Long December (2023)

[bunniefuu]

[Ticking clock sound begins]

What is it about

the end of the year,

the holidays?

You start thinking

about all these plans

that you had and these

hopes and dreams

and then you get to the end

of the year and it's like,

alright this

will be the year.

[music instrument playing]

[Gabriel Singing]

Silent night, holy night

All is calm, and all is bright

Round yon virgin,

mother and child

Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night,holy night

Son of God,

love's pure light

Radiant beams

from thy holy face,

With the dawn of

redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord at thy birth,

oh oh oh, ah, ah, oh, oh

Jesus, Lord at thy birth

[Announcement over

speakers in background]

It's not even Thanksgiving yet.

Maybe tone it down a little.

I stopped playing originals.

I know, but this

is not a gig.

You know?

It's background music, right?

Right.

Maybe some more variety.

Jingle Bells.

Got it.

Hey, can you work

Black Friday?

Should be fine.

Good, have a good

Thanksgiving.

You too Stewart.

[opens car door and gets in]

[Breathes out heavily]

[music plays in the background]

I think it's normal,

common, human to...

to have a dream, work for it,

hustle for it, bleed for it,

suffer for it even.

Hey Dennis.

Oh, hey Gabe. Oh yeah, hey Gabe,

can you spare a dollar?

Sure.

Here you go buddy.

Stay safe.

Thanks man, bless you,

Gabriel.

But I also think

it's human to...

wonder...

is it time to let the dream go?

[background music ends]

[People speaking indistinctly]

So, he's going to

New York without you?

That extra class this

semester kicked my a*s

so I'm gonna have

to stick around,

pick up some shifts.

You sure it ain't got

nothing to do with that

mother of his you love so much?

[All laughing]

Hey you said it, not me.

Mr H.

Hey, hey Johnny

on the rocks?

Yes, sir and a Guinness.

Let me know when you want to

try that Balvenie Double Wood.

You buying?

Not tonight.

[Laughing] I didn't think so.

I'll buy you one Horace,

since Gabe's such a tight a*s.

Says the man who hasn't paid

for a double in five years.

[All laughing]

You can come to our

place for Thanksgiving, Livy.

Try you some of that

deep fried turkey.

I'll be at my sister's,

but rain check on that turkey.

Man, Jackknife's

running late again.

Dude, you gotta

stop booking them.

Gabriel the

microphone's waiting.

Not tonight man.

Gabriel, play us a song.

Come on man, let's do it

Do it, come on!

Half off pints while

Gabe's on the mic!

[people cheering and clapping]

All right, all right.

Hey, the P.A. ain't gonna

quit on me this time is it?

[music instruments playing]

[people cheering]

[music instruments playing]

[singing] Oh my angel mother

help me up the hill,

I'm gonna meet the good Lord,

but I didn't write no will

'Cause all I got,

is a poor boy's legacy

I'm gonna leave to my son

Everything my daddy

left to me

Twilight I woke

Head filled with a dream

Somebody spoke and said the

past ain't what it seems

Oh my angel mother please

Tell me what to do

Well a dream fades on waking

And my life is soon

forgotten too.

[People speaking

indistinctly]

If there's only one thing

that I could sure confess

It's blaming my condition on

some other poor boy's mess

Cause all I've got is

a poor boy's legacy

I'm gonna leave to my son,

everything my daddy

left for me, left for me,

left for me, left for me

[Gabriel singing

under his breath]

[car door closes]

[Dogs barking continuously]

Hey.

Hey, he's in our room.

Oh, okay good.

Whoa, is this all one order?

No, I posted that

"Order Before Black Friday"

deal and it worked,

I mean it really worked.

Yeah, holy sh*t,

that's awesome babe.

I know, right?

Yeah, hey so sorry

I had to work.

It's fine.

He nursed at seven

and he went down fine.

Okay, good.

How was work?

It was whatever, played

a song for the same 10 people.

What's wrong with that?

Pub ain't the dream, babe.

And how was the mall?

Oh, what do you think?

[Jamie laughs]

[Making funny noises]

Where you wanna go?

Let's go to Phoenix.

[Making driving noises]

Seattle?

[Making driving noises]

[Singing and playing

the guitar]

You sure you and Beau

don't want to come with?

We can walk through the

park after the post office.

