Well, you can't do that, can you?

Oh, well, let me hear it again.

Dave, you know what?

I can't do this right now.

I'm really sorry.

Yeah, I'm leaving for the airport in five minutes.

Can I call you from the car?

Yeah, just give me five minutes, okay?

Thanks a lot, man.

Those were my dancing days.

Did you ever see me dance?

No.

Saw you do a lot of things, but, uh, never dance.

That's too bad, because they tell me it was something to see.

I'll bet.

Why don't you keep it?

Oh, no.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

You remember that nickname you used to give me?

Okay, here we go.

Coach.

I called you Coach.

Yeah?

Easy.

Somehow I can never call you Professor Schwartz.

Yeah, well, I liked being called Coach.

Maybe I should have gotten a whistle.

What's the matter?

You gotta go?

Yeah.

When will you be back?

Well, I don't know, Coach.

Detroit is 700 miles, you know.

It's a bit of a time problem.

Well, let me show you something about time. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

Went to 16 last week.

Kid like you, I bet you'd go to 100.

You know, it's a good thing to count your breaths now and then.

Keeps you from putting things off.

Come here.

I'm still your coach.

You promised me that you'd come back to see your old coach, huh?

I promised.

I tried not to think about the last time I promised.

Yeah.

Hello?

Yeah, no, I have time now.

Let's hear it.

What are the truly important questions in life, and where do we go to find the answers?

There are many paths on which to seek the truth.

Me?

I go to press conferences.

Today in this humble high school stadium, I will learn the answer to the question of questions.

What college will two-time All-State quarterback Sean Daly choose to pursue his higher education?

And maybe play a little football.

All you guys been covering my career know that I have a dream, which is to play in the NFL.

I've been real careful, looking over all my scholarship offers, to choose the best one to make my dream come true.

Sean, what are you planning on getting your degree in?

Well, I'm only going to be there two years, then I'll go pro.

I mean, I mean, of course I'm going to study hard and prove my education, see what happens.

And the truth shall set you free, or make your first round draft choice.

The college I've chose to go to is...

The moment of truth is here, folks.

On every lip is one prayer.

Please, God, let it be us.

Sounds like another good one.

I'm hungry, too.

Two minutes to deadline.

We'll go to dinner.

Two minutes.

You believe a major press conference for a high school jock?

I wonder what Maury would think of that.

I know what he'd think.

What kind of message does that send to kids who actually crack a book?

Study their butts off and get scholarships, and who's going to hold a press conference for them?

Mitch, I'm going to my place tonight.

Wherever you want to eat.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Where are you going?

It's okay.

Keep working.

I'm just tired.

I'm going to go.

What are you talking about?

We're going to dinner like we always do.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I have a secret.

I have a session tomorrow.

I just want to go home.

If we lived together, you'd be home, but two minutes to deadline, okay?

You have a career.

You understand deadlines.

I'm a backup singer.

That's not a career.

It's a job.

You could have a great career if you really wanted it.

I don't know what I want anymore.

Well, you're too good to keep singing backup.

That's all I know.

Mitch, that's not what I'm talking about.

I can't just keep going on like this, you know, waiting for you to fit me in.

I got to just think about what I want.

So do you.

Sorry.

I did not mean to get into this now.

Janine, please don't go.

Janine, wait.

Obviously, we need to talk.

Obviously, we will talk.

I just need one minute, okay?

Please, I love you.

It's coming in one minute.

One minute.

God, please, just give me a second, please.

It's just not a good time, Mitch.

Any other time, I'd say, okay, take a few days off, relax.

No, you wouldn't.

We've got playoffs, we've got tennis, spring training.

I know.

You want to take some time, why don't you cut back from one of your other jobs?

Walter.

Do you people work here?

I want you on the road, Mitch.

Walter, I need to be here.

It's personal, okay?

Oh, Janine.

Marriage thing again.

I could recommend a hell of a counselor.

We got divorced anyway.

Walter, can I just...

I need you.

Detroit needs you.

I'm sorry about your problems, but you know what?

The world doesn't stop.

Okay.

No, no, no, come on.

No ground rules.

I left Janine with promises.

We'd talk, we'd get help as soon as I got back.

Meanwhile, Walter was right.

The world didn't stop.

Guys, you got time for a couple of questions?

Sam, what happened in the fourth quarter?

Danny, was Janine bothering you?

America had become a bazaar of self-help.

Books, TV shows, $100 an hour experts, all of them with answers to the big important questions.

What did Maury think of that?

He wasn't in the self-help business.

He was standing on the tracks with death's locomotive whistling toward him.

His mind had become a lightning rod for ideas.

He saw things with incredible clarity.

I wanted that clarity.

I thought I had it once.

Who I was, what I wanted.

What has happened to me?

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Oh声 You almost missed the funeral.

No, it was Maury's idea a living funeral.

He said he didn't want to wait till he was dead for people to say nice things about him.

Go on then.

A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup.

Puzzles, yes.

I love coffee and tea.

I love the jive, the jive and it loves me.

Coffee and tea and the jive and me.

A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup.

Boy.

That's terrific.

Now listen, you've all said such beautiful things.

Believe it or not, now I want to talk.

All I have is a voice.

We know, dad.

We know.

That's not me.

That's from W.H.

Auden, my favorite poet.

We know that too, dad.

All I have is a voice.

To undo the folded lie.

The lie of authority whose buildings grope the sky.

No one exists alone.

Hunger allows no choice to the citizen or police.

We must love one another.

Or die.

We must.

Love one another.

Or die.

Thank you.

I'll see you soon.

It was a lovely morning.

Bye.

Be well.

I know I should have called.

I'm stealing time from my boss.

You missed my funeral.

Never mind.

You'll catch the next one.