04x10 - Ring of Fire

[bunniefuu]

I love you, Penny,
but you know that already.

Was there anything else
from the other night?

Did I insult you or...

No, Hugh.

You seriously don't remember?

You're not welcome as a member

of our Country Women's
Association any longer.

-You can't kick me out.
-You betrayed us all

by allowing this abomination
to be opened.

I need you.

I need a manager.

You're perfect.

Come on.
You don't have to do this.

-What?
-I'm taking you home.

Ajax, put me down!

WOMAN: You let her go!
Get off her!

Hayles, it's me or the pole.

Oh, Ajax, grow up.

Everyone can see
what's going on.

This little codependent game
that you two play --

I ain't letting it happen
anymore.

You're my wife.

Don't tell me you're leaving me.

The head office wants to see me
in Melbourne.

-Why?
-I don't know.

I'll be gone a few days, though.

What did I say the other night?

You told me you loved me.

Right.

-Did you mean it?
-[ Horn blares ]

-sh*t.
-[ Tires screech, crash ]

Penny?

Penny?

Yes, ambulance!

Yes, it's urgent!

Langford slip road,
half a K past the new bridge.

Possible casualties.

Please, please.
Can you please call my sister?

Because my sister's gonna be
going like, "Where's Jackie?"

It's okay.
It's okay.

-I'm a doctor!
-Oh! I don't know what to do!

I didn't know
if I should move them.

-PENNY: It's okay.
-[ Coughing ]

Hey. Can you wiggle
your fingers and toes?

[ Child crying ]

Good. Good.
Come on.

Come on back.

Hey, mate. Hey.

Is that arm hurting you?
Is it, mate?

Out you go.
Go and get back!

-WOMAN: Yeah. Come on!
-Get back!

Hey.

PENNY: [ Grunting ]

Hey.
What's your name?

[ Coughs ] Evan.

Let's get you out of here.
Come on.

Let's go.

Evan!

-That's it.
-Evan!

Here you are.
Come on.

All right.
Come on.

-Let's go.
-[ Child crying ]

-[ Coughing ]
-It's all right.

-It's all right.
-[ Sirens wailing in distance ]

Okay.
It's all right, mate.

You're all right.

[ Breathes sharply ]
Okay.

Evan's got significant chest
bruising, shallow breathing.

He needs oxygen.

Penny. Penny.

Oh, sh*t.
Come on.

It's okay.
Ambos have got it.

It's okay. Hey.

Hey.

sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

Penny? Penny?

So, we're gonna put Evan
on a care flight to Sydney.

You're gonna go with him.
Okay?

Don't worry.
It's just for observation.

Leah's gonna take you
through it.

PENNY: Hugh.

Don't worry.
They're okay.

They're okay.

[ Mid-tempo instrumental music
plays ]

No, I'm all right.

-I don't want anybody worrying.
-Get up. All right?

Just gonna find myself
a nice spot in the sun,

and I'll be fine.

Matt, we should probably see
about opening up the brewery.

-Yeah. Right.
-Helen.

Oh, how lovely of you to visit.

I was just thinking about you.

Matt, where are you going?

The children very anxious
while I was in hospital.

Rod Eagle is applying
for a 24-hour license

for his...establishment.

Is he?
I wouldn't know.

I've been unwell.

And since you're the one
I hold responsible

for bringing the, um...

Pretty Titty.

...and all its wretched
sleaziness to Whyhope,

I'm asking that, as mayor,
you would do the honorable thing

and sign our petition
to have the...

Pretty Titty.

...close down permanently.

I'm in.
Where do I sign?

HELEN:
A last chance, Meryl.

Repair this great wrong

or be the woman
who destroyed everything

that is fine and decent
in our town.

She's got a good point, Mum.

She looks so calm and peaceful

-when she's asleep.
-Mm.

It's hard to believe
it's really her.

-Hi, there.
-[ Softly ] Hey.

So, how are you feeling?

You cracked a rib,
but, otherwise, all good.

Little bit of bed rest,
and you'll be break-dancing

-before you know it.
-Hugh.

Yeah?

Can you just piss off?

HUGH: Uh...

Okay.

I don't want it to be like this.

I don't want a divorce.

Neither do I, but look at us.

We have to make some changes.

Well, you know the change
I want you to make.

What? My job?

Well, that's not happening.

[ Sighs ]

You got upset with Meryl,

and now we are raising
our child in a paddock.

And then you barge into my work

and embarrass me
in front of everyone.

Yeah, I hate you working there.

