Dreamgirls Soundtrack Album

ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
The Apollo Theater continues its legendary talent contest,
With the indefatigable Stepp Sisters!

STEPP SISTERS: I'm looking for something, baby!
Something that'll give me a rise
I'm looking for something, baby
Like a real nice surprise
I'm looking for something, baby
Something that you have got
I'm looking for something, baby
And it's gonna be
Real hot!

MARTY: Ladies, you can't leave! What about the show? What about Jimmy?

JOANNE: Don't touch me, Marty!

MARTY: Ladies, you can't do this to me!

JOANNE: Marty, you know I can talk; well, Marty, watch me walk!

MARTY: You walk Joanne, and I'll call your union!

JOANNE: What union, Marty? You don't hire union!

CHARLENE: Come on, Joanne, our limousine is waiting!

MARTY: You're gonna pay for this!

CURTIS TAYLOR, JR.: Excuse me, would you be interested in the star of tomorrow?

MARTY: Are you another singer?

CURTIS TAYLOR, JR.: I'm Curtis Taylor, Jr. Your Cadillac dealer.

MARTY: Just what I need. Dog acts and car salesman.

STEPP SISTERS (in background): Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do…

DEENA JONES:
Oh no…oh no, it's already started! Effie! Effie, Lorrell!
It's already…(speaking quickly) Oh, I'm so sorry mister,
I'm sorry I'm rushing, you see, our train was late getting in from Chicago,
And we had a hard time finding the right subway, and we didn't know what to

ANNOUNCER: Are you Brenda Talbert?!

DEENA JONES: No, I'm Deena Jones, I'm one of the Dreamettes.

ANNOUNCER: Well, I'm the emcee…and you're too late.
You were supposed to go on second.

DEENA JONES: Oh, sir, but our train was late!

CURTIS TAYLOR, JR.: Hey Earl, Earl…why don't you give her a break,
This lady came all the way from Chicago.

ANNOUNCER: Oh…all right, all right. I'll put you on last…after Tiny Joe Dixon.

DEENA JONES: Oh thank you, now which one is he?

ANNOUNCER: …Him.

DEENA JONES: Oh…hi!

STEPP SISTERS: (in background) Ooh! Looking for, looking for something, baby…

LORRELL ROBINSON: Deena, Deena! Oh, Deena, we made it!
We made it! It's so unbelievable!

DEENA JONES: I know!

LORRELL ROBINSON: We're gonna be so famous!
We're gonna be famous, like the Chiffons, the Marvelettes, and the Supremes!

C.C. WHITE: You are gonna be more famous then all of them!

LORRELL ROBINSON: All we need now is a miracle!

C.C. WHITE: Hey, we win this contest, anything is possible!

DEENA JONES: Oh, C.C., where is your sister?

C.C. WHITE: Oh, Effie! Effie, over here!

EFFIE WHITE: Do we have any time? I need to rest!

C.C. WHITE:
What? We're about to enter the greatest moment of our lives, and you want to
rest?

LORRELL ROBINSON: Aww, she's just nervous, that's all.

EFFIE WHITE: I'm not nervous, I'm tired.

DEENA JONES: Effie, now, come on!
We don't have much time! We still have to change!

C.C. WHITE: And rehearse! Come on!

DREAMETTES: Move, move, move, move…

STEPP SISTERS: I'm looking for something, baby!
I'm looking for something, now!
I'm looking for something, baby!
I'm looking for something, now!

BACKGROUND SINGERS: Looking around….looking around….

ANNOUNCER: Let's hear it for the unstoppable Stepp Sisters!
And remember, at the conclusion of our talent contest, the
Wildest man in show business, our headliner, James “Thunder” Early!
And now, continuing with our talent contest, here's
Little Albert and the Tru-Tones!

