1. Thank you.Copy !req
2. I found a song
that saved me through a time.Copy !req
3. You know how music does that?Copy !req
4. I was dealing with loss,
with pain,Copy !req
5. and I heard this song,Copy !req
6. and it blew my soul
wide open.Copy !req
7. It became my anthem.
It rescued me.Copy !req
8. And I just kept wondering,
who could write this?Copy !req
9. What did they have
to go throughCopy !req
10. to be able to give
this gift to me?Copy !req
11. This is hope, pure hope.Copy !req
12. It's an amazing song.Copy !req
13. Just kind of happened.Copy !req
14. Lyrics took about ten minutes,
I guess.Copy !req
15. Music took about the same.Copy !req
16. Bart... you didn't write
this song in ten minutes.Copy !req
17. It took a lifetime.Copy !req
18. How'd you do this?Copy !req
19. Bart? Bart?Copy !req
20. Well, mercy me,
you been out here all day!Copy !req
21. How'd I do?Copy !req
22. You done good, Bart.
You done real good.Copy !req
23. I'll see you tomorrow!
Bye!Copy !req
24. 'Cause, for me, you know,
without the song...Copy !req
25. it's... it's all about the song.Copy !req
26. - Yeah.
- Doesn't matter what band, you know.Copy !req
27. You might be interested
in this band.Copy !req
28. It was one of the greatest
concerts I've ever seen.Copy !req
29. It was amazing.Copy !req
30. Hey, hon.Copy !req
31. What you got there?Copy !req
32. It's a fighter helmet
that I madeCopy !req
33. during a big battle in space.Copy !req
34. You sure worked hard on that,
didn't you?Copy !req
35. Yeah.Copy !req
36. - What's this?
- It's just... it's just junk.Copy !req
37. You're a dreamer, Bart.
That's good.Copy !req
38. Haven't you ever
imagined anything?Copy !req
39. I'm gonna teach you
something, Bart.Copy !req
40. Dreams don't pay the bills.
Nothing good comes from it.Copy !req
41. All it does...Copy !req
42. is keep you from all this.Copy !req
43. From knowing what's real.Copy !req
44. You understand that?Copy !req
45. Yes, Daddy.Copy !req
46. Well, you say that's
a piece of junk,Copy !req
47. why don't you just go
throw it away?Copy !req
48. Go, just go.
He'll take it.Copy !req
49. It's okay, it's okay.Copy !req
50. Stay out of it!Copy !req
51. It's none of your business!
It's between him and me.Copy !req
52. Someone's gotta make sure
that he is raised up right!Copy !req
53. Shut your mouth!
Or I'll shut it for you!Copy !req
54. You want some more?
You want some more?Copy !req
55. Here, had enough yet?
Had enough yet?Copy !req
56. Hey. Bart? Shh.Copy !req
57. It's okay. Hey.Copy !req
58. - Mom?
- Ready for an adventure?Copy !req
59. - Now?
- Yes, right now.Copy !req
60. It's called Camp Glorieta.Copy !req
61. Church down the street
takes kids there.Copy !req
62. It's a fun camp.Copy !req
63. I called,
and they said you could go.Copy !req
64. Come on,
you're gonna have a great time.Copy !req
65. You're gonna make some friends.
You'll make some memories.Copy !req
66. Can we just do this?Copy !req
67. Do what?Copy !req
68. Just drive.Copy !req
69. Drive and listen.Copy !req
70. Listen to this music.
Me and you.Copy !req
71. Just listen to the words.Copy !req
72. Okay. This is it.Copy !req
73. You ain't never met
a stranger?Copy !req
74. - All right, I can do this.
- Yeah.Copy !req
75. - Geronimo.
- Hey.Copy !req
76. You know I love you, right?Copy !req
77. Okay.Copy !req
78. Go on. Get outta here.Copy !req
79. Bye, Mom.Copy !req
80. Gosh. I can do this.
I can do this.Copy !req
81. No Walkmans at camp.
They'll take it up.Copy !req
82. Are you kidding?Copy !req
83. Um, hi.
I'm... I'm Bart.Copy !req
84. My friends, like,
they call me Bart.Copy !req
85. I know. I'm Shannon. Duh!Copy !req
86. Ready for camp?Copy !req
87. It's totally safe!Copy !req
88. See? Safe.Copy !req
89. Well,
except for that one kid.Copy !req
90. You coming?Copy !req
91. Sorry, sorry.
Squeeze in here. Sorry.Copy !req
92. Sorry 'bout that!Copy !req
93. - Hey, Bart, this is Kent.
- Nice to meet you, Bart.Copy !req
94. Hey, bro. This is the cup game.
I'm not very good at it.Copy !req
95. Campers.
Campers, up here!Copy !req
96. So I'm Rusty.Copy !req
97. For those of you
who don't know me,Copy !req
98. I'm the Youth Pastor
at Greenville Baptist.Copy !req
99. So if you didn't bring
your journals, come up here.Copy !req
100. We got one for you.Copy !req
101. You're gonna need it
for your session tonight.Copy !req
102. - Let's have a great week.
- Bro, sit down. I got you.Copy !req
103. So is that like a diary, or?Copy !req
104. Kinda, but there's more to it.
Helps get my thoughts ordered.Copy !req
105. Prayers, problems, dreams,
stuff I imagine sometimes.Copy !req
106. Can I see?Copy !req
107. I'm sorry,
I... I didn't know.Copy !req
108. B-9, you're with me for
kitchen duty, let's do it.Copy !req
109. Well, that's me.
See you later, okay?Copy !req
110. Hey, Bart,
I got your journal.Copy !req
111. Ooh! Kent!Copy !req
112. Here you go.
I'm sorry.Copy !req
113. That's mint.
I didn't know you could draw.Copy !req
114. Why're you dressed
like that?Copy !req
115. Come with me
if you want to live!Copy !req
116. We're sneaking out.Copy !req
117. So what do you wanna be
when you grow up, an artist?Copy !req
118. Or a football player.
That's what my dad was.Copy !req
119. He was really good, actually.
Kind of famous in college.Copy !req
120. We're gonna get
in so much trouble for this.Copy !req
121. I know, right?
Got some great stuff.Copy !req
122. Like industrial grade.
Set it all up this afternoon.Copy !req
123. So you guys are gonna go
over thereCopy !req
124. and face in the north direction,
got it?Copy !req
125. And also,
did you know Bart can draw?Copy !req
126. Hi.Copy !req
127. - So you can draw?
- I guess so, a little bit.Copy !req
128. Bart, I'm terrified you saw
what was written in my journal.Copy !req
129. - Did you?
- No.Copy !req
130. - Wh-what're you talking about?
- You're lying.Copy !req
131. You saw every word,
didn't you?Copy !req
132. Maybe.Copy !req
133. Well, then here goes.
You know what I think?Copy !req
134. I think that someday
we're gonna fall in love,Copy !req
135. get married,
and that's our destiny.Copy !req
136. And now I'm mortified.Copy !req
137. I'm gonna walk down this hill
and help Kent.Copy !req
138. Wa-wa-wa-wait wait.
Shannon, please stay.Copy !req
139. Why? Afraid of the dark?
Afraid of monsters?Copy !req
140. I just don't like
being alone.Copy !req
141. All right, come on, kids.Copy !req
142. Bart, Bart!Copy !req
143. - Here. It's my favorite.
