[birds squawking]
RADIO ANNOUNCER:
Over the last quarter century
the Packers have been to
the post-season just twice.
WOMAN: [on radio]
I'm calling in to wish
the Packers good luck,
and Brett Favre
can chase me
around the field anytime.
[laughs]
[radio dial tuning]
JENNY [on radio]:
If it's okay, um,
I'd like to start
by telling you
why I wrote this song.
-[alarm clock beeping]
-[cows mooing]
[barn door squeaking]
[cows mooing]
[g*n clicks]
MAN: [on radio] The sun's out,
and the water is clear as gin
in God's corner of Paradise.
We welcome you
to Telephone Time
-[grunting]
-where we buy, sell,
and talk all things
Green and Gold.
We're gonna
head to some calls
[g*nsh*t]
"T.T."
you're on the air.
[birds squawking]
[softly]
That's it.
[cows mooing,
birds squawking]
BUCK: Hay barn!
[whistles]
Hey!
Hay barn, come on
-Come on, girls.
-[cows mooing]
Come on, get, go on in.
Yeah, come on,
go on in.
[bird screeching]
Oh, man.
Why? What'd you do?
What happened?
Hey, little one.
Oh, easy, easy.
There, sweetheart.
Wow.
-[owl screeching]
-Oh, you're pretty.
Easy, easy, easy.
Good Lord,
how'd you get in here?
[cow moos,
owl screeching]
Buck!
-Buck!
-What?
It's Max!
It's Max.
Max McGee,
her calf is stuck.
I've never seen anyone stuck
this bad. I need help.
[panting]
It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay, girl.
[mooing]
Okay, you got this,
no problem.
Her legs are wrapped.
I need a rope.
Get me a rope.
I know you're strong
enough, Jenny, no ropes.
-Pull, pull.
-I am pulling!
Twist, then pull.
-Come on, now.
-[struggling]
BUCK: Yeah!
-Good.
-[mooing]
-Ahh!
-Good job, good.
Oh, good. Good.
JENNY:
That's a good girl.
BUCK:
Come on. She's okay.
Okay.
JENNY: Oh, come on,
let's get you stable.
Come on.
That's a girl.
That's a good girl.
Oh [grunts]
JENNY: Oh my.
BUCK: Oh, my.
Hey, listen.
You gotta quit
shootin' at that light
'cause you're scarin'
the h*ifers.
I mean, you hit it,
Joni Mitchell,
you're gonna get your little
tail up there and fix it.
I got an early start
at the Haywards'.
There's a little bit left,
but I was going to meet
with some friends
who are back from college.
Oh, yeah, college, yeah.
Right.
Some people value
a formal education.
Well, I'll tell ya somethin'.
Redneck Tech
is a fine education.
Yeah, but nothing like
butchering and plowing
on the top of your rsum.
You know, if we didn't
farm like the Amish--
Jenny, you know
you're smarter than most,
and you're more savvy, too--
I'm not saying I'm not
grateful. I'm just saying--
that a college education
gets you.
JENNY: It might be nice
to travel or, uh
Something wrapped in plastic,
and you shove it
right in the microwave.
See the world,
experience something.
-Oh, I travel.
-w*r travels don't count.
We live in the middle
of nowhere.
Huh?
w*r travels don't count.
We live in the middle
-Yeah.
-of nowhere.
Yeah. Stop it!
Right now!
[cows mooing]
You know who
you're sounding like?
-Your mother.
-And?
You wanna be a music gypsy,
and you wanna have
a child out of wedlock,
you go right ahead.
-Hey.
Uh, morning.
Um, I think Maxie
needs some help.
BUCK:
Yeah, well, you call the vet,
and lock the bullpen
before you go.
Okay.
You got a little,
um, somethin'
[spits]
[spits]
[mooing continues]
JENNY:
For my grandpa Buck,
farming wasn't a job
or even a way of life.
MAN: [over radio]
When you look
at the NFC board this year,
it's a sh**ting match,
and that means
the road to the Super Bowl
might come
right through Lambeau Field.
JENNY:
It was a sacred act.
And from what he could tell,
most of the problems for man
stem from the fact
that he no longer had
his hands in the dirt
ANNOUNCER: [on TV]
Packers on the drive
JENNY: or cheer for
the Green Bay Packers.
Here we go.
JENNY: For him,
it wasn't the frozen tundra.
It was a Garden of Eden,
where he was Adam,
and with a rotating group of
optimistic young farmhands,
got to name the cows.
Max McGee, Bart Starr,
Jerry Kramer, Buddy Davis.
All after the '67
championship team.
ANNOUNCER: They call it
Lambeau Field for a reason.
JENNY: And the pigs.
One was named Ditka,
for obvious reasons.
ANNOUNCER: You go back
into the '80s with Mike Ditka.
[rustling]
JENNY:
No salesman could convince him
that buying the newest
in graze equipment
would improve anything
that actually mattered to him.
[engine rumbling]
[rapping indistinctly]
JENNY:
I can't do farm anymore.
'cause I like that beat
Ooh-whee!
I was on my way out for some
bigger dreams than just
[lamb bleats]
squeezing
Jerry Kramer's teats.
-You want me to get that?
-No, I got it.
Shovelin'. Gotta go!
Oh
I have a zit on my face
Yeah, okay. Oh!
All right. Whoo!
[engine revving]
MARGARET: Girl!
Gran! Hey,
Buck's new manager's here!
You might wanna get dressed.
Oh, you're worried
I'm gonna cause him
to have impure thoughts.
Whoo!
So much sass
so early in the morning.
Apple tree.
Does your grandad know
where you're heading?
Oh, he knows
I'll be home later.
Well, give 'em the beans.
I gotta run.
MARGARET:
Wait, wait, wait, we got a--
Gotta go!
JENNY: All nature sings,
roundly rings
We go back to the earth
Looking for answers
But can't see our way
in the dirt
Out in the distance,
a voice calling out
Draws my gaze
She sounds like my mother
And I feel at peace
through her pain
Once in a while
I feel the ghost
But she knows my pain
Wonder if I still
look the same
All things go
In the maple grove
Through the wild willow
Time is slow,
all things go
All things move
Mm-hmm
Whether win or lose
Mm-hmm
Where the seeds
are sown
This is still our home
All things go
[cheers and applause]
[song ends]
Thank you so much.
Have a good night!
-Hey. That my shift drink?
-You sure you're old enough?
[chuckles]
Ah, legal age where I grew up
is deer camp.
-[chuckles]
-[bottles rattle]
Not too shabby
for your first time.
[man singing indistinctly]
We should talk about
some more shows.
[bottle clatters]
Thanks, yeah,
that would be awesome.
["Running on Empty"
playing on radio]
JACKSON BROWNE:
Running on empty
Hey, girl! Whoo!
Running into the sun
but I'm gonna be
MAN: What?
Just get the hell outta here.
-Well.
-Go on, man.
Sorry, Buck.