If you could just stop and think
about your choices sometimes

and not just fly off the handle.

This is my choice, Hayles.

And I have thought about it.

I'm just gonna go and see
those kids from the accident.

Then you can do my discharge.

I'm not sure you're ready
for that.

Oh, I'm more than ready.

Oh, okay.

Okay. I get it.

This is about
what we were saying

before the accident
the other night.

If you can remember.

Okay. Look.
I'm confused.

Are you angry that I said
I loved you the first time

or angry that I didn't say
I loved you the second time?

I'm not angry.

I'm just alive to the fact
that no sooner had you said it,

that you'd forgotten
you said it at all.

-Well, I haven't forgotten.
-Words. Just words.

[ Pops lips ]

Okay. All right.
Back to bed.

Hi, kids. Hi!

-Hey.
-Hey!

Do you remember me?

I'm Dr. Cartwright.

Dr. Cartwright likes to come
to work in her jammies.

-[ Children laugh ]
-Isn't she a silly old goose?

[ Laughs ]

Dr. Knight has been so naughty

that I'm giving him a time-out
that lasts forever.

[ Children laugh ]

Okay. Okay.

Dr. Knight better princess carry
Dr. Cartwright back to her bed.

[ Children laugh ]

And maybe a spanking.

I was practically arm-wrestled
by the CWA

to sign that petition
this morning.

Smart move, Meryl.

Do you think so?

As my dear old mother
used to say,

"Never let your right hand know
what your left hand's doing."

And she opened a can of beer
with her teeth.

Keep the wowsers sweet.

Then you and I work the numbers
on council

to get my extension approved.

I don't want
your extension approved.

-[ Scoffs ]
-[ Plate clatters ]

Thanks to you, I've become
a pariah in my own town.

When's that ever bothered you?

Having seen the creeps
your place attracts.

ROD:
Here's the thing, Meryl.

I've been waiting my whole life

to get into the
adult-entertainment industry,

and now it's within my grasp,
I am not letting go.

Well, thankfully, council
will have the final say.

You're the mayor.

I made you the mayor,
and I can take it away again.

[ Snaps fingers ]
Just like that.

See what I'm saying?

You...play...nice.

Now, if, uh,
you don't want that...

Any pain here?

Mnh-mnh.

HUGH: What about here?

Okay.

What are you doing?

Checking for scapular injury.

[ Breathes deeply ]

If you want to get out of here,

if you want to go home,
I have to do this.

Where's Penny?
Is she all right?

-I want to see her.
-Dr. Knight is with her

at the moment
in a purely medical role.

Just show me where she is.

Jarrod! No! S-Sorry.

You can't just go in there.

I want to see her now.

No!

Penny.

You all right?

Uh, just a little bruising
and a cracked rib.

-What happened?
-Mm.

Well, the cops think the other
driver fell asleep at the wheel,

swerved to the wrong side
of the road.

Really nothing
Penny could have done about it.

Anyway, she's good to go.

Can you go home
and get me some clothes?

I really want
to get out of here.

Sure.

The head office have offered me
a job in Broome.

The manager there has left,

and they want me to start
as soon as possible.

Monday.

-That's great.
-Mm.

[ Chuckles ]
Well done.

So you need to start thinking
about when you can join me.

-Jarrod.
-Meryl.

The whole town is up in arms

because of Rod Eagle's
girly bar.

Uh-huh.

Now, most of the outrage
is directed at me,

but my greater concern
is what impact

it has on you
and your workforce.

I'm not really sure
it's my problem, Meryl.

Well, I rather think
that it is your problem.

The whole reason
the bar is there

is because Whyhope Mining has
Rod Eagle's vote on council.

-Mm-hmm.
-Now, if he's sh*t down,

I'm afraid you'll say goodbye
to his support.

That's my successor's problem.

I've got a new job.

Penny and I are leaving town.

Are you?

-Thanks.
-WOMAN: Mm-hmm.

Okay. Thanks.

Bar's not gonna close anyway,
Meryl.

You think the bar's
a permanent fixture?

Yeah, as long as there's
5,000 miners in town.

-WOMAN: Your change.
-JARROD: I like you, Meryl,

but Penny's my wife,
and I am not gonna leave her

around your son
any longer than necessary.

Can you tell me what you were
thinking when you got me this?

I was being considerate
about your busted rib.

Okay.

Well, I want to check in
on the kids from the accident.

-Then we can go home.
-Mm-hmm.

Have you given any more thought

about quitting your job
and moving to Broome with me?

