Let's give a rousing welcome
to Mr Hank Williams!
Alright boys, let it roll!
When he first came to see me he played some songs he'd written
and I offered him a contract
right then and there.
Do you love me?
Most of the time, I do.
Congratulations. You have a son, Mr Williams.
He's gonna have a real dad.
Not like it was for me.
He drinkin' like a fish tonight...
What you writin' Hank?
A little poem to the Lord.
Why don't you write me a poem?
I might have to get to know ya a little better...
There's a lot of speculation
about the hard lives that folk singers live.
Whadya mean "hard"?
You go out on the road and you sleep with a different woman every night.
I need you with me.
You think you can treat me right then?
I can try...
Business is tough on marriage.
Marriage is tough on marriage.
You're barely even here...
You're barely even a father now.
Hank?
Boy, I'm a professional at makin' a mess a things.
Everybody has a little darkness in 'em.
And I'm talking about things like anger,
sorrow, shame...
I show it to 'em.
And they hear it.
And they don't have to take it home.
Country music, it's sincere.
A man sings a sad song,
but he knows it's sad.