:21:01
And make me a little garden
out in back.
:21:04
But none of it happened.
:21:10
Big Walter used to
come in some nights.
:21:12
And he'd slump down there
on that big couch.
:21:15
And he'd look at that rug
and he'd look at me.
:21:18
He'd look at that rug
and he'd look back up at me.
:21:20
And I knew he was down then.
Really down.
:21:24
When we lost that baby...
:21:27
...I thought we was going to
lose Big Walter too.
:21:30
That man grieved himself so.
:21:32
Honey, he was one man
to love his children.
:21:34
Ain't nothing can tear at you
like losing your baby.
:21:37
I think that's why that man finally
worked himself to death.
:21:41
Like he was fighting his own war...
:21:43
...with this world that took
his baby from him.
:21:47
Crazy about his children.
:21:49
God knows there was plenty
wrong with Walter Younger.
:21:52
Mean.
:21:53
Hardheaded.
:21:56
Kind of wild with women.
Plenty wrong with him.
:21:59
But he sure loved his children.
:22:01
Always wanting them to have something...
:22:03
...and to be something.
:22:05
I guess that's where Brother
gets all them notions from.
:22:11
Big Walter used to say sometimes,
and he'd get right wet in the eyes...
:22:15
...and lean his head back
with water in his eyes...
:22:18
...and he'd say:
:22:19
"Seem like God didn't see fit to give
the black man nothing but dreams.
:22:24
But he did give us children
to make them dreams seem worthwhile."
:22:29
He could talk like that,
don't you know?
:22:31
He sure could.
:22:34
He was a good man, Mr. Younger.
:22:38
Hello, everybody.
:22:40
Did you decide to come home?
:22:42
I thought your last Friday's
class was at 3:30.
:22:44
It is, but I started
my guitar lessons today.
:22:48
Your what kind of lessons?
:22:49
Guitar.
:22:51
Oh, Father!
:22:52
How come you done took it in your head
to learn to play the guitar?
:22:56
I just want to, that's all.
:22:58
Lord have mercy, child!
Don't you know what to do with yourself?