"Hey, good chance you might get lucky an' he will say ya gave him what he wanted.'"

He finishes off that third glass, knowing he has about one more in him before he becomes embarrassing to know. Or a complete sadsack, if he can't salvage.

"You're gettin' back to the good in it. Maybe not back all the way, shit ain't gonna be the same, but you can always find somethin' new. It's better than havin' nothin'."