We're good, thank you though.

All right I'm gonna go by the

thrift store for the shop after.

Okay see ya.

Bye Beau.

[makes funny sounds at the baby]

[sings to baby]

Just me and you

What do you think of this song?

A holy grail, a fairy tale,

A white whale on the end

of the line

Pretty good?

Yeah?

Best thing you've ever

written dad. It's the best.

When do you gotta

let the dream

[Writing lyrics and

playing the guitar]

When do you gotta let

the dream go?

When do you gotta let

the dream go?

If I'm crazy,

would you even let me know?

I don't think you would.

How much longer

cause I'm not

getting any stronger

Is that cheesy?

You like that?

Maybe I'm just getting old

Is it... that?

Hope is just too heavy to hold

[Phone vibrates]

Mr. D.K. himself.

[Laughing] Gabe,

what are you up to?

Oh man, you know, just

working on some music here.

All right. Anything good?

Anything I need to hear?

It's feeling pretty good.

We'll see.

Y'all about to wrap

up the tour, right?

Yeah, man.

Taking off for Thanksgiving

and then close it out

here at home on Saturday.

Nice.

Yeah, well, we got tickets

for Saturday night.

But are y'all, are y'all

coming to Grandma's Thursday?

Get to meet Beau.

Yeah man.

Finally, I can't wait.

Hey, listen, I

wanted to ask you,

Danny's going home

for the holidays,

and it really doesn't make sense

for me to fly him back.

I figured since we're

closing things down right

here on Saturday, maybe

you can come out

and back me up on

keys and vocals.

Hell yeah!

Like old times.

Yeah, man that's

what I'm saying.

Hell yeah,

that'd be great.

All right, all right.

Well, I'll send you the

new stuff and we'll do

a practice on Friday,

if that works for you.

Yeah, no, that sounds awesome.

Um, do y'all have an

opener for this tour?

Like if y'all need it I could,

I would be happy to do

just a small acoustic set.

Keep it really chill.

Oh, man, the bill's

pretty stacked.

But you know what?

Maybe I can do

you one better.

Maybe you can do one

of your songs during

my set with the full band.

The house will be full.

Dude!

Yes, absolutely.

That'd be awesome.

All right, well, my manager

Alan's gonna be there

and it might be good

for him to hear you.

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you, man.

That'd be great.

Well, pick something

and we'll rehearse it

Friday with the guys.

Yes.

Okay.

Yeah.

I'll send something

over as soon as I can.

All right, we'll see

you at grandma's.

All right see you on Thursday.

Bye.

What?

Yes!

Yeah, his manager is going

to be there, Alan Thomas,

the guy I told you about.

Oh, that's awesome babe.

Yeah, he reps

Fortune Teller,

Thousand Dollar Movie,

a bunch of legit guys.

Okay, so what song

are you gonna play?

Probably an older one.

It's just the one rehearsal

and it's on Friday

and I'll need to cancel

at the mall anyway.

I'm sure you're

bummed about that.

Yeah.

Darren will pay you right?

Yeah, yeah, he'll pay me

but like the exposure is

going to be k*ller, I'll be

able to sell some merch,

kind of something

I would do for free.

And you're k*lling

it on Etsy anyway.

I mean, listen,

I'm excited,

a crowd like that,

it seems awesome.

I mean money or no,

but I'm not exactly

k*lling anything yet.

Hey everybody, it's

Darren Knight here.

So excited to close out

the tour here at home on

Saturday at the Sparklight.

We got a few tickets left

and you're gonna want to

grab those real quick

because our very own Gabe

Lovell is going to be

a special guest.

I know you guys

have missed him,

we've definitely missed him.

Come on out to Saturday.

Link is in the bio.

We'll see you there, peace.

[Clicking sounds]

[Music playing on screen:]

My cocoon is getting tight

White moon calling me out

Trees bow towards my shadow

Souls colliding like mistaken

hands gracing the other

Souls colliding like mistaken

hands gracing the other

Everybody give it up

for Gabe Lovell.

Tell him how much you love him.

Tonight's his final

show with us.

I know he's got an

incredible journey ahead.

Give it up ladies

and gentlemen.

Souls colliding like mistaken

hands gracing the other

Hey Gabe, man,

I'm so proud of you for stepping

out and pursuing the dream.