- Sweet.Copy !req
144. And I wanna be a singer
just like her someday.Copy !req
145. Thank you so much.Copy !req
146. My parents are here pick me up.
Bye!Copy !req
147. Last stop. This is you.Copy !req
148. It was good to meet you, Bart.
Am I gonna see you on Sunday?Copy !req
149. Yeah. Yeah.Copy !req
150. Hey.Copy !req
151. Momma? Momma...Copy !req
152. Where's Momma?Copy !req
153. She's gone.Copy !req
154. Gone where?Copy !req
155. She ran off.
She ain't coming back.Copy !req
156. Just you and me now.Copy !req
157. When will she be back?Copy !req
158. I told you, she run off.Copy !req
159. She don't want me no more,
and she don't want you neither.Copy !req
160. What did you do?Copy !req
161. Are you bowing up on me, boy?Copy !req
162. You hurt her, didn't you?Copy !req
163. - Hey!
- You hurt her like you hurt me!Copy !req
164. Hey!Copy !req
165. Nothing! That's what I did!Copy !req
166. Nothing!Copy !req
167. She didn't leave 'cause of me.Copy !req
168. I'm sorry, Mom!Copy !req
169. What did I do?Copy !req
170. Take me, Mom, please!Copy !req
171. Stop!Copy !req
172. So did you ever
see her again?Copy !req
173. She'd call now and then.Copy !req
174. I tried to live with her once,
one summer in junior high,Copy !req
175. but she was in another bad
relationship.Copy !req
176. Worse, actually.Copy !req
177. Um, my dad drove up and threw
the guy off a staircaseCopy !req
178. onto the hood of his car
and threatened to kill himCopy !req
179. if he ever hurt her againCopy !req
180. and then grabbed me
and took me home.Copy !req
181. It's kind of ironic.Copy !req
182. Um, that was about it.Copy !req
183. So what did you do?Copy !req
184. I tried to get good at the only
thing my dad really cared about.Copy !req
185. - Hey, there.
- Hey there, darlin'.Copy !req
186. That's so corny.Copy !req
187. You're making
everyone in the stadiumCopy !req
188. feel real uncomfortable.Copy !req
189. Dude, seriously,
that beard makes you look 35.Copy !req
190. - Kent, shut up.
- Shut up!Copy !req
191. I like it.Copy !req
192. Millard!
Get over here, now.Copy !req
193. I love you.Copy !req
194. I know.Copy !req
195. Unbelievable.Copy !req
196. - Break!
- Break!Copy !req
197. Hey. Just give me a second.Copy !req
198. - It's sour.
- Jeez.Copy !req
199. It's a month past its date.Copy !req
200. I'll make Pop-Tarts, then.Copy !req
201. Just a few things I ask you
to do around here, Bart,Copy !req
202. a few things.Copy !req
203. I caught before I ran, Dad,
at practice today.Copy !req
204. Almost scored.Copy !req
205. - How many of them did it take?
- What?Copy !req
206. To get you down on the ground.
How many'd it take?Copy !req
207. - Just one. It's just practice.
- One?Copy !req
208. Nobody could never
bring me down.Copy !req
209. Took the whole football team.
It's the way I live my life.Copy !req
210. Life hits me,
I hit back harder.Copy !req
211. I don't go down.
Not then, not now, not never.Copy !req
212. You understand?Copy !req
213. Break!Copy !req
214. I don't go down.Copy !req
215. You go down too easy.
That's your problem.Copy !req
216. What'd they say?Copy !req
217. They said you can't play.Copy !req
218. For how long?Copy !req
219. Ever.Copy !req
220. Well, that's disappointing.Copy !req
221. Yeah. Yeah, it is.Copy !req
222. - Whoa! Hey.
- Sorry.Copy !req
223. - Where are you driving?
- I should've drove.Copy !req
224. This is stupid.Copy !req
225. Graduating high school
is not stupid.Copy !req
226. You just have to pick a new
elective to replace football.Copy !req
227. - Yeah.
- Okay.Copy !req
228. Man, ever have aspirations
of being a seamstress?Copy !req
229. Well, that's full, so.
They're, like, all full.Copy !req
230. - Yeah.
- Except this one.Copy !req
231. - What?
- Glee Club.Copy !req
232. That's really good.Copy !req
233. Honey, I think
you've got the wrong room.Copy !req
234. I wish. No offense.Copy !req
235. None taken. You sing?Copy !req
236. No.Copy !req
237. - Act?
- Not at all.Copy !req
238. - Do you dance?
- Ma'am, I'm in a wheelchair.Copy !req
239. Please, just kick me
out of this class.Copy !req
240. I don't turn anyone away.
Sugar, what is your name?Copy !req
241. Bart Millard.Copy !req
242. - "Bart Millard."
- Yeah.Copy !req
243. Our new assistant
technical director.Copy !req
244. All right!Copy !req
245. I don't know what that is.Copy !req
246. Now this I can do.Copy !req
247. Hey, congrats, Bart.Copy !req
248. - What?
- Way to go, Millard.Copy !req
249. - Congratulations!
- What?Copy !req
250. - Nice job, Bart.
- You haven't heard yet?Copy !req
251. I gotta say,
I'm a little jealous.Copy !req
252. What're you t...
what're you talking about?Copy !req
253. - Congratulations!
- No, no, no, no. Okay.Copy !req
254. How excited are you?Copy !req
255. Miss Fincher!Copy !req
256. Unh-unh. No.
What're you trying to do to me?Copy !req
257. I can't do this.
I didn't even try out.Copy !req
258. You can. And you will.Copy !req
259. And there'll be no further
discussion about it.Copy !req
260. No, no, no, no, no.
Look, I'm a Millard.Copy !req
261. Okay, you don't understand.
Millards play football.Copy !req
262. - Millards do not sing.
- You have a gift, Bart.Copy !req
263. And in my class,
you will be required to use it.Copy !req
264. Or fail. It's your choice.Copy !req
265. Look, my leg is still in a cast.
I can't even walk.Copy !req
266. There's two months
until the production.Copy !req
267. You have plenty of time to heal.
Please stop making excuses.Copy !req
268. Okay, I don't sing like that.
That Broadway stuff.Copy !req
269. I'll teach you.Copy !req
270. Look, Miss Fincher,
I like you, okay?Copy !req
271. You seem like
a real good person.Copy !req
272. I respect you,
but there is no way, ever,Copy !req
273. at all, ever that you are
gonna get me on that stage.Copy !req
274. Mercy me,
that can't be his real voice.Copy !req
275. Yeah, it is, Mama.Copy !req
276. Well,
punch a monkey's uncle.Copy !req
277. Whoo!Copy !req
278. Sir, you need to understand.
It's hospital policy.Copy !req
279. Well, you can't keep me here.
I'm free to go.Copy !req
280. No, you're not.Copy !req
281. We saw something
in your blood workCopy !req
282. that concerned us,
so we ran a few tests.Copy !req
283. And I'd like to discuss
the results with you.Copy !req
284. You got my number.
You can call me.Copy !req
285. We need to have
this conversation now.Copy !req
286. Okay.Copy !req
287. Why did I black out?Copy !req
288. Because of extremely
low blood sugar.Copy !req
289. So you're saying, what?
I'm diabetic?Copy !req
290. No.Copy !req
291. On your MRI,
we discovered a mass.Copy !req
292. - We believe it's cancer.
- No.Copy !req
293. No. No, I don't...Copy !req
294. We'd like to run
a few more testsCopy !req
295. and then decide on the best
treatment options for you.Copy !req
296. I don't...
I don't need your treatment.Copy !req
297. I'm gonna go home.Copy !req
298. Mr. Millard,
if you refuse treatment,Copy !req
299. it could drastically reduce
your chances.Copy !req
300. Dad. What happened?Copy !req
301. I'm fine.
I'm just fine.Copy !req
302. Okay, well,
let me drive you home.Copy !req
303. I... I can make it myself.Copy !req
304. Mr. Millard, are you okay?Copy !req
305. I'm Shannon,
Bart's girlfriend?Copy !req
306. Hello, Shannon.Copy !req
307. How'd Bart wind up
with someone as pretty as you?Copy !req
308. Thank you.Copy !req
309. I'm fine.
I'm gonna be all right.Copy !req
310. But did they say what's wrong?Copy !req
311. I just had a little incident.Copy !req
312. I had low blood sugar.Copy !req
313. I was over at the diner,
and... and I fell down.Copy !req
314. And actually,
I was looking at your nameCopy !req
315. on an advertisement
for a play.Copy !req
316. Didn't think you'd wanna come.Copy !req
317. Did he ever sing for you?
'Cause I... I had no idea.Copy !req
318. I had no idea at all.Copy !req
319. He was good.
He was real good.Copy !req
320. I'm sorry, Dad.
I should've invited you.Copy !req
321. Don't... we'll talk
about it later, son.Copy !req
322. - Just let me drive you home.
