Escaping Ohio (2023) Movie Script
1
[Sam] In fifth grade,
my class had to do a project
on the most important people
from Ohio.
But I decided to do my project
not on one person,
but on what
connected all of them.
I realized then and there,
they weren't successful
because they were from Ohio,
they were successful
because they got the hell out.
["Good Day Cafe"
by For Lack of a Term plays]
[indistinct lyrics]
For the first time
in a long time
I feel so alive
Gotta remember
to close my eyes
I put my headphones in
and let the music play
As I make my escape
I've got memories to make
This was never
going to last
Hey, can you tell JJ
Mom needs him in ten?
Copy.
[Sam] Yep, that's me, Sam Posey.
Born and raised
in a small town in Akron, Ohio.
There's not much to report yet,
because my story
has barely started.
Everywhere, so many things
And so many places...
[video game soundtrack plays]
Oh, co-- come on,
I was so close!
[chuckles] No, you weren't.
Well,
I'm closer than usual.
-Your mom wants you down in ten.
-What for?
I don't know, maybe your party?
[cassette clicking
and rewinding]
[Sam] This is JJ
He's kind of a doofus,
but he's my doofus.
We go as far back
as I can remember.
I don't think we ever had
that moment
when we became best friends.
We've just always been
JJ and Sam.
We spend pretty much
every day together,
finding anything to keep us
from dying of boredom.
You're doing great.
Have you started timing me yet?
You don't even have a watch on!
[Sam]
He even took a job at Swensons
just to keep me entertained.
Did you see how fast that was?
You want friends with speed,
I'm just saying.
[Sam] I think that may be
what defines
our friendship, actually.
He saves me
from the misery of growing up
in a town with nothing to do.
[cassette rewinding
and clicking]
Why can't people just
send checks in the mail
and skip all the hugs
and small talk?
You know how much
I love your family parties.
Ah, well, lucky for you,
my creepy Uncle Dave
won't be here today.
You know,
I actually think I prefer him
over your Aunt Kathy.
What? She's a saint!
With big checks.
Well, she always asks
if we're dating,
and when I tell her no,
for the hundredth time,
she still acts surprised
and then demands to know
who I'm seeing.
Damn, Aunt Kathy,
you girl has more going on
than her love life.
She probably just doesn't know
what else to talk about.
You should open your gift now.
Gift?
Like I wasn't going to
get you anything.
It's in my bag.
It ain't a big old check.
-Do you remember?
-Are you kidding?
Those were the good old days.
No worry
about the future or what's next.
All that mattered was
how much candy
we could shove in a pillowcase.
Yeah, and how hard
you could knee Johnny Mannebusen
in the nuts
if he tried to steal it.
Asshole deserved it.
Stealing candy
from some skinny little dweeb.
Hey, okay,
I was not that skinny.
You were
just a really muscular kid.
So you accept the dweeb part?
Oh, yeah, no, I'm still a dweeb.
Dweeb for life.
You know...
[Sam]
Even though JJ and I only live
ten blocks away from
each other,
we grew up a little different.
He's got the white
picket fence,
the PTA mom,
the model sister
and a successful dad
who's already mapped out
his entire future.
Yeah, I'm going to be
studying business,
and, uh, then I'm going to be
working part-time
in the Akron office.
Yep, and after graduation,
he's going to become a VP
and in due time
take over for me.
[Jerry] Well, shit, boy.
Sounds like I need to
start bothering you about a job
instead of my brother-in-law.
Speaking of which,
I got a little idea
I've been cooking up.
I think
it's going to blow your mind.
[Frank] Jerry,
nobody cares about your ideas.
[Jerry] Oh, come on now, Frank.
It's different
than the other one.
Oh, such a beautiful young girl.
You should have a boyfriend.
[Sam] See, what did I say?
["Good + Ready"
by Detention plays]
No escape
from how I'm feeling
I'm staring holes
[Sam]
That's our friend Courtney,
the popular girl
I thought I'd hate
-but couldn't help but love.
-All right.
[Sam]
And our other friend Taylor.
She's the one person
who sees Ohio like I do.
She wants to leave so bad,
she joined the Air Force.
What's happening over there?
She's trying to make me jealous.
She's convinced I'm going to
cheat while I'm away.
I don't think she understands
how the military works.
You're doing long distance?
-Of course.
-That never works.
I mean, you two have
a healthy relationship.
[Jerry] Hey, there's Samantha.
How's your folks doing?
[laughs] Doing good, thanks.
That's good to hear.
They're always in our prayers.
Thank you.
So, now, where are y'all headed?
[Sam]
Ugh, the dreaded question.
I never know how to answer,
but I mean,
why should I have to?
I've spent
my whole life in school,
just graduated, and I haven't
even had the chance
to figure out who I really am.
All I know is my
life will start
when I finally get out of here.
Speaking of...
I just applied
to this writing internship
in California.
JJ says it's a long shot,
but I applied anyways
because it might just be
my ticket out.
Well, except for this
other thing.
Your scholarship.
Scholarship?
Yeah, she got a STEM scholarship
to Akron U.
-Full ride.
-Oh, that's fantastic!
[Sam] It is, but it might
just keep me here forever.
[Sam exclaims]
-How are you so bad at this?
-I don't know.
-Here, let me.
-No, I can do it.
You don't have to be perfect
all the time.
Okay, shut up.
I have plenty
of other weaknesses
besides roasting marshmallows.
Yeah, like letting people
do things for you?
Fine.
-Thank you.
-It's my pleasure.
Hey, guys, we're heading over
to Meg's party. You coming?
Lame.
All right, here you go.
This is gonna be the best thing
you're ever gonna have
every time you go camping.
You're thinking a me, my lady.
-All right, give me that.
-A lady must never grab.
Well, good thing I ain't a lady.
All right.
You win this one.
Well, you just have to show
the marshmallow
a little love and care.
Is that so?
Here, let me
put it in your language.
You have to rotate the sphere
45 degrees on the y-axis.
-No, that's not right?
-[Sam chuckles]
I thought that was right. No?
Okay, so this is why
I almost failed math.
No, you almost failed math
because you were asleep
half the time.
Okay, well, it's not my fault
that that class
is at the same time
as my scheduled nap.
So you're gonna schedule
your college classes around this
scheduled block of napping?
Uh, hell yeah.
That's the best part
of college, right?
And then when I'm VP,
I'm gonna put a futon
in my office
and I'm gonna keep
that time blocked off.
Nap time.
Got it all figured out, huh?
Oh, I'm living
the good life, Sam.
You already joined
the dark side, man.
Adulthood.
And the best part
of your day is sleep.
[scoffs] I'm no adult.
I don't know.
I think you lost your edge.
-I resent that.
-Then again,
you would have had
to have it in the first place.
Oh, okay. That's it.
-You're getting the wet willy.
-No, no, no!
-Okay, no!
-Literally.
[Sam] Okay, stop!
Are you sure they're partying
in the basement?
Oh, why? Are you scared?
-No.
-[mockingly] No.
["Don't Wanna Grow Up"
by Space Camp plays]
Welcome to the other side
I said, oh...
You go that way, I go this way,
then we throw them.
No, no, no, just go.
No, no, no, you go this way,
I go this way--
-Okay.
-Just go, go, go.
Welcome to the other side
I don't wanna grow up
I don't wanna grow up
See-- whoa!
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
This is my favorite house!
Sam, what are you doing?
-Sam.
-Shh, shh, shh.
Sam, what are you doing?
[JJ] Whoa.
[Sam laughs] Yeah.
So this guy
that had grown up here,
he'd gone off to New York City
to study architecture,
and in the 1950s,
he had come back to build this.
The town hated it
because it stood out
from the rest
of the neighborhood.
It didn't match
their cookie-cutter colonials.
So they forced him
to build this fence around it,
and now no one sees it.
You want a ride home?
You've been drinking.
That's not what I meant.
[both laughing]
[Sam]
Keep your eyes on the road!
-Right here, driver.
-My lady.
-Good night.
-Night, sweetie.
[Sam] I thought you quit.
-Huh?
-[Sam chuckles]
How was the party?
Uh, your typical
suburban party.
Hey.
I got a call
from Dan Sullivan
saying that you TP'd his house.
Well, what else do you expect me
to do in this boring town?
I don't know.
Not destroy property?
It's toilet paper.
Aren't you guys a little old
to be doing that kind of stuff?
Are you too
old to be playing guitar?
[scoffs] No.
Well, there you have it.
[mockingly]
"Well, there you have it."
[chuckles]
-[guitar strumming]
-Sounds good.
Thank you.
["Dollar Slice"
by Bloomsday plays]
Morning routine
Eggs over easy
Just how you like me
'Cause you're always
running
What were you dreamin'
You were kicking
and whisper screaming
While you were sleeping
["Sam" by Pandamic plays]
I was thinking back
to the last time
I've seen you
We were talking about
All the shit
that we've been through
What you never told me,
just to make me feel good
-[Rick groans]
-[Sam] Oh, sorry, boss,
but you're out.
I swear, I've been hitting
40 for 40
whenever you're not here.
Doesn't look like it,
but whatever helps you
sleep at night.
You know, the way
that you've been hitting,
you could play for Akron's
softball team next season.
You'd be a shoo-in.
Yeah, I don't know
about all that, Dad.
I'm just saying,
you have a lot of talent.
But, you know, far be it for me
to tell you where to use it.
-Well, thank you.
-[Rick] Mm-hmm.
Now, don't spend the rest
of your shift practicing,
because I don't think
it's going to help too much.
-[mock laughs] Funny.
-[Sam chuckles]
Skate on home, you little shit.
[laughs]
["California" by Suzi Moon plays
over speakers]
I wanna be up there
on the big screen
I'm gonna burn
as bright as the golden sun
'Cause all the kids
are singin'
La, la, la, la
Let's go to California
La, la, la
It's gonna be so great...
My doctor told me this test
was going to cost about $300,
so I don't understand
how I have a bill for $4,000.
No, no, no, no, I don--
I can't be on hold.
I-- I cannot be
on hold for another hour.
I'm sorry, sir.
Sorry.
Lost track of time,
just was out skating.
I wondered what smelled.
What, you're not going to
punch me?
Huh?
Everything good?
Yeah, yeah, all good.
Just family stuff.
It's fine. Let's go.
Okay.
[engine whirring]
All right, I'll put
that order in for you.
Can you turn
your headlights off?
I could do, like,
a light haunting.
[girl] Hot in.
Right? Like,
"Whoa, a chair moved.
Maybe it was me, I don't know.
Oh, no, a broom fell over."
Light haunting.
It's like Casper's,
like, kind of friendly cousin.
[chuckling]
How would you know, though,
if it's, like,
a light haunting or--
[JJ] Hey, good evening,
welcome to Swensons.
What can I get you?
Two Galley Boys
for two galley gals,
coming right up.
Or if you're just going crazy.
What? What do you mean?
That's the fun of it.
No, I feel like
I'd hate that more.
You wouldn't be able
to talk to anyone about it.
They wouldn't believe you.
Of course
they would believe you.
No, they wouldn't.
They'd be like,
"Oh, where's the proof?"
Or, "You're probably just
making it up for attention."
Attention. Oh.
-Hey, hey, hey.
-[Courtney] Hi.
[Taylor] What's going on?
Oh, same old shit.
Gonna be a change
for you, though, huh?
A month out now?
Yeah, almost.
We're throwing
Taylor a going-away party,
so you better be there.
-Um...
-[Taylor] Oh, come on.
-For me?
-[Sam chuckles]
Fine.
Hey, did you ever hear about
that internship?
-Well...
-[Taylor] Oh, hell yeah, girl.
That's what I'm talking about.
Wait, what internship?
Uh, I applied to this internship
thing in Santa Barbara.
Oh, my God. That's amazing.
I didn't think
I was actually gonna get it.
Oh, shut up. It's you.
Of course you would.
Wait, so does that mean
you're taking it?
Oh, I haven't even thought
that far ahead yet.
Um, I have until the end
of summer to decide, so--
[gasps] Oh, my God. Wait.
You would be
the cutest little surfer babe.
Oh, my gosh.
There we go with Courtney.
With your bikini.
Oh, my God. That'd be so cute.
-Well, hey there, cowgirl.
-[Courtney] Howdy.
Not everyone
in Texas is a cowboy, JJ.
Hey, the one
guy I met from Texas was,
so in my book, they all are.
You do realize how
messed up that sounds, right?
Very.
Well, to his point, though,
the only girl I know
from California was blonde,
so you'll fit right in.
-What?
-She got the internship.
Yeah, she did.
You applied?
Just-- just to see
what would happen.
