Dreamgirls Page #6

I've never been so thin!

You're lyin', you're lyin'

'Cause you're knocking off that piece

Who thinks she's better than everybody

She ain't better than anybody!

She ain't nothing but common!

Now, who you calling common

You self-indulgent, self-absorbed,

non-professional?

You! I'm calling you

I'm calling you the common piece

he's knocking off

Now, you listen to me

Miss Blame It On The World

See, I've 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

Now, when are you two gonna stop

all this fighting?

Stay out of this, Lorrell.

This is between Deena and me.

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 us

I always knew you two were together

What?

I always knew you two

were ganging up on me!

She had nothing to do with this change

It was you, it was you

Always thinking of you!

Always thinking of you!

I knew you were trouble from the start

Trouble?

You were real bad trouble from the start

Curtis, I'm your woman.

But you're getting out now

I'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

There's no money

dirty enough to buy me out.

You remember that, Curtis.

Lay off, Effie

Just take the money and run

You're in this with him, C.C.?

Cool it, Effie

This time you know what you done

So they bought

your black ass, too, huh?

I said, cool it, Effie

This time you've gone too far

Oh, I can go further! I can go further!

I don't want to stay around this

I'm just breakin' into this business

This is between all of you

- This is none of my affair

- Yeah?

Well, it's between you, too

Now, little sister

This snow job is as much your sin

Look at me! Look at me!

How much did you put out to get in?

Now, you watch your mouth

Watch your mouth, Miss Effie White

'Cause I don't take that talk

from no second-rate diva

who can't sustain

I'm not feeling well, I've got pain

Effie, we all got pain!

For seven years, I've sung with you

I was your sister

You were our trouble

And now you're telling me it's all over

And now we're telling you it's all over

And now I'm telling you I ain't going

It's all over

I ain't going

It's all over

And I am telling you

I'm not going

You're the best man I'll ever know

There's no way I can ever go

No, no, there's no way

No, no, no way I'm living without you

I'm not living without you

I don't want to be free

I'm staying, I'm staying

And you, and you

You're gonna love me

You're gonna love me

And I am telling you

I'm not going

Even though the rough times

are showing

There's just no way, there's no way

We're part of the same place

We're part of the same time

We both share the same blood

We both have the same mind

And time and time

We've had so much to share

No, no, no, no, no, no way

I'm not waking up tomorrow morning

And finding that there's nobody there

Darling, there's no way

No, no, no, no way

I'm living without you

I'm not living without you

You see, there's just no way

There's no way

Please don't go away from me

Stay with me, stay with me

Stay, stay and hold me

Stay, stay and hold me

Please stay and hold me, Mister Man

Try it, mister, try it, mister

I know you can

Tear down the mountain

Yell, scream and shout

You can say what you want

I'm not walking out

Stop all the rivers

Push, strike and kill

I'm not gonna leave you

There's no way I will

And I am telling you

I'm not going

You're the best man I'll ever know

There's no way I could ever, ever go

No, no, no, no way

No, no, no, no way

I'm living without you

I'm not living without you

Not living without you

I don't want to be free

I'm staying, I'm staying

And you, and you, and you

You're gonna love me

You're gonna love me

Yes, you are

Yes, you are

Love me!

Love me!

Love me!

Love

You're gonna love

me

Ladies and gentlemen, the showroom

at Caesar's Palace is proud to present

Deena Jones and The Dreams.

Love, love me, baby

Love, love me, child

'Cause baby, baby, baby

You're driving me wild

I'm somebody, somebody

And nobody's gonna hold me down

No, nobody, nobody, nobody's

gonna hold me down

I'm somebody

It all started on the streets of Detroit,

where three girls named

Deena, Lorrell and Michelle

dreamed about one day

becoming singing stars.

Since their triumphant Las Vegas debut,

they've had No. 1 albums

for each of the last six years.

And they're showing no signs

of slowing down anytime soon.

But for Deena Jones,

none of these exciting events compare

to the day she

became Mrs Curtis Taylor, Jr.

With his wife at his side,

Mr Taylor has built his music empire

into the most successful Afro-American

business in the United States,

producing such sensations

as The Family Funk,

Jimmy Early,

and the phenomenal

Campbell Connection.

Deena Jones has conquered

the worlds of music and television.

And soon, she hopes to take on

her biggest challenge yet,

the epic, untold story

of Cleopatra's early years

all set to the music of today.

No, nobody, nobody, nobody's

gonna hold me down

I'm somebody

Thank you.

- How's my beautiful wife?

- Curtis.

- I'm not sure how to tell you this.

- Tell me what? Just say it.

I know how much time

you've invested in this movie.

But I can't play that part.

I promised you I was gonna

make you a movie star, right?

Cleopatra is gonna get us there.

I mean, this is the queen of a nation,

not some hooker, junkie, maid.

I know. I know.

It's a very important story.

And it's more than you.

Think about all the beautiful black

women that ain't even born yet.

When they grow up they're gonna say,

"I can play any part I want to.

"Look at Deena Jones. She did it."

But it's ridiculous. Come on.

She's 16 years old

for most of the movie.

Well, baby, you'll always be 16 to me.

Maybe that's the problem.

Maybe you just don't see me

for who I am.

When I first saw you

I said, "Oh, my"

I said, "Oh, my, that's a dream

"That's my dream"

I needed a dream

When it all seemed to go bad

Then I found you

And I have had the most

beautiful dreams

Any man's ever had

When I first saw you

I said, "Oh, my

"Oh, my, that's my dream

"That's my dream"

I needed a dream to make me strong

You were the only reason I had to go on

You are my dream

All the things I never knew

You are my dream

Who could believe

they could ever come true?

And who would believe

the world would believe

in my dreams, too?

When I first saw you

I said, "Oh, my

"Oh, my

"That's my dream"

- What would make you happy, Deena?

- You know.

We got plenty of time for that.

Please, Curtis. Let me have your child.

- Magic, read your book.

- I'm done.

Then read it again!

Did you look for work this week,

Miss White?

Mister, you can keep

asking me that question.

But the answer's always

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