- No.Copy !req
323. You take care
of your pretty girl there.Copy !req
324. Where're you going?Copy !req
325. Going to the cast party.
I'm not missing it for this.Copy !req
326. Excuse me. I'm sorry.
What's wrong with him?Copy !req
327. - Are you family?
- No.Copy !req
328. Well, you need to ask him.Copy !req
329. Thank you.Copy !req
330. You're up early.Copy !req
331. Made my son breakfast.Copy !req
332. What's with the getup?
Going to a funeral?Copy !req
333. No.
Just going to church, Dad.Copy !req
334. Church.Copy !req
335. Sit down and eat.Copy !req
336. C'mon, sit down and eat.
Getting cold.Copy !req
337. Hey'd you see this?
Did you see that?Copy !req
338. Look at that.
Front page.Copy !req
339. You look like
a Pinocchio cowboy.Copy !req
340. It's a good joke.Copy !req
341. So that's what I am to you,
a joke?Copy !req
342. - I didn't say that.
- You just said it.Copy !req
343. Don't put words in my mouth.Copy !req
344. What if I wanna sing?
Why's that so funny?Copy !req
345. I mean, maybe I'm good at it.Copy !req
346. The pastor of the church
asked me to sing this morning.Copy !req
347. It's gotta mean something.Copy !req
348. He ask you to sing
for a living?Copy !req
349. That's what I'm saying.Copy !req
350. You're gonna need to find
something you're good atCopy !req
351. that you can actually earn
a living atCopy !req
352. 'cause you're gonna have
to support yourselfCopy !req
353. - one of these days.
- How do you even know?Copy !req
354. You've never even heard me sing.Copy !req
355. Well, that's not my fault.Copy !req
356. All I hear out of you
is whining and moaning.Copy !req
357. Okay. I'm singing
this morning at church.Copy !req
358. 10:00 on radio AM 1080.Copy !req
359. - Why don't you come watch me sing?
- No, I can't do that.Copy !req
360. - Why not?
- No. I just don't belong there.Copy !req
361. - Why?
- I just don't. I don't!Copy !req
362. Don't belong there.Copy !req
363. Okay.Copy !req
364. My boy Bart's,Copy !req
365. he's nothin'
but a big disappointment.Copy !req
366. I wish he'd never been born.
Everything'd been just fine.Copy !req
367. - Hey...
- All my problems are because of Bart.Copy !req
368. Hey, hey,
you put words in my mouth.Copy !req
369. I'm gonna put a fist
in your face.Copy !req
370. Yeah, I'm a little big
for that, Dad.Copy !req
371. - You think?
- I think those days are over.Copy !req
372. - Is that what you think?
- Yeah! I do, yeah!Copy !req
373. Listen, you have
to talk to me with respect.Copy !req
374. I'm the one that puts
the food on the table.Copy !req
375. I earn the living around here,
and I'm the one who stayed.Copy !req
376. I don't see your Momma
anywhere.Copy !req
377. Yeah, well, nobody blames
her for leaving, Dad!Copy !req
378. I would've left, too!Copy !req
379. Just shut up.
Just shut up and eat.Copy !req
380. - I'm not hungry.
- Eat your food.Copy !req
381. I'm not hungry!Copy !req
382. All right, then.Copy !req
383. You kidding me?
Stay away from me!Copy !req
384. I'm serious!
Don't touch me!Copy !req
385. I'm done with you! You're crazy!
Get away from me!Copy !req
386. Bart, what happened
to your head?Copy !req
387. It's bleeding.Copy !req
388. - It's nothing, it's fine.
- Are you okay?Copy !req
389. - Are you sure?
- I'm fineCopy !req
390. I'm wondering
if you guys could allCopy !req
391. maybe pray
for a friend of mine?Copy !req
392. This friend I think is lying
to me about their life.Copy !req
393. I don't know what to do
because I wanna help,Copy !req
394. and they just won't let me,
and I just feel likeCopy !req
395. the more I try,
it just kind of gets worse and worse.Copy !req
396. And so now when I look at them,
all I see is a mask.Copy !req
397. Pray for them.Copy !req
398. No one can live a lie forever,
okay?Copy !req
399. Okay, thanks.Copy !req
400. Course they know
you're talking about me.Copy !req
401. Do you know how embarrassing
that is?Copy !req
402. I was just trying
to get you to listen!Copy !req
403. What is going on with you?Copy !req
404. - I'm fine.
- You're not fine!Copy !req
405. Is it your dad?
I could help.Copy !req
406. - Just let me come over.
- I don't want you at my house.Copy !req
407. - Why?
- 'Cause I just don't.Copy !req
408. Where is this coming from?Copy !req
409. I don't know, maybe from deep
inside my mask.Copy !req
410. - That's not funny.
- It's kinda funny.Copy !req
411. - Please, don't do this.
- You got me all figured out.Copy !req
412. You push everyone away!
Don't add me to that list.Copy !req
413. I love you.
I've always loved you!Copy !req
414. Yeah, well,
I've never really loved you.Copy !req
415. I mean, we're...
we're graduating soon.Copy !req
416. You're going off to college.
I'm chasing some stupid dream.Copy !req
417. - Right?
- I never said your dream was stupid.Copy !req
418. I mean, this has been fun.
No regrets for me, all right?Copy !req
419. But people change,
you know what I mean?Copy !req
420. We obviously can't
get along anymore.Copy !req
421. I'm leaving, Shannon.
After graduation I'm... I'm gone.Copy !req
422. Please don't.Copy !req
423. What?Copy !req
424. Go.Copy !req
425. I can't stay here,
Shannon.Copy !req
426. You know, Mike, it's amazing how
people quit when they don't get paid.Copy !req
427. - I should try that sometime.
- Man: All right, look, we are openingCopy !req
428. for the opening act
at a youth conference.Copy !req
429. It's impossible,
that's the whole problem.Copy !req
430. "Whether you think you can
or you think you can't,Copy !req
431. you're right"...
that's Confucius.Copy !req
432. I don't even know
what that means.Copy !req
433. And it's offensive to me
as an artist.Copy !req
434. An artist?
We're making 90 bucks!Copy !req
435. - Right.
- Between the three of us.Copy !req
436. We have no vocals.
We got no show.Copy !req
437. It's impossible.Copy !req
438. Yeah, well,
the only impossible thingsCopy !req
439. are the things
that we call impossible.Copy !req
440. What is that? Aristotle?Copy !req
441. No, that one's a fortune cookie.Copy !req
442. Nathan,
nobody understands you, man!Copy !req
443. - Hey, guys.
- You're always so cranky, man.Copy !req
444. - Yeah, since Des Moines.
- Des Moines.Copy !req
445. Why bring up
Des Moines again?Copy !req
446. Hey, guys, if you guys
need a singer, I'll sing.Copy !req
447. I'm...
I also patch cables,Copy !req
448. and, you know,
I can run the board,Copy !req
449. and turn the lights on,
and I write songs, too.Copy !req
450. Kind of. Sometimes.Copy !req
451. Who are you?Copy !req
452. I joined up with the band.Copy !req
453. All we had was the clothes
on our backs.Copy !req
454. Took every gig we could,Copy !req
455. anywhere they'd let us play.Copy !req
456. We were all technically
homeless, I guess.Copy !req
457. Whoo!Copy !req
458. Give it up for Mike
on the guitar!Copy !req
459. Yeah!Copy !req
460. Mr. Nathan on the bass!
Give it up for Nathan!Copy !req
461. Jim on the keys!Copy !req
462. - Yeah!