[Taylor] Oh, did you not...
No.
I-- I don't even know
what I'm gonna do yet.
Um, you know what?
I should put your order in.
-Uh, same as usual, right?
-[Courtney] Uh, yeah.
Wait, sorry. I just figured...
Sam.
Hey, why didn't you tell me?
Can we do this later?
-Sam, just--
-Hot in.
Hot out.
Yeah, why didn't you
just even tell me?
I mean, I-- I-- why didn't you
tell me you applied?
I'm supportive.
Just didn't think
it was a big deal, okay?
What, not a big deal
that my best friend's gonna
move to the other
side of the country?
JJ, I haven't even thought
about tomorrow,
let alone
that far in the future.
Yeah, this doesn't explain
why you wouldn't--
-Just later, okay?
-Sam.
[car horn blares]
[crickets chirping]
Can't believe
we're gonna have to start
paying for Galley Boys soon.
It sucks.
So, um...
California?
I was gonna tell you eventually.
Well, why didn't you, then?
Because of this.
Because you just--
you don't get it.
[chuckles] What don't I get?
Well, you could never understand
why anyone
would want to leave Ohio.
Well, yeah,
Ohio's the best state ever.
-Why would anyone want to--
-[Sam scoffs]
Well, it is.
Well, thanks
for proving my point.
Okay, well,
then explain it to me.
No, because you don't get it.
Okay, fine.
-Tell me, or else.
-JJ, come on.
Tell me, or else.
Sam, tell me, tell me,
tell me, Sam, tell me!
-Come on.
-Fine, okay, just...
I don't see myself
ending up here.
And I feel like
if I don't escape now,
I'll just end up stuck in
the same cycle
as everyone else.
Like with this STEM scholarship,
all I ever hear is how great
of an opportunity it is,
how I'll graduate debt-free
and make a good living,
but I'll still be in Ohio.
I don't get it.
I mean,
what's so bad about that?
Sorry, what was that?
You don't get it?
Oh, shut up. I mean, I--
Why are you complaining
about a good living?
I'm not complaining.
It's just-- it's safe.
It makes sense.
And that's so bad?
I just don't feel like
we were put on this earth
to just settle.
I mean, there's
a whole world out there.
Why does everyone here act like
they don't have
the choice to leave?
I don't know. We're--
Maybe they already found
what they were looking for here,
and-- and they don't have to
search the whole world
-just to find it.
-But
how do they know
if they haven't even tried?
I mean, the thought
doesn't even cross their minds.
Because it's comfortable here.
It's easy.
And they're too damn afraid
to do something different.
I feel like
that's a little unfair.
I'd say it's pretty accurate.
Okay, well, fine, then.
Uh, how about you feed
that high horse you're up on?
I just...
I just-- I don't want to
end up like that.
I want to be able
to look back at my life
and know that
I lived it to the fullest.
I mean, we have
our whole lives ahead of us.
Why the hell
wouldn't we ask for everything?
Well, you can have
everything here.
Maybe we just have different
definitions of everything.
Or maybe you can't see
the beauty around you
because you take it for granted.
Sorry, I don't appreciate
the corn.
I'm serious.
Maybe if you stopped
hating on Ohio for a second,
you'd see what I see.
All right,
I'm gonna say something,
but you gotta
promise not to get mad.
-What?
-Promise.
-No.
-[scoffs] It's...
it's just...
as long as I've known you,
it's like you're searching
for happiness
like it's somewhere else.
I-- I don't know.
Running off to California.
I mean, maybe
you'll find it, but...
I don't think it's the state
that's the problem.
Why did you become so wise?
-I said don't get mad.
-I'm not mad.
And I didn't promise, so...
I just--
I think it's more than that.
Yeah, okay, like,
maybe I'll think
I'll be happier there,
but not because
I'm unhappy here.
Because I'm not grateful
or whatever it is you're saying,
but just because...
because... [chuckles nervously]
I don't know.
I just think that you can find
what you're looking for
right here.
-That's all.
-I don't know.
It's been 18 years
and I haven't found shit.
What if I prove it to you?
What?
What if I show you
why Ohio is so great?
JJ, I've seen it.
-I'm good.
-No, no, no.
I don't think you have.
Just hear me out.
If-- if you don't--
if you can't appreciate
what you have here,
then how do you know that
California is gonna be
any better
and you're gonna
appreciate that?
-Because--
-No, no, no.
Just hang on a second. Just...
give me one day, all right?
And-- and then if you still
wanna leave after that,
then I'll shut up
about it forever.
Seriously?
Yeah. I promise.
Okay. Deal.
Let's go.
No, wait. Hang on a second.
You wanna do this right now?
Yeah, let's see what you got,
because I'm sure
it's a whole lot of nothing.
No, no, no, no.
If we only have
one shot at this,
then I'm gonna need
at least the night to plan it.
Fine. I guess that's fair.
Plus, you should
probably shower.
You're gonna start smelling
a little bit, you know?
Oh, I know you're getting old
because that was some weak shit.
-Weak, weak, weak, weak.
-Because it's a fry.
-Weak, weak, Sam.
-Like yours is any better.
Uh, it's a little bit better.
["Cleveland"
by Dive Bombs plays]
Leave me fiendin'
in this small town
Or keep me in Cleveland
In your arms now
So, are you ready for JJ
and Sam's big Ohio adventure?
Okay, you cannot call it that.
But I already wrote it down.
-You made a list?
-Hey, hey.
This is for my eyes only.
That looks long.
Well, it's just because
Ohio has so much to offer.
Yeah, okay.
All right,
you can't be negative today.
I just state facts.
Yeah, that's what
negative people say.
Are you really not gonna tell me
what's on it?
No, but what I can tell you
is that it starts right here.
The Lamppost?
But we always come here.
Exactly.
That's why it's so special.
So, have we been
to all of these places?
Uh, some, yeah.
How long is this gonna take?
Are you in a rush?
-No.
-Okay.
Well, then,
just sit back, relax,
and allow me to show you
the hidden beauty in Ohio.
One, two, three, four!
["Honey" by Coastal Club plays]
A long drive
to my parent's house
Uh, oh,
maybe we can go that way?
I'll pick you up
from your caffeine drought
I got a feeling
that you're coming around
I got a feeling,
I got a feeling
We'll take a stop
to get an ice-cold Coke
I started laughing
at the words you spoke
I kind of like you
and your stupid jokes
-O-H?
-[girl] I-O.
I kind of like you,
but love is a chore
And through it all,
I want more
Take it slow...
You know you can't get better
ice cream than here.
You know they have
like 14 locations
in California, right?
No, this is the best one.
-By far.
-This location?
This location is the best one.
The best one in the world.
But we've got a ways to go,
you're wide-eyed and...
Best in the world.
I know you're dying
to get outside, darlin'
Sam! What's going on?
What are you doing?
Cheese.
I got a fever
that I cannot shake
Hey, hey
The thought of you
and the interstate
I've got a fever
that just won't go away
Hey, hey
I got a fever,
I got a fever
A long drive to paradise
See? We got a beach right here.
But I want it all, love,
don't you?
-This is a lake.
-You're negative.
Facts.
I've learned
to love you, honey
But we've got a ways to go
You're wide-eyed
And inside I know
you're dying
to get outside, darlin'
I've learned
to love you, honey
And you've got
a way with me
You're wide-eyed and alive
So full of life,
I'm mesmerized by your love
Give me, give me your love,
by your love
Give me, give me your love,
by your love
Give me your love
By your love, by, by, by,
by your love
[crickets chirping]
Okay, I'm gonna say something,
but you have to promise
not to hold it against me.
Ooh, I don't think
I can do that.
I had a lot of fun today.
Samantha, are you saying
that you-- you enjoyed Ohio?
JJ, I said you can't--
Hey, do you hear that,
everybody?
Samantha Posey had fun in Ohio!
I take it back, jerk.
Hey, hey, just you wait.
For the rest of the summer,
we're going to go
to the best spots
that this state has to offer.
Every day, a new spot.
Every one.
You are hopelessly devoted
to Ohio.
Yeah, I mean, I love it here.
I don't know, it's just...
I-- I can't explain it.
It's everything.
It's the-- it's the life
and the beauty and...
I don't know, it's so much more
than that, too.
It's the...
the moments
that Ohio has to offer
and the-- the memories
that you create,
the people you share it with.
I mean, it's like...
it's like this.
You know, sitting
in the bed of my truck,
the fresh air, under the stars.
My favorite person
in the whole wide world.
[Sam chuckles]
I never thought of it like that.
You're my favorite person.
[chuckles]
[both chuckle]
I love you, Sam.
I love you, too.
[both chuckle]
Who's the boy?
What do you mean?
Who's the boy?
JJ.
-Really?
-Yeah.
That's great.
Oh, he is just the sweetest.
He really is.
I'm happy for both of you.
Just say
what you want to say, Mom.
Sorry, sorry,
sorry I said anything.
I just...
I figured you were always
just friends for a reason.
Well, you're the one
who says friends make
the best lovers, so...
-Lovers? Uh...
-No, no, that's not--
that's not what I meant.
Um...
-Never mind.
-Wait, wait, wait.
Whatever happened
to that thing in California,
the internship?
-I got it.
-Wait, what?
-Yeah.
-You never told me.
-I'm sorry.
-No, no, that's amazing.
Oh.
My baby's going to be
all the way on the other side
of the country.
Oh, well, I have until the end
of summer to decide, so...
So you're rethinking it.
I wonder why.
Better take that pill
like clockwork.
Mom.
How do you think Cousin Carrie
got pregnant at Burning Man?
Oh, my God.
Yeah, oh, no,
just don't think about it.
[phone buzzing]
["Waiting for You"
by Allister plays]
If I could tell
you one thing,
then I'd tell you everything
I'd probably say that
you've been on my mind
So, technically,
this is our first date, right?
Wait, are you saying
the Valentine's Day dance
wasn't a date?
-In eighth grade?
-Yeah.
-No.
-What?
Come on, you knew
I was crushing on Freddie.
Okay, can we please not talk
about your past lovers?
Not lovers.
He got expelled for burning down
the boys' bathroom.
Okay, fine, then crushes.
On what I'm now aware
is our first date.
I'm so sorry.
However,
can I make it up to you?
Why did it take so long, though,
for us to get here?
I don't know, maybe because
you were crushing
on guys like Freddie.
Okay, like, you can talk?
Jenna?
-Okay, that's not fair.
-Jenna!
-She was nice!
-Nice to you.
She was just jealous of you.
What?
Yeah, I mean,
she-- she hated that you always,
you know, came over.
Why did you never tell me that?
Well, because I told her that
if she made me choose...
you'd win.
I don't know, I guess...
I just never wanted to ruin us.
You know?
Me too.
["Too Young to Burn"
by Sonny & The Sunsets plays]
When I was just a kid,
they said
Kid, don't you cry
I am older now I say
It's all right
Anyone coming?
Every tear rolling down
is a lesson learned...
Shit.
Come on, you're up.
How do you do it, Sam?
Are you too young to burn?
Too young
Too young to burn
[inaudible conversation]
You got a little--
a little something there.
Oh, where?
-Right there?
-Yeah, right there.
-Right there?
-Yeah, right there.
Can you get it off of me?
Oh, thank you.
-Did I get it?
-Uh, I don't think so.
I don't think so.
Sorry.
Too young to burn
Too young, too young
[muffled chatter]
Hey! I got it!
Too young, too young
Oh, God!
Too young to burn
[inaudible conversation]
Too young, too young
This remaining section
is supporting
Triplett Boulevard,
and if they were to remove it,
uh, the whole road
could collapse.
All right.
This is pretty cool. [chuckles]
See?
I told you
Ohio's full of beauty.
I'm just happy that
the most beautiful part
of Ohio isn't leaving.
[Sam chuckles]
Oh, my God!
-Joseph Jeffrey!
-Oh, come on!
-Full names? Really?
-Yes!
-Yes, Joseph Jeffrey!
-Oh, all right.
All right, Samantha.
[man] Yes, yes,
the Smith Building
on main campus.
Thanks for choosing Akron U.
Sorry about that.
Now, Samantha.
Or, can I call you Sam?
-Sam's cool.
-Cool?
Cool, cool. Sam.
Okay, um...
so, Sam, I noticed
you haven't declared
a major yet.
And it's all good.
It's all good.
But it is imperative
you do so pretty soon.
Just cause, um,
Just to make sure you get into
the courses you need.
They tend to fill up fast.
Well, I was just thinking
I could take some gen ed courses
for a while while I decide
what I want to do.
Mm-hmm. Okay.
