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Louise Wade: [narrating] It was another world, Alabama in 1935. A harder world for sure. Middle of the Depression. Not a job to be found for 100 miles once the cotton was in.
Louise Wade: William and Helen Hemsley would have been better advised to wait before marrying and starting a family. But as they usually do, love and passion got in front of logic and patience. And in obedience with the scripture, the Hemsleys set about the business of being fruitful and multiplying, and starting a whole new life in the big city of Decatur
Louise Wade: [narrating] It was another world, Alabama in 1935. A harder world for sure. Middle of the Depression. Not a job to be found for 100 miles once the cotton was in.
Louise Wade: William and Helen Hemsley would have been better advised to wait before marrying and starting a family. But as they usually do, love and passion got in front of logic and patience. And in obedience with the scripture, the Hemsleys set about the business of being fruitful and multiplying, and starting a whole new life in the big city of Decatur
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Of another heavy load
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Hit by the curves
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Life's unexpected twists and turns
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You feel your world is upside down
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And you're tumblin' tumblin tumblin'
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So take a hold from deep within
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And find your life once again
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You better go down easy
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You got a lot to learn
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You better count your blessings
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Or you're gonna crash and burn
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TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
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WOMAN It was another world Alabama in 1935
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A harder world for sure
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Middle of the Depression
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Not a job to be found for 100 miles
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once the cotton was in
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William and Helen Hemsley would have been better advised
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to wait before marrying and starting a family
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But as they usually do love and passion
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got in front of logic and patience
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And in obedience with the scripture
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the Hemsleys set about the business
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of being fruitful and multiplying
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and starting a whole new life in the big city of Decatur
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Movie Summary
During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade, struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns the truth about Drexel when their fates tragically collide.