Yeah, right,
you're sorry like hell.
Give me a break.
-Get the hell out.
-[engine turns off]
Your dad wouldn't have done
anything like this.
-JERRY: He would have.
-BUCK: Oh, he would?
No, he wouldn't.
He understood
the importance of things
and how they're made.
JERRY: Nobody cares how it's
made. They just want it cheap.
No, they care, they care,
if they understand!
JENNY:
What was that about?
Where the hell you been?
Your grandma's in the barn.
You give her a hand.
[sighs]
Damn it.
Come here, come on.
I know. Yeah. Come on, hey.
Come here. Come on.
Do you know what's
going on out there?
Ugh. If I hear yelling,
it's usually something
he doesn't like
on the radio.
I wish he'd come in here
and give us a hand.
Now, this one's
having trouble taking.
Oh, come here.
It might just be the angle.
MARGARET: Huh!
JENNY: That's good,
that's good, Fuzzy.
I made some money
at the show.
Oh, that's wonderful.
Well, you know,
"Telephone Time"
is starting to take
special guests.
-[groaning]
Now, come on, come on,
there are so many people
who would love
to hear you sing.
Yeah. Maybe when I'm 60
and my hair's falling out.
I see God smile
when you sing.
I do.
[cows lowing]
Yeah, yeah.
I talked to Goadie today.
Apparently,
she's got some musicians
staying up at her neighbor's
cabin up on Big Lake.
Bill somebody,
I don't know.
Red, Ride.
Reed?
-Huh?
-Billy Reed?
Yeah, that's it.
Really?!
What is he doing up here?
She said maybe you should
stop by and say hello and
maybe don't mention it
to you-know-who.
Yeah.
Mm-hmm. That's my girl.
I still remember
Throwing stones
outside your door
Waiting for you
in the rain
We called our names
On the bench
on Primrose Hill
We didn't think
they'd fade away
[guitar strumming]
I've gotta find a way
Oh, you're mine
[whispers] Oh. All right.
Wherever I go
Wherever I go, honey
[under breath]
Oh, you're mine
RADIO HOST:
Like walleyes to worms,
we're going back
to the lines.
T.T., you're on the air.
WOMAN:
Hey, this is Enos,
and I'm calling
about the Packers.
We're gonna take her
all the way
to the Super Bowl this year.
[laughs]
HOST: Lines are open
[barn door squeaks]
[g*n clicks]
[birds and insects chirping]
[g*nsh*t]
[thwack]
[birds squawking]
ANNOUNCER: We welcome you
to the historic Lambeau Field
in Green Bay, Wisconsin,
as we get set
to kick off against the Rams.
There's a buzz in the air.
CHOIR:
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
And through the woods
And forest glades
I wander
[yawning deeply]
And hear the birds
Take off the headphones.
That's rude.
[sighs deeply]
Then sings my soul
-Did you feed Fuzzy?
-Mm-hmm.
-Clean the goat shed?
-Mm-hmm.
-Comb for eggs?
-Mm-hmm.
-Water the horses?
-How great Thou art
I'll do that later.
How great Thou art
Who was that guy
in the red car yesterday?
How great Thou art
Get up earlier next time.
PASTOR: Thank you so much
to our wonderful choir
for that beautiful song.
I'm reminded of the words
of Wendell Berry,
who wrote,
"All goes back to the earth,
so I do not desire
pride of excess or power,
but the contentments
made by men
who've had little.
The fisherman's silence
receiving"
BUCK:
Cripes, I gotta go.
Shh-shh!
He's talking truth up there
if you'd just listen.
Kickoff's any second now.
Come on.
With Poet Longfellow here,
he's bound to take us
into sermon number two,
for God's sake.
I signed you up to serve
soup lunch afterwards.
-What?
-Mm-hmm.
I gotta go water the horses,
boss' orders.
MARGARET: [whispers]
Catch you at home.
PASTOR:
"and that has bent my mind,
and made me think
of darkness
and wish
for the dumb life of roots."
Hi, Billy?
[guitar strumming]
-Uh, Billy? Hi.
-[strumming stops]
[Jenny clears throat]
-May I help you?
-Um, hi, I'm Jenny.
I'm from a few farms over.
Jenny, local musician.
Yeah, well, I'm
not sure if I love
that description, but
Goadie said
you might be stopping by.
You know,
if you like to fish,
there's a crib
just left of the inlet
and after sundown
it's a fish a cast.
I don't know why I'm talking
about fishing so much.
That sounds nice.
If I had time,
I definitely would.
Yeah, no, right.
That makes sense.
Look, I don't really
get the opportunity to, um,
meet a lot of musicians
around here.
Like, you know, real ones,
and so when Goadie told me
that you might be down here,
I just thought,
maybe I would come down and
introduce myself
and show you my work.
That's gutsy.
I like it.
You got a tape or
Uh, yeah, I do, um
I mean, it's homemade.
I made it at the farm, so
it's a little rough but
You farm?
Yeah.
It's fascinating.
I-I-I'm trying to, like
I want to write with more,
uh
emphasis on the natural
elements, you know,
the earth, the dirt,
the soil and
[birds calling]
help silence
my irrational thoughts.
Yeah, well, um,
my address and number
are on the back, so, yeah,
if you wanna
stop by or something,
you know, No pressure.
I'll give a listen.
Boo-yah.
[laughs nervously]
Thanks. Enjoy your night.
-PASTOR: Buck!
-BUCK: Huh?
-PASTOR: Buck.
-Yeah?
Hey, thank you for replacing
that water heater.
You saved us a fortune.
I just got tired of cold water
comin' out of both taps,
is all.
No, I mean it.
I appreciate how you're always
helping out around here.
Just taking better care
of things,
like the Good Book says.
Aw, hell, see ya.
Hey, listen, how come you
schedule a potluck
on game day, anyway?
[players grunting]
ANNOUNCER:
tackle in the end zone.
Touchdown, Green Bay!
[crowd cheering]
An outstanding run.
[ding]
You gonna run
with the big dogs,
you gotta learn to take a whiz
in the tall grass.
You're just embarrassed to be
losing to your wife's
boyfriend in your own house.
BUCK:
Not threatened by a man
with a spare tire
around his waist.
-Well, it's my sweat floating.
-[chuckles]
-Ah, yes.
-BUCK: Brozo, come on,
The kitty's smokin' hot.
Let's go.
The cards are on ice.
Uh, I'll go for
horse and buggy. Uh
-Your bid.
-Pass.
Ooh! Sweet it is!
It's like they knew
what I was missing.
Spades is trump, but dang,
shoulda shot the moon!
Jenny Music!
-Don't call me that.
-Oh, yes, the "artiste."
When are you coming down
to "Telephone Time,"
playing for us simple folk?
-Not gonna happen.
I wanna hear you before you
become rich and famous.
Hmm, no guarantee of that.
You don't have to make
a lesson out of it.
You're missing
all the beauty around you.