Um, well,
do you know at least what branch
you're most interested in?
Um, I was thinking
probably science.
Science! Okay, okay.
And what careers within
that field do you have in mind?
Um...
marine biology could be cool.
I mean, I like the ocean.
Girl, you in Ohio.
There's not a whole lot of
options for a job like that.
Right.
Look, Sam, I don't mean
to put pressure on you.
I really don't.
I know that it's a big decision.
[clicks tongue]
So I suggest you spend
the next few weeks...
thinking about what it is
you really want for your life.
How about we meet again
before the school year starts?
And you can let me know
what you choose.
Hey, cutie. How'd it go?
-Uh...
-What's up?
I don't know, he just...
he wants me to declare a major,
and I wasn't ready
for all of that.
Wait, I thought you already did.
Aren't you doing, like, science?
[scoffs] You know, there's like
a million different options
within science.
Well, yeah, but I thought
you could just, like,
you know,
do some science for a while,
and then, you know,
get specific about it later.
Well, I thought that,
too, but...
-But what?
-Nothing.
Let's just go inside.
All right, well,
I have a hypothesis
that you need some French fries.
[muffled chatter]
-Hey.
-Hey!
Hey, where's Stacy?
-Oh, we had a fight.
-About what?
Well, what do you think?
'Cause I'm leaving.
French fries for the lady.
[gasps] Ooh, babe,
I want French fries.
I love it when
we first get back together.
'Cause he'll do whatever I say.
Oh, is that why you break up
with him so many times?
I can either confirm nor deny.
[laughs] Oh, Courtney.
Okay, this is grosser than when
you guys used to dig for worms.
Okay, we weren't digging
for worms.
Yeah, we were digging
for treasure.
There just happened to be
worms on the way down.
[Courtney gags]
Do we need to have a PDA talk?
Okay, all right, General.
Uh, we'll be good soldiers,
and behave.
[laughs] Okay, chill.
Like, let me get through basic
before you just start
throwing around titles.
Aye-aye, Captain Crunch.
-Private?
-"Captain Crunch."
Oh, Go-- I hate you.
Okay?
Did Robbie get lost
or something?
The French fries were, like,
right there?
Ugh, he's such a sloth boy.
Courtney,
you can't call him that.
Okay, okay. You know what?
I love him, and I asked him
for this act of service,
and he was gracious enough
to do it,
even though I was highly capable
of doing it myself. [sighs]
What?
Okay, come talk to me
after you've been dating
for five years.
Well, aren't you supposed
to reset after a breakup?
Well, you know,
you just subtract
the months, so...
Guys, the rules
are very ambiguous, okay?
All that matters is we always
find each other in the end.
Well, metaphorically, anyway.
I'm gonna go find him. Yeah.
Oh, uh, do you want to still
play skee-ball before we go?
Wait, wait, go? I just got here.
JJ has a big adventure
planned tomorrow.
Oh, my God. Come on, guys.
By the way,
it's my favorite one
on the list.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
[Taylor] Um, PDA.
-[both] Sorry.
-[Sam laughs]
So, it was meant to be part
of a subdivision in the 1920s,
but when
the market crashed in '29,
they lost their funding
and it was completely abandoned,
so the streets
that were supposed to connect
the bridge on either side,
they were never built.
The bridge to nowhere.
I feel like there's
a good metaphor for Ohio
-in there somewhere.
-Oh, shush.
You know this is cool.
You just don't want to admit it.
["Infinitely Ordinary"
by The Wrecks plays]
I think
I could get used to this
I think
I could get used to this life
I think
I could get used to this
It's infinitely ordinary...
All right. Off to a good start.
Lightning Encounters. We do it.
Boom.
B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N...
No, but you're close.
...O-P-Q-R-S-T-U
-So close.
-I know.
It's like this far away.
Ugh.
I can't believe Nick
still comes to these parties.
It's like,
go do something with your life.
I thought he went
to play football
in North Carolina or something.
Yeah, but he said he was getting
benched too much or something.
Personally,
I think he just hated
not being the big shot for once.
So, here he is
at an underage party.
He's still just as hot, though.
I mean, maybe if Robbie
and I weren't back together.
[both chuckle]
So, you and JJ?
-Pretty serious, huh?
-[Sam chuckles]
Ah, you know,
I had the biggest crush
on him freshman year.
[chuckles] Yeah, we knew.
[laughs] Oh, my God, what?
It was kind of obvious.
Okay, well,
what I was going to say is
that I knew
it would never work out
because he was
too dumb to notice
he was in love with you.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Well, I'm really glad
to see you two found your way.
-Me too.
-[Courtney chuckles]
So, what's next?
What do you mean?
Like, should I start shopping
for a wedding gift
or a housewarming gift?
-What?
-[Courtney scoffs]
I mean, y'all are
obviously meant to be.
But we just graduated.
Yeah, but, like, why wait?
You got a good one.
I'm just not in any rush.
Hmm. I get that.
Yeah, like, get
your degree first, find a job.
Honestly, that's probably what
Robbie and I are going to do.
We wanted to have it next year,
but the kind of wedding I want?
Better wait till after college.
You have all that planned out?
Girl, I've had the shit planned
since I could write.
Oh, come on.
You've never planned
your wedding as a kid?
Okay, well, yeah,
but because that's what
they taught us to care about.
What, so you think
you're too cool
for a wedding now?
No, it's just--
you can see the bullshit
that was ingrained into us.
Bullshit?
Well, the fact that we were six
talking about our weddings.
I mean, nobody asked JJ
what type of tux
he wanted to wear
or how many kids he wanted.
That mash game
that literally had us planning
every single detail
of our adult life.
That's what
we used to do as fun.
Life isn't meant to be
all figured out.
I mean, seriously, all I hear
from the adults in this town is
how much they miss being a kid,
but then, like,
they don't even let us do that.
It's like, "Hey,
have fun while you're at it,
but also know
what you want to be,
where you want to live,
I mean, who you're gonna marry,
I guess
start saving for a retirement."
Sam, Sam, Sam. Okay, I get it.
It's just all fucking bullshit.
All right, um,
so what's next?
What are you gonna do?
What do you mean?
With JJ?
I mean, is this
like a summer fling or...
is it more than that?
I-- I just assumed
that you weren't going
to California, but...
are you still thinking about it?
I just haven't
really made a choice yet.
-[Robbie] Oh!
-[JJ laughs]
What does JJ
think about all that?
[Robbie] Well,
hey there, pretty lady.
Hello.
Ew, you smell
like beer. [laughs]
Hey, did you know
that Robbie's family has
a big-ass house in Put-in-Bay?
We should go there for, uh,
Christmas in July next summer.
They're pretty hardcore
on IDs up there.
Okay, well then, in three years.
I mean,
it's not that far, right?
Okay, that's fine.
[indistinct shouting]
[JJ chuckles]
[somber music playing]
[door clicks open]
Hey, do you have a sec?
Sure, yeah, of course.
How do you know
what will make you happy?
Oh, you don't.
You just make a choice.
How do you do that?
Is this about JJ?
I just...
I wish there wasn't
all this pressure to know.
I mean, I just--
I don't know. [laughs]
Hmm.
-I love him.
-[Renee chuckles]
I think I always have.
I mean, maybe it is smart
to get my degree here.
It's basically free college
and, you know,
it's only four years.
California's not going anywhere.
That's true.
Then there's you.
I know, I know,
you don't want me to worry,
but I-- I can't help it.
[chuckles]
Sweetie, it's okay.
You come
from a long line of warriors.
[Sam laughs]
You can love me from California.
You can love me
from the-- the-- the-- the moon.
It doesn't matter where you are.
But what would
really piss me off
if I thought that you weren't
going after what you want
because of me or dad...
or anyone.
You know, when I first knew
you were going to leave me...
you were three years old
and you threw
a 90 minute tantrum
because I wouldn't
let you drive the Camry.
-[Sam laughs]
-Uh-huh. [laughs]
God, I had never met
a more independent person,
let alone a toddler.
You wouldn't let me do
anything for you.
It was always, "No, my do.
My do."
Totally freaked your dad out.
But I remember thinking,
"I do not have to worry
about this girl.
It is the world
that's going to have to worry
because no one is going
to make her do anything
that she doesn't want to do."
[Sam chuckles]
I know that right now,
everything feels
so huge and life changing.
But if there's one thing
that I'm certain of...
you're going to find your way.
Oh.
[both sighing]
Did you smoke?
Okay, can I be the mom
for five minutes?
-Okay. Good.
-[laughs] Fine.
Being the mom. Thank you.
[crickets chirping]
[engine humming]
Sam, I am so sorry.
I was just finishing
things for tonight
and I-- I completely
lost track of time.
Time management
has never been your strong suit.
Yeah, that's me.
Come on, adventure awaits.
Did you really just say that?
Well, I mean, yeah, it does.
It is. I don't know.
Shut up.
-So where are we going?
-It's kind of a surprise.
Is that so?
Yeah, but, uh, in order
to keep it a surprise,
you're going
to have to wear this.
Seriously?
Well, yeah,
I know it's kind of weird,
but, you know,
trust me, if you don't wear it,
it's going
to completely ruin it.
This better be
one hell of a surprise.
[JJ laughs]
-How do I look?
-Oh, never better. [chuckles]
Hey, I promise,
you're going to love it.
Okay, just a few more steps.
We're almost there.
-Can I take this thing off yet?
-No, you can't.
No, yeah, just be
a little patient, all right?
All right. Are you ready?
-Mm-hmm.
-You sure you're ready?
-Yes.
-Okay, okay.
Three, two, one.
Wait, what--
what are we doing here?
Well, I know
how much you love this place,
so I thought I'd look into it.
And apparently
the guy that owns it
is, like,
some super wealthy rich dude
who bought it for tax purposes,
and he's barely ever here.
And funny enough, my, uh--
my dad's company
manages the property.
You want to see inside?
Yes.
[Sam chuckles]
Wow.
[JJ] Oh, oh, hang on, hang on.
You've got to see this place.
Come on, come on.
Swenson's?
I couldn't think
of a more romantic place.
So this is why you were late?
Poor time management skills.
To a hell of a surprise.
["Era of Apocalypse"
by Sea Elephant playing]
I never thought
we'd have to run
Responsible
for some and none
Anxious
'till it all unravels
[both laughing]
I have one question.
Am I a better dancer
than Freddie?
-Jesus Christ.
-Look, it's a serious question.
I love you.
I love you, too.
To disappear
Now who said
it's gotta be easy
And who said
it's gonna be hard
So take the path
of least resistance
And then see who you are
Thank you.
For tonight.
-You really liked it?
-[Sam chuckles]
[JJ chuckles]
Who knows?
Maybe one day
I could get the guy to sell it.
You think he would?
I mean, he doesn't seem
that attached to it.
And I can be very convincing.
As you know.
[JJ chuckles]
I mean, God,
don't you ever feel like
everything we do
and everything we've
been taught
is just to service the future?
Yeah, I know,
it's like, it's all
preparation.
Right, but what are we
preparing ourselves for?
Death.
-[Tony] Life of the party.
-[Mike] It's true.
I'm going to make some popcorn.
Do you want anything to drink?
Uh, yeah.
Whatever you've got is good.
[Cynthia] ...die anyway,
shouldn't we be
enjoying ourselves now?
You know, I'd like to quit
thinking of the present,
like right now, as
some minor...
Oh, hey,
you want me to pause it?
[Sam] Yeah, sure.
[microwave beeping]
Guess who your dad
just got off the phone with.
-Who?
-His old frat brother, Steve.
Uh, I don't think
you've met him.
He is hilarious.
So they are out
near Santa Barbara
and their daughter is in NYU.
They have a room for you.
You know,
until you get a side job,
get on your feet.
It's really nice of them.
Okay.
-What's going on?
-Nothing.
-That's really great.
-Sam, put down the pop.
Look at me, please.
You haven't told him yet,
have you?
I just--
I haven't made a decision yet.
Wait, what?
Isn't the deadline,
I don't know, right now?
Soon. Yeah.
[Renee] And you do know
that not making a decision,
well, that's--
that's still making a decision.
Right? You know that.
I know. I'm going to.
Okay, I know that you don't
want to hurt his feelings,
but if he's your best friend,
he should want
what's best for you, right?
Just why do I have
to decide all of this now?
Because if you keep kicking
things down the road in life,
it just gets worse, trust me.
I'm sorry, I don't mean
to burst your bubble,
but I know you.
And I think you've already
made your decision.
[popcorn popping]
[microwave beeping]
[Sam sighs]
I know
you want to stay
in this moment...
and that's okay.