- Yeah, and I'm Bart.Copy !req
463. And we are Mercy...Copy !req
464. And Robbie on the drums!Copy !req
465. He's new.Copy !req
466. Thank you all
for being here tonight.Copy !req
467. Y'all have a good time?Copy !req
468. Yeah!Copy !req
469. I sure hope so 'cause
that's all the songs we got.Copy !req
470. Encore!Copy !req
471. You know what?Copy !req
472. Let me tell you a story
before we go.Copy !req
473. Um... 'cause when I was...Copy !req
474. ten, 11 years old,
life was tough.Copy !req
475. I mean, it...
it was really tough, actually.Copy !req
476. I needed something,
and I remember, I've...Copy !req
477. I've always loved music,
you know?Copy !req
478. And I found some songs
that I just...Copy !req
479. man, I... I held onto,
you know what I mean?Copy !req
480. Like an anchor in a storm.
And they got me through.Copy !req
481. And they told me about
a Father in heaven that...Copy !req
482. that wanted me.Copy !req
483. You know,
a Father that loves me so muchCopy !req
484. that He died for me.Copy !req
485. A Father
that would never leave me.Copy !req
486. And I listened to these songs
over and overCopy !req
487. and over and over again and...
and they gave me hope.Copy !req
488. 'Cause I needed it.Copy !req
489. And maybe tonight, so do you.Copy !req
490. Sing this with me.Copy !req
491. Thanks for coming, guys. Appreciate it.
Hey, Bart.Copy !req
492. - Hey, where you headed, man?
- Someone I gotta see, man.Copy !req
493. - Who?
- Scott Brickell.Copy !req
494. He manages Audio Adrenaline
and a bunch of others.Copy !req
495. - Yeah, well, why was he here?
- 'Cause I wrote him a letterCopy !req
496. every week
for the past two years.Copy !req
497. Gotta go.Copy !req
498. - Mr. Brickell!
- It's just Brickell.Copy !req
499. Yeah, okay.Copy !req
500. Um, I didn't know
you were coming. Thank you.Copy !req
501. Yeah, well, I did.
Merry Christmas.Copy !req
502. You know, we mostly
just play, big shows,Copy !req
503. you know, but sometimes
we like to get back to,Copy !req
504. you know,
smaller venues like this one.Copy !req
505. - Yeah, look, Barth...
- It's Bart.Copy !req
506. Sorry. And what's the name
of your band again?Copy !req
507. It's Mercy Me, you know,
'cause when I told my memawCopy !req
508. that we were starting a band,
she was, like,Copy !req
509. "Mercy me, get a real job."Copy !req
510. And I was, like,
"Aw, Memaw!"Copy !req
511. And then the guys were like,
"Did she really say that?"Copy !req
512. I was, like, "Yeah, we
have to name the band Mercy..."Copy !req
513. So that's what we called it.Copy !req
514. Son,
the sheer volume of wordsCopy !req
515. that comes outta your mouth
is... exhausting.Copy !req
516. You're not ready.
That's what I think.Copy !req
517. You got talent.
You got potential.Copy !req
518. You can sing, but I don't think
you've found your song,Copy !req
519. Found your soul,
you know what I'm saying?Copy !req
520. Look, that last thing you did,
that was... that was special.Copy !req
521. Next gig, you should do that
the whole time, the entire show.Copy !req
522. See how that works for you.Copy !req
523. That's not the kind of music
that we sing, though.Copy !req
524. Trust me, son, you have no idea
what kind of music you sing.Copy !req
525. We write our own music.
We don't just do covers.Copy !req
526. Well, then write
something like that,Copy !req
527. - and then give me a call.
- No, no, no. Wait, wait, wait.Copy !req
528. You gotta go with us.
We got two more shows in Texas.Copy !req
529. We got plenty of room
on the bus, all right?Copy !req
530. You know, you can't just
change up our whole actCopy !req
531. and then abandon us, right?Copy !req
532. You don't seem like that
kind of person, I can tell.Copy !req
533. I flew coach
in a middle seatCopy !req
534. to rent a car
that I can't even fit inCopy !req
535. to drive three hours
to the middle of nowhereCopy !req
536. to have you tell me you want me
to travel on that...Copy !req
537. with you?Copy !req
538. Yeah.Copy !req
539. That's funny.Copy !req
540. I need to get another job.Copy !req
541. Hello?Copy !req
542. Yes, is this Shannon Street?Copy !req
543. Yes. Who is this?Copy !req
544. It's the police, ma'am.
We need to speak with you.Copy !req
545. Can you come downstairs?
It's for your own safety.Copy !req
546. Get the girl, Bart!
Woo-woo!Copy !req
547. - Shannon!
- Bart!Copy !req
548. Hey. Long time no see.
You look great.Copy !req
549. It's midnight, Bart.
What are you doing here?Copy !req
550. We just played a gig here.Copy !req
551. I don't know
if you know this yet, but we...Copy !req
552. we actually have a CD now
with actual songs on it.Copy !req
553. Like a real CD.
Here, that's for you.Copy !req
554. We have three more shows.
What if you came with us?Copy !req
555. We could go on the road,
we could grab Kent.Copy !req
556. Hit the road.
It'd be like before.Copy !req
557. Three Musketeers.
I'm going to bed.Copy !req
558. Aw, come on, Shannon.
Go on an adventure!Copy !req
559. It'll be fun!Copy !req
560. Adventure?Copy !req
561. - Really?
- Yeah.Copy !req
562. What're you thinking,
coming here like this?Copy !req
563. I don't know.
I didn't really think about it.Copy !req
564. I just thought
it'd be fun, you know?Copy !req
565. - Just an idea.
- That's it? Only reason?Copy !req
566. Yep.Copy !req
567. I don't want to go on
any more adventures with you.Copy !req
568. You know,
I want you to knowCopy !req
569. that I pray for you
all the time.Copy !req
570. I do. I really do.Copy !req
571. And I hope that you findCopy !req
572. whatever it is that
you're looking for out there.Copy !req
573. Thank you for the CD.Copy !req
574. Forrest Gump's taking
his time back there.Copy !req
575. She will not be joining us.Copy !req
576. Shocker.Copy !req
577. Well,
ain't she the smart one?Copy !req
578. - It's good.
- Nathan, it's real good.Copy !req
579. Let's do it.
Let's blow him away.Copy !req
580. Hey! Where you going?Copy !req
581. Back to Nashville.Copy !req
582. I've seen all I need to see.Copy !req
583. Plus, I need to make some plans
on accountCopy !req
584. of booking you guys
a venue for GMA week.Copy !req
585. What is GMA week? What is that?Copy !req
586. It's only the biggest
convention in music...Copy !req
587. - Just go on the bus!
- All right.Copy !req
588. I couldn't get
the main stage,Copy !req
589. but I'll get
some record labels there.Copy !req
590. What I need you to do is invite
every youth group you can.Copy !req
591. Stack the room.Copy !req
592. And then just do
what you did tonight.Copy !req
593. Wait.
So you liked tonight?Copy !req
594. Don't get cocky, kid.Copy !req
595. Hey, this is Shannon.
Leave a message.Copy !req
596. Hey, Shannon.Copy !req
597. It's Bart.Copy !req
598. Just...Copy !req
599. look, you said you,
prayed for meCopy !req
600. all the time, and I...Copy !req
601. we're playing this,
big showcase tomorrow,Copy !req
602. and,
it's a big deal for us,Copy !req
603. and we just, we're ready.Copy !req
604. But we're, terrified too, um...Copy !req
605. I guess that's it.
Just wanted to tell you that.Copy !req
606. Little off-Broadway,
I know, but it's the bestCopy !req
607. - I could do on short notice.