Well, it's tough to take
advice from the losing team.
Uh, you--you guys
hear about Silvio?
Uh, the bank's closing
on his dirt.
Don't know if they're
gonna keep their house
or if it goes to
the Farm and Loan.
They've been dealt
the orange sticker of death.
Uh, your bet, Buck.
Yeah, I pass. [sniffs]
[g*nsh*t]
[birds squawking]
RADIO HOST: Sponsored by
Jumpin' Joe's Bait and Tackle.
The Packers aren't the only
ones that tackle.
Jumpin' Joe's has
everything you need
for multi-species action.
JENNY: Who's that?
BUCK: Leave us alone. Crap!
JERRY: Oh, hey, hey.
Hey, Buck.
BUCK: Hey, Jerry!
What the hell are you doing?
JERRY: I'm taking pictures.
BUCK: Yeah, I can see that.
Why don't you take 'em
somewhere else?
Oh, I can't.
I got an agribusiness
interested
in developing the place.
BUCK: A what now?
Oh, it'll be
a huge operation.
Yeah, they're gonna wanna
tear all this down
and build a facility
for a thousand head.
Oh, I think you're for--
I think you're forgetting
something here.
This ain't your land.
Ah, well, when you
don't pay your loan,
it becomes my land,
doesn't it?
As much as you want it to,
farming doesn't look like
it does in children's books,
with the price of milk
these days.
Prices rise and fall,
Jerry, I mean, hell,
you don't change everything
just to make it worse--
Prices coming back up are
about as likely
as the Packers
winning the Super Bowl.
Huh? What was that?
[chuckles] That was
What?
About as likely
as the Packers
winning the Super Bowl.
Well, now you've gone
too far. No.
Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You've gone too far, there,
Jerry.
-What are you doing, Buck?
-Stand still.
I'm a little shaky, you know?
Things could snap.
-This is as*ault.
-This ain't as*ault.
-Hold still.
-Buck.
-Hold still.
-You are incredible.
-I got PTSD.
-You just assaulted me.
-I go crazy when
-Over a football rivalry.
I don't even know
when it's gonna happen.
It just hits me.
You think I like doing this?
Tearing down the little guy,
Buck--you think I like it?
Well, your license plate
says "Ahole."
[Jerry scoffs]
[laughs] Okay.
All right, Buck, I'll play.
Delinquency on personal loans
is discretionary.
You know what that means?
It means I call the shots.
But I will make a little wager
with you. How about that?
The Pack go all the way,
I will give you another year,
interest-free,
to get caught up.
And if they lose,
you either pay in full
immediately,
or you sign everything
over to me.
Everything--livestock,
the equipment, and the house.
Take it.
Oh, we ain't bettin' folks,
Jenny.
Aw, shucks!
Would've been fun.
Uh-huh.
[Buck sighs] Mm.
How much
do we owe the bank?
If we're so far behind
on payments,
then how did we afford
the new Holsteins?
You want to start
doing the books?
[soft music
playing on radio]
[turns radio off]
How much do we owe
the bank?
Turn it back on!
[cows mooing]
REPORTER: [on radio]
The ongoing farming woes
continue as milk prices drop
in the eighth
straight week today,
causing a crisis
among farmers,
making it harder for them
to make a profit
and stay in business.
-[changes station]
REPORTER #2: Man,
this was a tough loss, folks.
The Packers were playing
so well the whole game
and did everything
but win it.
REPORTER 1:
an alarming statistic,
showing that farmers
and ranchers
are among the most likely
to die by suicide.
AARON: Come on.
[clicking tongue] Come on.
-[bell clanking]
-Yeah.
Whoa!
Where you heading?
Personal business.
Come on.
[door opens,
Jerry speaks indistinctly]
-Hi.
-Oh.
[chuckles]
What can I do for ya?
Do you have a quick sec?
Sure.
-I'm Jenny.
-I know who you are.
What do you need, Jenny?
Um, how can I get
a different loan?
Like a personal one,
in my name,
so that I can
pay off the farm?
Have you
established any credit?
Um
I will take that as a no.
Your grandpa owes a whole lot
of money and, um,
frankly, you have no credit,
and he has no credibility.
We're very credible people.
You farm like
it's the 1800s.
He's trying to do right
by the soil and the animals.
That may be, but the bank
goes by the numbers.
The numbers don't tell
the full story.
It don't matter.
There are a lot of ways
to make more money
with that land.
We just need more time.
And I'm finding ways
to make more money,
and milk prices
are going to go up.
We just need
a little bit of grace.
When you're a little older,
you'll understand grace
isn't how things work.
You got your whole life
ahead of you.
If you're just a little less
stubborn than the old man,
you'll--you'll do fine.
[door opens]
Hi, honey.
Does your daughter
like horses?
It's a beautiful drawing.
[hooves clopping, bird cawing]
BUCK: Hey ya, Pete.
Hey, Buck, how she go?
-Oh, she's going good.
-[grunts]
-How about yourself?
-Good.
Read them Packers
starting off hot, eh?
Yeah, well,
that Mississippi man
makes me want to soil
my britches sometimes.
[chuckles]
What can I do for ya?
Well, uh, Pete, you know,
I was wondering, um
thinking about freeing up
some cash and everything,
and, uh, was gonna sell
the TW-30,
see if you'd might be
interested.
That is a nice tractor
you got there, yeah.
But
I don't know.
I mean,
with everybody struggling,
there's no value in the
equipment, even, you know?
You know, I could offer you
a couple thousand.
Oh, heck, Pete, you know,
she's worth 40 stacks new.
She's barely been used,
I mean
I don't mean to offend.
Well, hey. Thank you, Pete.
-Oh, of course, Buck.
-Yeah.
Did you see that underhand
shovel pass Favre threw?
[exhales deeply]
He calls that a pass,
you know?
I don't know if
I'd call that a pass.
Yeah, I know.
-[clears throat]
-Go easy, man.
REPORTER: [on radio]
The Packers might be
the strongest team
[radio commentary
continues indistinctly]
should challenge that.
I think we're starting to
pump the gas again in--
-[radio turns off]
-Really?!
On a Tuesday?
AARON: Do you mind?!
Turning it back on?!
JENNY: How they looking
this year, anyway?
I thought you were the only
person in Wisconsin
not interested in the Pack.
I'm not.
Well [sighs]
I'd say they're looking
pretty tough, but, you know,
it doesn't mean much.
I think that every year.
So, that g*nsh*t thing.
Kind of ruins mornings.
Joni Mitchell "Sunny Sunday"?
The day she hits
That's the day
she'll leave
It's a good song.
You should check it out.
-[sighs]
-AARON: You're leaving?
I don't know.
How do you like working
on a farm with no machines?
I think Buck's way ahead
of his time.
I think he's blind to the fact
that family farms are on
the endangered species list.
I don't know,
but land is to be nurtured
and tended to, not just used
and ruled like a dictator.