You should be enjoying yourself.
You deserve it.
But it's my job
to make sure
you're thinking about future you
so that she gets
the life that she deserves.
-Oh, shit, I forgot the drinks.
-Uh, it's-- it's okay.
-No, uh, I'll just go get them.
-Seriously, it's fine.
[man] ...this car needs
is some good ol' worthwhile
visceral experience.
Remember to eat
a green thing every day...
and have lots of calcium.
It's very important
for young mothers
to have lots of calcium.
[dramatic music playing]
[Sam] So, the last adventure
on the list, huh?
That was it.
So, what do we do next?
Sam, why are you
still lying to me?
What are you talking about?
I know that you're still
thinking about leaving.
I thought
you denied that internship.
But, you know, now I realize
that we never talked about it,
so maybe that's on me.
-JJ, I'm so sorry.
-But you-- I just...
We've been best friends
for over ten years
and we have never
kept secrets from each other
and you've kept this
from me twice now.
And, look...
I'm not mad...
because I-- I-- you know, I get
that you've been
going through a lot, but...
Yeah, no, actually,
I don't-- I don't get it.
I don't get it.
Why didn't you just tell me?
I wanted to.
I just--
I just didn't know how or what.
I mean, I haven't made a choice.
Why wouldn't you just tell me
that you're still deciding?
How am I supposed
to tell you that?
I didn't want to hurt you
and we were just--
we were having so much fun.
Fun? Was this just fun for you?
No. No, I love this.
-I do, but--
-But what?
You just--
you don't see both sides.
You just keep trying
to convince me to stay.
What?
Do-- do you not want to stay?
I-- I-- I don't know.
[scoffs]
All right, well,
then what do you want, Sam?
-I'm trying to figure that out.
-What is there to figure out?
Either you want this
or you don't.
-It's not that easy.
-It is for me.
Because I want you.
I want a life here with you.
And that is a very easy
decision for me to make
-because I love you, Sam.
-I love you.
It's hard for me to believe when
you don't even want to stay.
It's not that I don't want that.
Then what is it?
Because clearly, whatever it is
that we've been doing here
is very different
than what I thought it was.
-That's not true.
-Just-- Okay, are...
are you going or not?
I-- I don't know.
[scoffs] Well, you should.
You need to make a choice
because I would really
love it for you to know
because my entire life
is set up here
and I want you
to be a part of that life.
But if you're not going to be,
well, then--
well, that changes things.
And so--
so if you're leaving, just--
I just don't know.
What don't you know, Sam?
What is it? Is it...
Is it something I'm doing?
Is it me?
No, you've been great.
It's not just about you.
You made this place
better for me
and I thought that
I made it better for you, too.
But if you-- if you don't want
to be here, then fine.
Of course you want to be here.
I mean, you have
your whole life figured out.
Okay, maybe I didn't
grow up like you
and I don't have
all my life set up,
but that doesn't mean I'm not
thinking about my future.
Okay, so I don't know
exactly what I want,
but that doesn't mean
it doesn't matter.
I never said it didn't.
You know,
relationships don't work
if only one person
is making sacrifices.
What are you talking about?
You never once offered
to go to California with me.
Did it even cross your mind?
-It's different.
-No, it's not.
Okay, look, Sam.
My family is here.
My career. My whole future.
Yeah. Your future.
What do-- what do you--
what do you mean?
Because you've lived here
your whole life.
You can have a future here.
I can,
but not the one that I want.
I mean, if I don't go out there
and find it for myself,
I'm only ever going to be
who I am in this town
when I know
I can be so much more.
So that's it, then?
You made your choice?
We're done? [Sam sobs]
I don't...
Why do we have
to decide this now, okay?
I mean, I wouldn't have to go
for a few more weeks.
Because I can't pretend
like everything is okay
and that we're moving
in a direction that we're not.
Isn't that more of a reason
to make every second count?
Sam, I'm...
I'm sorry. I just, uh...
-But I--
-JJ.
JJ, please.
If you--
if you decide to stay,
just let me know.
[somber music playing]
[sobs]
["Was I Right?"
By The Rosies playing]
How'd you like
to do the honors?
Well, I'll do my best.
[both laughing]
[sighs]
I'm sleeping, I'm down
I'm dreaming
that I came to talk to you
Yeah, I came to talk to you
And now I'm seeing
That in believing
Yeah, it's all
that I can do
Yeah, it's all
that I can do
Oh
I wanna know
Was it the right
thing to do
Was it
the wrong thing for you
Drive slow
I'll let it go
But I wouldn't let you
I wouldn't let you, oh
Was it the right
thing to do
Or the wrong thing
to say, babe
[laughs] All right,
nice going, slugger.
That's how you do it.
Look at that,
it's like a whole new you.
See, your old man
still knows a few things.
Yeah, a few.
[laughs] Smartass.
No, but seriously.
When things start
moving too fast,
you take a step back...
[inhales deeply] ...breathe,
and do whatever
the hell you wanna do.
-[both chuckling]
-I guess.
So what do you wanna do?
California?
Yeah?
But everyone
just keeps telling me that--
Don't worry about
what everyone keeps telling you.
You could spend your whole life
doing what everyone else
tells you to do
and still end up
working in a batting cage.
Hey, I like the batting cage.
[laughs] Me too, kid.
I just don't want you
to look back on your life
and waste time thinking,
"What if I had done
things differently?"
You know?
And if that
takes you to California,
well then so be it.
Grabbing life by the balls.
[laughs] You know?
And that doesn't mean
it's gonna be easy.
But we weren't put
on this earth to settle.
[Sam chuckles]
-What?
-Nothing.
I was just
thinking the same thing.
Your mom and I are
really proud of you,
whatever you decide to do.
Just don't half-ass it.
-Thanks, Dad.
-You're welcome.
So you ready to get your butt
kicked by this old man?
I've been working on my swing.
I think I got you this time.
Oh, yeah?
Let's see what you got.
-Okay.
-[both laughing]
[keyboard clacking]
[chuckles]
[phone ringing]
[automatic voice] At the tone
please record your message.
[phone beeping]
Hey.
Um, I just wanted
to let you know
I officially
accepted the internship.
It feels right.
I'd really like to see you
before I leave, though.
I miss you.
Like, a lot.
You know, I've actually
been thinking about it,
and Ohio is
not so bad after all.
[chuckles]
I can't believe I'm saying that.
I guess
it just took the right person
to get me to see it.
Um, you know, I actually--
I found some more
of our mix CDs,
and I don't know
why we ever put those away.
Our taste in music was so good.
I mean, do you remember when--
[phone beeping]
[sighs]
[chuckles]
["Winding Road"
by Bonnie Somerville playing]
And I can see
California sun in your hair
[Sam] For the past year,
all anyone can talk about is
what's next,
what's your plan,
make a choice.
And now that I have, I realize
no answer will be good enough.
I don't know
if writing is what I want to do
for the rest of my life,
but it's what I want right now,
and that's good enough for me.
It's a long way home
[Renee] Okay,
I'm thinking all the apps.
I'm thinking potato skins.
I'm thinking
spinach artichoke dip.
Sam.
Still nothing?
Um, how about just one...
drink to celebrate?
Really? Okay.
What I should really do
is teach her
how to roll a big fat joint.
Well, wha-- it's-- it's legal
where she's going.
Just ignore your father, please.
I need to make sure my daughter
knows how to party, okay?
We need to be
getting calls from the police,
not lame parents telling us
that she TP'd their house.
-No one schools you, Dad.
-[Rick] Damn straight.
-[laughs] Don't feed his ego.
-[Sam chuckles]
-Let's give it to her now.
-What?
I thought we were gonna wait
till the pancake.
Uh, okay,
what are we talking about?
Your mom and I want
to give you something.
We know
we haven't always been able
to give you the life
that we wanted to.
-But we wanted--
-Hey, stop, Dad.
No, no, it's true.
We wanted more for you.
Trips to Disney,
the picket fence, your own car.
I didn't need all that.
Well, we know
that it won't get you
very far in California,
but hopefully...
it'll get you a start.
-How did you even get--
-Don't worry about it.
[Sam] Uh...
okay, no, no,
seriously, I'll be fine.
I've saved up money
from Swenson's and--
[Renee] Sam.
You're taking it.
Thank you.
-We're so proud of you.
-Okay, Mom, come on.
So about that drink,
I'm thinking whiskey.
[laughs] Yes. That's my girl.
Oh. I'm also thinking whiskey.
[laughs] Yes. That's my girl.
Okay, gross, come on,
guys, we're in public.
-What, a kiss?
-[Sam] Yes.
-That's PG.
-Too far, still.
Okay, well, guess what?
Your parents have been rated R.
-[Sam] Okay, no.
-Yeah. That's how you got here.
[Sam] No,
you guys don't do that, no.
Cheer up, buttercup.
Is it because
Sam is leaving tomorrow?
Well, go tell her goodbye.
Isn't that what you want to do?
No, it's--
it's too late for all that.
No, it's not.
She leaves tomorrow.
Look.
If there's anything I've learned
from my 11 breakups with Robbie,
it's that things aren't always
as complicated as we make it.
Okay, so just, you know,
go say you're sorry.
Ooh, you know, this actually
reminds me of freshman year.
[grunts] I kept
on breaking up with Robbie
because he kept on lying to me
about the stupidest things,
like he'd say he was showering
when he was actually napping,
and I'd be like,
"What the hell?"
And then I realized he was lying
because he was afraid
of how I would react.
I don't think my reactions
are crazy or anything,
-but it's like--
-Wait, Courtney.
Right. Um, look.
All I'm trying to say is,
have you ever thought about
why Sam felt like
she couldn't tell you?
I'm not saying
that she's in the right, but...
there must have been a reason
why she felt like
she had to hide it.
[Robbie] Babe! The pomeranian!
Oh, coming, babe! [chuckles]q
Look, that's just my two cents.
Take it or leave it.
But either cheer up or...
go do something about it.
[heartfelt music playing]
There's still time.
Wanna stop and say goodbye?
["Ohio"
by Damien Jurado playing]
Out from my window
"How far is Ohio?"
She laughed
and pointed out east
She said, "I grew up there
with my dear mother
And I haven't seen her
since 13
See you sometime
See you sometime
Mm
See you sometime
[engine humming]
-I can get it.
-Hey, hey, hey!
Letting me be the mom,
I'm not going to save
for the last time.
-Thank you.
-Come on.
Let me park and walk you in.
I got it.
You're right, I'm probably
going to be pretty embarrassing.
[Sam laughs] Yeah.
[Sam sighs]
[Sam breathing heavily]
How do I know
this is the right choice?
Do I feel really scared?
Yeah.
Then it's the right choice.
Oh, shit,
where did I put my ticket?
Oh, God.
-Never mind, I got it, I got it.
-Okay.
Well...
I'll text you when I get in?
Yeah.
Shit, I've been rehearsing this
for 18 years and now I...
Don't text, just call me, okay?
Oh, I will.
[Renee sniffles]
[Renee sighs]
[somber music playing]
[chuckles]
Well, I guess this is it.
I've imagined this day
for as long as I can remember.
But it was never like this.
[announcer over PA] Now boarding
flight 1468 to Santa Barbara.
[JJ] Sam!
[joyful music playing]
How did you get in?
I-- I-- I bought
a ticket to Cincinnati.
[both laughing]
I stopped by your house
to say goodbye.
I heard, I-- I--
I was out getting this.
I'm sorry it's not wrapped.
I had to go all the way
to Columbus just to find it.
Apparently
I'm not the only Ohioan
who doesn't care
about California.
-I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry.
-No, no, really, I-- I am--
-It's okay, I-- I know.
[announcer over PA]
Final boarding flight 1468.
That's me.
Of course it is.
California has no idea
what's coming.
[Sam chuckles]
And Ohio doesn't know
how lucky they have it.
O-H?
I-O.
I always thought
my story would start
once I got out of this place.
But Ohio has given me so much.
Love, friendship, adventure,
and a life full of memories.
But I guess
every great chapter has to end
for the next one to begin.
Man...
I can't wait
to see what happens next.
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
For the first time
in a long time
I feel so alive
Gotta emember
to close my eyes
I put my headphones in,
let the music playing
As I make my escape
[indistinct lyrics]
I've got memories to make
I know that it's too late
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
Escape
[indistinct lyrics]
I've got memories
I'm here to there
to everywhere
So many faces,
so many places
Escape
I'm not ready to go back
My escape
[indistinct lyrics]
I've got memories
I'm here to there
to everywhere
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
I'm not ready to go back
I'm not ready to go back
Don't make me go back
[heartfelt music playing]
[Sam] In fifth grade,
my class had to do a project
on the most important people
from Ohio.