LITTLE ALBERT AND THE TRU-TONES:
Me and my baby going downtown
Me and my baby getting down tonight
Me and my baby going downtown
Me and my baby gonna check check check out the sights
We're looking around (You're telling us, sweet lady)
We're looking around (Gonna have us a time tonight)
Check check checking it out
Check check checking it out

JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: Marty? Marty!
I said no mayonnaise!
How many times have I told you no mayonnaise on the chicken sandwich?

MARTY: ...Thousands, Jimmy. Now eat it.

JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: I'm forced to baby, 'cause I'm starving.

MARTY: You've got a bigger problem. Charlene and Joanne just walked.

JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: Just walked? Just walked!
They can't do that to Jimmy! I need backup!

MARTY: Yeah, you do.
And not only for tonight...what about the ten week tour starting tomorrow?

JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: Marty, you got ten minutes to deliver, or else.

MARTY: Jimmy...you've already gone through every girl on the circuit.
I warned you to lay off the women you work with!
You got plenty of other women out there.

JAMES "THUNDER" EARLY: There sure are, but who's got time to go out lookin'!
I'm always workin'!

MARTY: Yeah...'cause Marty always keeps you working.

LITTLE ALBERT AND THE TRU-TONES: Check, check, checking it out!
Checking it over
Checking it out
Checking it over
Checking it out
I'm....Checking it over
Checking it out.......(continuing in background)

DEENA JONES: Oh no...no! They have the same wigs we have!

LORRELL ROBINSON: We're ruined unless we can find new wigs.

EFFIE WHITE: Why do we need wigs in the first place?

DEENA JONES: Because, we need a look...I got it! ...Turn the wigs around.

LORRELL ROBINSON: ...What?

DEENA JONES: Turn the wigs around!

LORRELL ROBINSON: Oh Deena, it's so...different.

DEENA JONES: It's sophisticated-looking.

EFFIE WHITE: Front-ways or back-ways, wigs ain't natural.
And what about these dresses?
I mean, this dress does NOTHING for my body.

DEENA JONES: Effie, my mama spent three weeks sewing up these dresses.
Shoot, they helped us win that contest in Chicago.

EFFIE WHITE: Big deal, so we won three albums we already had.

C.C. WHITE:
I'm going downstairs now, and hand this music out to the guys in the pit.

DEENA JONES: Hey, C.C., do you really think we're gonna win?

C.C. WHITE: ...We're gonna win.

(EFFIE, DEENA, and LORRELL shout about how they're going to win)

LITTLE ALBERT AND THE TRU-TONES: We're going downtown!
To check check check out the sights!

ANNOUNCER: Let's hear it for Little Albert and the Tru-Tones!
Weren't they fabulous? Now, put your hands together for Tiny Joe Dixon!

DEENA: Oh, we're next!

TINY JOE DIXON: Baby, I'm taking the long way home
Cause my baby don't live there no more

MARTY: Excuse me ladies, you're singers, aren't you?

DEENA JONES: We're the best. We're the Dreamettes.

LORRELL ROBINSON: We're featured in the talent show.

MARTY: Ladies, I've got the break of your lives.
The great Jimmy Early is in need of some backup help…

LORRELL ROBINSON: Ooooh, Jimmy Early!

EFFIE WHITE: No. No, we don't do backup.

DEENA JONES: Oh, come on Effie, all we've gotta do is a few ooh's and aah's.

EFFIE WHITE: I don't do ooh's and aah's.

LORRELL ROBINSON: Now, you look, Effie, this could be our big break…
And I'm just dyin' to meet “Thunder” Early! (giggles)

EFFIE WHITE: You look, singing backup is a trap.
I'm sorry mister, but we cannot accept your offer.
You see, we're going to be very busy after we win this talent contest.

MARTY: You think so, do you?

TINY JOE DIXON: No more….

ANNOUNCER: Come on ladies, you're on next. What's the name of your group?

DEENA JONES: The Dreamettes! The Dreamettes.

EFFIE WHITE: …I can't wear this wig. And this dress doesn't fit me!

LORRELL ROBINSON: You got the same wig I got?