- Are you kidding me?Copy !req
608. This is perfect.Copy !req
609. And, guys,
this is your sound man, Dingo.Copy !req
610. Anything you need,
you just let him know.Copy !req
611. You got us a sound guy?Copy !req
612. Did you get a label to come?Copy !req
613. No.Copy !req
614. I got five.
Working on a few more.Copy !req
615. I just need you to make sure
this place is full.Copy !req
616. And bring the rain,
gentlemen.Copy !req
617. - Yeah, you got it.
- Absolutely.Copy !req
618. Buddy, you ready for this?Copy !req
619. Good crowd?Copy !req
620. Bart,
we've got a little situationCopy !req
621. I need to talk to you about.Copy !req
622. Come on.Copy !req
623. So, Bart, there's somebody
I want you to meet.Copy !req
624. This is a friend of mine.Copy !req
625. He came down here tonight
to see us.Copy !req
626. - Whoa, Smitty?
- This is Michael W. Smith.Copy !req
627. Smitty, right?
That's what your friends call you, right?Copy !req
628. Yeah, yeah,
nice to meet you.Copy !req
629. I am, like, a huge fan
from, like, all the...Copy !req
630. - sorry, like,
- That's okay, man.Copy !req
631. All the way back.
Way back.Copy !req
632. Your tour with Amy Grant
was just so inspiring for me.Copy !req
633. I remember you wore
that vest, that red vest!Copy !req
634. - Dude, that was bold.
- I don't think I wore a red vest.Copy !req
635. - I would buy that vest.
- No, you did.Copy !req
636. You wore this red vest.
You remember?Copy !req
637. Di... did I wear a red vest
on our tour?Copy !req
638. - He did.
- Yes, you did.Copy !req
639. It was velvet.Copy !req
640. Man.Copy !req
641. What?Copy !req
642. Miss Bart, I'm...
we're... okay.Copy !req
643. - You okay?
- I just threw up a little bit.Copy !req
644. Yeah. No, I'm good.
I just... you are like...Copy !req
645. The first Christian tape
I ever got was "Never Alone."Copy !req
646. And it was like...
like an anchor for me.Copy !req
647. Thank you so much.
That means so much to me.Copy !req
648. Yeah, it was just...
It was... it was great.Copy !req
649. There you are.Copy !req
650. We're just so excited
to cheer you on.Copy !req
651. - Bart: Here's Wonder Woman!
- Go get him, please.Copy !req
652. Here's Amy Grant!
You are like a super hero...Copy !req
653. - We gotta roll. Sorry.
- What? we're hanging out.Copy !req
654. - Hi, guys.
- This is Mike.Copy !req
655. - Hey. Good luck, Bart.
- Yeah, good... have a good one.Copy !req
656. - Did you see who that was?
- I did.Copy !req
657. That was Amy Grant.
She talked to me.Copy !req
658. Come on, Nashvi-i-lle!Copy !req
659. Whoo! What's up, GMA?Copy !req
660. Are you guys ready
to rock tonight?Copy !req
661. Man, we are so glad
to be here with you!Copy !req
662. Ever feel like everything
in your lifeCopy !req
663. is just building and building
and building to one big moment?Copy !req
664. That's how we feel tonight!
Let's do this!Copy !req
665. Whoo!Copy !req
666. Bart.
You're stressing me out, man.Copy !req
667. Sorry.
It's nerves, you know.Copy !req
668. I wish they'd hurry up.Copy !req
669. I thought it was good, right?
It felt good.Copy !req
670. - It was good.
- It was good, man.Copy !req
671. - Best show we ever played.
- Crowd was into it, man.Copy !req
672. - I'm gonna go talk to them.
- No! Hey! Hey!Copy !req
673. - Don't do that, Bart!
- Brickell's got it.Copy !req
674. Let him do his job.Copy !req
675. What if he can't?Copy !req
676. - Hey!
- Wait! Wait!Copy !req
677. - Dude, no!
- That's a mistake.Copy !req
678. But if you could see
how far they've come fromCopy !req
679. - the first time I saw 'em...
- Hey! Hey, guys!Copy !req
680. Gentlemen.
And also lady.Copy !req
681. - So you guys know Bart?
- Nice to meet y'all.Copy !req
682. - Thanks for coming out tonight.
- And I've been gettingCopy !req
683. some good feedback
from these guys,Copy !req
684. - and I'm almost finished...
- Was that awesome or what?Copy !req
685. I mean, don't y'all agree?Copy !req
686. I think we're pretty much
finished up here anyway.Copy !req
687. Come on,
I wanna know what you think!Copy !req
688. - Let me, let me finish up here...
- I want to know what they think.Copy !req
689. You really wanna know?Copy !req
690. Yeah, I do!
Come on, lay it on me.Copy !req
691. Give me all you got,
Mr. Music Man.Copy !req
692. - I have the skin of a rhino.
- All I got, okay.Copy !req
693. I'm sorry to have to be
the one tell you this, kid,Copy !req
694. but, um...
you're just not good enough.Copy !req
695. Not yet, anyway.Copy !req
696. What? You're wrong.Copy !req
697. Seventh graders at youth camp,
that's one thing, Bart.Copy !req
698. But this,
this is about record sales.Copy !req
699. And I just can't sell
what you're doing up there.Copy !req
700. Seventh gr...
we packed the house, man.Copy !req
701. We've been selling our
own albums for years now.Copy !req
702. I mean, what... what world
are you guys living in?Copy !req
703. Reality.Copy !req
704. Look, you need to embrace
reality, Bart.Copy !req
705. Your stuff...Copy !req
706. - You're not good enough, Bart.
- Dreams don't pay the bills.Copy !req
707. All it does...Copy !req
708. is keep you from all this...Copy !req
709. from knowing what's real.Copy !req
710. What about the stuff
we played at the end?Copy !req
711. The worship music?Copy !req
712. It was beautiful,
magical, truly.Copy !req
713. I've got a brother-in-law
in Denver.Copy !req
714. He's looking
for a worship pastor.Copy !req
715. - I could put you two together.
- Is she serious?Copy !req
716. It's the truth you're mad at,
not me.Copy !req
717. My high school football team,
there were a couple of guysCopy !req
718. that were good enough to make
a big noise in a small town.Copy !req
719. But that was it.
You know what?Copy !req
720. They're still there.
They're stuck.Copy !req
721. And that's what'll happen
to you.Copy !req
722. You gotta be good
at something we can sell.Copy !req
723. Just stop!
Do you guys not get it?Copy !req
724. Okay? We've given everything
for this moment.Copy !req
725. There is no plan B for us. Okay?
We will do whatever it takes.Copy !req
726. We will work harder
than anybody else.Copy !req
727. - Tell me what you need me to do.
- Look, I work with a lot of bands,Copy !req
728. and I can recognize who's
gonna make it and who isn't.Copy !req
729. And I gotta tell you the truth, Bart.
You won't.Copy !req
730. How dare you say that?
You don't even know me.Copy !req
731. Go home.
That's what you should do.Copy !req
732. - Dad, I can do this.
- No, you can't.Copy !req
733. - I can do this!
- No, you can't!Copy !req
734. And you're gonna blink
your eyes,Copy !req
735. and you're gonna realize
that you're nothing,Copy !req
736. and that life
has got you nowhereCopy !req
737. because you chased
some stupid dream!Copy !req
738. Wake up!Copy !req
739. - Let me finish up here.
- No!Copy !req
740. No, I'm not leaving!
I'm not leaving!Copy !req
741. Yes, you are.
Let me finish up.Copy !req
742. - What happened?