But I decided to do my project
not on one person,
but on what
connected all of them.
I realized then and there,
they weren't successful
because they were from Ohio,
they were successful
because they got the hell out.
["Good Day Cafe"
by For Lack of a Term plays]
[indistinct lyrics]
For the first time
in a long time
I feel so alive
Gotta remember
to close my eyes
I put my headphones in
and let the music play
As I make my escape
I've got memories to make
This was never
going to last
Hey, can you tell JJ
Mom needs him in ten?
Copy.
[Sam] Yep, that's me, Sam Posey.
Born and raised
in a small town in Akron, Ohio.
There's not much to report yet,
because my story
has barely started.
Everywhere, so many things
And so many places...
[video game soundtrack plays]
Oh, co-- come on,
I was so close!
[chuckles] No, you weren't.
Well,
I'm closer than usual.
-Your mom wants you down in ten.
-What for?
I don't know, maybe your party?
[cassette clicking
and rewinding]
[Sam] This is JJ
He's kind of a doofus,
but he's my doofus.
We go as far back
as I can remember.
I don't think we ever had
that moment
when we became best friends.
We've just always been
JJ and Sam.
We spend pretty much
every day together,
finding anything to keep us
from dying of boredom.
You're doing great.
Have you started timing me yet?
You don't even have a watch on!
[Sam]
He even took a job at Swensons
just to keep me entertained.
Did you see how fast that was?
You want friends with speed,
I'm just saying.
[Sam] I think that may be
what defines
our friendship, actually.
He saves me
from the misery of growing up
in a town with nothing to do.
[cassette rewinding
and clicking]
Why can't people just
send checks in the mail
and skip all the hugs
and small talk?
You know how much
I love your family parties.
Ah, well, lucky for you,
my creepy Uncle Dave
won't be here today.
You know,
I actually think I prefer him
over your Aunt Kathy.
What? She's a saint!
With big checks.
Well, she always asks
if we're dating,
and when I tell her no,
for the hundredth time,
she still acts surprised
and then demands to know
who I'm seeing.
Damn, Aunt Kathy,
you girl has more going on
than her love life.
She probably just doesn't know
what else to talk about.
You should open your gift now.
Gift?
Like I wasn't going to
get you anything.
It's in my bag.
It ain't a big old check.
-Do you remember?
-Are you kidding?
Those were the good old days.
No worry
about the future or what's next.
All that mattered was
how much candy
we could shove in a pillowcase.
Yeah, and how hard
you could knee Johnny Mannebusen
in the nuts
if he tried to steal it.
Asshole deserved it.
Stealing candy
from some skinny little dweeb.
Hey, okay,
I was not that skinny.
You were
just a really muscular kid.
So you accept the dweeb part?
Oh, yeah, no, I'm still a dweeb.
Dweeb for life.
You know...
[Sam]
Even though JJ and I only live
ten blocks away from
each other,
we grew up a little different.
He's got the white
picket fence,
the PTA mom,
the model sister
and a successful dad
who's already mapped out
his entire future.
Yeah, I'm going to be
studying business,
and, uh, then I'm going to be
working part-time
in the Akron office.
Yep, and after graduation,
he's going to become a VP
and in due time
take over for me.
[Jerry] Well, shit, boy.
Sounds like I need to
start bothering you about a job
instead of my brother-in-law.
Speaking of which,
I got a little idea
I've been cooking up.
I think
it's going to blow your mind.
[Frank] Jerry,
nobody cares about your ideas.
[Jerry] Oh, come on now, Frank.
It's different
than the other one.
Oh, such a beautiful young girl.
You should have a boyfriend.
[Sam] See, what did I say?
["Good + Ready"
by Detention plays]
No escape
from how I'm feeling
I'm staring holes
[Sam]
That's our friend Courtney,
the popular girl
I thought I'd hate
-but couldn't help but love.
-All right.
[Sam]
And our other friend Taylor.
She's the one person
who sees Ohio like I do.
She wants to leave so bad,
she joined the Air Force.
What's happening over there?
She's trying to make me jealous.
She's convinced I'm going to
cheat while I'm away.
I don't think she understands
how the military works.
You're doing long distance?
-Of course.
-That never works.
I mean, you two have
a healthy relationship.
[Jerry] Hey, there's Samantha.
How's your folks doing?
[laughs] Doing good, thanks.
That's good to hear.
They're always in our prayers.
Thank you.
So, now, where are y'all headed?
[Sam]
Ugh, the dreaded question.
I never know how to answer,
but I mean,
why should I have to?
I've spent
my whole life in school,
just graduated, and I haven't
even had the chance
to figure out who I really am.
All I know is my
life will start
when I finally get out of here.
Speaking of...
I just applied
to this writing internship
in California.
JJ says it's a long shot,
but I applied anyways
because it might just be
my ticket out.
Well, except for this
other thing.
Your scholarship.
Scholarship?
Yeah, she got a STEM scholarship
to Akron U.
-Full ride.
-Oh, that's fantastic!
[Sam] It is, but it might
just keep me here forever.
[Sam exclaims]
-How are you so bad at this?
-I don't know.
-Here, let me.
-No, I can do it.
You don't have to be perfect
all the time.
Okay, shut up.
I have plenty
of other weaknesses
besides roasting marshmallows.
Yeah, like letting people
do things for you?
Fine.
-Thank you.
-It's my pleasure.
Hey, guys, we're heading over
to Meg's party. You coming?
Lame.
All right, here you go.
This is gonna be the best thing
you're ever gonna have
every time you go camping.
You're thinking a me, my lady.
-All right, give me that.
-A lady must never grab.
Well, good thing I ain't a lady.
All right.
You win this one.
Well, you just have to show
the marshmallow
a little love and care.
Is that so?
Here, let me
put it in your language.
You have to rotate the sphere
45 degrees on the y-axis.
-No, that's not right?
-[Sam chuckles]
I thought that was right. No?
Okay, so this is why
I almost failed math.
No, you almost failed math
because you were asleep
half the time.
Okay, well, it's not my fault
that that class
is at the same time
as my scheduled nap.
So you're gonna schedule
your college classes around this
scheduled block of napping?
Uh, hell yeah.
That's the best part
of college, right?
And then when I'm VP,
I'm gonna put a futon
in my office
and I'm gonna keep
that time blocked off.
Nap time.
Got it all figured out, huh?
Oh, I'm living
the good life, Sam.
You already joined
the dark side, man.
Adulthood.
And the best part
of your day is sleep.
[scoffs] I'm no adult.
I don't know.
I think you lost your edge.
-I resent that.
-Then again,
you would have had
to have it in the first place.
Oh, okay. That's it.
-You're getting the wet willy.
-No, no, no!
-Okay, no!
-Literally.
[Sam] Okay, stop!
Are you sure they're partying
in the basement?
Oh, why? Are you scared?
-No.
-[mockingly] No.
["Don't Wanna Grow Up"
by Space Camp plays]
Welcome to the other side
I said, oh...
You go that way, I go this way,
then we throw them.
No, no, no, just go.
No, no, no, you go this way,
I go this way--
-Okay.
-Just go, go, go.
Welcome to the other side
I don't wanna grow up
I don't wanna grow up
See-- whoa!
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
This is my favorite house!
Sam, what are you doing?
-Sam.
-Shh, shh, shh.
Sam, what are you doing?
[JJ] Whoa.
[Sam laughs] Yeah.
So this guy
that had grown up here,
he'd gone off to New York City
to study architecture,
and in the 1950s,
he had come back to build this.
The town hated it
because it stood out
from the rest
of the neighborhood.
It didn't match
their cookie-cutter colonials.
So they forced him
to build this fence around it,
and now no one sees it.
You want a ride home?
You've been drinking.
That's not what I meant.
[both laughing]
[Sam]
Keep your eyes on the road!
-Right here, driver.
-My lady.
-Good night.
-Night, sweetie.
[Sam] I thought you quit.
-Huh?
-[Sam chuckles]
How was the party?
Uh, your typical
suburban party.
Hey.
I got a call
from Dan Sullivan
saying that you TP'd his house.
Well, what else do you expect me
to do in this boring town?
I don't know.
Not destroy property?
It's toilet paper.
Aren't you guys a little old
to be doing that kind of stuff?
Are you too
old to be playing guitar?
[scoffs] No.
Well, there you have it.
[mockingly]
"Well, there you have it."
[chuckles]
-[guitar strumming]
-Sounds good.
Thank you.
["Dollar Slice"
by Bloomsday plays]
Morning routine
Eggs over easy
Just how you like me
'Cause you're always
running
What were you dreamin'
You were kicking
and whisper screaming
While you were sleeping
["Sam" by Pandamic plays]
I was thinking back
to the last time
I've seen you
We were talking about
All the shit
that we've been through
What you never told me,
just to make me feel good
-[Rick groans]
-[Sam] Oh, sorry, boss,
but you're out.
I swear, I've been hitting
40 for 40
whenever you're not here.
Doesn't look like it,
but whatever helps you
sleep at night.
You know, the way
that you've been hitting,
you could play for Akron's
softball team next season.
You'd be a shoo-in.
Yeah, I don't know
about all that, Dad.
I'm just saying,
you have a lot of talent.
But, you know, far be it for me
to tell you where to use it.
-Well, thank you.
-[Rick] Mm-hmm.
Now, don't spend the rest
of your shift practicing,
because I don't think
it's going to help too much.
-[mock laughs] Funny.
-[Sam chuckles]
Skate on home, you little shit.
[laughs]
["California" by Suzi Moon plays
over speakers]
I wanna be up there
on the big screen
I'm gonna burn
as bright as the golden sun
'Cause all the kids
are singin'
La, la, la, la
Let's go to California
La, la, la
It's gonna be so great...
My doctor told me this test
was going to cost about $300,
so I don't understand
how I have a bill for $4,000.
No, no, no, no, I don--
I can't be on hold.
I-- I cannot be
on hold for another hour.
I'm sorry, sir.
Sorry.
Lost track of time,
just was out skating.
I wondered what smelled.
What, you're not going to
punch me?
Huh?
Everything good?
Yeah, yeah, all good.
Just family stuff.
It's fine. Let's go.
Okay.
[engine whirring]
All right, I'll put
that order in for you.
Can you turn
your headlights off?
I could do, like,
a light haunting.
[girl] Hot in.
Right? Like,
"Whoa, a chair moved.
Maybe it was me, I don't know.
Oh, no, a broom fell over."
Light haunting.
It's like Casper's,
like, kind of friendly cousin.
[chuckling]
How would you know, though,
if it's, like,
a light haunting or--
[JJ] Hey, good evening,
welcome to Swensons.
What can I get you?
Two Galley Boys
for two galley gals,
coming right up.
Or if you're just going crazy.
What? What do you mean?
That's the fun of it.
No, I feel like
I'd hate that more.
You wouldn't be able
to talk to anyone about it.
They wouldn't believe you.
Of course
they would believe you.
No, they wouldn't.
They'd be like,
"Oh, where's the proof?"
Or, "You're probably just
making it up for attention."
Attention. Oh.
-Hey, hey, hey.
-[Courtney] Hi.
[Taylor] What's going on?
Oh, same old shit.
Gonna be a change
for you, though, huh?
A month out now?
Yeah, almost.
We're throwing
Taylor a going-away party,
so you better be there.
-Um...
-[Taylor] Oh, come on.
-For me?
-[Sam chuckles]
Fine.
Hey, did you ever hear about
that internship?
-Well...
-[Taylor] Oh, hell yeah, girl.
That's what I'm talking about.
Wait, what internship?
Uh, I applied to this internship
thing in Santa Barbara.
Oh, my God. That's amazing.
I didn't think
I was actually gonna get it.
Oh, shut up. It's you.
Of course you would.
Wait, so does that mean
you're taking it?
Oh, I haven't even thought
that far ahead yet.
Um, I have until the end
of summer to decide, so--
[gasps] Oh, my God. Wait.
You would be
the cutest little surfer babe.
Oh, my gosh.
There we go with Courtney.
With your bikini.
Oh, my God. That'd be so cute.
-Well, hey there, cowgirl.
-[Courtney] Howdy.
Not everyone
in Texas is a cowboy, JJ.
Hey, the one
guy I met from Texas was,
so in my book, they all are.
You do realize how
messed up that sounds, right?
Very.
Well, to his point, though,
the only girl I know
from California was blonde,
so you'll fit right in.
-What?
-She got the internship.
Yeah, she did.
You applied?
Just-- just to see
what would happen.
[Taylor] Oh, did you not...