You're gonna be bigger

than me someday.

I love you man.

Dream big

[Music continues]

[Music stops]

[A family speaking indistinctly]

Hey, great to see you

How are you doing?

Hey buddy...

[overlapping conversations]

Oh, there they are!

[Gabriel and woman singing]

Angels we have heard on high

Sweetly singing o'er the plains

And the mountains in reply

Echoing their joyous strains

[Speaking indistinctly]

Gloria in excelsis Deo

Angels we have heard on high

Sweetly, sweetly

through the night

And the mountains in reply

Echoing their brief delight

Gloria in excelsis Deo

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your joyous strains

prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be

Which inspire your

heav'nly song?

Gloria in excelsis Deo

Gloria in excelsis Deo

[background conversations]

They gotta change it up.

They're just running the same

place over and over again.

Thought about my offer?

I could use the help

starting January,

put you on salary

as soon as you want.

I appreciate it man.

It's just, it's so nice

at the pub you know...

just take off for gigs

and recording.

That's not a problem,

I mean we can work

something out.

We're not trying to

k*ll your dreams.

[Singing] In excelsis Deo

[Clapping]

Mike asked me again

about working for him...

laying tile...

start after the new year...

full time.

It'd be pretty steady.

Might be a blessing,

not a compromise.

[Baby coos]

[Singing]

I pray you wake up in

the morning with a smile

May your dreams be

what the angels see

Dream my baby,

dream my baby, dream

I'll leave the candle burning

Till there's nothing more,

Never walk away,

Never close the door

Dream my baby,

Dream my baby, dream

[Jamie and Gabriel singing]

I pray you wake up

in the morning with a smile

May your dreams be

all that you can see

Dream my baby,

dream my baby, dream

oo oo oo oo oo oo

oo oo oo oo oo

Night Beau.

Goodnight Beau.

Hey, hey, hey,

look who I found

[Excited chattering]

How's it going?

Great, how's the baby?

Terrible [All laugh]

No, it's great.

Dude, how's your kid?

Growing [Laughter,

overlapping conversations]

Boy, are you behaving?

I'm trying.

You know we're closing

the tour down

here at home and I thought

it'd be kind of sweet

if Gabe filled in on keys

for old times' sake.

You know, I think

we're gonna let him do

one of his own songs too.

Think it'd be real special

for the hometown crowd and

yeah, yeah special for us.

So, I'll connect back with

you guys in like 20 minutes?

Yeah, okay cool.

[Band practices music]

I was thinking we could,

because on the record

there's not any base until

the very end, so

for the live thing,

I think it'd be cool...

before I...

and then you go like

[Plays guitar]

Like high like that and then...

yes, yeah...

You'll come in with the

groove right away...

Just start building

back in ...

and then you're off

to the races.

For the intro since we don't

have the strings and stuff...

Right.

...what if I just did

like a kind of open drone thing.

That's awesome.

Yeah just start off

with that with me...

Yeah

Yeah, vibe for days

[Band playing instruments]

Yeah...

Y'all up for trying it

real fast?

Living in the borderland

You gotta fight like a boy

Gotta run like a man

Living in the borderland

Gotta take what you get

just to get what you can

Are we all dangerous

Are we all dangerous

Lost boys shoring up pockets

full of fairy dust

Suffering the wanderlust

They all get crushed

without love

By the law, the

law of the jungle

Help me Holy Jesus

Won't you show me how to live

I've got monsters

at my table I've got

Bibles bent like shivs

Help me Holy Lord I see the

light of heaven's porch

But so many of us are

born here outside

No, I know you don't know

who he is right now but in

six months you are going

to know who he is,

that's why we have

to book it now.

What's up Alan?

That's okay.

But I'm going in now.

I have to go.

[crowd cheering

as the song ends]

Ladies and gentlemen have

I got a treat for you.

Would you give it up

for my good friend

and cousin Gabe Lovell!

Give it up!

It's all you baby.

Thanks Darren for having me

close out the tour with y'all

and thanks everybody for coming.