[both laugh]
Buck, he's
You drank
Buck's poetic Kool-Aid.
-[birds squawking]
-AARON: Yeah.
JENNY: You gotta make money,
though, you know?
Yeah, money.
Well, you sure seem to be good
at everything around here.
Are you flirting with me?
I wouldn't dare.
REPORTER: We got a 3-game
losing streak right now.
[g*nsh*t, cat meows]
-[cows mooing]
-My friend.
[whispering] My poor baby.
You are just
You're my favorite
of them all.
JENNY: Under the tree
Under the moon
You sing to me
A terrible joke
I call your name
You sang me
A Joni
Tune
Hello there.
MARGARET: What do you think
you're doing, you old fool?
Well, now,
I'm just up here, looking
at the most beautiful thing
in the county.
You're starting to talk
to me like your cows.
Yeah. Now, you get those
sweet buns over here.
Yeah, come on.
Here!
[both laughing]
-Oh, yeah.
-Oh, yeah.
Mmm!
[laughing and kissing]
[exhales deeply]
After all these years,
your kisses can still
make me dizzy.
[chuckles]
What?
Oh, Margaret,
I don't know.
Do you still believe
in what we're doing?
More than anything.
[cat meows]
He does, too.
[chuckling]
Oh, golly.
-Yeah.
-Just be careful.
-Huh?
-Uh-huh.
-All right?
-Mm-hmm.
[cat meows]
[dramatic music]
Buck!
-Patty just called!
-BUCK: What?!
JENNY: She said Brozo
locked himself in the shed.
He's locked in the shed
with a shotgun.
Broze! It's Buck! And Jenny.
Hey.
Brozo?
What's going on?
Broze?
Come on, now, hey.
Hey.
It's not your fault
your farm's on the fritz, son.
I mean, we're goosed too.
Everybody's feelin' the pinch.
It's just what's happenin'.
Um [sniffles]
Do you remember
when my mom died and
you taught me a song to sing
when I'm sad?
Do you remember that?
It got me through more times
than you could know.
[sniffles]
This is my Father's world
And to my listening ears
All nature sings
And round me rings
The music of the spheres
[crying softly]
[sobbing]
It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
[sniffles]
PATTY: Are you okay?
ANNOUNCER: [on TV/ Favre pulls
back from center, throws
He's got Jackie Harris,
the tight end at the 40,
to the 30!
He takes it to the house!
Touchdown, Green Bay!
REPORTER: [on radio]
What a difference
the past three weeks
have made.
The Packers have turned
things around.
They're back at 500,
and things are looking like
they're starting
to click for this team
I wish you'd bet.
[reporter continues
indistinctly on radio]
Uh-huh.
Reggie White, LeRoy Butler.
Hey, we
Nothing to lose,
it's not like you're gonna sit
in the house
and watch whoever that guy
tries to place it to.
Just saying
it's an easy way to--
Things that come easy don't
teach you anything.
They're a gift,
and gifts are nice,
but a kid don't learn anything
on his birthday
except how to eat his cake.
Since when is it acceptable
to just ignore
problems around here?
We'll do just fine.
Just liquidate
the things that
we don't need.
Yeah, but what about Brozo?
Everyone else
is shutting down.
AARON:
Buck! Hey!
Redneck folks do it every year
on six inches of top soil
the fact that it rains.
Someone's rounding up the
Holsteins up on the North 40.
-What?
-JENNY: Oh, God.
[cows mooing]
BUCK: Hey! What the hell
do you think you're doing?
Give me one reason
not to put a hole in you
for cattle rustling.
Just doing
what I'm told, man.
-By who?!
-I'm not at liberty to say.
Who gave you permission?
Ah, crap.
-Get out--
-[punch lands]
Oh. Hey! Come on!
-What was that?!
-Got him touching my rig.
Aaron, you good?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Come on!
[softly] Seriously.
[groans]
[engine revving]
Come on!
[truck horn blares]
Ahh!
Buck!
Where you going?
[tractor engine turns on]
-Girl, hey!
-Give me time!
[engine starts]
[glass squeaking]
[dramatic music continues]
[truck horn blares]
Ahh!
Uh, what can I do for ya?
You steal my cattle,
you steal my livelihood.
It's hard to steal
what you already own.
Well, I can't pay you back
if I don't have 'em.
I can't give 'em back
because you don't own 'em.
-I'm gonna take the bet.
-What?
BUCK: Yeah, I got a good
feeling about the Pack,
and plus, I need time
to turn this thing around.
[chuckles]
I was, I was half-kidding.
Yep.
[keys clatter]
Take that as a down payment
to what I owe you.
You can never use
the damn thing anyway.
[scoffs]
You better pray
God owes the Pack a favor.
BUCK: Oh, shut up.
Cattle rustlin'.
[keys jangle]
-Don't say a word.
-[engine starts]
PASTOR: Today we're kicking
off our series on waiting.
Those who wait on the Lord
shall renew their strength.
Take that in for a moment.
Wait.
Be patient.
Don't be rashful,
and the Lord
will have your back.
[whispering]
I think I left the gate open.
-I'll go help.
-PASTOR: And the Lord
will heal you.
-Yeah.
PASTOR: He will renew you.
[whispering] Don't worry.
Goadie can give me a lift.
ANNOUNCER: [on TV]
It's the Packers and Chiefs
playing tonight. I'll tell you
something, folks
JENNY:
Let's go, let's go!
-Come on!
-I'm coming, I'm coming.
-Hurry up, old man!
-Jeez. I'm moving.
Final seconds
Favre back to zone.
Pocket collapses,
and he is sacked.
-No! No! No!
Throw the dang ball,
would ya? Ugh!
-[cheering on TV]
-You two look like a couple
of green sailors
in a windstorm.
Time winds down, and the
Packers drop back to 500.
[TV shuts off]
-You get the gate closed?
-[grumbles]
JENNY:
Hold me like a fire
Hold me like a river
JENNY: He had a bet to win.
Hold me like a fire
So, we went all in on the Pack
and tried to run lean.
I'll take these in.
-You told me
-Hold me like a fire
-Hold me like a river
-No man is a mountain
You're a miracle girl.
Know that, Fuzzy?
-Hold me like a river
-You told me
Maybe you got an in
with the guy upstairs, huh?
-No man is the sea
-Maybe you can tell Him
the farmers need
a little help, too.
ANNOUNCER: [on TV]
The Packers take the lead
in the NFC North,
as Mike Holmgren
shepherds this young team
towards the playoffs.
He tends His flock
like a shepherd.
Six seconds to go.
Packers down by just two.
It's all on the right leg
of Chris Jacke.
Here's the snap.
Swing to the right leg,
The kick is up.
It is good!
And the Packers win 19 to 17!
Do you not know?
I heard they're paying people
to slaughter herds
to help supply drop-off.
-Good Lord.
Good Lord, Vince.
-[horse passing gas]
-Ooh.
I do not herd.