-On Monday?
-Mm-hmm.

No. I can't just up and leave
everyone in the lurch.

I have patients here
that I've had for years.

Isn't that what locums are for?

Yes, but I'm not
just the doctor here --

I'm the administrator.

There's so much I would need
to do before I could leave.

They'll find someone else.

That's their job.

You're not irreplaceable.

I mean, your time here
has run its course.

You know that.

You always do this.

What do I always do?

You turn things inside out
trying to find a reason

not to do something
that's right for you

when you should just be
committing and jumping in.

Okay.

Well, I'll think about it.

Don't think about it.

Just do it.

Okay.

I'll lodge a request with
the agency to find a locum.

I'm in.

Good decision.

I'm being spontaneous.

Good.
How's it feel?

Horrible.

I don't know who I am.

You're gonna be fine.

I'll join you as soon as I can,

but I'm not leaving here
until I find a replacement.

-Mm-hmm.
-Okay?

You do what you need to do here,
and I'll come pick you up

-in an hour, okay?
-Hey.

We're gonna go home.

We're gonna make plans.

[ Laughing ] Okay.

[ Door opens, closes ]

And let us be mindful always
that those same bright stars

light up our path
to righteousness

as we ask his blessing to put
a good shift in for the punters.

Amen.

TOGETHER: Amen.

CHERRY: [ Crying ]

Cherry, is everything all right?

Sorry, Hayles.

Just, bastard's not coughing up
his child support.

Selfish prick.

Men can be thoughtless.

[ Scoffs ] Yeah,
but you're so lucky, Hayles.

I mean, you said Ajax has
never even stolen a car.

No.

He's cheated on you, right?

Don't tell me he cooks.

Two-minute noodles and popcorn.

-[ Sighs ]
-sh*t, Hayles.

He's a keeper.

Yeah, but don't
let that fool you.

Once a prick, always a prick.

That's it.

Come on, kids.
We're going.

Who are you again?

Some guy you met on an app.

What are the chances?

Hey.

Can you guys take care
of the kids for me?

-Uh, something wrong?
-Yeah.

Look, Hayley's outgrown me.

-No, she hasn't.
-AJAX: Yes, she has.

Every time we argue and stuff,
she's just, like,

so fast on her feet
with the comebacks and stuff.

-Well, it's a skill.
-AJAX: Yeah.

She's coming at me with,
like, words,

and I'm just like,
"Blah, blah, blah, blah."

Okay. I'm gonna stop you
right there, Ajax.

That's, like, every guy
who ever lived.

Well, I'm gonna do
something about it,

so if you can look after
the kids, that's gonna be great.

Well, you know
I'm rubbish with kids.

[ Laughs ] Yeah,
the schoolteacher. Right.

So, yeah? Thanks.

Hi, kids.

[ Chuckles ]

No.
This is unacceptable.

You'll leave the hospital
mired in crisis.

How do you expect us to find
a replacement for you by...

Monday, I think it is.

-[ Whimpers ]
-I understand

this won't be easy for you,

but I'm asking you as my friends

to support me
in this next chapter of my life.

Sometimes in life,
things go beyond

mere personal convenience.

And sometimes you can
only do what is right for you

in that particular moment.

I've lodged a request
for a locum.

-KEN: [ Sighs ]
-And I'm doing whatever I can

-to source my replacement.
-KEN: No.

I refuse to be dragged along

on this roller-coaster ride
of the emotions.

Leave. Go.
Is it on? Is it off?

Who's sleeping with who?

It's like one
of those wildlife documentaries.

No sooner do you invest
in some cute little mite,

then something big comes along
and eats it.

That went well.

There we go.

So, I'm going home now,

so I want you to take
extra-special care

in looking after yourselves,
okay?

You promise?
Promise?

Good girl.

And, Phoenix,
you remind Dr. Knight

to keep a close eye on this arm.

All right?

Good boy.

Okay. Bye-bye.

-Bye.
-Bye.

[ Laughs ]

It's funny, isn't it?

What? What's funny?

Just...

...the Penny Cartwright
that I know doesn't just marry

some bloke after 2 days' notice,
toss everything aside,

and then bail to the other side
of the country.

Is that your final word?

Hopefully.

Oh, other than...

Overalls really aren't
your thing, are they?

-Still no sign of Ajax.
-Mm.

Must be out
on the razzle-dazzle somewhere.

They could have been ours
in another life.

I'm good with what it is.

I want everything to be
different to how it was before.