No.
I-- I don't even know
what I'm gonna do yet.
Um, you know what?
I should put your order in.
-Uh, same as usual, right?
-[Courtney] Uh, yeah.
Wait, sorry. I just figured...
Sam.
Hey, why didn't you tell me?
Can we do this later?
-Sam, just--
-Hot in.
Hot out.
Yeah, why didn't you
just even tell me?
I mean, I-- I-- why didn't you
tell me you applied?
I'm supportive.
Just didn't think
it was a big deal, okay?
What, not a big deal
that my best friend's gonna
move to the other
side of the country?
JJ, I haven't even thought
about tomorrow,
let alone
that far in the future.
Yeah, this doesn't explain
why you wouldn't--
-Just later, okay?
-Sam.
[car horn blares]
[crickets chirping]
Can't believe
we're gonna have to start
paying for Galley Boys soon.
It sucks.
So, um...
California?
I was gonna tell you eventually.
Well, why didn't you, then?
Because of this.
Because you just--
you don't get it.
[chuckles] What don't I get?
Well, you could never understand
why anyone
would want to leave Ohio.
Well, yeah,
Ohio's the best state ever.
-Why would anyone want to--
-[Sam scoffs]
Well, it is.
Well, thanks
for proving my point.
Okay, well,
then explain it to me.
No, because you don't get it.
Okay, fine.
-Tell me, or else.
-JJ, come on.
Tell me, or else.
Sam, tell me, tell me,
tell me, Sam, tell me!
-Come on.
-Fine, okay, just...
I don't see myself
ending up here.
And I feel like
if I don't escape now,
I'll just end up stuck in
the same cycle
as everyone else.
Like with this STEM scholarship,
all I ever hear is how great
of an opportunity it is,
how I'll graduate debt-free
and make a good living,
but I'll still be in Ohio.
I don't get it.
I mean,
what's so bad about that?
Sorry, what was that?
You don't get it?
Oh, shut up. I mean, I--
Why are you complaining
about a good living?
I'm not complaining.
It's just-- it's safe.
It makes sense.
And that's so bad?
I just don't feel like
we were put on this earth
to just settle.
I mean, there's
a whole world out there.
Why does everyone here act like
they don't have
the choice to leave?
I don't know. We're--
Maybe they already found
what they were looking for here,
and-- and they don't have to
search the whole world
-just to find it.
-But
how do they know
if they haven't even tried?
I mean, the thought
doesn't even cross their minds.
Because it's comfortable here.
It's easy.
And they're too damn afraid
to do something different.
I feel like
that's a little unfair.
I'd say it's pretty accurate.
Okay, well, fine, then.
Uh, how about you feed
that high horse you're up on?
I just...
I just-- I don't want to
end up like that.
I want to be able
to look back at my life
and know that
I lived it to the fullest.
I mean, we have
our whole lives ahead of us.
Why the hell
wouldn't we ask for everything?
Well, you can have
everything here.
Maybe we just have different
definitions of everything.
Or maybe you can't see
the beauty around you
because you take it for granted.
Sorry, I don't appreciate
the corn.
I'm serious.
Maybe if you stopped
hating on Ohio for a second,
you'd see what I see.
All right,
I'm gonna say something,
but you gotta
promise not to get mad.
-What?
-Promise.
-No.
-[scoffs] It's...
it's just...
as long as I've known you,
it's like you're searching
for happiness
like it's somewhere else.
I-- I don't know.
Running off to California.
I mean, maybe
you'll find it, but...
I don't think it's the state
that's the problem.
Why did you become so wise?
-I said don't get mad.
-I'm not mad.
And I didn't promise, so...
I just--
I think it's more than that.
Yeah, okay, like,
maybe I'll think
I'll be happier there,
but not because
I'm unhappy here.
Because I'm not grateful
or whatever it is you're saying,
but just because...
because... [chuckles nervously]
I don't know.
I just think that you can find
what you're looking for
right here.
-That's all.
-I don't know.
It's been 18 years
and I haven't found shit.
What if I prove it to you?
What?
What if I show you
why Ohio is so great?
JJ, I've seen it.
-I'm good.
-No, no, no.
I don't think you have.
Just hear me out.
If-- if you don't--
if you can't appreciate
what you have here,
then how do you know that
California is gonna be
any better
and you're gonna
appreciate that?
-Because--
-No, no, no.
Just hang on a second. Just...
give me one day, all right?
And-- and then if you still
wanna leave after that,
then I'll shut up
about it forever.
Seriously?
Yeah. I promise.
Okay. Deal.
Let's go.
No, wait. Hang on a second.
You wanna do this right now?
Yeah, let's see what you got,
because I'm sure
it's a whole lot of nothing.
No, no, no, no.
If we only have
one shot at this,
then I'm gonna need
at least the night to plan it.
Fine. I guess that's fair.
Plus, you should
probably shower.
You're gonna start smelling
a little bit, you know?
Oh, I know you're getting old
because that was some weak shit.
-Weak, weak, weak, weak.
-Because it's a fry.
-Weak, weak, Sam.
-Like yours is any better.
Uh, it's a little bit better.
["Cleveland"
by Dive Bombs plays]
Leave me fiendin'
in this small town
Or keep me in Cleveland
In your arms now
So, are you ready for JJ
and Sam's big Ohio adventure?
Okay, you cannot call it that.
But I already wrote it down.
-You made a list?
-Hey, hey.
This is for my eyes only.
That looks long.
Well, it's just because
Ohio has so much to offer.
Yeah, okay.
All right,
you can't be negative today.
I just state facts.
Yeah, that's what
negative people say.
Are you really not gonna tell me
what's on it?
No, but what I can tell you
is that it starts right here.
The Lamppost?
But we always come here.
Exactly.
That's why it's so special.
So, have we been
to all of these places?
Uh, some, yeah.
How long is this gonna take?
Are you in a rush?
-No.
-Okay.
Well, then,
just sit back, relax,
and allow me to show you
the hidden beauty in Ohio.
One, two, three, four!
["Honey" by Coastal Club plays]
A long drive
to my parent's house
Uh, oh,
maybe we can go that way?
I'll pick you up
from your caffeine drought
I got a feeling
that you're coming around
I got a feeling,
I got a feeling
We'll take a stop
to get an ice-cold Coke
I started laughing
at the words you spoke
I kind of like you
and your stupid jokes
-O-H?
-[girl] I-O.
I kind of like you,
but love is a chore
And through it all,
I want more
Take it slow...
You know you can't get better
ice cream than here.
You know they have
like 14 locations
in California, right?
No, this is the best one.
-By far.
-This location?
This location is the best one.
The best one in the world.
But we've got a ways to go,
you're wide-eyed and...
Best in the world.
I know you're dying
to get outside, darlin'
Sam! What's going on?
What are you doing?
Cheese.
I got a fever
that I cannot shake
Hey, hey
The thought of you
and the interstate
I've got a fever
that just won't go away
Hey, hey
I got a fever,
I got a fever
A long drive to paradise
See? We got a beach right here.
But I want it all, love,
don't you?
-This is a lake.
-You're negative.
Facts.
I've learned
to love you, honey
But we've got a ways to go
You're wide-eyed
And inside I know
you're dying
to get outside, darlin'
I've learned
to love you, honey
And you've got
a way with me
You're wide-eyed and alive
So full of life,
I'm mesmerized by your love
Give me, give me your love,
by your love
Give me, give me your love,
by your love
Give me your love
By your love, by, by, by,
by your love
[crickets chirping]
Okay, I'm gonna say something,
but you have to promise
not to hold it against me.
Ooh, I don't think
I can do that.
I had a lot of fun today.
Samantha, are you saying
that you-- you enjoyed Ohio?
JJ, I said you can't--
Hey, do you hear that,
everybody?
Samantha Posey had fun in Ohio!
I take it back, jerk.
Hey, hey, just you wait.
For the rest of the summer,
we're going to go
to the best spots
that this state has to offer.
Every day, a new spot.
Every one.
You are hopelessly devoted
to Ohio.
Yeah, I mean, I love it here.
I don't know, it's just...
I-- I can't explain it.
It's everything.
It's the-- it's the life
and the beauty and...
I don't know, it's so much more
than that, too.
It's the...
the moments
that Ohio has to offer
and the-- the memories
that you create,
the people you share it with.
I mean, it's like...
it's like this.
You know, sitting
in the bed of my truck,
the fresh air, under the stars.
My favorite person
in the whole wide world.
[Sam chuckles]
I never thought of it like that.
You're my favorite person.
[chuckles]
[both chuckle]
I love you, Sam.
I love you, too.
[both chuckle]
Who's the boy?
What do you mean?
Who's the boy?
JJ.
-Really?
-Yeah.
That's great.
Oh, he is just the sweetest.
He really is.
I'm happy for both of you.
Just say
what you want to say, Mom.
Sorry, sorry,
sorry I said anything.
I just...
I figured you were always
just friends for a reason.
Well, you're the one
who says friends make
the best lovers, so...
-Lovers? Uh...
-No, no, that's not--
that's not what I meant.
Um...
-Never mind.
-Wait, wait, wait.
Whatever happened
to that thing in California,
the internship?
-I got it.
-Wait, what?
-Yeah.
-You never told me.
-I'm sorry.
-No, no, that's amazing.
Oh.
My baby's going to be
all the way on the other side
of the country.
Oh, well, I have until the end
of summer to decide, so...
So you're rethinking it.
I wonder why.
Better take that pill
like clockwork.
Mom.
How do you think Cousin Carrie
got pregnant at Burning Man?
Oh, my God.
Yeah, oh, no,
just don't think about it.
[phone buzzing]
["Waiting for You"
by Allister plays]
If I could tell
you one thing,
then I'd tell you everything
I'd probably say that
you've been on my mind
So, technically,
this is our first date, right?
Wait, are you saying
the Valentine's Day dance
wasn't a date?
-In eighth grade?
-Yeah.
-No.
-What?
Come on, you knew
I was crushing on Freddie.
Okay, can we please not talk
about your past lovers?
Not lovers.
He got expelled for burning down
the boys' bathroom.
Okay, fine, then crushes.
On what I'm now aware
is our first date.
I'm so sorry.
However,
can I make it up to you?
Why did it take so long, though,
for us to get here?
I don't know, maybe because
you were crushing
on guys like Freddie.
Okay, like, you can talk?
Jenna?
-Okay, that's not fair.
-Jenna!
-She was nice!
-Nice to you.
She was just jealous of you.
What?
Yeah, I mean,
she-- she hated that you always,
you know, came over.
Why did you never tell me that?
Well, because I told her that
if she made me choose...
you'd win.
I don't know, I guess...
I just never wanted to ruin us.
You know?
Me too.
["Too Young to Burn"
by Sonny & The Sunsets plays]
When I was just a kid,
they said
Kid, don't you cry
I am older now I say
It's all right
Anyone coming?
Every tear rolling down
is a lesson learned...
Shit.
Come on, you're up.
How do you do it, Sam?
Are you too young to burn?
Too young
Too young to burn
[inaudible conversation]
You got a little--
a little something there.
Oh, where?
-Right there?
-Yeah, right there.
-Right there?
-Yeah, right there.
Can you get it off of me?
Oh, thank you.
-Did I get it?
-Uh, I don't think so.
I don't think so.
Sorry.
Too young to burn
Too young, too young
[muffled chatter]
Hey! I got it!
Too young, too young
Oh, God!
Too young to burn
[inaudible conversation]
Too young, too young
This remaining section
is supporting
Triplett Boulevard,
and if they were to remove it,
uh, the whole road
could collapse.
All right.
This is pretty cool. [chuckles]
See?
I told you
Ohio's full of beauty.
I'm just happy that
the most beautiful part
of Ohio isn't leaving.
[Sam chuckles]
Oh, my God!
-Joseph Jeffrey!
-Oh, come on!
-Full names? Really?
-Yes!
-Yes, Joseph Jeffrey!
-Oh, all right.
All right, Samantha.
[man] Yes, yes,
the Smith Building
on main campus.
Thanks for choosing Akron U.
Sorry about that.
Now, Samantha.
Or, can I call you Sam?
-Sam's cool.
-Cool?
Cool, cool. Sam.
Okay, um...
so, Sam, I noticed
you haven't declared
a major yet.
And it's all good.
It's all good.
But it is imperative
you do so pretty soon.
Just cause, um,
Just to make sure you get into
the courses you need.
They tend to fill up fast.
Well, I was just thinking
I could take some gen ed courses
for a while while I decide
what I want to do.
Mm-hmm. Okay.
Um, well,
do you know at least what branch
you're most interested in?