[chanting]
Go Packs, go! Go Packs, go!
PASTOR: The Lord gives
strength to the weary
and increases
the power of the weak.
-[grunting]
- Hold me like a river
PASTOR: Even youths
grow tired and weary.
BUCK: Here we go!
ANNOUNCER: Second down,
and here's Butler!
Just, uh, get on your center.
weak side out to the left,
Evans under center.
You fall off, I get 10 bucks.
Eight seconds, you go
to the fish fry with me.
Lose, then you cover
my rounds.
It's kinda like
our first date!
Hold on, baby!
Come on, hotcakes!
Whoo!
-Whoa!
- Second down.
Here's Evans. They chase him
out of the pocket.
He sets up a screen,
and it's snapped down
at the 38 yard line.
And young
may stumble and fall.
-Get up.
-Get up!
Wait a minute. It's a fumble!
The Packers have the ball.
Reggie has it! He stumbles.
Now pitches to Butler.
Go, baby, go!
JENNY: Hold me like a fire
They will soar on wings
like eagles.
The 20, the 10, the 5
touchdown!
-Go!
[cheering]
Hold me like a fire,
hold me like a river
LeRoy's having a party
up in the stands.
[laughter]
Hold me like a fire
Hold me like a river
-Hallelujah!
-Hold me like a fire
Hold me like a river
[chanting] Go Pack, go!
Go Pack, go!
Go Pack, go!
ANNOUNCER:
I tell ya something, folks,
for the Packers,
the cheddar is aging nicely.
AARON: Whoo-hoo!
You're my buckle buddy
Friday night!
JENNY: All right, all right.
You won.
Hotcakes again?
[engine turns off]
Oh, wait, let me get
the door for ya.
-JENNY: Nope, nope.
-[doors shut]
I've never seen you
without a hat.
My hair gets poufy.
Get--
-I like the pouf.
-Come--
I'm gonna--I'm gonna look
like an idiot. Come on.
Scott!
Sit down and have a seat,
you dilly bangers.
They're calling this
the Lambeau Leap.
Hi.
How you doing?
JENNY:
The fields that grow
-AARON: Stay here.
-JENNY: Okay.
As time goes round
and round
-AARON: One, two, three.
-Oh, I don't know
what you're doing.
-That was--that was good.
That was really bad.
You don't have to lie.
[both laughing]
Wow, you know, I think--
I'm really actually
so bad--oh!
Very good.
When you remind
-A little faster.
-Yeah.
me
How I was helped
All along
[cows mooing]
[vehicle approaching]
[clucking]
-[engine idling]
-Hey!
The season's not over!
[kicks car]
[engine turns off]
-BILLY: Hey.
-Oh, my God.
I-I am so sorry.
Don't worry about it.
I thought that this was
someone else. I
-I can fix this.
-How you doing?
Um, good, yeah. Uh
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
-Nice to see ya.
-JENNY: Yeah.
-Hi!
-Hi.
JENNY: Um
BILLY: This place is magical.
Yeah, thanks.
Uh, yeah, I mean,
you know,
a lot of people think that
the way we do things
is kind of archaic,
like the horses
and hand-milking stuff, but
My grandpa, Buck--he's got
a mind of his own,
so, it's not
"Can we do it anymore?"
But, "Should we do it?"
Uh, yeah, well
Damn. Beautiful creatures.
[cows mooing]
That's, uhHerb Adderley
and Billy Davis,
Forrest Gregg,
Bart Starr.
Championship cows named after
the '68 championship squad.
[camera clicks]
-Go, Packers!
-Do you wanna
check out the barn?
-Yeah.
This is mydomain.
Wow.
Yeah.
-Amazing.
-Well, thank you.
[cow mooing]
[bird chirping]
[Billy tapping guitar]
[plays chords]
I wanna take your tape
and share it with my manager.
I was blown away. I mean,
your ability to connect
everyday, mundane works,
the nature of eternity,
I mean,
you're beyond your years.
I can't make any promises,
but I think there--
there might be an opportunity
in there for you.
Wow, thank you. That, um
-That would be amazing.
-[ladder steps creak]
AARON:
Hey, Jenny, have you seen--
-Hey.
-Hey.
Hey.
Um, this is Billy Reed.
-Hey, man.
-Nice to meet you, Billy Reed.
Pleasure. What's your name?
Just Aaron.
-"Just Aaron."
-Just Aaron, yeah.
Hey, Just Aaron, do you mind
taking a picture of us?
Sure, yeah.
Just take--yeah.
Should I just sit right there?
BILLY: Yeah.
Here, sit here.
[camera shutter clicks]
MARGARET:
You are staying the night,
and I won't hear
another word against it.
Those roads
aren't safe in the dark,
and with the rut [scoffs]
Those deer are like
high school boys
running around with their
brains between their legs.
BILLY: All right.
I'll stay.
Your home
is absolutely lovely.
You know,
Jenny would be
fourth generation
in this shack.
BUCK:
Jerry Kramer has a yeast--
Grandpa, this is Billy.
infection.
Sir.
William Reed.
Pleasure to meet you.
BUCK:
You're a photographer?
-I'm an artist.
-Well, what do you paint?
I'm a singer,
play guitar and sing.
Okay. Chicken and biscuits,
so let's get it
while it's still warm.
Everybody, sit down.
[chuckles]
Here we go.
There, Bill, you just
hand me your plate, there.
BILLY:
Oh, no, no, thank you.
-BUCK: What's wrong?
-Nothing, I'm fine.
Well, just give him
half a plate, mother.
-MARGARET: Yeah.
-Buck.
I'm, uh, vegetarian.
So's the chicken.
We have. We--
-We have options, right?
-We've got, uh
-You like salad.
-I love salad.
We got potato salad
or macaroni salad.
-Green salad.
-I love green salad.
Green salad would be great,
thank you.
You know, Buck,
I wanna tell you,
the way you've
orchestrated this farm,
I mean, the motif,
it's illuminating.
The what?
-The motif.
-Oh.
It's, uh, it's illuminating.
Is it?
Absolutely.
[chair scrapes floor]
I love it.
Glad you like it.
-Did IDid I say something?
-No, no, no, no.
[snoring lightly]
[grunting in distance]
[grunting continues]
[cat meows]
[grunting continues]
[grunting continues]
Good Lord.
Hi.
[g*nsh*t]
That's Jenny.
She's deciding
if she's gonna change
the course of her life.
You know, your--
your granddaughter's
she's really talented.
Yeah, I know that.
That's why she's gonna
take over the farm.
You do anything to hurt her,
and I will hunt you down
and I'll cut you like
a 10-pointer.
Great. Okay, well
Please thank Marge
for the hospitality,
and I hope y'all have
a beautiful Thanksgiving.
-[door shuts]
-Yeah.
RADIO ANNOUNCER:
We're on the hunt for some
local talent here,
ladies and gents.
No, I'm not talking football,
I'm talking open mic.
T.T. style, all right?