[Gabriel playing the guitar]

Wild horse running north

Seeing faces of the old

Waterside, moon light

Broken hands and heart of gold

oh oh oh oh oh

oh oh oh oh oh

Miles to go, miles to go

Before I sleep

Before I lay my head,

before I lay my head

And fall in the deep,

Color now, wonder how

Dusk and dawn,

could be so far

Naked trees,

winter freeze Truth is

here to light up the dark

oh oh oh oh oh

oh oh oh oh

Raise your head and

I'll look to the west

I will carry on,

I will carry on

Raise your head and

I'll look to the west

I will carry on,

I will carry on

oh oh oh oh oh oh

oh oh oh oh oh oh

My love

Miles to go, miles to go,

before I sleep

Before I lay my head,

before I lay my head

And fall in the deep

Raise your head and

I'll look to the west

I will carry on, I will

carry on Raise your head

and I'll look to the west

I will carry on,

we will carry on

Oh mine, you're mine.

you're mine, oh mine

You're mine, you're mine

[Crowd cheering]

Thank you, thanks Darren

for having me.

Happy holidays everybody.

[Crowd clapping and cheering]

Look, I love Alan,

but he's all business.

At the end of the day,

he's just taking advantage of

my 20-year grind anyway.

Right.

And I'm just being honest.

I'm just being upfront with you.

And these days, you

gotta get the algorithm

working for you or

you're invisible.

Yeah, I hate the algorithm.

And two decades

in and I'm still,

I'm just now able to start

saving for my kids' college,

and you know what?

I gotta stay on the

road to do that.

I don't have the option

to get off the road.

But like, think about

what you did in there,

like you walked

out on that stage,

and you made a real connection

with real human beings.

It doesn't get better than that.

Seriously, that's

what it's all about.

There he is.

Hey buddy, how are you?

Good to see you.

Dude, fantastic.

Thank you.

That was so great.

Thank you, thank you

so much for coming.

Of course, I'm not

going to miss this,

the last day of the tour.

Absolutely.

One of the best

ones for sure.

Thank you so much It's an

awesome way to end it.

Wow.

Yeah.

Thank you so much.

Of course.

Hey, this is

my cousin Gabe.

Yes, Alan Thomas

Nice to meet you brother

Nice to meet you.

You were awesome.

Wow.

Thank you Really,

really good.

I appreciate it brother.

Yeah, I loved it.

I'm a little drunk.

But that's...

[Gabe and Darren laugh]

But it was good.... Yeah,

it was great.

Alan owns a piece of a

couple of the best studios

in Nashville and I bet

he'd hook you up.

Yeah, sure.

Of course.

You sure?

[Laughing] Yes,

you're excellent.

If you're in Nashville

and need space or time

or anything like that,

I'll hook you up.

Thanks, man.

I have to head before you give

any more of my things away,

but I love you.

Yep.

Great job.

Great job.

Get some rest

for the holidays.

And the Hulu thing

for Bright Abyss,

they want to do that

for the TV Intro.

All right.

So we'll

figure that out.

And really nice

to meet you dude.

Thank you brother.

Yeah.

And yeah, for real,

just give me a shout.

I'll help you out if

you're ever in town.

I will.

Later fellas.

You need to do that.

You think he might sign me?

Man, he probably

won't even be there.

But what you did

out there tonight,

on that stage,

that's the dream man.

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

And a happy new year

Good tidings we bring to

you and your kin

[Announcement over

speakers in background]

Good tidings at Christmas...

Should auld acquaintance

be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance

be forgot,

And auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my jo,

For auld lang syne;

My Angel Gabriel

Hey Dennis, sorry

I don't have any cash today.

Well no fame, no fortune,

no future, no freedom...

Dennis, you all right?

You want a burger

from the kitchen?

No future, no freedom...

Bless you Gabriel, you angel.

We twa hae run about

the braes,

And pou'd the gowans fine;

But we've wander'd

mony a weary fit,

Sin' auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my jo,

For auld lang syne;

We'll tak' a cup o' kindness

yet For auld lang syne.

What'll you have sir?

All right what is a, what's

like a good Scotch?

Like a top shelf?

Ooh we have a lot of the

Speyside single malts,

MacAllan 15 year,

the Glenlivet 12 year,

the Tacallister 10 year....

good stuff

Let's do the first one.

Perfect, good choice.

Add a little splash of Coke

in there if you don't mind.

Coke?

Yeah, just like

[makes sign of a pinch]

... take the edge off.