- What'd they say?Copy !req
743. Bart? You okay?Copy !req
744. You're not good enough, Bart.Copy !req
745. You're not.Copy !req
746. Well, that didn't take
very long.Copy !req
747. So what now?
What do we do now?Copy !req
748. I don't know.
Give me a second.Copy !req
749. There's gotta be something
we can do. I mean...Copy !req
750. Just let me think for a second.Copy !req
751. You're just gonna take that
from them out there?Copy !req
752. You're the manager.
Do you not have an idea?Copy !req
753. - Hold on.
- What is the next step?Copy !req
754. Sometimes there is no
next step, Bart! Okay?Copy !req
755. You just ticked off
half of Nashville in there.Copy !req
756. - What's he talking about?
- You know what?Copy !req
757. If this is all there is...Copy !req
758. then I'm done.Copy !req
759. - What?
- Then I quit.Copy !req
760. - What?
- Wow, really?Copy !req
761. - Classy.
- What about us?Copy !req
762. - What about the band?
- What band, Mike?Copy !req
763. What about it?
They hated it.Copy !req
764. They hated all of it.
They hated us.Copy !req
765. I'm done.Copy !req
766. Sorry to disappoint.Copy !req
767. Can I come in, or you wanna sulk
a little longer?Copy !req
768. So...Copy !req
769. You just gonna quit?
Is that it?Copy !req
770. You got a better idea?Copy !req
771. I'm tired, man. I'm...Copy !req
772. I got nothing left.Copy !req
773. I'm gonna be honest with you,
like I told you I would be.Copy !req
774. Sometimes
when you're up there,Copy !req
775. it's like you're singing
somebody else's music.Copy !req
776. It's like a fake imitation.Copy !req
777. I don't believe it.
I don't believe you.Copy !req
778. Well, this has gone
from bad to worse, thank you.Copy !req
779. But then there're times...Copy !req
780. when I see something real.Copy !req
781. I see something authentic.Copy !req
782. But as soon as it shows up,
it's like you're afraid, and...Copy !req
783. and then it vanishes
just as quick as it came.Copy !req
784. And that's what makes you
a puzzle to me.Copy !req
785. Let me ask you something,
Bart.Copy !req
786. What're you running from?Copy !req
787. My dad.Copy !req
788. He...Copy !req
789. he...Copy !req
790. He beat you, didn't he?Copy !req
791. You ain't got
no poker face, kid.Copy !req
792. And I carry that.
I have to live with that.Copy !req
793. You know?
I always will.Copy !req
794. Then write about it.Copy !req
795. Stop running from it.Copy !req
796. Let that pain
become your inspiration.Copy !req
797. And then you'll have something
that people can believe in.Copy !req
798. But to do that, you got to face
your fears, son.Copy !req
799. You know, Bart...Copy !req
800. I may not always believe
in your music,Copy !req
801. but I do believe in you.Copy !req
802. You sold me, kid.Copy !req
803. Don't quit.Copy !req
804. Hey, guys...Copy !req
805. I'm sorry.Copy !req
806. Um... there's some things
I need to take care of.Copy !req
807. Some stuff
I need to sort out.Copy !req
808. I gotta go home.Copy !req
809. But I'd really, really like it
if you guys would wait for me.Copy !req
810. So we're still a band?Copy !req
811. No, we're a family.Copy !req
812. Okay.Copy !req
813. The band continued east,
and I headed back westCopy !req
814. hoping they would wait on me.Copy !req
815. I knew I needed to deal
with things at home.Copy !req
816. I needed to face the pain,
but the closer I got,Copy !req
817. the only thing I felt
was... dread.Copy !req
818. I can't do this.Copy !req
819. Hey, Bart.Copy !req
820. Are you hungry?Copy !req
821. I, I heard you
come in last night,Copy !req
822. so, I made some bacon
and, cinnamon rollsCopy !req
823. and... a-a frittata, which I
just learned how to make.Copy !req
824. When did you learn how to cook?Copy !req
825. I been learning
a lot lately.Copy !req
826. Why don't you go on in there?
I... I set the table.Copy !req
827. Go on.Copy !req
828. Here.Copy !req
829. The key to the frittata
is how hot you make the pan.Copy !req
830. That's the secret.Copy !req
831. Go on and sit down.Copy !req
832. Take that one.
Yeah, go ahead.Copy !req
833. Want some bacon?Copy !req
834. Well, wanna say grace?Copy !req
835. What?Copy !req
836. I'll do it.Copy !req
837. God, it's me here, Arthur.Copy !req
838. I wanna thank you
for, answering my prayer.Copy !req
839. And...Copy !req
840. rub-a-dub-dub,
and thanks for the grub.Copy !req
841. Amen.Copy !req
842. So you f...
found God or something?Copy !req
843. Well, I... I been listening
to some preachers on the radioCopy !req
844. and, re...
reading the Bible and whatnot.Copy !req
845. What part?Copy !req
846. All of it.Copy !req
847. And, couple of times,
actually.Copy !req
848. And,
it's pretty confusing.Copy !req
849. It's... like Leviticus.Copy !req
850. What is that?
I... I... I don't get it.Copy !req
851. What prayer?Copy !req
852. You said God answered a prayer.
What prayer?Copy !req
853. Just seeing you again.Copy !req
854. Well, Dad, I been busy.Copy !req
855. Yeah.Copy !req
856. I guess you noticed
I've got a few projectsCopy !req
857. going on around here.Copy !req
858. And I got one
out in the garageCopy !req
859. I was hoping
that you'd help me with.Copy !req
860. I been,
rebuilding that Jeep of mine.Copy !req
861. And, man, when I was your age,Copy !req
862. I made some memories
in that Jeep.Copy !req
863. And I was hoping
that maybe we could,Copy !req
864. get it running again and...
I don't know...Copy !req
865. - Go somewhere, do some...
- What're you doing?Copy !req
866. What is this?Copy !req
867. Well, I... I... I wrote you
some letters.Copy !req
868. Did you get 'em?Copy !req
869. Yeah. Threw 'em away.Copy !req
870. Did you read 'em?Copy !req
871. Nope.Copy !req
872. I thought that's why
you came back last night.Copy !req
873. I'm... well...Copy !req
874. I was just trying to make
a memory, that's all.Copy !req
875. That's kind of hard
for me to do, Dad.Copy !req
876. 'Cause all the memories
that we have together are bad.Copy !req
877. Do you want some...
I'll get some ketchup.Copy !req
878. Son, I... I know that
I... I did some things that...Copy !req
879. You did some things?Copy !req
880. I got a memory for you,
Dad.Copy !req
881. That night you beat me
so badlyCopy !req
882. that I had to sleep on my
stomach 'cause I was so bruised?Copy !req
883. I couldn't move.Copy !req
884. What was I, ten? 11?Copy !req
885. Yeah, I remember that.Copy !req
886. That...
that tore me up.Copy !req
887. I... I cried that... all night
about what I did to you then.Copy !req
888. I cried too, Dad.Copy !req
889. In pain all night.Copy !req
890. Why were you?Copy !req
891. And now you just wanna
come back in here?Copy !req
892. Make breakfast?Copy !req
893. Pretend like nothing
ever happened?Copy !req
894. It doesn't work that way, Dad!Copy !req
895. What am I gonna do, Bart?
I... I just...Copy !req
896. I wanna make things right
with you and me.Copy !req
897. And, um...Copy !req
898. I don't know what to say.Copy !req
899. I don't know how to do it.
I'm trying.Copy !req
900. I'm reading a lot of books
I don't understand, and I'm...Copy !req
901. I just got a lot of questions
about myself.Copy !req
902. I don't have nobody to...Copy !req
903. to answer 'em for me.Copy !req
904. If God can forgive
everybody else...Copy !req
905. why can't He forgive me?Copy !req
906. God can forgive you.Copy !req
907. I can't.Copy !req
908. I can't believe
I came back here.Copy !req
909. - Can't you give me a chance?
