louie: because it's five o'clock in the morning, it's too early.
lucy: why?
louie: the sun hasn't come up yet.
lucy: why?
louie: because the sun comes up later.
lucy: why?
louie: well, the earth goes around and when it turns a certain amount the sun shows on the horizon.
lucy: why?
louie: i don't know.
lucy: why? why don't you know, papa?
louie: because i didn't pay attention in school, okay? i didn't listen in class.
lucy: why?
louie: because i was high all the time. i smoked too much pot.
lucy: why?
louie: i didn't think it would matter.
lucy: why?
louie: i just figured my life would come together on its own. and then i met your mom, and then you came along, so now i work at the muffler shop.
lucy: why?
louie: well, it's too late for me to pursue a career now, and since your mom has a job with benefits i stay home and take care of you because what i make is pretty much just a joke.
lucy: why?
louie: well, the service economy replaced manufacturing, there's no real jobs in america anymore.
lucy: why?
louie: we had good jobs for awhile because we were lucky, and now we're unlucky.