You don't want Coke in that.

What if we did like a

well Scotch instead?

Let's just get you

something cheap

You serious?

You don't want to

put Coke in this.

Don't be that bartender.

I know what I'm talking about.

Hey, the best Scotch makes

the best mixed drinks.

Right Gabe?

Just give him what he wants

Hey I don't appreciate that.

[Auld Lang Syne

continues in background]

[Train rumbles]

Hey guys

this is Gabe,

Um, hoping you're having

a great Christmas...

Hey guys this is Gabe. Hope

you're having a great holiday...

Hey everyone,

this is Gabe,

just working on

this new song,

Thought I would play

it for you...

[playing the guitar

and singing]

A holy grail, a fairy tale

White whale on

the end of the...

Hey guys this Gabe,

gonna play this song,

everyone

[playing the guitar

and singing]

Holy grail, fairy tale

White whale on

the end of the line

This is stupid...

I got off the phone with

Alan's guy, studio dude.

Said everything is booked

up unfortunately

except for a few days

before Christmas.

But everything

will be at cost,

it'll be a k*ller deal.

Would you take

anyone with you or...?

No, I wouldn't need to.

He's got a bunch of

Nashville dudes there,

k*ller guys, played

on a bunch of records.

That's cool.

That's what I'm saying.

Still a lot of money...

Yeah...

Love you...

Go home buddy.

Yeah?

[baby sounds]

Okay.

I gotta, I gotta try,

you know,

cause if I'm playing

at the mall

this time next year?

I don't know.

But I got to try.

I have to...

...or just shut up

and lay tile I guess.

I mean, I don't,

just because you lay

tile doesn't mean you

have to shut up.

What...

...who... I mean...

What is it with men?

It's like all or nothing.

It's so...

I don't know,

"gotta leave my mark on

this world

or I'm worthless."

That's you by the way.

Yeah, I got that.

We don't really

get that option.

You know, it's

called multitasking.

What do you

think Beau Bear?

Should daddy go to Nashville

and sing some awesome songs?

I think you should do it,

I want you to go.

I am your first fan here,

we started the fan club

you should know.

And I plan to be your

last fan and I do want

the world to love what

you do the way that I do.

But you have to know that

it's worth something...

even if you don't get

rich and famous doing it.

Also, do you think your

piece of sh*t Jeep is

gonna make it

to Nashville?

I was gonna

borrow the Prius.

Yeah, yeah, I knew it...

[background music]

I think the last time

I was in Nashville,

I forgot what tour it

was but we were having

a k*ller show,

did the whole set,

everybody did great,

and then during

the encore Darren slipped

and fell into the drum kit.

It was like watching

your grandma fall.

He's so tall and he hit

every drum on the way down.

Especially because I was

behind the keyboard

and I was trapped.

I just watched him

go, like a tree.

He played it off

super well

and just laughed about it.

That was a real

human moment

[background music]

Let's try this time,

instead of the four on

the floor we do that more

of a groove at the end of

that last solo

section, whatever,

and then play it

out after that...

That good for y'all?

Yes.

Let's try it...

One, two, three four five.

[playing the guitar]

A holy grail,

a fairy tale,

A white whale on

the end of the line

Days are spent,

making rent

Trading blows

against the grind

When do you gotta

let the dream go?

If I'm crazy would

you even let me know?

Would you tell me

how much longer

I'm not getting

any stronger

Maybe I'm just

getting old,

This hope is just

too heavy to hold

A second glance,

a new romance,

Same old song and dance

The days are done,

for the setting sun,

Just give me one

fighting chance

When do you gotta

let the dream go?

What's up dude?

What's going on?

[Singing]

If I'm crazy,

would you even let me know

Would you tell me

how much longer

I'm not getting

any stronger?

Who's that?

That's Gabe Lovell.

Oh right, right, right...

[Gabriel singing]

Hope is just too heavy

How did I let

so much time go past

I had a vision

and I held fast

Tell me the story

how the stars were made

When the dreamer's song

was played

[Instruments playing]

When do you gotta

let the dream go?

If I'm crazy would

you even let me know,

Would you tell me

how much longer?

I'm not getting stronger

Maybe I'm just getting old

Hope is just heavy to hold

Hey did you write that?

Uh, yeah I did.

