She'd be a woman by now. Maybe kids of her own. But she never got that far, did she? Never...
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Simon: Well, I'm trying hard, Mark, but I'm not feeling anything. We were young, bad things happened. It's over. Can we go home now?Renton:Two hours to the next train.Simon:Oh for fuck's sake.Renton:Look, we're here as an act of memorial.Simon:Nostalgia! That's why you're here. You're a tourist in your own youth. Just 'cause you had a near-death experience and now you're feeling all fuzzy and warm. What other moments will you be revisiting? Here's a good one: how about the time you sold Tommy his very first hit, leading him on to heroin addiction, HIV infection, and ultimately his death at the age of... what was it, 22? 23?Renton:23.Simon:23. How innocent was that?Renton:Aye, that's mine. How's yours?Simon:Don't know what you're talking about.Renton:She'd be a woman by now. Maybe kids of her own. But she never got that far, did she? Never got to lead her life. Because her father, someone who should have been looking after her, protecting his own infant, was too busy filling his own veins with heroin to check that she was breathing properly. Aye. How do you keep a lid on that one?
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Well I'm trying hard Mark but I'm not feeling anything
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We were young Bad things happened It's over
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Can we go home now
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Two hours to the next train Oh for fuck's sake
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Look we're here as an act of memorial
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Nostalgia
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That's why you're here
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You're a tourist in your own youth
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Just 'cause you had a near death experience and now you're feeling all fuzzy and warm
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What other moments will you be revisiting
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Here's a good one
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How about the time you sold Tommy his very first hit
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leading him on to heroin addiction HIV infection
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and ultimately his death at the age of What was it 22 23
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Twenty three Twenty three
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How innocent was that
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Renton Aye that's mine
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How's yours
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Don't know what you're talking about
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She'd be a woman by now
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Maybe kids of her own
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But she never got that far did she
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Never got to lead her life
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Because her father
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someone who should have been looking after her
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protecting his own infant
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was too busy filling his own veins with heroin
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to check that she was breathing properly
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How do you keep a lid on that one
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Movie Summary
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.
