Rango
Sumthin' you said keeps rattlin' around in my frontal lobe.
Mayor
And what is that?
Rango
"Control the water, and you control everything."
Mayor
Come now, Mr. Rango. You tribute divine power to me. How on earth could I possibly control the water?
Rango
You've obviously mastered this game.
Mayor
Well, I've been playing it for many years, sir. I was here before the highway split this great valley. I watched the march of progress, and I learned a thing or two. Perhaps it's time you started to take the long view, begin to appreciate the broad sweep of history. Look out there, son. You can almost see time passing.
Rango
What are you building out here?
Mayor
The future, Mr. Rango. The future. One day soon, all this will fade into myth. The frontier town, the lawman, the gunslinger. There's no place for them anymore. We're civilized now.
Bad Bill
That's right, civilized.
Mayor
That's what the future holds. You can either be part of it, or you can be left behind.
Rango
Is that what happened to Mr. Merrimack? Did he get left behind?
Mayor
Careful, Mr. Rango. You seem to forget you're just one little lizard.
Rango
You seem to forget I'm the law around these parts. [walks away]
Mayor
Our new Sheriff has been playing the hero for so long, he’s actually starting to believe it. Call in Rattlesnake Jake.
Bad Bill
Uh… Jake’s the Grim Reaper. He never leaves without takin’ a blimin’ soul.
Mayor
DO IT!