Um, I was thinking
probably science.
Science! Okay, okay.
And what careers within
that field do you have in mind?
Um...
marine biology could be cool.
I mean, I like the ocean.
Girl, you in Ohio.
There's not a whole lot of
options for a job like that.
Right.
Look, Sam, I don't mean
to put pressure on you.
I really don't.
I know that it's a big decision.
[clicks tongue]
So I suggest you spend
the next few weeks...
thinking about what it is
you really want for your life.
How about we meet again
before the school year starts?
And you can let me know
what you choose.
Hey, cutie. How'd it go?
-Uh...
-What's up?
I don't know, he just...
he wants me to declare a major,
and I wasn't ready
for all of that.
Wait, I thought you already did.
Aren't you doing, like, science?
[scoffs] You know, there's like
a million different options
within science.
Well, yeah, but I thought
you could just, like,
you know,
do some science for a while,
and then, you know,
get specific about it later.
Well, I thought that,
too, but...
-But what?
-Nothing.
Let's just go inside.
All right, well,
I have a hypothesis
that you need some French fries.
[muffled chatter]
-Hey.
-Hey!
Hey, where's Stacy?
-Oh, we had a fight.
-About what?
Well, what do you think?
'Cause I'm leaving.
French fries for the lady.
[gasps] Ooh, babe,
I want French fries.
I love it when
we first get back together.
'Cause he'll do whatever I say.
Oh, is that why you break up
with him so many times?
I can either confirm nor deny.
[laughs] Oh, Courtney.
Okay, this is grosser than when
you guys used to dig for worms.
Okay, we weren't digging
for worms.
Yeah, we were digging
for treasure.
There just happened to be
worms on the way down.
[Courtney gags]
Do we need to have a PDA talk?
Okay, all right, General.
Uh, we'll be good soldiers,
and behave.
[laughs] Okay, chill.
Like, let me get through basic
before you just start
throwing around titles.
Aye-aye, Captain Crunch.
-Private?
-"Captain Crunch."
Oh, Go-- I hate you.
Okay?
Did Robbie get lost
or something?
The French fries were, like,
right there?
Ugh, he's such a sloth boy.
Courtney,
you can't call him that.
Okay, okay. You know what?
I love him, and I asked him
for this act of service,
and he was gracious enough
to do it,
even though I was highly capable
of doing it myself. [sighs]
What?
Okay, come talk to me
after you've been dating
for five years.
Well, aren't you supposed
to reset after a breakup?
Well, you know,
you just subtract
the months, so...
Guys, the rules
are very ambiguous, okay?
All that matters is we always
find each other in the end.
Well, metaphorically, anyway.
I'm gonna go find him. Yeah.
Oh, uh, do you want to still
play skee-ball before we go?
Wait, wait, go? I just got here.
JJ has a big adventure
planned tomorrow.
Oh, my God. Come on, guys.
By the way,
it's my favorite one
on the list.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
[Taylor] Um, PDA.
-[both] Sorry.
-[Sam laughs]
So, it was meant to be part
of a subdivision in the 1920s,
but when
the market crashed in '29,
they lost their funding
and it was completely abandoned,
so the streets
that were supposed to connect
the bridge on either side,
they were never built.
The bridge to nowhere.
I feel like there's
a good metaphor for Ohio
-in there somewhere.
-Oh, shush.
You know this is cool.
You just don't want to admit it.
["Infinitely Ordinary"
by The Wrecks plays]
I think
I could get used to this
I think
I could get used to this life
I think
I could get used to this
It's infinitely ordinary...
All right. Off to a good start.
Lightning Encounters. We do it.
Boom.
B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N...
No, but you're close.
...O-P-Q-R-S-T-U
-So close.
-I know.
It's like this far away.
Ugh.
I can't believe Nick
still comes to these parties.
It's like,
go do something with your life.
I thought he went
to play football
in North Carolina or something.
Yeah, but he said he was getting
benched too much or something.
Personally,
I think he just hated
not being the big shot for once.
So, here he is
at an underage party.
He's still just as hot, though.
I mean, maybe if Robbie
and I weren't back together.
[both chuckle]
So, you and JJ?
-Pretty serious, huh?
-[Sam chuckles]
Ah, you know,
I had the biggest crush
on him freshman year.
[chuckles] Yeah, we knew.
[laughs] Oh, my God, what?
It was kind of obvious.
Okay, well,
what I was going to say is
that I knew
it would never work out
because he was
too dumb to notice
he was in love with you.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Well, I'm really glad
to see you two found your way.
-Me too.
-[Courtney chuckles]
So, what's next?
What do you mean?
Like, should I start shopping
for a wedding gift
or a housewarming gift?
-What?
-[Courtney scoffs]
I mean, y'all are
obviously meant to be.
But we just graduated.
Yeah, but, like, why wait?
You got a good one.
I'm just not in any rush.
Hmm. I get that.
Yeah, like, get
your degree first, find a job.
Honestly, that's probably what
Robbie and I are going to do.
We wanted to have it next year,
but the kind of wedding I want?
Better wait till after college.
You have all that planned out?
Girl, I've had the shit planned
since I could write.
Oh, come on.
You've never planned
your wedding as a kid?
Okay, well, yeah,
but because that's what
they taught us to care about.
What, so you think
you're too cool
for a wedding now?
No, it's just--
you can see the bullshit
that was ingrained into us.
Bullshit?
Well, the fact that we were six
talking about our weddings.
I mean, nobody asked JJ
what type of tux
he wanted to wear
or how many kids he wanted.
That mash game
that literally had us planning
every single detail
of our adult life.
That's what
we used to do as fun.
Life isn't meant to be
all figured out.
I mean, seriously, all I hear
from the adults in this town is
how much they miss being a kid,
but then, like,
they don't even let us do that.
It's like, "Hey,
have fun while you're at it,
but also know
what you want to be,
where you want to live,
I mean, who you're gonna marry,
I guess
start saving for a retirement."
Sam, Sam, Sam. Okay, I get it.
It's just all fucking bullshit.
All right, um,
so what's next?
What are you gonna do?
What do you mean?
With JJ?
I mean, is this
like a summer fling or...
is it more than that?
I-- I just assumed
that you weren't going
to California, but...
are you still thinking about it?
I just haven't
really made a choice yet.
-[Robbie] Oh!
-[JJ laughs]
What does JJ
think about all that?
[Robbie] Well,
hey there, pretty lady.
Hello.
Ew, you smell
like beer. [laughs]
Hey, did you know
that Robbie's family has
a big-ass house in Put-in-Bay?
We should go there for, uh,
Christmas in July next summer.
They're pretty hardcore
on IDs up there.
Okay, well then, in three years.
I mean,
it's not that far, right?
Okay, that's fine.
[indistinct shouting]
[JJ chuckles]
[somber music playing]
[door clicks open]
Hey, do you have a sec?
Sure, yeah, of course.
How do you know
what will make you happy?
Oh, you don't.
You just make a choice.
How do you do that?
Is this about JJ?
I just...
I wish there wasn't
all this pressure to know.
I mean, I just--
I don't know. [laughs]
Hmm.
-I love him.
-[Renee chuckles]
I think I always have.
I mean, maybe it is smart
to get my degree here.
It's basically free college
and, you know,
it's only four years.
California's not going anywhere.
That's true.
Then there's you.
I know, I know,
you don't want me to worry,
but I-- I can't help it.
[chuckles]
Sweetie, it's okay.
You come
from a long line of warriors.
[Sam laughs]
You can love me from California.
You can love me
from the-- the-- the-- the moon.
It doesn't matter where you are.
But what would
really piss me off
if I thought that you weren't
going after what you want
because of me or dad...
or anyone.
You know, when I first knew
you were going to leave me...
you were three years old
and you threw
a 90 minute tantrum
because I wouldn't
let you drive the Camry.
-[Sam laughs]
-Uh-huh. [laughs]
God, I had never met
a more independent person,
let alone a toddler.
You wouldn't let me do
anything for you.
It was always, "No, my do.
My do."
Totally freaked your dad out.
But I remember thinking,
"I do not have to worry
about this girl.
It is the world
that's going to have to worry
because no one is going
to make her do anything
that she doesn't want to do."
[Sam chuckles]
I know that right now,
everything feels
so huge and life changing.
But if there's one thing
that I'm certain of...
you're going to find your way.
Oh.
[both sighing]
Did you smoke?
Okay, can I be the mom
for five minutes?
-Okay. Good.
-[laughs] Fine.
Being the mom. Thank you.
[crickets chirping]
[engine humming]
Sam, I am so sorry.
I was just finishing
things for tonight
and I-- I completely
lost track of time.
Time management
has never been your strong suit.
Yeah, that's me.
Come on, adventure awaits.
Did you really just say that?
Well, I mean, yeah, it does.
It is. I don't know.
Shut up.
-So where are we going?
-It's kind of a surprise.
Is that so?
Yeah, but, uh, in order
to keep it a surprise,
you're going
to have to wear this.
Seriously?
Well, yeah,
I know it's kind of weird,
but, you know,
trust me, if you don't wear it,
it's going
to completely ruin it.
This better be
one hell of a surprise.
[JJ laughs]
-How do I look?
-Oh, never better. [chuckles]
Hey, I promise,
you're going to love it.
Okay, just a few more steps.
We're almost there.
-Can I take this thing off yet?
-No, you can't.
No, yeah, just be
a little patient, all right?
All right. Are you ready?
-Mm-hmm.
-You sure you're ready?
-Yes.
-Okay, okay.
Three, two, one.
Wait, what--
what are we doing here?
Well, I know
how much you love this place,
so I thought I'd look into it.
And apparently
the guy that owns it
is, like,
some super wealthy rich dude
who bought it for tax purposes,
and he's barely ever here.
And funny enough, my, uh--
my dad's company
manages the property.
You want to see inside?
Yes.
[Sam chuckles]
Wow.
[JJ] Oh, oh, hang on, hang on.
You've got to see this place.
Come on, come on.
Swenson's?
I couldn't think
of a more romantic place.
So this is why you were late?
Poor time management skills.
To a hell of a surprise.
["Era of Apocalypse"
by Sea Elephant playing]
I never thought
we'd have to run
Responsible
for some and none
Anxious
'till it all unravels
[both laughing]
I have one question.
Am I a better dancer
than Freddie?
-Jesus Christ.
-Look, it's a serious question.
I love you.
I love you, too.
To disappear
Now who said
it's gotta be easy
And who said
it's gonna be hard
So take the path
of least resistance
And then see who you are
Thank you.
For tonight.
-You really liked it?
-[Sam chuckles]
[JJ chuckles]
Who knows?
Maybe one day
I could get the guy to sell it.
You think he would?
I mean, he doesn't seem
that attached to it.
And I can be very convincing.
As you know.
[JJ chuckles]
I mean, God,
don't you ever feel like
everything we do
and everything we've
been taught
is just to service the future?
Yeah, I know,
it's like, it's all
preparation.
Right, but what are we
preparing ourselves for?
Death.
-[Tony] Life of the party.
-[Mike] It's true.
I'm going to make some popcorn.
Do you want anything to drink?
Uh, yeah.
Whatever you've got is good.
[Cynthia] ...die anyway,
shouldn't we be
enjoying ourselves now?
You know, I'd like to quit
thinking of the present,
like right now, as
some minor...
Oh, hey,
you want me to pause it?
[Sam] Yeah, sure.
[microwave beeping]
Guess who your dad
just got off the phone with.
-Who?
-His old frat brother, Steve.
Uh, I don't think
you've met him.
He is hilarious.
So they are out
near Santa Barbara
and their daughter is in NYU.
They have a room for you.
You know,
until you get a side job,
get on your feet.
It's really nice of them.
Okay.
-What's going on?
-Nothing.
-That's really great.
-Sam, put down the pop.
Look at me, please.
You haven't told him yet,
have you?
I just--
I haven't made a decision yet.
Wait, what?
Isn't the deadline,
I don't know, right now?
Soon. Yeah.
[Renee] And you do know
that not making a decision,
well, that's--
that's still making a decision.
Right? You know that.
I know. I'm going to.
Okay, I know that you don't
want to hurt his feelings,
but if he's your best friend,
he should want
what's best for you, right?
Just why do I have
to decide all of this now?
Because if you keep kicking
things down the road in life,
it just gets worse, trust me.
I'm sorry, I don't mean
to burst your bubble,
but I know you.
And I think you've already
made your decision.
[popcorn popping]
[microwave beeping]
[Sam sighs]
I know
you want to stay
in this moment...
and that's okay.
You should be enjoying yourself.
You deserve it.
