Shakin' All Over
Various Artists Lyrics

Effie, Curtis was supposed to...
Effie is commenting on a personal relationship that was supposed to develop between her and Curtis.

Love me. Curtis was supposed to love me
Effie expresses her feelings of love towards Curtis and expects the same love from him.

There you are Effie, i've been looking all over
Curtis acknowledges that Effie is present.

I turn my back, and find myself out on the line.
Effie feels like she was betrayed and left alone.

You could've warned me, but that would've been too kind
Effie wished Curtis would have informed her of what was happening instead of ghosting her.

I've been warning you for months to clean up your act
Curtis claims to have given Effie timely warnings and hoped she could improve incited behaviors.

You've been late, you've been mean, giving all kinds of bullshit flack
Curtis accuses Effie of being unpleasant, consistently delaying, and causing trouble for no reason.

That's a lie, that's a lie, It's just I haven't been feeling that well
Effie denies Curtis's accusations and attributes her behavior to grieve as she was sick.

Effie, please stop excusing yourself, You've been late you've been mean, and getting fatter all the time
Curtis requests Effie to stop giving excuses and points out her weight gain and unpleasing behavior.

Now ya lying, ya lying I never been so thin, Ya lying, ya lying 'cause you knocking off that piece who thinks she's better than everybody, She aint better than anybody, She aint nothin' but common
Effie denies Curtis's accusations of gaining weight and insults the woman he's having an affair with, stating the woman is common and nothing special.

Now who you calling common, you're self indulgent, self absorbed, and unprofessional
Deena pushes back on Effie's insult and calls her unprofessional and focused on herself.

You! I'm calling you, I'm calling you the common piece he's knocking off
Effie continues her insults towards Deena and directly calls her the woman Curtis is cheating with.

Oh, now when are you two gonna stop all this fighting
Lorrell wishes for everyone to stop fighting.

Stay out of this Lorrell, this is between Deena and me
Effie wants Lorrell not to interfere as she is only targeting Deena.

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 making up
Lorrell puts Effie on notice that she is part of the group and does not want any problems.

I always knew you two were together
Effie accuses Lorrell and Deena of ganging up against her.

She had nothing to do with this change, It was you, it was you always thinking of you, Always thinking of you
Deena clarifies that she is not involved in Effie's current situation and claims that Effie only looks out for herself.

I knew you were trouble from the start
Curtis acknowledges that he knew Effie was difficult to work with.

Trouble?
Effie confirms that Curtis considers her problematic.

You were real bad trouble from the start
Curtis emphasizes that Effie was difficult to handle from the beginning.

You're getting out now, i'm not building this group to have you tear it apart go 'head and run and scream and shout, Don't worry baby, i'll buy you out
Curtis decides to buy her out from the group and asks her to leave while allowing her to scream and shout.

There's no money dirty enough to buy me out, You remember that Curtis
Effie intends to remain with the group and informs Curtis that no amount of money can buy her out.

Lay off, Effie Just take the money and run
C.C., a collaborator in the group, urges Effie to take the money and quit.

You in this with them C.C.?
Effie confirms if C.C. is with the rest of the group trying to kick her out.

Cool it Effie This time you know what you've done
C.C. wants Effie to calm down, inform her that she is responsible for her problems.

So they bought your black ass too huh?
Effie accuses C.C. of being bought by others in the group.

I said cool it Effie this time you've gone too far
C.C. asks Effie to stop and claims that Effie has gone too far.

Oh I can go further, I can go further
Effie feels she has more to say that can be even worse.

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
Michelle expresses that she does not want to be involved in the group's drama, as she is new to the business.

Yeah, well it's bewtween you too now, li'l sister, This little job is as much your sin, Look at me, Look at me, How much did you put out to get in?
Effie drags Michelle into the drama and accuses her of having ulterior motives in joining the group.

Now you watch your mouth, watch your mouth miss Effie White 'cause I don't take no talk from no second rate diva who can't sustain
Michelle responds strongly to Effie's insults and puts her in her place.

I'm not feeling well, I got pain
Effie excuses her behavior, claiming to have pain.

Effie we all got pain
The rest of the group suggests that everyone is going through pain.

Oh, for seven years I sung with you, I was your sister
Effie reminds the group of the past where she had been their team member.

You were trouble
The rest of the group reiterates that Effie was still problematic.

And now you're telling me, it's all over
Effie feels like her group membership is revoked.

And now we're telling you it's all over
The rest of the group confirms Effie will be out of the group.

I ain't going
Effie resists leaving the group.

It's all over
The group wants Effie to accept that she needs to leave.