That can be arranged.

I mean the two of us
figuring out what we plan

on doing with, like,
the whole rest of our lives.

sh*t.

I don't want something this good
to end up being just...whatever.

[ Eliza laughs ]

You all right, Mum?

Mm.
Thanks for asking.

I fear I'm losing my touch.

[ Scoffs ] Hardly.

I'm reviled
in the town that I love.

My friends shun me
in the street.

And apparently
I'm turning Whyhope

into the red-light district
of the Central West.

Seriously?

But the thing I worry about most
is you.

You're unsettled.

'Cause Whyhope is limited
in what it has to offer

someone with your talent.

Yes, well, it's a little
more complicated than that.

Well, whatever the reason,
you've wasted opportunities,

and you've let
your destiny stand idle.

You know, I have had
responsibilities.

MERYL: I know.

So I'm willing to do what I did
with your firstborn.

I'll raise Eliza in your absence

so you're free
to pursue your career.

We're Knights.

We refuse to let circumstances
define us.

We come back twice as hard.

Why do you think in the SES
we tell people

that they need a survival plan
in a bushfire?

Why?

Because when you're in
the middle of a ring of fire...

...you're unable to devise
a coherent plan of action.

I'm not surprised.

It's all about motor function.

It's just...

I duck my head.

That branch doesn't hit me.

Raise my arm up here, and those
embers don't get in my face.

It's all about
being in the here and the now,

not in 5 minutes' time.

Adrenaline doesn't kick in,

you won't be around
in 5 minutes' time anyway.

So, right now, with...

...Hugh, you know...

...and your history...

you are right in the middle
of this ring of fire.

You're trying to find a way out.

I'm the one
with the survival plan.

I know you are.

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Yawns ]

Tell me if this is weird, but
I may never wear clothes again.

Mm. I'd be happy enough
if I never had to wear shoes.

[ Sighs ]

-WOMAN: There you go.
-Thanks, babe.

-WOMAN: No worries.
-Hey.

-Hey.
-How you doing?

[ Chuckles ]
Aren't you two divorced yet?

-I'm not sure.
-I don't know.

-Are we?
-Are we?

Hurry up and make a decision.

I have. Feels good.

Are we divorced?

We both signed something.

What are you doing?

Shoes on the table -- bad luck.
Portuguese folklore.

I recommend that you join me.

With your permission,

I am committing us
to adventure without shoes.

-Barefoot adventure?
-Without shoes.

I'll research beers.

You can pen sci-fi erotica.

And where are
we doing this exactly?

Anywhere we want to go
that isn't Whyhope.

You've never wanted to travel.

I know, but you always have.

And you need to.

You're right.

I am a man of possibilities.

And what about the brewery?

Well, it'll still be here
when we get back.

Let's call it
our post-divorce honeymoon.

KEN:
But we still need a locum.

Well, there can't be nobody.

No responses.

Nobody wants to come
and work with us.

Must have heard
we're staffed by people

with no concept of loyalty.

-Dr. Knight?
-Well...

[ Crying ]

Hey, little mate.

You feeling okay?

Do you mind if I take
a look at this arm?

He's missing our mum.

Yeah, 'course you are.

His swelling's serious.

-Is this hurting?
-[ Groaning ]

Could be ACS.

Okay.
We're gonna prep for surgery.

Yep.

That's very good.

I thought you might want to know

I had to perform
an emergency fasciotomy

to relieve pressure
off the arteries.

Compartment syndrome?

He could have lost his arm.

Was anyone monitoring
the swelling?

Didn't anybody say
that he was in pain?

Yeah.
He was being monitored.

That's how we saved the arm.

I'm sorry.

That was unnecessary.

I know.
You're invested in these kids.

I get it.

So, um, departure plans
all going to plan?

Yes. As soon
as we've found my replacement.

Uh...about that.

-Position's been filled.
-Hmm?

I told Ken that I'm prepared
to sign a 3-year contract

to become
hospital administrator.

What?

I thought long and hard
about it.

My roots are here.
My family's here.

I have a child to raise.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

That's so like you.

[ Chuckles ] Sorry.
How am I the bad guy here?

I'm the one who's stepping up.
You're the one who's quitting.

So this is some kind
of guilt-trip exercise

to stop me from leaving.

No, but if you're feeling guilty
about going,

maybe you need to think
about your life choices.

Oh, my gosh!

Oh, my God.

He's doing it deliberately.

-BETTY: What?
-Taking the moral high ground!

How does that make me look?!

