Effie, Curtis was supposed to
Effie
LOVE ME
Curtis was SUPPOSED to love me
Curtis
There you are, Effie, I've been lookin' ALL over
Effie
I turn my back and find myself out on the line You could've warned me but that would've been TOO kind
Curtis
I've been warning you for MONTHS to clean up your act you've been late, you've been mean, you've been all kind of bullshit flack
Effie
That's a lie, that's a LIE It's just I haven't been feeling that well
Curtis
Effie, please, stop excusing yourself You've been late, You've been mean, and getting fatter all the time
Effie
Now you're lyin', you're lyin' I've never been so thin, you're lyin', you're lyin' cause you're knockin' off that piece of thinks-shes-better-than-everybody, she ain't better than anybody She ain't nothin' but COMMON
Deena
Now who you think you're calling common, you're self indulgent, self-absorbed and unprofessional
Effie
YOU! I'm calling you, I'm calling you the common piece he's knockin' off
Deena
Now you listen to me Ms Blame-it-on-the-world, see I put up with you for much too long I have put up with your bitchin', I put up with your naggin', and ALL your screamin' too!
Lorrell
OOOH, now when are you two going to stop all this fighting!?
Effie
Stay out of this Lorrell, this is between Deena & me
Lorrell
YEAH! Well it's between me too, I'm as much a part of this group as anybody else And I'm TIRED, Effie, I'm TIRED of all the problems you're makin' us
Effie
I ALWAYS knew you two worked together!
Lorrell
WHAT!
Effie
I always knew you two were ganging up on me!
Deena
She had nothing to do with this change, it was you It was YOU always thinking of you Always thinking of you
Curtis
I Knew You Were Trouble from the start?
Effie
TROUBLE?!
Curtis
You were real bad trouble from the start
Effie
CURTIS, I'm your woman!
Curtis
But you're gettin out now, I'm not building this group to have to tear it apart, go ahead & rant and scream and shout Don't worry baby, I'll buy you out
Effie
There's no money dirty enough to buy me out, you remember that, Curtis
CV
Lay off, Effie, just take the money & run
Effie
You in this with them CC ?!
Cool it, Effie, this time you know what you done
Effie
So they got your black ass too, huh?
I said, cool it, Effie This time you've gone too far
Effie
Boy, I can go further I can GO further!
New Girl
I don't wanna stay around this, I'm just breakin' in to this buisness This is between all of you This is none of my affair
Effie
Yeah, well it's between you too now lil' sista This new job is as much your sin Look at me, look at me How much did YOU put out to get in?
New Girl
Now you watch your mouth, watch your mouth Ms Effie White cause I don't take that tone from no second-rate diva, who can't sustain
Effie
I'm not feelin' well, I got pain
ALL
Effie, we all got pain
Effie
For seven years I sung with you, I was your sister
ALL
You were a trouble
Effie
And now you're telling me, it's all over
ALL
And now we're telling you, it's all OVER
Effie
And now, I'm telling you, I ain't goin'
ALL
It's all over
Effie
I ain't goin'
ALL
It's all over