she backed away from him and would have stumbled on a tree root in the grass if he had n't been gripping her hands in his . besides , they always cut out all the good parts to fit in the commercials ! just as he 'd feared , once he told her everything , it was over . the streets were where sour billy felt at home ; there he had grown up , there he had learned to survive . wow , mary exclaimed , he has never played this well . i try to snatch it out of his hand . 