- No!Copy !req
910. You've just gotta give up
on that dream, Dad.Copy !req
911. 'Cause it keeps you from this.
From knowing what's real.Copy !req
912. Do it.Copy !req
913. Go ahead.Copy !req
914. Just do it.Copy !req
915. Dad, are you dying?Copy !req
916. Yeah.Copy !req
917. I can show you, Dad.Copy !req
918. With your questions,
I can show you how.Copy !req
919. So if you didn't bring your journals,Copy !req
920. come up here.Copy !req
921. You're gonna need them
for your session tonight.Copy !req
922. Tonight we're gonna talk
about forgiveness.Copy !req
923. So find a blank page in your journal,Copy !req
924. and I want you to write these words...Copy !req
925. "God, tonight I choose to forgive,"Copy !req
926. and I want you to finish that sentence.Copy !req
927. Now, you may say to me,Copy !req
928. "You don't know how hard it is for me
to forgive this person.Copy !req
929. You don't know what they've done to me."Copy !req
930. And I'd say, "I know it's hard.Copy !req
931. But if you have been forgiven by God,Copy !req
932. then he gives you the power
to forgive others."Copy !req
933. Better late than never.Copy !req
934. I'll get the door.Copy !req
935. We got a special treat
for you this morning.Copy !req
936. Any of y'all heard the story
of John Newton?Copy !req
937. He was a sea captain.Copy !req
938. Slave trader.Copy !req
939. He was tormented and rackedCopy !req
940. with guilt and shame.Copy !req
941. Well, he found for forgiveness.Copy !req
942. He found Christ.Copy !req
943. He wrote a little song about thatCopy !req
944. called "Amazing Grace."Copy !req
945. That song touched the world.Copy !req
946. - Hey.
- What?Copy !req
947. I figured out why you like junk.Copy !req
948. - What?
- Why you like to fix things.Copy !req
949. Why you...Copy !req
950. you make something
out of nothing all the time.Copy !req
951. They got a word for that.Copy !req
952. - What's that word?
- It's "redemption."Copy !req
953. Redemption.Copy !req
954. Yeah. Hey.Copy !req
955. What is... what is this note here?Copy !req
956. Right there.
What is that note?Copy !req
957. - G.
- Yeah.Copy !req
958. - What's that note?
- C.Copy !req
959. - C, all right.
- G to C.Copy !req
960. You got some competition now, boy.Copy !req
961. - Yeah.
- Yeah.Copy !req
962. Man on TV: Bart Millard!Copy !req
963. You gotta hold still, Dad.Copy !req
964. - Sorry.
- It's okay.Copy !req
965. I wanted to be there.Copy !req
966. That's all right, Dad.Copy !req
967. Hey, there's Shannon.Copy !req
968. Boy, you better hang onto that girl.Copy !req
969. Don't you ever let her get away.Copy !req
970. Dad, we're not... we're
not dating anymore.Copy !req
971. What? What?Copy !req
972. What'd you do?Copy !req
973. You two are meant for each other.Copy !req
974. Whatever you did,Copy !req
975. even if you don't know what you did,
you're wrong.Copy !req
976. Did I ever tell you how I met your mom?Copy !req
977. Tell me.Copy !req
978. Hey, this is Shannon.Copy !req
979. Leave a message.Copy !req
980. Hey, Shannon.Copy !req
981. I don't know if you're getting
these messages or not,Copy !req
982. but I just wanted you to know
that I'm... I'm back home,Copy !req
983. and I'm... I'm journaling again.Copy !req
984. I'm writing a lot like we did
when we were kids.Copy !req
985. It feels really good.Copy !req
986. I love you, boy.Copy !req
987. I was listening, Bart.Copy !req
988. I was listening to you.Copy !req
989. On the radio.Copy !req
990. 'Cause you'd sing...Copy !req
991. and I'd listen to every word.Copy !req
992. And then...Copy !req
993. you'd finish.Copy !req
994. And then I'd listen to what they were
talking about there at church.Copy !req
995. That's what saved me.Copy !req
996. I was real proud of you.Copy !req
997. Was real proud.Copy !req
998. I told you not to follow your dreams.Copy !req
999. But that's only because mine,Copy !req
1000. they never came true.Copy !req
1001. But you're not me.Copy !req
1002. You're not like me.Copy !req
1003. Unh-unh.Copy !req
1004. And you, you have a gift.Copy !req
1005. A real gift.Copy !req
1006. I wanna take care of you, Bart.Copy !req
1007. I got something for you, Bart.Copy !req
1008. Here.Copy !req
1009. I want...Copy !req
1010. I never made much money.Copy !req
1011. But I have my life insurance.Copy !req
1012. And I... I tried to save
everything I could.Copy !req
1013. And I want you to have that...Copy !req
1014. so you can pay attention to your singing.Copy !req
1015. And you'll get a check every monthCopy !req
1016. so you can go chase your dream.Copy !req
1017. And I want you to catch it.Copy !req
1018. Don't you ever look back.Copy !req
1019. You promise?Copy !req
1020. I promise.Copy !req
1021. Will you sing a song, son?Copy !req
1022. I'm sleepy.Copy !req
1023. Sing.Copy !req
1024. Imagine what he's seeing up there, Bart.Copy !req
1025. Just imagine.Copy !req
1026. - Welcome back, man.
- Thanks, man.Copy !req
1027. Yeah.Copy !req
1028. Where we going?Copy !req
1029. West. Couple gigs in New Mexico.Copy !req
1030. Okay, God.Copy !req
1031. Okay.Copy !req
1032. Thank you! Thank you.Copy !req
1033. It's good to be back.Copy !req
1034. Man, I...Copy !req
1035. I haven't been on stage
since I lost my dad.Copy !req
1036. And, I'm learning to deal with it.Copy !req
1037. And I deal with it
the only way I know how,Copy !req
1038. and that's to write a song.Copy !req
1039. And I'm gonna...Copy !req
1040. Well, I'm gonna sing it for you now.Copy !req
1041. This is called "I Can Only Imagine."Copy !req
1042. That kid wrote this?Copy !req
1043. Yeah, he did.Copy !req
1044. Wow.Copy !req
1045. I know.Copy !req
1046. I can't stop listening to it.Copy !req
1047. I'm gonna start pitching it around town.Copy !req
1048. I know who you need to send it to.Copy !req
1049. Phone!Copy !req
1050. Jim, get it. You're right there.Copy !req
1051. Phone!Copy !req
1052. Seriously?Copy !req
1053. Phone! No, man, I got it.
It's cool. No, I got it.Copy !req
1054. - You look really...
- No, I got it! Let it go, let it...Copy !req
1055. Okay, thanks, man, appreciate it.Copy !req
1056. Hello?Copy !req
1057. Who is this?Copy !req
1058. Sure. Yeah, hold on.Copy !req
1059. Let me get him.Copy !req
1060. Bart, phone's for you.Copy !req
1061. Bart!Copy !req
1062. Hello?Copy !req
1063. Yeah, right.
Good one, guys, Real good joke.Copy !req
1064. Whose idea was that? Amy Grant.Copy !req
1065. That... that was her, man.Copy !req
1066. That... that was Amy Grant
you hung up on.Copy !req
1067. - Are you serious? Give me the phone!
- Yeah, that happened.Copy !req
1068. - Any? Hello? Hello?
- Actual Amy Grant?Copy !req
1069. - Jim, how do I re-dial?
- It's a rotary phone, Bart.Copy !req
1070. - There's gotta be a way to redial.