Love to have all you musicians
out there, old and new.
[rattling, radio announcer
continues indistinctly]
So, you know that guy
the other day?
BUCK: Roy Rogers.
["Silent Night"
playing on radio]
Uh, Billy, yeah, um
He's a smart
businessman and
honestly, an artist.
Oh, hell,
that guy's no artist.
He moves too fast
to experience anything.
You give me that rag
over there, would ya?
Yeah, I'm just saying that
it might be a viable option,
and maybe we need
to be more open-minded.
Uh-huh.
Well, I think we just keep
doing what we're doing.
Okay, Chuck,
you're all fixed up, boy.
Look, what the heck you
burning in there?
[laughs]
Never mind.
Anyway, you got
creosote buildup all over.
It's got a ton of it.
I'm gonna get a brush,
I'll come back and clean her
up for ya, all right?
Oh, no, no, no.
You keep your pennies, son.
Keep 'em.
CHUCK: Thanks, Buck.
BUCK: You know,
there's right and wrong ways
to make money, Jenny.
[indistinct conversations]
RADIO ANNOUNCER:
Well, folks, the Packers
will host
for a post-season this year.
All the bets
will be decided today.
And while there's still snow
on the frozen tundra
Hey! You're back!
How was your Christmas?
Not bad--how's making music
with Billy going?
Uh, it's fine.
So, um, where you gonna watch
the game on Sunday?
It depends. There's been
a lot more around here
to do lately.
RADIO ANNOUNCER: Welcome back
to "Telephone Time,"
sponsored by Gary's Rugs.
You'll always find Gary's
-BUCK: Here we go, come on.
laying down on the job.
-BUCK: Granny, come on!
-JENNY: Come on!
-MARGARET: I'm coming.
-JENNY: We're in a rush!
ANNOUNCER: This is it
for the Packers to stay alive.
The kick is up,
and it is good!
-JENNY: Yes! Yes! Yes!
-[crowd cheering on TV]
-Yeah! Oh, huh?
-Yes!
And the Packers are
in the NFC playoffs
for the first time since 1982.
-There we go.
-Yes, yes. Whoo!
-[telephone ringing]
-Man, what a--bah!
-What a special feeling.
-I gotta tell ya, folks
-Whoo!
Hello.
Oh, well,
just a minute, please.
well, that would be
a colossal understatement,
but this year,
I'll tell you something
-Hello?
-renewed hope in Green Bay.
[TV shuts off]
Uh, hey, uh
Yeah.
Uh [chuckles]
That--that--that would be
awesome, yes.
[chuckles] Yeah, yeah, I will
be there, thank you so much.
-Thank you so much.
-[receiver clatters]
[muffled voice] Oh, my God.
What do you think?
How about I write an album
about city love and
You guys can come with me
and
We can take fancy people
in fancy furs
down the streets
during Christmas.
How's that sound?
What is going on with her?
[sighs]
Well, you're no help,
you're egging her on,
you know.
Well, just because I don't
necessarily agree with you
doesn't mean I'm against you.
Oh, it's like I'm losing
Caroline all over again.
[sighs]
You know, it's funny,
how you think that only
happened to you.
Buck, you lost her
way before the accident,
and you're going to do
the same thing with Jenny
if you don't get your sh*t
together, you old codfish!
[footsteps depart]
[door slams]
PASTOR:
Let us pass the peace.
[lowered voice]
I heard about the things.
What things?
With Jerry, you know.
He told the coffee guys
down at Chewies,
something about a tie.
It was no tie.
I clearly won that round.
[laughs]
Look, if you guys need help
[indistinct conversations]
We're fine.
-PASTOR: Okay.
-All right?
Okay.
But I mean it, though,
and Mrs. Marge
will be cooped up with
choir practice all afternoon,
and Coonie's got a spot for me
down at Wally's place.
Why don't you two play hooky
and go tailgate my spot?
-Tell 'em drinks are on me.
-Come on, Buck.
Fields are stripped.
Let's take a break.
Take a break, things break.
Rest is a commandment, Buck.
ANNOUNCER: [on TV] Three games
away from the Super Bowl,
fans are tailgating
and watching the game
on the big screen TV.
-[fans chanting "Go, Pack!"
Well, the Packers defense
obviously gets the huge boost,
LeRoy Butler arguably
the premier defensive lineman
in the league, a certifiable
Hall of Famer of the future
Ice cold Porkslap in a bottle.
And a bargain at only $6.
I'd go easy
on the bargains, Wally.
JENNY: I gotta pee.
-Oh, fancy, they have heaters.
-Should we tell her
that steam's not coming
from any heater?
-No.
-You, uh, might wanna let
that one chill
for a little bit.
[laughs]
[laughter]
[Indistinct shouting]
[cheering]
ANNOUNCER: This blessed
season for Green Bay
has come down to this.
Packers on the drive, down 3.
I tell ya something, folks.
It doesn't get
much better than this.
This blessed season
for Green Bay
has come down to this.
Scrambles to his left,
buying time.
-[cheering]
-Come on!
Now he rainbows
deep down
the right sideline.
He's got Sterling Sharpe
in the end zone!
Touchdown!
The Packers have the lead.
A 40-yard bob,
Sharpe's third touchdown
of the day!
The Packers win!
The Packers win!
I gotta tell ya something,
folks.
This team is special.
There's something mystical
happening.
The stars appear to be aligned
for this squad
and the run they are on.
[chanting]
Go Packs, go Packs, go Packs!
We are cool about her, uh,
her opportunity.
What?
Jenny.
Jenny?
With that guy Bill.
Goadie says she has this
big meeting with his people.
She's going places, dude.
-Go, Pack, Go, Pack!
-[crowd] Go, Pack! Go, Pack!
GOADIE: So he was standing
there, with his mouth
hanging open
like a lake trout,
and I said, if they don't
have it, I don't need it.
[laughs]
GOADIE: Hey, you better gat
that ladder down
before it snows.
Oh, Muffles is gonna
freeze out here.
Oh, why don't you
corral the furball?
I'll get the ladder.
Oh.
Chicken crap.
[sighs] Well
GOEDIE: Muffles!
[cat meows]
Aah!
Sorry, sorry.
Sorry, sor--Jenny, Jenny.
-You gotta go.
-WALLY: Where's Buck?
-What?
-WALLY: You've gotta go.
[monitor beeping steadily]
So, Margaret has suffered
a severe head trauma.
We're monitoring her brain
for swelling
and internal bleeding,
but it's too early to know
much more right now.
I can't do this without you,
Margaret.
Come on.
[groaning]
[sighs deeply]
Why don't you
why don't you go do
the chores?
[steady beeping continues]
[sighs]
[rustling]
[switch clicks]
[bird cawing]
[cow moos]
[mooing continues]
[sighs]
Any news?
No.
-Is she okay?
-I don't know.
Pastor's wife dropped off
her lasagna last night.
Hmm.
