was my best friend,
anyway.
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Paul!
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Let's not make a bigger deal
out of this than it is.
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Oh, yeah. What was this...
your parents' idea?
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This was your idea?!
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Kev...
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It's just a country day-school.
I'll be back in the afternoons!
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"Country day-school"?
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What are you gonna wear...
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little frilly dresses
and parasols?
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Okay, that was mean.
I admit it.
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I meant it to be mean.
I loved this guy.
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Look, Paul, this is you and me
we're talking about.
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Doesn't that mean
anything to you?
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Kev, it's not
the end of the world.
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Armageddon,
the final frontier...
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the splitting of atoms,
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the tearing apart
of nature's closest bond.
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Let's take a look.
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Okay, I was mad. I felt lost.
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My best friend had betrayed me.
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So, of course, there was really
only one thing to say.
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So, got your polo outfit
all picked out?
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What?
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Maybe you should
start smoking a pipe.
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That'd be pretty stupid.
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Yep. Thought I'd be
real adult about this.
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And you'll need
some new underwear.
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I hear all those guys wear pink.
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Please.
I need your complete attention.
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But I didn't care.
I was on a roll.
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One word of advice, prep-man...
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Kev, I don't have to take this.
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Whatever you do,
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never, ever,
let them see you eat spaghetti.
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[ Laughter ]
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Okay. I've had enough!
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Oh, yeah? What are you
gonna do about it?
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Gentlemen, please.
Control yourselves.
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But suddenly,
I knew what I had to do...
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the lasting thing,
the caring thing.
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Aah!
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[ Paul thuds ]
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Oh, golly!
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And with that...
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[ Explosion ]
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[ Young people shouting ]
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[ Fire alarm blares ]
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9th grade ended with a bang.
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[ Rooster crows ]
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Graduation day.
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I thought I'd get in a little
practice on my jump shot.
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I didn't feel like graduating.
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I felt more like...
Shooting hoops.
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At least with a basketball hoop
you knew where you stood.
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It didn't move around
or go to prep school.
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Nope, a hoop stayed put.
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[ Metal creaking ]
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[ Metal clangs ]
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[ Doorbell rings ]
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Paul?
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Happy graduation.
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It's an underwater watch.
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Hope you drown with it.
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I went for a walk, traveled
streets I'd once known...
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Long ago, when life was...
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Simple.
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♪ The sky streaked with gray ♪
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♪ Human kindness ♪
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♪ Is overflowing ♪
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♪ And I think it's going ♪
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When life was... New.
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♪ To rain today ♪
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[ Children playing ]
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♪ Scarecrows dressed
in the latest styles ♪
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♪ With frozen smiles ♪
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♪ To chase love away ♪
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♪ Human kindness ♪
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♪ Is overflowing ♪
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♪ And I think
it's going to rain today ♪
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I guess that's when I knew...
the old days were gone.
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Things had changed,
268
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and they were never
gonna be the same again.
269
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[ Horn honks ]
270
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Kevin?
271
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Miss... Mrs. Heimer.
272
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Maybe it was coincidence.
273
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Maybe it was fate.
274
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In any event...
275
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You seem troubled.
Can I give you a lift?
276
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I took the ride.
277
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[ Parking brake engages,
engine shuts off ]
278
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It's pretty here, isn't it?
279
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I often come here to think.
280
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The funny thing is,
281
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there was I time when
I'd have given my right foot
282
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to be with this woman
who used to teach me English.
283
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But that
was once upon a time...
284
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In 7th grade.
285
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So, how are things?
286
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Okay.
287
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I see.
288
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I graduate tonight, you know.
289
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I know.
290
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But that's pretty much it.
291
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Is there anything else?
292
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Of course,
I wanted to tell her.
293
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More than anything,
I wanted to tell her about Paul
294
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and Winnie...
295
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About my family...
296
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About how my years with them
meant more to me than life...
297
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About how no matter
how long I lived,
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I would always, always treasure
these precious days.
299
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Nah.
300
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It's just...
301
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I don't think
I'm ready for all this.
302
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You know?
303
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But I guess
change can't be stopped,
304
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no matter
how you might wish otherwise.
305
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Anyway...
That's when it happened.
306
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Kevin?
307
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I think we'd better go.
308
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Go where?
