I was coming to see you. Sure. I was. What were you going to do, Willy Jack? Go back to...
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Willy Jack Pickens:
I was coming to see you.
Novalee Nation:
Sure.
Willy Jack Pickens:
I was.
Novalee Nation:
What were you going to do, Willy Jack? Go back to the Wal-Mart. Think I'd still be there waiting for you 5 years later?
Willy Jack Pickens:
No. I just.
Novalee Nation:
I gave birth at a Wal-Mart.
Willy Jack Pickens:
Was it a boy? Was it a girl?
[yells]
Willy Jack Pickens:
Is it alright? Does it have a name?
Novalee Nation:
Yes, it's a girl. Her name is Americus and she's mine. You stay away from her!
Willy Jack Pickens:
Stay away from her? I can't even get out of this bed, Novalee. What am I going to do, run away with her?
Novalee Nation:
If you think I'm going to feel sorry for you.
Willy Jack Pickens:
[interrupts]
I just get some new legs and a new liver. That's all.
Novalee Nation:
[yells]
Then why'd you come here? Why you coming after us?
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I was comin' to see you
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Sure
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I was
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Why What were you gonna do WillyJack
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Come back to the Wal Mart think I'd still be there waitin' for you five years later
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No
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I just
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I gave birth at a Wal Mart
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Was it a boy
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Was it a girl
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Is it all right Does it have a name Yes it's a girl
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Her name's Americus and she's mine You stay away from her
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Stay away from her I can't even get out of this bad Novalee
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What am I gonna do run away with her
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If you think I'm gonna feel sorry for you I'll get new legs and liver
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Why did you come here Why are you coming after us
Clip duration: 53 seconds
Views: 1161
Timestamp in movie: 01h 47m 01s
Uploaded: 04 December, 2022
Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Summary: Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
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00:37 I can go to the bathroom
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00:40 When you asked me if I loved you
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00:28 Do I look professional
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