Fridge can't even fit
any more casseroles.
I saw Buck loading
a wheelbarrow with something
out to feed Ditka
this morning.
Maybe I should check on him.
[snorting]
[barn door rolls open]
Hey.
At least Ditka
get some treats, huh?
[pigs snorting]
Are you gonna go
to the hospital this evening?
Why didn't you tell me?
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about
what Wally had to tell me,
which is your big meeting
in the city.
It's a short trip.
And I gotta try, I mean,
even if the Packers win,
we can use the money.
What about your grandma?
She would want me to go.
-Would she?
-She would.
Huh. Well, you seem pretty
sure of a lot of things.
It's called hope--something
I think we all could use
a little bit of right now.
Oh, you know what it sounds
like from where I'm standing?
It sounds like ambition to me.
You know, I've seen it
a million times.
You go chasing
your hopes and your dreams,
you go looking for that thing
that's gonna fill
the emptiness inside of you.
And pretty soon, you lose
all sense of rightness
and goodness.
And you forget who you are,
where you came from,
what you believe in.
And the worst part,
if you remember
and you can't make it back.
That's who we are, Jenny.
That's where we come from
and where it ends up.
And there is nothing
worth the cost,
losing everything
that's wild and free,
especially our farm.
It's your farm.
It's yours, too.
You know that
no one cares about
our little slice of nothing
in the middle of nowhere.
I do.
[dirt falls to ground]
I don't know why
we keep doing this!
BUCK:
Because it's the right thing!
You can't see that,
get the hell out.
And leave the keys
to the truck, I need it.
JENNY:
It all goes back to the earth.
So, I do not desire
pride of excess or power
but the contentments
made by men who've had little.
I lack the peace
of simple things.
I am never wholly in place.
I find no peace
or grace.
[grunting]
[sighs]
[exhales deeply]
[paper rustling]
ANNOUNCER: [on TV] Welcome,
folks, to the big show,
home of the world champion
and top seed, Dallas Cowboys,
against the young
Green Bay Packers,
who feel like
they bring destiny
to this NFC Divisional
[exhales deeply]
BUCK: I know, I know.
You're busy and everything,
I guess.
I know folks got problems.
I know that.
On the off chance
you're not doing anything,
just kind of maybe pitch in
and help a little?
[birds squawking]
It's so pretty, isn't it?
I know you like it, too.
You must.
I don't want to lose that.
I don't wanna lose them,
you know?
I just need your help,
I think.
ANNOUNCER: We're getting
set to kick off here shortly.
[crowd cheering]
[guitar strumming]
MAN: All right, here we go.
[speaks indistinctly]
These same rounds of rain
We go back to
[guitar continues playing]
Looking for answers
Can't find my way
in the dark
[knock on door]
WOMAN: Hold on one sec.
Bet you're Jenny.
Glad you could make it.
Hi. Hello.
-[door closes]
-That EP of yours is great.
Heard you recorded it
in a barn?
[exhales deeply]
Yes, thank you.
Um, yeah, I mean,
I'm no engineer. This
This all looks like
a spaceship to me but--
-Jenny, Jenny, hi.
-Oh.
Guysthis is Jenny.
This is Rick, Stevie.
-What'd I tell ya?
-Honor to be here.
[sighs] How's the farm?
Um
Uh, it's--it's been
a crazy week, yeah.
My gran--
Our Grand Marge is a--
Margaret,
an absolute sweetheart.
How she doing?
-Um, she had a fall, so--
-Oh, no, I'm sorry.
-Yeah.
-It's a wild place up there.
Lousy place to get hurt,
that's for sure.
Um
just, I'm really happy
you're here.
All right.
RICK: So, Jenny, we wanna
show you something.
Uh, well, okay, um
So, me and Billy were talking,
and he's so inspired
by your work,
we were thinking,
well, listen.
BILLY: All things grow
In the rainbow glow
Though the wild wind blows
Um, what is this?
-All things go
-[tape stops]
Wellwhat do you think?
Jenny, I wanna--
I wanna use your music.
You--you have--
you have such--
such an authentic voice
and your writing,
as a lyricist.
And I think if I combine that
with where I'm at right now,
my performance
and my following, I mean,
it could be expl*sive, really.
Oh.
RICK: It's a huge opportunity,
especially with
an up-and-comer like Billy.
I mean, what do you think?
I mean, you didn't even--
you didn't even ask.
[sniffles] Um
Surprise.
I think it might be
too precious.
What is? What's too precious?
All of it.
My, uh [sniffles]
My
family, my music, the farm.
[sniffles, exhales deeply]
RICK: I mean,
we've put tons of thought
and energy into this.
I mean, you're just some
nobody from the middle
of nowhere.
-Nowhere, yeah.
Yeah.
It's somewhere to us.
Jenny.
Jenny.
Sit--Sit down for a minute.
I'm gonna try
to catch the game.
Jenny, come on.
ANNOUNCER:
30-yard field goal attempt.
Here's the snap.
He swipes the upright,
and the Packers jump out
to an early 3-nothing lead
over the Cowboys.
Let's go!
-[engine idling, gears shift]
-AARON: Need a ride?
Huh.
Where's Skye?
I told him I wanted to come.
Well, sorry nothing
worked out for ya.
Yeah, I never should've
trusted a guy
who was staying at a lake but
too busy to fish. [sniffles]
You didn't even
tell me you were leaving.
I'm sorry.
For everything.
Oh, that's okay.
You comin' or what?
It's freezing out here.
Yeah, it is.
What's the score?
-Whoo!
-Just kicked off.
ANNOUNCER:
early in the third quarter,
and here's Favre,
drops back to throw again.
Looks to the middle. He fires.
Robert Brooks,
diving fingertip grab
for a touchdown!
-Let's go! Let's go!
-Yes! Yes!
AARON: Whoo!
still down, but not out.
And stranger things
have happened
on a Sunday afternoon
in the playoffs.
Here's Aikman,
back to throw,
lobs it over to the left side
of the end zone,
Michael Irvin,
an over the shoulder catch,
touchdown Dallas.
And the Cowboys take
a commanding 24 to 10 lead.
Field goal try for
Cowboys kicker, Eddie Murray,
and here's the kick.
[crowd shouting]
It is good from 38 yards,
extending the Dallas lead
27 to 10.
-[Jenny praying softly]
-Man, Packers will need
a minor miracle
to pull this one out.
Time winding down
on the clock.
It is 4th and 6,
and here's Favre.
Here's the snap.
Favre, in desperation mode,
looks for Sharpe.
He's hit and intercepted.
My goodness.
His prayer and the prayers
of the entire Packers nation
go unanswered.
Gosh, this one hurts.
They fought hard
but just came up
a little short.
Well, that'll do it,
and, folks,
what a pleasure it has been
for us to bring you
this season
on the Packers Radio Network.
What a year it's been,
but this is just the start.
Can't wait till next year.
[mooing]
[muffled] Buck, Buck,
would you talk to me?