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To the hospital.
310
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[ Brahms' "lullaby" plays ]
311
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Oh, my gosh!
312
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You'll have to drive.
313
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Me?!
314
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But I don't know how to drive!
315
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[ Exhales sharply ]
316
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Oh, my gosh!
317
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Help!
318
00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:39,090
[ Echoing ] H-e-e-e-e-e-e-elp!
319
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Help!
320
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Help!
321
00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,270
Oh, my gosh!
322
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Oh, my gosh!
323
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Oh. [ Moaning ]
324
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Oh, my gosh.
325
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[ Engine turns over ]
326
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[ Gears grinding ]
327
00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,470
[ Tires squeal ]
328
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[ Car backfires ]
329
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Members of the class of 1971...
330
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Oh, my gosh! Oh, oh, my gosh!
331
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Oh, my gosh!
332
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Ohh.
333
00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,720
[ Tires squeal ]
334
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Tonight, we meet to celebrate
a very significant occasion.
335
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Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!
Oh, my gosh!
336
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[ Horn honks ] Oh, my gosh!
337
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A time to face new challenges.
338
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[ Gears grinding ]
339
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[ Siren wails ]
340
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[ Car backfires ]
341
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Be right back.
342
00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,010
Help!
343
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A time for looking forward.
344
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A time for looking back.
345
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That June day of 1971,
I faced a truth...
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About myself, about my times.
347
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The world I knew had changed.
348
00:18:24,130 --> 00:18:25,970
And now...
349
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there was no turning back.
350
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[ Baby fusses ]
351
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Suffice it to say
that that afternoon...
352
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I embraced the future.
353
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I became a Dad.
354
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Well, kind of.
355
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And that night...
356
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Ladies and gentlemen,
the class of 1971!
357
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[ Cheers and applause ]
358
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I graduated
from junior high school.
359
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Kevin Arnold.
360
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[ Cheers and applause ]
361
00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,470
Yeah! Whoo! Butthead!
362
00:19:33,470 --> 00:19:34,700
Well done, Kevin.
363
00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,570
Not that I did it alone.
364
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Clarence Barbella.
365
00:19:43,180 --> 00:19:46,040
[ Cheers and applause ]
366
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Randall Mitchell.
367
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I did it among people
who had filled my life...
368
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Well done. Douglas Porter.
369
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Congratulations, Douglas.
370
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Rebecca Slater.
Congratulations.
371
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And in their own way,
had made it richer.
372
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The future rushes at us,
and we, in turn, stand ready,
373
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armed with our hopes,
our dreams, and our memories.
374
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I did it among people I loved.
375
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Therefore, as we stand here
376
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at the end of one journey,
377
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at the beginning of another,
378
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let us make a bond...
379
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To never forget our times
at R.F.K. Junior high...
380
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And to never forget...
381
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the friends that we made here.
382
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[ Cheers and applause ]
383
00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,530
I couldn't really say
what I did that summer.
384
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It passed in kind of a blur.
385
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Hi!
386
00:21:53,670 --> 00:21:55,770
[ Laughs ]
387
00:21:58,580 --> 00:22:03,050
What I remember are
green lawns and sprinklers...
388
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And the smell
of backyard grills...
389
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And the nearness of friends.
390
00:22:09,620 --> 00:22:13,120
Hey, butthead. Dinner's ready.
391
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In a minute.
392
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There was time.
393
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Ahead lay new places,
other days.
394
00:22:22,670 --> 00:22:23,970
But for now...
395
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So, next year we get
our driver's licenses, huh?
396
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- ♪ Do you need anybody? ♪
- Yeah.
397
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I never wanted it to end.
398
00:22:41,590 --> 00:22:45,420
♪ Could it be anybody? ♪
399
00:22:45,430 --> 00:22:48,760
- ♪ All I need is someone ♪
- Whoa-oa-oa-oa ♪
400
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♪ Oh, just where I'm goin',
yeah ♪
401
00:22:50,930 --> 00:22:52,560
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
402
00:22:52,570 --> 00:22:56,770
♪ Said I know
that's what I'm sure to do ♪
403
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♪ Baby ♪
404
00:22:57,940 --> 00:23:00,770
♪ By with a little help
from my friends ♪
405
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♪ Said I'm gonna make it
with my friends ♪