Ain't you a little

young to write

something like that?

I've been around.

Is there food here?

Yeah.

Let's take a break,

grab something to eat.

Okay.

So, what's the dream Gabe?

Oh, you know,

write some music,

record, play a little bit.

Cover of Rolling Stone?

Yeah, if I'm lucky.

Yeah, that is

the word for it.

Talent and hustle, I mean

they get you started

but luck really takes

you there and that's

if you're lucky.

You know, most people

don't have the heart

to know it or handle

it when they're not.

Yeah, I just want

to play music.

Then just play it...

for people who want

to listen to it.

You know,

take these songs,

get them out there.

Don't take out a loan

to make a record

that's going to take

10 years to pay off....

Because this isn't

the story

where the manager

discovers you

and you make it big.

I rep over 20 artists,

five of them you've

heard of, three of

them make a living,

one of them makes

a good living...

and then the rest

are gifted, talented,

sometimes more talented.

Some of them are still

trying to make it,

others have already quit,

some people write and

record and play in

between their day jobs.

So, if you just want

to play then just play.

Ain't you ever

had a dream?

Yeah, I did, and it

wasn't managing

rock stars.

But not everybody

can be lucky.

Come on, I want to,

I want to take

you somewhere.

Yeah?

Okay.

[Auld lang syne playing]

I can already hear

him in there!

Hey, buddy,

what's going on?

Been a minute, man.

Good to see you.

You look good.

This is my buddy Gabe

from out of town.

Hey bud.

There he is.

Oh hey.

Hey...

Alan!

How are you?

Good to see you.

Good to see you.

This is my buddy Gabe.

He's coming in from

out of town.

Gabe?

Gabe.

Gabe, nice to meet you.

What are you drinking?

I'll do a Bulleit

on the rocks.

Me too, same.

[Crowd cheering and clapping]

That's Brody Duveau.

A buddy of mine

manages him.

He's been doing

this forever,

but he's only got

like 50,000

Spotify listens

a month or something.

Bulleit on the rocks...

[Brody sings]

Saturday in the rain

Sipping on lemonade

Speeding down

the country lane

Every Saturday morning,

Brody wakes up to a drunk

voicemail from

his dad just

ripping into him.

"You're never

gonna make it,

join corporate America",

all that stuff.

But every Saturday

night he shows up, ya know?

Brings the house down,

doesn't matter

if it's a packed club

or an empty bar

or whatever.

It doesn't matter.

He's here doing that.

[Brody continues singing]

Cause it don't mean nothing

Without you around,

without you around

So I gotta do something

To keep you around,

to keep you around

Cigarettes, coffee beans

Reading your magazines

He hasn't made it yet?

He's trying.

He's got a couple of

good opening slots.

He's licensed some TV

music for some tween crap

or something.

But you know,

you walk down

Broadway, there's

a million of them

and they're all just

as talented.

It's an embarrassment

of riches

without the riches part.

It doesn't matter because

Brody's not doing it

for the money.

He's doing it

for his dad,

prove that as*h*le wrong.

'Cause it don't mean nothing

Without you around,

without you around

So I gotta do something

To keep you around,

to keep you around

It's the American Dream

The American Dream

Can I put a little

Coke in this?

Thank you.

Just takes the edge off.

Yeah, I hear

the best whiskey

makes the best c*ck.

Hey, Warren, Warren...

Alan, how ya doing?

Good to see you.

Come to check out Brody?

Yeah, totally.

I wanted to show

my buddy Gabe

some of Nashville's finest.

Gabe Lovell.

Warren Oats.

Yes, yes like the actor.

It was my stage name

in the 90s and it stuck.

Yeah.

He owns the joint.

Okay. Good deal.

Do you perform?

Yeah, a little bit

and I also write.

Yeah, we're recording

right now but you should

book him here,

he'd totally k*ll.

I'll send you over

some of the stuff

we're working on.

I'd love to hear it.

You guys sticking around?

Yeah, all night buddy

I'll see you later.

Cheers.

He's a nice dude.

'Cause it don't

mean nothing

Without you around,

without you around

So I gotta, I gotta,

I gotta do something

to keep you around,

to keep you around

It's the American Dream

The American Dream

I'd do anything for

the American Dream

The American Dream

I'd do anything for

this American Dream

[Singing ends]

Thank you so much,

thank you, thank you,

merry Christmas.