Okay. Is it possible that
Hugh's deciding to stay on here

for all the right reasons?

Okay. Probably not.

He's being manipulative,
like always.

BETTY: And you're angry
because you feel like

he's challenging the fact that
you really do want to leave?

Yeah, of course he is.

So if you got down
on bended knee

and he begged you to stay,
you'd still choose to go?

Yes.

Wow.

Okay. Then that is
exactly what you need to do.

I know.

Because he is
never gonna change.

Correct. So you need to cut the
thread that has tied you to Hugh

all this time
finally and irrevocably.

-Yes.
-And make a lifetime commitment

to the husband that you love.

Yes.

But not knowing what
you're getting from Hugh

kind of means you know
exactly what you're getting.

I thought we'd just agreed
you were cutting the thread?

Yeah, we had.
I'm just clarifying.

Decision's made, Penny.
No backsliding.

[ Sighs ]

[ Indistinct conversations,
dance music plays ]

MAN: Whoo!

-Meryl?
-I'm not here to judge you.

But you working here,
I'm concerned for you.

I'm surviving perfectly well.
Thank you.

For now, yes.

I know you see this as a place
for fine young women

to choose and celebrate their
physical grace and athleticism.

Yes.

MERYL: And I'm sure
they're lovely girls.

-Yes.
-But a business

with a 24-hour license --
You know what that means?

Yes.

No. What?

Special arrangements
after midnight,

additional services.

Rod didn't mention?

No.

Oh, he's probably trying
to ease you into it. Mm.

Still, if you're comfortable
with that, I'll say no more.

Meryl.

Is Ajax all right?

Um, as far as I know.

Mm, did he stay at the homestead
last night?

Maybe -- Maybe he was at Matt's.

Not to my knowledge.

* Yeah,
riding through the fire *

* Here's something, now *

* Keep it, keep it going now *

[ Brett speaking indistinctly ]

HAYLEY: Hey! Brett!

No, no, no, no. You take
that back. Take that back.

I would like you to put that
in your wallet and leave.

[ Brett groans ]

This is not the kind of club
that you think it is.

There are
no additional services.

And as long as I'm in charge,
there won't be any.

BRETT: Whatever.

Yes, but think what would have
happened to our reputation

if I let him get away
with doing that.

CHERRY:
There was 10 different ways

I could have spent that money,

and none of them were for me.

Leave it.
She's not worth it.

[ Gasps ] Please don't
let this come between us.

We've become such good pals.

We were
before you started pushing

all that holier-than-thou crap.

You know what, lady?
You're no better than us

just because
you keep your kit on.

I know I'm not.

But do you really want to earn
your money like that?

[ Cherry scoffs ]

[ Down-tempo music plays ]

[ Sirens wailing ]

[ Horn blares ]

[ Man shouting indistinctly ]

-MAN
-MAN

-How's it look?
-WOMAN: All right, Mum.

-HELEN: [ Chuckles ]
-MAN

-A little slack. Come on, now.
-MAN

[ Men shouting indistinctly ]

Good riddance, I say.

[ Siren chirping,
radio chatter ]

ROD:
What do you say, Meryl?

Was she just too rare an angel
to survive this ugly world?

Maybe it's for the best.

Ajax.

Oh! Ohh!

Where have you been?
I've been so worried.

No, I'm good.
I'm really good.

Fire's really made
a mess of that place.

Ajax, come with me.

-[ Slurping ]
-HAYLEY: Ajax...

swear to me
that you had nothing to do

with setting fire
to the Pretty Titty.

Hayles, this is a menu.

Swear.

Tell me, what were you
doing here in the first place?

And where have you been
all this time?

Been hanging out with Jim.

He always said
if I needed to talk, I could.

But Jim's...

Not on the farm, he's not.

He's everywhere you look.

Well, what did he say?

He said the only thing I ought
to be is a farmer and a dad.

Everyone laughs
'cause I didn't finish school.

But I'm gonna finish school.

I'm gonna go to ag college,

devote myself to working
on the farm.

And you're absolutely certain
that you didn't set fire

to the Pretty Titty?

[ Laughs ] No.

Oh, I'm so proud of you!

It's the Parable of
the Lost Sheep,

except you were the sheep
that was lost

and now you've been found.

Well, we don't have sheep.

I'm talking big picture, Ajax.

To have lost your life's dream
for the sake of a cheese toastie

and a faulty socket.

There's a lot
we don't understand.

Where one dream dies,
another one blossoms.

