Jump Jivin'
"We don't have moments like this anymore. It's not just us; no one does. People die or move or change. 'People change?' 'Yeah, Dad, people change.'
"'Can they change back?' 'I think it's harder.'"
"Everything's too different, too...I don't know...wrong. It just doesn't feel right anymore. That song you haven't listened to for so long, until you listen to it and remember why you stopped. "
"Stop."
"I will not stop. I tried to tell you this before, when you were doing that stupid thing with the car. No one cares because they've all moved on. They've tried or not tried, succeeded or failed. But no matter what, they've moved on. Things were different then, too. The time was just right for everything that happened then. There was a small window of opportunity and we took full advantage of it. At least we can't say that we let the opportunity pass. At least we did something. At least we lived."
"But--"
"No. I'm talking now. People say that you have to appreciate the little moments. That those small insignificant happenings are the ones that really define your life. That are your life. But those moments already happened. You have to go out and create new ones. You can't try to recreate the circumstances and hope that everything will turn out like it did then. We were younger; the days were hotter; time seemed longer. Eventually, little by little, we all let go. We realized that these things pass. That doesn't mean that we're done, but it's going to be a lot harder this time. Too much time has passed, too much changed."
"I don't want the past. I want a present that is as good as the past was. And I want to know that the future is going to be just as good. I want to know that this isn't it. I want to feel that those years weren't wasted."
"They weren't wasted. Like I said, we really lived those years."
"I know that. But I feel like we didn't learn anything from them, like we aren't really living anymore. We aren't really feeling those little moments you were talking about. Because you can't just sit around and wait for those moments to happen, just like you said. 'Nothin's ever gonna happen round here if we don't make it happen.' So I'm just asking you to come with me so that we can go make those moments happen. They're not just going to fall into our laps. We have to go out and look for them."
"So it's that time of year again, huh?"
"What?"
"You know, that time of year when you feel the change but you don't know what to do with it."
"What are you talking about?"
"You remember, every year we used to feel this need for change. We felt this urge for something new, something exciting. But you never knew what to do with it so you would go out and try to find someone who did. Looks like you haven't changed in that regard. You don't know what it is that life is urging you towards, but you sure as hell don't want to face it alone. Look, we all feel that, but you have to learn how to deal with it. You have to understand that people can't just drop everything to help you find your new niche."
"I'm not asking for that. I'm asking for one, maybe two nights a month. Just you and me again. Maybe a few of the others. But we need this; you need this. Don't you feel it anymore? Don't you feel the change winds coming? You can shake your head all you want, but I know you feel it. I know you want it, you crave it. Just like I do. I know that it's hard for you to just give in to it - it always has been - but for once just take this opportunity. Just grab it like we used to. We can face it head on, together, one day at a time."
"I just don't know what to say to you. You come here and you say all this, but why? For what? Do you really think I'm going to jump at the chance? I have a life. I can't just walk away from that."
"I'm not asking you to. I'm just asking for a little time out of your busy schedule. Is that so much? And I came here because I need you like you need me. You need me to start running, but I need you to help me to the finish line. You're the only one."
"You came here because you don't have anyone else."
"That's not true. And even if it were, so what? It was always you and me, me and you. It still can be. I just need to know if you're there. Are you in or out? Cause this train is leaving and it's not turning back. So come on. You gonna hop on or what?"
"'Can they change back?' 'I think it's harder.'"
"Everything's too different, too...I don't know...wrong. It just doesn't feel right anymore. That song you haven't listened to for so long, until you listen to it and remember why you stopped. "
"Stop."
"I will not stop. I tried to tell you this before, when you were doing that stupid thing with the car. No one cares because they've all moved on. They've tried or not tried, succeeded or failed. But no matter what, they've moved on. Things were different then, too. The time was just right for everything that happened then. There was a small window of opportunity and we took full advantage of it. At least we can't say that we let the opportunity pass. At least we did something. At least we lived."
"But--"
"No. I'm talking now. People say that you have to appreciate the little moments. That those small insignificant happenings are the ones that really define your life. That are your life. But those moments already happened. You have to go out and create new ones. You can't try to recreate the circumstances and hope that everything will turn out like it did then. We were younger; the days were hotter; time seemed longer. Eventually, little by little, we all let go. We realized that these things pass. That doesn't mean that we're done, but it's going to be a lot harder this time. Too much time has passed, too much changed."
"I don't want the past. I want a present that is as good as the past was. And I want to know that the future is going to be just as good. I want to know that this isn't it. I want to feel that those years weren't wasted."
"They weren't wasted. Like I said, we really lived those years."
"I know that. But I feel like we didn't learn anything from them, like we aren't really living anymore. We aren't really feeling those little moments you were talking about. Because you can't just sit around and wait for those moments to happen, just like you said. 'Nothin's ever gonna happen round here if we don't make it happen.' So I'm just asking you to come with me so that we can go make those moments happen. They're not just going to fall into our laps. We have to go out and look for them."
"So it's that time of year again, huh?"
"What?"
"You know, that time of year when you feel the change but you don't know what to do with it."
"What are you talking about?"
"You remember, every year we used to feel this need for change. We felt this urge for something new, something exciting. But you never knew what to do with it so you would go out and try to find someone who did. Looks like you haven't changed in that regard. You don't know what it is that life is urging you towards, but you sure as hell don't want to face it alone. Look, we all feel that, but you have to learn how to deal with it. You have to understand that people can't just drop everything to help you find your new niche."
"I'm not asking for that. I'm asking for one, maybe two nights a month. Just you and me again. Maybe a few of the others. But we need this; you need this. Don't you feel it anymore? Don't you feel the change winds coming? You can shake your head all you want, but I know you feel it. I know you want it, you crave it. Just like I do. I know that it's hard for you to just give in to it - it always has been - but for once just take this opportunity. Just grab it like we used to. We can face it head on, together, one day at a time."
"I just don't know what to say to you. You come here and you say all this, but why? For what? Do you really think I'm going to jump at the chance? I have a life. I can't just walk away from that."
"I'm not asking you to. I'm just asking for a little time out of your busy schedule. Is that so much? And I came here because I need you like you need me. You need me to start running, but I need you to help me to the finish line. You're the only one."
"You came here because you don't have anyone else."
"That's not true. And even if it were, so what? It was always you and me, me and you. It still can be. I just need to know if you're there. Are you in or out? Cause this train is leaving and it's not turning back. So come on. You gonna hop on or what?"