- - Alan: I love you!

[Brody resumes singing

in background]

I had three albums each

with a top 10 single

and I was broke.

Label screwed me,

k*lled the dream for me,

so I quit.

But in six months

you are gonna know who he is...

Like, just quit quit?

I had a two-year-old

at home.

I figured, I don't know,

I'd take over my dad's

dry-cleaning business

or run my aunt's

restaurant or something.

Then I realized that

everything that I'd

learned in the music

business the hard way

I can just bank

that as tuition.

I had all this new

knowledge that that

led me to a future that

I wouldn't have

envisioned myself.

Like, I had a dream,

and it was one way

and when it got destroyed,

I realized that

it didn't have

to be binary.

Sometimes a broken dream

can become a new dream.

After all that what

did you end up doing?

Went back into the

music business,

but not as an artist.

I became a

concert promoter,

learned where the real

money was being made

and then made a path for

younger artists to move

and not fall into

the same ditches

that I fell in.

I retired last year,

bought this place.

Got three more.

This is actually

the smallest.

Damn.

Tom Cochrane had it wrong.

Life ain't a highway.

It's an open meadow.

Run free.

[Crowd clapping

and cheering]

Thank you so much!

Merry Christmas,

we love ya!

[Car door shuts]

Alright, Kevin sent you

the rough mixes?

Yeah, yeah,

they're on my phone.

Okay, great.

You need any help mixing

that, just let me know.

Man, thank you.

You've done too

much for me.

Oh dude,

it's my pleasure.

Don't worry about it.

But remember, don't go

broke making a record.

Okay?

I'll hook you up,

it's not a race.

Those guys,

chasing a finish line,

they spend their

whole lives running.

Yeah?

You sound like my wife.

[Laughs]

Brother, you got a wife

that says that to you?

You've already won.

I'm out of here.

All right bud.

I'll let you know

if anything comes up

in the area, opening slots,

anything like that, cool?

Man, thank you.

Yeah.

Drive safe.

Yes sir.

Snowing in Nashville...

See you bud.

Later.

[Car door shuts]

[Windshield wipers working]

[background music playing]

[cars passing on the highway]

Hey.

Hey.

You still up?

Yeah, just finishing

some last-minute

Christmas orders.

Come here.

You're a machine.

How was it?

It was actually

really good.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Did Alan make all

your dreams come true?

No, you and Beau did that.

Speaking of which, I was

thinking on the way home,

remember, how we talked

about getting a house?

Let's get one of

them houses.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, let's get you out

of this living room

and get you a proper

work spot.

Yeah?

Yeah.

A house...

house people...

Not a big house.

We're house people.

Don't get c*ck.

We're house people.

Yeah let's get a house.

You like that?

Yeah, I like that.

I really like that.

[Gabriel singing in

the background]

What is it about

the end of the year?

You start thinking

about all these plans

that you've had, and

these hopes and dreams.

Maybe the holidays are

about not looking

in the past

or in the future

but like right here,

right in front of you.

Like you Beau.

This year I got you.

[Singing in the

background continues]

And if, if you were

ever to ask me, "Dad,

what was your dream?"

I'm gonna say I'm

looking right at him,

I'm looking right at him.

[Singing stops]

Still working on it

Beau, take it easy.

Hey Dennis...

Dennis...

Dennis!

Hey.

It's Christmas Eve man,

you got somewhere to stay?

Yes sir, I'll be fine.

Can you spare a dollar?

Sure, bud.

This all gonna go to booze?

It's all I got,

Gabriel,

it's all I got.

Hey come with me,

come on.

It'll be fine, come on.

[Christmas music plays

in the background]

Here you go,

a seat for Dennis.

You good?

Give my buddy Dennis

here a pint on me.

Here you go sir.

Hey...

Welcome sir.

Happy Christmas to you.

Happy Christmas.

[Christmas jazz music plays

in the background]

Hey, hey!

Hey what are

you doing here?

I came to see my cousin.

Man thanks.

Yeah man.

Olivia, this is

my cousin Darren

I was telling you about.

Good to meet you.

I'm a big fan.

Awe, thank you.

That's so sweet.

That's Darren Knight.

...say the best

whiskey makes

the best c*ck.

