It's All Over
Keith Robinson Lyrics

Effie, Curtis was supposed to
Curtis was supposed to love me

Love me Curtis was supposed to love me
Affirmation of the first line

There you are Effie I've been looking all over
I have been searching for you everywhere Effie

I turn my back and find myself out on the line You could have warned me, but that would have been too kind!
You left me hanging, you could have warned me but you chose not to

I've been warning you for months to clean up your act You've been late; you've been mean given all kinds of bullshit flack
I have been repeatedly warning you to improve your behavior but you kept being unreliable and nasty

That's a lie! That's a lie! It's just I haven't been feeling that well
Denial of the previous accusation, blaming feeling unwell instead

Effie, please Stop excusing yourself You've been late; you've been mean and getting fatter all the time
Stop making excuses for yourself, you have been repeatedly failing us and getting worse in physical appearance

Now you lying, lying; I never been so thin You lying, lying, 'cause your knocking up that piece who thinks she's better than everybody She ain't better than anybody, she ain't nothing but common!
You are lying, I have never been thinner. You are blaming your mistake on someone else who you think is arrogant but she is just ordinary

Now who you callin' common you self-indulgent, self-absorbed and unprofessional
You are the one who is being selfish and unprofessional

You! I'm calling you, I'm calling you, the common piece is knocking off!
I am calling you the 'common piece' who is causing problems to the group

Now you listen to me, Miss Blame-It-On-The-World See I put up with you for much too long I have put up with your bitching, I've put up with your nagging, and all your screaming too!
Stop blaming everyone else, I have been tolerating your negative behavior for too long

Oh now when are you two gonna stop all this fighting?
Asking when the two will stop fighting

Stay outta this Lorelle, this is between Deena and me!
Asking someone to not get involved as this is a personal matter

Yeah, well it's between me too! I am as much a part of this group as anybody else! And I'm tired, Effie I'm tired, of all the problems you're making up!
This is my problem too, as I am a member of the group. I am frustrated with all the issues you keep creating

I always knew you two were together!
Suggesting that two people have conspired against her

What!
Surprised at the accusation

Always knew you two were ganging up on me!
Belief that two people were conspiring against her

She had nothing to do with this change It was you! It was you always thinking of you Always thinking of you!
The other person had nothing to do with this change, it was Effie's selfishness

I knew you were trouble from the start
I knew that you were a problem from the beginning

Trouble?
Asking for confirmation of the impression

You were real bad trouble from the start!
Affirming her impression of being a big problem

Curtis, I'm your woman!
Stating her relationship to Curtis

You're getting out nowI'm not building this group to have you tear it apart Go ahead and rant and scream and shout Don't worry baby, I'll buy you out
Asking the other person to leave, threatening to buy them out

There's no money dirty enough to buy me out You remember that, Curtis
Declaring that no amount of money will make her leave

Lay off Effie, just take the money and run
Asking Effie to calm down and leave

You in this with them, CC?
Asking someone if they are involved in the conspiracy against her

Cool it Effie, this time you know what you've done!
Asking Effie to calm down and understand her wrongdoing

So they've got your black ass too, huh?
Suggesting that someone else is also against her because of her race

I said cool it Effie, this time you've gone too far
Asking Effie to calm down and understand the severity of her actions

Oh I can go further, I can go further!
Threatening to cause more trouble

I don't wanna stay around this I'm just breaking into this business This is between all of you This is none of my affair
Asking to leave, stating that this is not their problem

Yeah? Well it's between you too now, little sister This small job is just as much your sin Look at me, look at me! How much did you put out to get in?
The problem involves the other person too, and accusing them to have slept their way into the group

Now you watch your mouth, watch your mouth, Ms Effie White 'Cause I don't take that talk from no second-rate diva, who can't sustain
Asking Effie to mind her words, asserting superiority and ability to sustain as a diva

I'm not feeling well I've got pains
Stating physical discomfort

Effie, we all got pains!
Telling Effie that everyone has problems

Oh! For seven years I have sung with you I was your sister!
Expressing disappointment and sense of betrayal

You were trouble
Accusation of being a problem

Now you're telling me it's all over?
Stating disbelief that it's over now

And now we're telling you: it's all over
Affirming that it's over

And now I'm telling you, I ain't going!
Declaring that they won't leave

It's all over
Stating that everything is finished

I ain't going!
Repeating their decision not to leave