Please?
There's other things
that we can do.
You know, I, um
[sighs deeply] I'm sorry.
[sniffles] I'm sorry.
[sighs deeply]
[softly] Grandpa.
[cows mooing]
[alarm clock beeping]
[birds chirping]
[beeping continues]
[mooing]
[breathing heavily]
Buck!
[sighs]
Morning, you sleepyhead.
[sniffles]
I was wondering when
you'd wake up. [chuckles]
-[monitor beeping]
-[door closes]
Scottie.
What are you doing here?
Uh, just bringing
my girlfriend some flowers.
Mm! [chuckles]
[sighs deeply]
Do you think that God cares
about all the things
that we try to do?
Like
Just normal things.
Like--Like the Packers?
Yeah. [chuckles]
Well, maybe not more
than the Bears,
as much as it's
paining me to say that, but
Uh, I--
I-I know I'm always joking
about, you know,
you and Buck on the farm,
but there's a holiness
about how you guys
care for things.
RADIO ANNOUNCER:
All right, we're gonna be
opening back up the lines
for a special guest
as we lick our wounds
from this past season.
I'm talking open mic,
"T.T." style,
ladies and gentlemen.
We'd love to have all
you musicians out there,
old and new,
bring in your skills.
What do you got to say?
"Telephone Time" is your time,
I'm not lying.
Of course.
Hey, Buck.
Hi, um,
this is Jenny Strom.
BUCK: Keep going. Oh, whoa.
[chains rattling]
-Hey.
-Not a word, Jerry.
Okay, boy, yep.
Let's go. [clicks tongue]
Yeah.
Yeah, Get up.
[whistles] Up.
[clicking tongue]
Come on.
Good boy, good boy.
Whoa. Whoa.
[engine idling]
[chains rattling]
JENNY: I'm convinced
the world's maintained
by the quiet work
of unnoticed,
faithful people who choose
to do the right thing.
I think the world's
full of 'em.
But the right thing mostly
never makes a lot of money
or wins the trophy.
In real life
miracles don't always
arrive on time.
Good guy doesn't always win.
And
you don't always get
to keep your farm.
And that's okay.
But my grandpa,
though he knows
nothing about music,
taught me harmony,
balance, and cost,
from owls and cows and mice
and swallows in the rafters,
even the Packers
and the Bears,
how it all works together.
[clears throat]
Um, should I
should I start playing?
Yeah, you know,
we've actually been rolling,
so whenever you're ready.
Okay.
[piano playing]
The stories lived
In the barns we build
Or did life fade out
Through the windowsills?
When the voices fade
When the morning breaks
Even when we lose
And easily begin
Will they remind
Me
Remind
Me
Will they remind
Me
How I was helped
All along
[piano continues playing]
[birds squawking]
They remind
Me
Remind
Me
They remind
Me
How I was helped
All along
All along
How I was helped
All along
[music ends]
[sniffles] Well, folks, I, uh,
think we all have
a little bit of wind
in our eyes, here,
so, uh, yeah.
Good.
Well, uh, hey,
I think Margaret
would want us to say grace.
[Jenny sighs]
Um
Yeah.
Lord, please,
take care of Margaret
and bring her back home.
And, uh, you know
Thank you.
Amen.
JENNY: Amen.
[sighs]
[utensils clanking]
[crunching]
[vehicle approaching]
[engine revving]
Jerry?
I don't know.
I don't know
how this works.
-I'll go check.
-Yeah.
[g*nsh*t, crackling]
[birds squawking]
You played beautifully,
Jenny.
Just like your mother.
I'm proud of you.
Who's gonna fix it?
Oh, hell,
that's Jerry's problem now.
[door closes]
[scoffs]
[vehicle approaching]
MAN: Hey, I heard you
on "T.T." this morning.
Thought this could help.
-Go, Pack.
-Thank you.
Buck. [panting]
Look.
[both gasp]
[vehicle approaches]
[horn honks]
JENNY:
We hold the hands
That hold our road
We reap the seeds
That we have sown
We blow the way
The wind has blown
We are the flowers that
Heard you on the radio.
I hope this helps you out.
Go, Packers.
but not alone
We are the balm
I hope this helps.
JENNY:
Thank you so much.
MAN: Go, Packs!
JENNY: I don't know if God
loves the Green Bay Packers.
But it felt like He dressed
in green and gold that day.
And for a moment,
it seemed
our whole world joined
a communal sense of awe
to smell the richness
of the soil
and hear the whispered name
of every living thing.
It's never what you
think initially
that ends up
mattering the most.
'cause even
for a platinum record
or a big corner office,
I'd now never miss the chance
to see the tundra thaw,
the sap run,
and see spring come alive
on this little chunk of dirt.
I hope one day my children
get to run through these
wild fields, wild.
How I was not
All alone
[monitor beeping steadily]
[birds chirping]
Go, Pack.
JENNY: [softly]
One, two, three, four.
A shot in the dark
Cannot tell our destiny
Or change my course
More than the songs
that we sing
But the day
can surprise you
Like a turn in a stream
Or a neighbor who shows up
without asking
The silence
of the morning
Gives strength
for the day
And the light of that barn
How it colors the way
I see my hands
in my work
Way out there
in the world
I hear you say
Leave it a little better
I hear you say
You gotta leave it
a little better
And all I've got
Is all that I need
The gold in the field
And the green
beneath my feet
In the hands
of the earth
When I was
too broken to see
Holding the earth
Holding me together
It's never what you think
That ends up
mattering the most
And the goal is better
Than what you carry home
Whatever warm calm growing
Right outside your door
And the ledge
Was it clay
Right behind you
And all we've got
Is all that we need
The gold in the fields
And the green
beneath our feet
And the hands
that were there
Through the struggle
we'll see
Holding us up
Holding together
Holding us all
Holding together
The grace of the river
And the cleansing
of the rain
The shimmer of the weed
When the summer
starts to wane
The beauty of the earth
Is in the love
she gave for you to tend
We're not here for taking
We're here to tend
We're not here
for taking
We're here to tend
We're not here
for taking
And all we got
Is all that we need
The gold in the fields
And the green
beneath our feet
And the hands
that held us
Even when
we couldn't see
Holding us up
Holding together
Holding us up
Holding together
[song ends]
Welcome to our World! Where we serve you cookies to ensure you get the best viewing experience on our site.
Did you know that you can remove censorship board-wide, use our advanced search functions, be notified when new content is posted, join our memberships, set episodes to show in any order you want & more if you are logged into your account?
Register or sign in here: ucp.php?mode=register
Did you know that you can remove censorship board-wide, use our advanced search functions, be notified when new content is posted, join our memberships, set episodes to show in any order you want & more if you are logged into your account?
Register or sign in here: ucp.php?mode=register
Green and Gold (2025)
Moderators: Maskath3, GabrielAlejo2341, sidolanters, Maskath3, sidolanters, GabrielAlejo2341