- Call her back.Copy !req
1071. How do I get in...Copy !req
1072. Hey, Amy.Copy !req
1073. Bart... you didn't write
this song in ten minutes.Copy !req
1074. It took a lifetime.Copy !req
1075. Scott gave me a Imagine when I wasCopy !req
1076. dealing with a friend losing a battle,
you know?Copy !req
1077. And it got me through.Copy !req
1078. I couldn't stop listening.Copy !req
1079. I mean, it's a career-maker.Copy !req
1080. And I know some songs
can be real personal.Copy !req
1081. Is this what you really want?Copy !req
1082. You know,
I've never told anybody my story.Copy !req
1083. My dad was a monster.Copy !req
1084. I mean, that's the only word for it.Copy !req
1085. And I saw God transform himCopy !req
1086. from a man that I hatedCopy !req
1087. into the man I wanted to become...Copy !req
1088. into my best friend.Copy !req
1089. And I didn't realize it soon enough.Copy !req
1090. I guess that I didn't think
that God could do that.Copy !req
1091. And so I wrote this song.Copy !req
1092. And I want as many people
as possible to hear it.Copy !req
1093. And you can do that.Copy !req
1094. I can't.Copy !req
1095. So...Copy !req
1096. yes.Copy !req
1097. This is what I want.Copy !req
1098. So, Brick, you know us.Copy !req
1099. We lay our cards on the table.Copy !req
1100. Amy needs a comeback song.
We believe this is it.Copy !req
1101. Amy is doing a homecoming dateCopy !req
1102. here in Nashville
to kick off a fall tour.Copy !req
1103. We'd like to showcase it there.Copy !req
1104. Hey, this is Shannon.
Leave a message.Copy !req
1105. Hey, Shannon, um...Copy !req
1106. I just wanted to call you
and let you know,Copy !req
1107. I wrote a new song.Copy !req
1108. It feels different than anything
I've written before.Copy !req
1109. Um... I think it might be...Copy !req
1110. might be something special.Copy !req
1111. Um...Copy !req
1112. Shannon, I'm sorry I hurt you.Copy !req
1113. I know I hurt you over and over
and over again,Copy !req
1114. and I... I'm sorry.Copy !req
1115. I just...
It had nothing to do with you.Copy !req
1116. It never did.
It had nothing to do with you.Copy !req
1117. I just...Copy !req
1118. I'm sorry I hurt you.Copy !req
1119. Hello?Copy !req
1120. Beautiful, isn't it?Copy !req
1121. I can't think of a better place
to unveil "Imagine."Copy !req
1122. I hope I can do it justice.Copy !req
1123. It's gonna be something.Copy !req
1124. When do you record it?Copy !req
1125. Soon.Copy !req
1126. Just gotta find that sound.Copy !req
1127. I've listened to your tape 1,000 times.Copy !req
1128. Well, thank you.Copy !req
1129. Is there anything you want me to sayCopy !req
1130. after I sing it?Copy !req
1131. Tell 'em I wrote it for my dad.Copy !req
1132. Did you send one to DJC
in Birmingham?Copy !req
1133. Okay, bribe him with chocolate.Copy !req
1134. Actually, Snickers bars,
he loves 'em, okay?Copy !req
1135. - Yeah. I got it.
- And you put on thereCopy !req
1136. "From the writers of
'I Can Only Imagine'."Copy !req
1137. Yeah, yeah, I've got 'em. 200 copies.Copy !req
1138. Okay, good.Copy !req
1139. Hey, delivery truck just got here.
So I'll load 'em up.Copy !req
1140. All right, good. Okay.Copy !req
1141. Thank you.Copy !req
1142. Thank you so much.Copy !req
1143. This next song is really
something special.Copy !req
1144. See, I found a song
that saved me through a time.Copy !req
1145. You know how music does that?Copy !req
1146. See I was, um...Copy !req
1147. I was dealing with loss, with pain.Copy !req
1148. And I heard this song,Copy !req
1149. and it just blew my soul wide open.Copy !req
1150. It lifted me up. It rescued me.Copy !req
1151. And you're the first ones to ever hear it.Copy !req
1152. This is "I Can Only Imagine."Copy !req
1153. Bart, would you come up here, please?Copy !req
1154. Ladies and gentlemen,
the writer of the song is here tonight,Copy !req
1155. and I want y'all to meet him.Copy !req
1156. Bart, come on up.Copy !req
1157. I'm not joking, come on up!Copy !req
1158. It's not just the song that's special.Copy !req
1159. It's you.Copy !req
1160. And this story is not my story.Copy !req
1161. It's yours.Copy !req
1162. And this moment,
it doesn't belong to me.Copy !req
1163. It belongs to you.Copy !req
1164. Take it.Copy !req
1165. Bart Millard wrote this song,
this beautiful song,Copy !req
1166. and want him to be the one
to sing it for y'all tonightCopy !req
1167. for the first time ever.Copy !req
1168. Bart?Copy !req
1169. This is for my dad.Copy !req
1170. Wasn't that great?Copy !req
1171. Bart and his band MercyMe will be
releasing that song as their first single,Copy !req
1172. and I want all y'all to keep
an eye out for it, okay?Copy !req
1173. Shannon!Copy !req
1174. It's always been you.Copy !req
1175. - I've always loved you.
- I know.Copy !req
1176. Excuse me, sir.
I hate to be rude.Copy !req
1177. This is an emergency.
I-I, I promise.Copy !req
1178. I promise, 'kay?Copy !req
1179. Come on, Jim.Copy !req
1180. - Hello?
- Hey, stop the truck.Copy !req
1181. - What?
- You have to stop the truck.Copy !req
1182. Amy's giving the song back to us.Copy !req
1183. She's giving us Imagine.Copy !req
1184. Imagine is going out as our first single.Copy !req
1185. - Stop the truck!
- Why?Copy !req
1186. Amy's giving it back!
Stop staring at me!Copy !req
1187. Stop the truck!Copy !req
1188. Man on radio: Here's a new song
for you on Magic 104.5.Copy !req
1189. Guys?
Guess who's on the radio.Copy !req
1190. Hey, can we give this a try?Copy !req
1191. Woman on radio: Here's a brand-new song
from a brand-new band.Copy !req
1192. In this week of the countdown
in the number one slot...Copy !req
1193. Have you heard this song?
This song's gonna blow you away.Copy !req
1194. This song already means
so much to so many people.Copy !req
1195. This is MercyMe,
it's called "I Can Only Imagine."Copy !req
1196. Man on radio: It's the number one
Christian song in America,Copy !req
1197. now charting on country
and pop charts as well.Copy !req
1198. I love this song.Copy !req
1199. This is MercyMe on the Delilah Show.Copy !req
1200. Man on radio: So you know this
is not a religious station,Copy !req
1201. and we are not religious people,
not by a long shot.Copy !req
1202. But believe it or not,
this is the number oneCopy !req
1203. most requested song on the station.Copy !req
1204. It's "I Can Only Imagine" by MercyMe.Copy !req
1205. To sing his great song,
"Can Only Imagine,"Copy !req
1206. please welcome Bart.Copy !req
1207. Man #2: Bart!Copy !req
1208. If anybody I went to high school
with is listening,Copy !req
1209. I made it!Copy !req
1210. "I Can Only Imagine," the song,Copy !req
1211. was written after my father passed away
with cancer many years ago.Copy !req
1212. He was abusive most of my... my life.Copy !req
1213. If he had a bad day, he took it out on me.Copy !req
1214. And he was diagnosed with cancer
when I was in high school.Copy !req
1215. I saw Jesus change him completely.Copy !req
1216. He went from a monster to being a man,Copy !req
1217. that was desperately
and passionately in love with Jesus.Copy !req
1218. And it kind of set me on
this warpath for the Gospel.Copy !req
1219. 'Cause if the Gospel
can change that dude,Copy !req
1220. the Gospel can change anybody,
you know?Copy !req