But it's my job
to make sure
you're thinking about future you
so that she gets
the life that she deserves.
-Oh, shit, I forgot the drinks.
-Uh, it's-- it's okay.
-No, uh, I'll just go get them.
-Seriously, it's fine.
[man] ...this car needs
is some good ol' worthwhile
visceral experience.
Remember to eat
a green thing every day...
and have lots of calcium.
It's very important
for young mothers
to have lots of calcium.
[dramatic music playing]
[Sam] So, the last adventure
on the list, huh?
That was it.
So, what do we do next?
Sam, why are you
still lying to me?
What are you talking about?
I know that you're still
thinking about leaving.
I thought
you denied that internship.
But, you know, now I realize
that we never talked about it,
so maybe that's on me.
-JJ, I'm so sorry.
-But you-- I just...
We've been best friends
for over ten years
and we have never
kept secrets from each other
and you've kept this
from me twice now.
And, look...
I'm not mad...
because I-- I-- you know, I get
that you've been
going through a lot, but...
Yeah, no, actually,
I don't-- I don't get it.
I don't get it.
Why didn't you just tell me?
I wanted to.
I just--
I just didn't know how or what.
I mean, I haven't made a choice.
Why wouldn't you just tell me
that you're still deciding?
How am I supposed
to tell you that?
I didn't want to hurt you
and we were just--
we were having so much fun.
Fun? Was this just fun for you?
No. No, I love this.
-I do, but--
-But what?
You just--
you don't see both sides.
You just keep trying
to convince me to stay.
What?
Do-- do you not want to stay?
I-- I-- I don't know.
[scoffs]
All right, well,
then what do you want, Sam?
-I'm trying to figure that out.
-What is there to figure out?
Either you want this
or you don't.
-It's not that easy.
-It is for me.
Because I want you.
I want a life here with you.
And that is a very easy
decision for me to make
-because I love you, Sam.
-I love you.
It's hard for me to believe when
you don't even want to stay.
It's not that I don't want that.
Then what is it?
Because clearly, whatever it is
that we've been doing here
is very different
than what I thought it was.
-That's not true.
-Just-- Okay, are...
are you going or not?
I-- I don't know.
[scoffs] Well, you should.
You need to make a choice
because I would really
love it for you to know
because my entire life
is set up here
and I want you
to be a part of that life.
But if you're not going to be,
well, then--
well, that changes things.
And so--
so if you're leaving, just--
I just don't know.
What don't you know, Sam?
What is it? Is it...
Is it something I'm doing?
Is it me?
No, you've been great.
It's not just about you.
You made this place
better for me
and I thought that
I made it better for you, too.
But if you-- if you don't want
to be here, then fine.
Of course you want to be here.
I mean, you have
your whole life figured out.
Okay, maybe I didn't
grow up like you
and I don't have
all my life set up,
but that doesn't mean I'm not
thinking about my future.
Okay, so I don't know
exactly what I want,
but that doesn't mean
it doesn't matter.
I never said it didn't.
You know,
relationships don't work
if only one person
is making sacrifices.
What are you talking about?
You never once offered
to go to California with me.
Did it even cross your mind?
-It's different.
-No, it's not.
Okay, look, Sam.
My family is here.
My career. My whole future.
Yeah. Your future.
What do-- what do you--
what do you mean?
Because you've lived here
your whole life.
You can have a future here.
I can,
but not the one that I want.
I mean, if I don't go out there
and find it for myself,
I'm only ever going to be
who I am in this town
when I know
I can be so much more.
So that's it, then?
You made your choice?
We're done? [Sam sobs]
I don't...
Why do we have
to decide this now, okay?
I mean, I wouldn't have to go
for a few more weeks.
Because I can't pretend
like everything is okay
and that we're moving
in a direction that we're not.
Isn't that more of a reason
to make every second count?
Sam, I'm...
I'm sorry. I just, uh...
-But I--
-JJ.
JJ, please.
If you--
if you decide to stay,
just let me know.
[somber music playing]
[sobs]
["Was I Right?"
By The Rosies playing]
How'd you like
to do the honors?
Well, I'll do my best.
[both laughing]
[sighs]
I'm sleeping, I'm down
I'm dreaming
that I came to talk to you
Yeah, I came to talk to you
And now I'm seeing
That in believing
Yeah, it's all
that I can do
Yeah, it's all
that I can do
Oh
I wanna know
Was it the right
thing to do
Was it
the wrong thing for you
Drive slow
I'll let it go
But I wouldn't let you
I wouldn't let you, oh
Was it the right
thing to do
Or the wrong thing
to say, babe
[laughs] All right,
nice going, slugger.
That's how you do it.
Look at that,
it's like a whole new you.
See, your old man
still knows a few things.
Yeah, a few.
[laughs] Smartass.
No, but seriously.
When things start
moving too fast,
you take a step back...
[inhales deeply] ...breathe,
and do whatever
the hell you wanna do.
-[both chuckling]
-I guess.
So what do you wanna do?
California?
Yeah?
But everyone
just keeps telling me that--
Don't worry about
what everyone keeps telling you.
You could spend your whole life
doing what everyone else
tells you to do
and still end up
working in a batting cage.
Hey, I like the batting cage.
[laughs] Me too, kid.
I just don't want you
to look back on your life
and waste time thinking,
"What if I had done
things differently?"
You know?
And if that
takes you to California,
well then so be it.
Grabbing life by the balls.
[laughs] You know?
And that doesn't mean
it's gonna be easy.
But we weren't put
on this earth to settle.
[Sam chuckles]
-What?
-Nothing.
I was just
thinking the same thing.
Your mom and I are
really proud of you,
whatever you decide to do.
Just don't half-ass it.
-Thanks, Dad.
-You're welcome.
So you ready to get your butt
kicked by this old man?
I've been working on my swing.
I think I got you this time.
Oh, yeah?
Let's see what you got.
-Okay.
-[both laughing]
[keyboard clacking]
[chuckles]
[phone ringing]
[automatic voice] At the tone
please record your message.
[phone beeping]
Hey.
Um, I just wanted
to let you know
I officially
accepted the internship.
It feels right.
I'd really like to see you
before I leave, though.
I miss you.
Like, a lot.
You know, I've actually
been thinking about it,
and Ohio is
not so bad after all.
[chuckles]
I can't believe I'm saying that.
I guess
it just took the right person
to get me to see it.
Um, you know, I actually--
I found some more
of our mix CDs,
and I don't know
why we ever put those away.
Our taste in music was so good.
I mean, do you remember when--
[phone beeping]
[sighs]
[chuckles]
["Winding Road"
by Bonnie Somerville playing]
And I can see
California sun in your hair
[Sam] For the past year,
all anyone can talk about is
what's next,
what's your plan,
make a choice.
And now that I have, I realize
no answer will be good enough.
I don't know
if writing is what I want to do
for the rest of my life,
but it's what I want right now,
and that's good enough for me.
It's a long way home
[Renee] Okay,
I'm thinking all the apps.
I'm thinking potato skins.
I'm thinking
spinach artichoke dip.
Sam.
Still nothing?
Um, how about just one...
drink to celebrate?
Really? Okay.
What I should really do
is teach her
how to roll a big fat joint.
Well, wha-- it's-- it's legal
where she's going.
Just ignore your father, please.
I need to make sure my daughter
knows how to party, okay?
We need to be
getting calls from the police,
not lame parents telling us
that she TP'd their house.
-No one schools you, Dad.
-[Rick] Damn straight.
-[laughs] Don't feed his ego.
-[Sam chuckles]
-Let's give it to her now.
-What?
I thought we were gonna wait
till the pancake.
Uh, okay,
what are we talking about?
Your mom and I want
to give you something.
We know
we haven't always been able
to give you the life
that we wanted to.
-But we wanted--
-Hey, stop, Dad.
No, no, it's true.
We wanted more for you.
Trips to Disney,
the picket fence, your own car.
I didn't need all that.
Well, we know
that it won't get you
very far in California,
but hopefully...
it'll get you a start.
-How did you even get--
-Don't worry about it.
[Sam] Uh...
okay, no, no,
seriously, I'll be fine.
I've saved up money
from Swenson's and--
[Renee] Sam.
You're taking it.
Thank you.
-We're so proud of you.
-Okay, Mom, come on.
So about that drink,
I'm thinking whiskey.
[laughs] Yes. That's my girl.
Oh. I'm also thinking whiskey.
[laughs] Yes. That's my girl.
Okay, gross, come on,
guys, we're in public.
-What, a kiss?
-[Sam] Yes.
-That's PG.
-Too far, still.
Okay, well, guess what?
Your parents have been rated R.
-[Sam] Okay, no.
-Yeah. That's how you got here.
[Sam] No,
you guys don't do that, no.
Cheer up, buttercup.
Is it because
Sam is leaving tomorrow?
Well, go tell her goodbye.
Isn't that what you want to do?
No, it's--
it's too late for all that.
No, it's not.
She leaves tomorrow.
Look.
If there's anything I've learned
from my 11 breakups with Robbie,
it's that things aren't always
as complicated as we make it.
Okay, so just, you know,
go say you're sorry.
Ooh, you know, this actually
reminds me of freshman year.
[grunts] I kept
on breaking up with Robbie
because he kept on lying to me
about the stupidest things,
like he'd say he was showering
when he was actually napping,
and I'd be like,
"What the hell?"
And then I realized he was lying
because he was afraid
of how I would react.
I don't think my reactions
are crazy or anything,
-but it's like--
-Wait, Courtney.
Right. Um, look.
All I'm trying to say is,
have you ever thought about
why Sam felt like
she couldn't tell you?
I'm not saying
that she's in the right, but...
there must have been a reason
why she felt like
she had to hide it.
[Robbie] Babe! The pomeranian!
Oh, coming, babe! [chuckles]q
Look, that's just my two cents.
Take it or leave it.
But either cheer up or...
go do something about it.
[heartfelt music playing]
There's still time.
Wanna stop and say goodbye?
["Ohio"
by Damien Jurado playing]
Out from my window
"How far is Ohio?"
She laughed
and pointed out east
She said, "I grew up there
with my dear mother
And I haven't seen her
since 13
See you sometime
See you sometime
Mm
See you sometime
[engine humming]
-I can get it.
-Hey, hey, hey!
Letting me be the mom,
I'm not going to save
for the last time.
-Thank you.
-Come on.
Let me park and walk you in.
I got it.
You're right, I'm probably
going to be pretty embarrassing.
[Sam laughs] Yeah.
[Sam sighs]
[Sam breathing heavily]
How do I know
this is the right choice?
Do I feel really scared?
Yeah.
Then it's the right choice.
Oh, shit,
where did I put my ticket?
Oh, God.
-Never mind, I got it, I got it.
-Okay.
Well...
I'll text you when I get in?
Yeah.
Shit, I've been rehearsing this
for 18 years and now I...
Don't text, just call me, okay?
Oh, I will.
[Renee sniffles]
[Renee sighs]
[somber music playing]
[chuckles]
Well, I guess this is it.
I've imagined this day
for as long as I can remember.
But it was never like this.
[announcer over PA] Now boarding
flight 1468 to Santa Barbara.
[JJ] Sam!
[joyful music playing]
How did you get in?
I-- I-- I bought
a ticket to Cincinnati.
[both laughing]
I stopped by your house
to say goodbye.
I heard, I-- I--
I was out getting this.
I'm sorry it's not wrapped.
I had to go all the way
to Columbus just to find it.
Apparently
I'm not the only Ohioan
who doesn't care
about California.
-I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry.
-No, no, really, I-- I am--
-It's okay, I-- I know.
[announcer over PA]
Final boarding flight 1468.
That's me.
Of course it is.
California has no idea
what's coming.
[Sam chuckles]
And Ohio doesn't know
how lucky they have it.
O-H?
I-O.
I always thought
my story would start
once I got out of this place.
But Ohio has given me so much.
Love, friendship, adventure,
and a life full of memories.
But I guess
every great chapter has to end
for the next one to begin.
Man...
I can't wait
to see what happens next.
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
For the first time
in a long time
I feel so alive
Gotta emember
to close my eyes
I put my headphones in,
let the music playing
As I make my escape
[indistinct lyrics]
I've got memories to make
I know that it's too late
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
Escape
[indistinct lyrics]
I've got memories
I'm here to there
to everywhere
So many faces,
so many places
Escape
I'm not ready to go back
My escape
[indistinct lyrics]
I've got memories
I'm here to there
to everywhere
[indistinct lyrics]
[indistinct lyrics]
I'm not ready to go back
I'm not ready to go back
Don't make me go back
[heartfelt music playing]