[laughter]

Yeah, his studio

guys k*lled it.

Yeah, he called me, he

said you did really well.

No, I felt really

good about the songs.

Just gonna get them mixed

and put them out

and maybe get lucky.

Here's to luck.

Here's to luck.

I can't think of a

better way to bring

in the holiday than with

some live music from

Mr. Darren

Knight himself.

Duke, leave him alone.

Come on up here man.

Hey, I'll play one

if Gabe will

play it with me.

[All cheering and clapping]

Yeah.

Get it, Gabe.

Come on.

All right, let's go.

Guys, Darren Knight is

about to perform

a live set at

Connolly's right now.

Okay.

Testing one, two.

[Sounds of the P.A.

breaking]

Testing one.

[Sounds of the P.A.

breaking]

Duke, fix the P.A.

It's not me, bro.

[Crowd booing]

All right you want to

hear a song?

[audience screams]

Come on Darren,

what you wanna do?

It's your house man,

your show.

Let's, let's do Man on

the Millionth Mile,

bar style.

All right.

I'll follow you.

[Gabriel and Darren

start playing guitar]

You got it, let's go!

Baby don't break the rules

Or you break my heart

You play the fool

But that's not your part

Cause you ain't no

gambling girl

You ain't no

cheating child

You are the lady

who still loves me

I am the man on

the millionth mile

I walked across the desert

Scaled the mountain top

Tracked you to the city

Wondering if your feet

would ever stop

Cause you ain't

no cheating child

You are the lady

who still loves me

I am the man on

the millionth mile

Hold it down for me.

[Gabriel plays harmonica]

[crowd cheering]

That's Gabe Lovell

ladies and gentlemen!

[all singing]

Long lay the world

in sin and error pining

Till He appeared, and

the soul felt its worth

A thrill of hope

The weary world rejoices

For yonder breaks a new

and glorious morn

[all singing]

Fall on your knees,

oh hear the angels voices

Oh, night divine, oh night

when Christ was born

Oh, night divine, oh night

when Christ was born

Fall on your knees

oh hear the angels voices

Oh night divine, oh night

when Christ was born

Oh night...

Go!

...divine

[crowd cheering]

oh night, oh night divine

[crowd cheering]

It's 12:03.

Merry Christmas to you all.

[crowd shouts

"Merry Christmas"]

Merry Christmas bro.

Merry Christmas bud.

Love you bro.

Love you too.

[singing]

Oh come let us adore him,

[Crowd joins]

Oh come let us adore him

Oh come let us adore him

Christ the Lord.

Merry Christmas everybody.

[crowd replies

"Merry Christmas"]

[background music plays]

[baby coos]

Merry Christmas babe.

Merry Christmas.

How was it at the pub?

Like a dream.

[background music plays]

Hey everyone,

it's Gabe,

hope you had

a good New Year's.

I know I did.

Listen I want to tell you

guys about a new single

I got coming out.

We just got the

masters back...

they're sounding so good.

Special thanks to everyone

at Brick House Studios,

and my boy Alan.

Yeah, just wanted to show

you all the new single,

Heavy Hope.

Hope you enjoy it thanks.

One, two, three, four.

[music begins]

[singing] A holy grail,

a fairy tale,

A white whale on

the end of the line

Days are spent,

making rent

Trading blows

against the grind

When do you gotta

let the dream go?

If I'm crazy would

you even let me know?

Would you tell me

how much longer

I'm not getting

any stronger

Maybe I'm just

getting old

Hope is just

too heavy to hold

A second glance,

A new romance

Same old song and dance

The days are done,

for the setting sun

Just give me one

fighting chance

When do you gotta

let the dream go?

If I'm crazy would

you even let me know?

Would you tell me

how much longer?

I'm not getting

any stronger

Maybe I'm just getting old

Hope is just too heavy

How did I let

so much time go past

I had a vision

and I held fast

Tell me the story

How the stars were made

When the dreamer's

song was played

[Instruments playing]

Sometimes you gotta

let your dreams go

Even though the night

roads look narrow

But when the morning

sun is bright,

I can see it in the light

These roads look more

like open meadows

I hear the dreamer's song

I've heard it all along

I can carry on

With this heavy hope

[baby coos]

[Crowd cheering]

[music playing]