Rod, you're about to collect
a handsome insurance payout.

Glen, I know you're always
keen for new opportunities.

The proposal is that you
jointly purchase

the cemetery business
and its plots from Ajax.

That all right with you, son?

Awesome.

MERYL: Of course it is.

There's money to be made
in interments,

and you're never gonna
run out of customers.

Besides, Ajax has other plans.

Ajax has his destiny.

[ Creaking ]

[ Footsteps approaching ]

So, you've just got to clear out
your desk at the clinic, right?

That won't take long.
Betty's collecting me.

Okay. Well, I, uh, rescued
your charger from the car, then.

Oh. Thank you.

Great.

Look, I've got to sign off
on a survey at the mine.

Um, then I'll head back home,
pick up the bags,

and you just head
straight to the airport.

-Sure.
-Anything we miss

will just get sent on.

So, when the accident happened,
I was on the phone to Hugh.

Why were you doing that?

He told me he loved me.

I wanted to know if he meant it.

Jesus Christ, Penny.
Why do you tell me this sh*t?

I don't want to hide anything
from you.

Well, maybe it's best
sometimes you do.

Do you want me to make
this decision for you?

What decision?

Whether we have a marriage.

-Of course we do.
-On your terms,

which involves sneaky
midnight chats with your ex.

I mean, what kind of a prick
is he, anyway?

Jarrod, I'm coming with you.

You are my survival plan.

I'm not gonna tell you
what to do, okay?

But here's your choice.

We can draw a line
under all this crap

and start afresh in W.A.,

or you can stay here in Whyhope,
same old sh*t it's always been.

There'll be a ticket
for you at the airport.

Either way, I am on that plane,
and I won't be coming back here.

It's your call.

-You don't want to help, Ken?
-I don't.

I'm registering my disapproval
at this calamitous decision.

Hugh, no.
This is not about you.

What was I gonna say?

Something sneaky and underhand

designed to feed any doubts
you think Penny might still have

-about leaving.
-Right. That'll do.

Which she doesn't, by the way.

And Jarrod's at the airport,
and quite frankly,

I don't even know
why she's still here.

Traitor.

Okay. [ Sighs ]

I need to call a taxi.

No, look. It's okay.
I'll drive you.

Oh, I don't know about that.

[ Sighs ]

No time.

I love you.

Let's go.

Did you mean it
when you said you loved me?

Or were you just drunk?

Yes, I meant it,
and, yes, I was drunk.

Why do you tell me this stuff?

Why can't you just keep it
to yourself?

Because I keep it to myself
every day,

and then, occasionally,
I get drunk,

and it just pops out.

Anyway, we said it would
never work between us.

[ Sighs ]

PENNY:
I can't spend my life with you.

Why would I want to spend
my life with you?

You're never gonna change.

No, I'm not.

Jarrod doesn't play games.

He's a down-the-line,
straightforward, honest man.

Yeah, he is.

You don't even know the meaning
of the word "dependable."

No, I don't.

You keep wanting to put me on
the spot, but what about you?

How do you feel about me?

I love you.

Right.

Good to know.

Why is it that, whatever you do,

you always leave it
to the very last minute?

Whatever you do,
it's always too late.

[ Sighs ]

* Just looking for a protector *

* God never reached out
in time *

* There's love
that is a savior *

* But that ain't no love
of mine *

* My love, it kills me slowly *

* Slowly I could die *

* And when she sleeps,
she hears the blues *

* Sees shades
of black and white *

* Run, run, run away *

* Run, run, run away *

* Got to stay cool,
you hot, hot head *

* Count to 1,000
before you sleep in bed *

* Read the news *

* Pass the time *

* Drink the juice *

* Feeling fine *

* Got to stay cool,
you hot, hot head *

* Count to 1,000
before you sleep in bed *

* Read the news *

* Pass the time *

* Drink the juice *

* Feeling fine *

* At least you're not boring *

* No one ever wants to feel
this sad *

* Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh *

* Just looking for a protector *

* God never reached out
in time *

* There's love
that is a savior *

* But that ain't no love
of mine *

* My love, it kills me slowly *

* Slowly I could die *

* And when she sleeps,
she hears the blues *

* Sees shades
of black and white *

* Just looking for a protector *

* God never reached out
in time *

* There's love
that is a savior *

* But that ain't no love
of mine *

* My love, it kills me slowly *

* Slowly I could die *

* And when she sleeps,
she hears the blues *

* Sees shades
of black and white *

[ Mid-tempo instrumental music
plays ]