Independence Day-Neil Bartram

[00:00.288]Alvin [00:00.459]This is it, tom. [00:01.119]This is it. [00:02.003]Thomas [00:02.159]The morning before the big trip. [00:03.332]Alvin [00:03.487]Twenty-four hours and i will be there. [00:04.852]Thomas [00:05.026]All i could think was... Boy this day came fast. [00:08.864]Alvin [00:09.023]To ruffle your feathers and get in your hair. [00:11.130]Thomas [00:11.309]All i could think was... I have things to take care of. [00:13.974]Alvin [00:14.153]The whole town can perish, i don’t even care. [00:18.003]Thomas [00:18.211]But all i could say was... See you tomorrow. [00:21.776]Alvin [00:21.936]This is it, tom. [00:23.565]This is it. [00:26.290] [00:27.216]I never thought this day would actually come. [00:30.362] [00:30.609]This morning i finally believed it. [00:33.319]I woke up and felt it begin. [00:36.166]"i’m shaking the dust of this [00:37.865]Crummy old town off my feet." [00:39.816]Take that, george bailey! [00:41.627] [00:42.327]I'll make up a sign for the bookstore [00:44.903]And hang it where people come in [00:47.450]Saying ‘closing for christmas. [00:49.528]The owner is hitting the street.’ [00:52.690] [00:52.995]Look, i’ll never be a world traveler. [00:56.341]I just wasn’t built that way. [00:59.111]Still, this could be my independence day. [01:04.160] [01:04.448]Thomas [01:04.606]Aren't you blowing this a little out of proportion’ [01:06.911] [01:08.354]Alvin [01:08.667]I think of the times throughout history [01:10.880]A day unremarkably dawned [01:13.515]Then one man was seized [01:15.049]By the restless desire to explore. [01:18.175] [01:19.630]He looked up and scanned the horizon [01:22.428]And wondered what might lie beyond. [01:25.123]Then hoisted his anchor [01:26.522]And sailed for some uncharted shore. [01:30.238] [01:30.938]Well now my destiny’s calling, [01:33.863]And i can hear it say [01:36.614]This could be my independence day. [01:41.272]Thomas [01:41.527]It's just a trip to the city, al. [01:43.584]Alvin [01:43.780]Of course you wouldn’t understand. [01:46.024]This is a feeling you must feel every day [01:49.864]As publishing’s latest man-of-the-hour. [01:53.611]Four bestsellers and counting, tom. [01:56.090]I really can’t compete with your resume. [02:01.078]But something deep is stirring [02:02.893]And shifting inside. [02:05.005]The boundaries are blurring [02:07.276]And opening wide. [02:09.250]It's suddenly occurring [02:11.323]That finally i deserve [02:14.705]To stray and reach and yearn [02:17.987]And dare to say [02:19.992]It might just be my turn. [02:25.455] [02:29.646]It’s rare that you notice a moment [02:32.706]The moment it’s hurrying by [02:35.313]And instantly frame it [02:36.722]And say that’s when everything changed. [02:41.716]But now, there’s a moment approaching. [02:44.158]I’m staring it straight in the eye. [02:46.989]Prepared for a future [02:48.427]Of moments that aren’t prearranged. [02:53.018]Old george bailey was cheated [02:55.708]He never left his town. [02:58.877]Beaten down and defeated [03:01.565]He even tried to drown. [03:04.624]But look at me, i’ve been treated [03:07.264]To life turned upside-down. [03:11.851]Welcome to my independence day. [03:21.128] [03:21.361]This is it, tom. [03:21.877]This is it. [03:22.895]Thomas [03:23.090]All i could think was... I never told ann he was coming. [03:25.402]Alvin [03:25.571]Christmas, the two of us, just like before. [03:27.268]Thomas [03:27.471]All i could think was... I never told alvin i'm engaged. [03:29.761]Alvin [03:29.921]Like back in my living room over the store. [03:32.048]Thomas [03:32.194]All i could think was... Things here have gotten complicated. [03:34.255]Alvin [03:34.426]Who says the holidays have to be more’ [03:38.332]Thomas [03:38.506]But all i could say was... [03:39.774]Alvin [03:39.945]This is it, tom. [03:40.580]This is... [03:42.093]Thomas [03:42.261]Al. Don't come. [03:44.386](silence.) [03:44.638]Alvin [03:45.110]Why not’ [03:47.970]Thomas [03:48.221]It's not a good time. Al’ What do you think, al’ [03:59.386] [04:01.153]Alvin [04:01.332]This is it, tom [04:02.722]Me and you. [04:04.375]Thomas [04:04.531]The next time that we said goodbye [04:06.564]Alvin [04:06.724]If you commit, tom [04:08.606]You see it through. [04:10.410]Thomas [04:10.576]Why is it always goodbye’ [04:17.447]Goodbye, al. [04:20.021] [04:22.944]Alvin [04:23.106]Goodbye, tom. [04:25.758]Thomas [04:25.958]Relationships thrive or dissolve [04:28.012]Without our knowing why. [04:31.646]And somehow goodbye became easy. [04:35.679]Wait! Let me explain. It really wasn't a good time. I...