Shoeshine Girl

fastball express bus breezed into Charleston now departing the gate seven your parents are gonna miss you a lot oh yeah alright but they want to be dispensed a cage with my aunt there's a special treat some treat just because my brother fat some shirts and buy job that she didn't buy it's not like I was trying to steal I want to try them on see if I look different the store will another mister [Music] then it would give me a chance to explain chair would have been better than this this is Easton what a home hey that's my hometown you're talking about really right away I do I was trouble ed Claudia's house is nice enough I guess but it still look like prison to me monster appetite you've got there sorry sorry nobody's called me that since I was four I am pleased your folks let you come my parents didn't let me come they sent me here they wanted to get rid of me for the summer and you know it they don't trust me did you give them reason not to trust you you can see whose side you're on I'm on your side well I will be as soon as you help me with the dishes how about you I get paid paid yeah buddy I wouldn't pay you for chores in the first place besides I have instructions not to give you anything your father told me your mother loans you two months allowance in advance already and he disappeared why is money so important to you if you want money you can find a job and work for it all right I will I will I come home with the buddy I've earned you'll probably think I stole it I don't think there's any danger of that Sara I don't know anyone who'd want to hire you you'll see work what if I died now what could confide the job in this place hey got change for a dollar no I broke I am I'm looking for a job I know I know everything goes on in this town sure only job that pays anything in this dumpy town is muggy I find something that you don't I don't best leave me alone [Music] what's with this town they won't give a kid a chance the only time they pay attention to you is when you did something wrong [Music] you lucky you've got me to watch the place for ya should make you a partner hey you wrong just as soon as I retired from the newspaper shy okay take it easy now yeah you'll need help I got customers waiting that's what I'm saying you can't handle all these people they'll get tired of waiting you leave I need a job why don't you hire me I had a helper once you stole from me come on what's your name Sarah Becca any relation to Claudia Becker yeah she's my aunt well she's quite a woman she and I went to school together you wouldn't Claudia for a year I'm staying at a house this summer you wouldn't get rich working for me I know tell your aunt you saw al Winkler tell you what a work for me see what she says all right we'll have where the shoe shine girl shining shoes on Grand Avenue I don't have to be shining shoes you could give you some money I wouldn't keep you from working knowing how much you want to who stand is this somebody our Winkler well well he had a crush on me in the fourth grade how do you know I just know do you really want your knees to be shining shoes why not late how do you know me we're gonna work for you what Dad said she said okay just okay she said fine then let's get to work hey easy sorry I just ate yeah that looks better what a judge I'm not much good at explaining things you just watch me carefully can I use a brush that is blue your hands a wash when a customer comes in here he gets more than a shine he gets to rest in a chair when you rub his shoes it feels good on his feet my customers go away feeling a little better then we expect what they do [Music] enough enough hey I thought I was to be your partner I wouldn't call her a party not this was Sarah I'm Al's best customer he's not gonna trust you with the big time right off I'll get some more water use that leaky hydro but what's her road is slippery no see he's got you doing his dirty work I thought I heard my favorite town money oh you didn't what's he paying you why should I tell you cuz you got my job that's why that was picker you saw chica he's my neighbor I asked him once if you wanted to work here you said he did but he never showed up what I did that part already Thanks Oh stingy guts what did you call him Oh stingy guts that's what he is no I don't ever want to hear you say anything like that again nobody has to give you a tip I want to hear you say thank you loud and clear whether you get a tip or not did you hear me I heard who's your sheriff today's earnings that's it you'll get more when you're worth more [Music] it wasn't much but I'd love to buy this shirt I nearly count myself in that corner why don't you get someone to fix that hydrant because then I have to go an extra block for water I don't have the time sure you do yeah we're gonna watch this dude I got something for you Turner yeah names mama company yeah Bob lanes a good friend of mine he's one of those customers you wouldn't say thank you to come on let's go to work [Music] [Music] give me tried go on think she can handle me we'll see [Music] that's bad that's bad at all Sarah thank you hey thanks look at the clouds let's wrap it up I was just getting into it nobody wants to shine on a rainy day but it's hourly it's okay come on I want to spend some of our profits we'll put it down as personal expenses I hear rain on this roof I start thinking about when I was a boy lived in an old truck with a tin roof over the back you live in the truck oh so time you travel all over the country in that truck the sound of the rain me asleep was it 5 min ago the truck did kick me out of school a lot lucky for you I remember one teacher miss Miller she an old one-room schoolhouse was a big stove in it that was in charge of keeping the fire going miss Miller never had to carry coal when I was there tell me something your teachers still give you battles in school medals miss Miller gave medals you were the best at spelling or reading or whatever I knew I'd never get one cuz I wasn't the best in anything but at the end of school you know what what she called my name everybody thought it was a joke she said Al wins a medal for building the best fires but it wasn't a joke miss Miller wasn't laughing as I walked back to my seat when the kid said yeah you better keep that medal cuz it's the only one you'll ever get he was right who is that's what you won that dinky little piece of Tim [Music] I didn't beat it rain stopped it's clearing I'll get some water we can make some money I'll get it no you won't I got it [Music] [Applause] [Music] the fire engine I break it so slippery what's your broken glass you okay I'm okay getting water's harder than I thought I'm okay really that take the key and lock up and go home how did you hear me [Music] they said to the hospital no was he hurt badly I don't know I'll find out for you will you be here I guess so yeah you're gonna stay open looks like I am [Music] can you really keep it open I don't know I was gonna need the buddy you look tired I really got you into something didn't I giving you all that trouble about money that's okay I was gonna be really impressed all these tips should cheer but [Music] I hope this is the shortcut to the hospital you gotta be a moral what this is a bad neighborhood a lot of gangs can you're walking around looking like that like what and it fool know to change those plans into bills how far could you run draw that change in your pocket far enough I bet it here okay tit die you come to visit I know I don't really know well he knows you he told me about the table you didn't show up for work what he said you could have a job you really thinking keep the stand on by yourself better and you could you'll see the other day I told you to lock up and go home you'll be glad I did are you being polite to the customers what do you think look at all these tips that all they tell me I'm gonna be out of here by the 27th I'm feeling much better yeah you're a great shape I'll be glad without gets back but it is die speed you reports there is a lot of work though what do you need help in a hurry you'll end up hired anything that's hanging around kick has trouble taking orders especially from a girl and he isn't even good tried shoelaces yeah he practices but he won't listen to my advice [Music] but business is slow though he is a good salesman [Music] and it's that way he's getting the hang of it I breathable bit by bit [Music] Sara there's a telegram from your folks your saddle your mother has to go into the hospital please come home on the 8 o'clock bus tomorrow the 27 we need you love death I'm gonna miss you all phone now [Music] [Music] where are my customers did you chase them all away your customers you got more than ever dad thanks to me you're gonna have so many you're gonna need so to take care of all this guy what's he doing on our side of the street I told him he should go by the goshi with you while I'm here otherwise I was afraid about that show up I'll talk to him he's a slow learner that thing killed him he's not much good explaining things so just watch you'll catch on hey no problem well I gotta go I never thought I'd see my hands so clean Thanks [Music] I'll always remember that last look at the stand kicker wiser off as usual and I'll break at his back I was never much good at explaining what he felt about anything but I guess he did like having me as a partner he even gave me his medal hello was keeping could be the only metal I'll ever get to well you ready for a long ride yeah I'm ready [Music] [Music]