EFFIE WHITE: …Yeah.

LORRELL ROBINSON: You got the same dress I got?

EFFIE WHITE: Yeah…

LORRELL ROBINSON: Then shut up.

CURTIS TAYLOR, JR.: Say, Miss…I think you look just great.

TINY JOE DIXON: I'm walking slow…
'Cause my baby don't live there no more!

ANNOUNCER: And now, straight from Chicago, the Creamettes!

DEENA JONES: It's the Dreamettes! The Dreamettes!

DREAMETTES: Move, move!
Move right out of my life!
Move, move!
Move right out of my life!

EFFIE WHITE [LORRELL ROBINSON AND DEENA JONES]:
You better move [Move!]
You're steppin' on my heart
I said move [Move]
You're tearing it apart, please move! [Please move]
Ohhh, what am I gonna do, my heart [My heart]
Ooh, breaking breaking up over you [Breaking, breaking up over you!]
You've got such magnetic power
That just keeps holding me down [Oooh]
I feel just like a flower
That you keep stomping the ground

DREAMETTES: Move, move!
Move right out of my life!
Move it, move it!
Out of my life!
Move, move!
Move right out of my life!
Move it, move it!
Out of my life!
Move, move!
Move right out of my life!

EFFIE WHITE [LORRELL ROBINSON AND DEENA JONES]:
You are so horribly Satanic
The way you lead me around [Oooh]
I feel just like the Titanic [Ohhhhh]
I'm always going down, down, down, down!
[Move, move, you're steppin' on my style]
You're steppin' on my style!
[Move, move, I wanna breathe for a while]
Ohh, please move, I wanna breathe for a while
[Move, move, move right outta my life]
Ohh, baby!
[Move it, move it, outta my life]
Ohh, baby!
[Move, move, move right outta my life]
Get outta my life!
[Move it, move it, outta my life]
There's too much pain and strife
So why don't you pack it up and move it, [Move]
Take the cat, kit, and caboodle [Move]
Your broken down car [Move]
Your old smelly cigar [Move]
And just move right outta my [Move, move, move]
Move right outta my life! [Move right outta my life!]

DREAMETTES: Please move, move, move, move,
Please move, move, move, move…(continue in background)

ANNOUNCER: Come on! Come on!
Come on, you can do better, for the delectable, the delicious,
The defiant…Dreamettes!

C.C. WHITE: You were great! There is no way we are gonna lose!

ANNOUNCER: In exactly one minute, the winner of our talent contest,
The winner of a week's paid engagement, right here at
The Apollo Theater!

LORRELL: I can't take it! I can't take the suspense!

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[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]

Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh

[Wayne]
Steppin to the bad side

[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White]
Gonna take a mean

[Curtis]
Ride

[C.C. White]
Ride

[J.T. Early]
Mean ride

[C.C. White]
The smile I had has gone away

[J.T. Early]
Those that steal gonna pay

[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]
Steppin to the bad side today
Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh

[C.C. White]
The smile I had has gone away

[J.T. Early]
Those that steal are gonna pay

[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]
Steppin to the bad side today

[Curtis]
I tell ya now, its got to end
No more trustin them, my friends
We're gonna change our style, change our tone
Look for songs we sing our own

[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]
Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh

[Curtis]
I got you all the breaks you need
Just two years, we'll be in the lead
Just sit back, its plain to see
Open your eyes and trust in me

[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne]
Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh

Vocal breakdown
[Radio DJ intros, overlapping]

[Dreamettes](x2)
Steppin to the bad side, steppin to the bad side

[Announcer]
Singing their big new hit, here's James Thunder Early and the Dreamettes!

[James Thunder Early]
I had to step into the bad side

[Dreamettes]
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[James Thunder Early]
I had to take myself a mean ride

[Dreamettes]
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[James Thunder Early]
You know the smile I had has gone away

[Dreamettes]
Ooh

[James Thunder Early]
Those that steal are gonna pay

[J.T. Early & Dreamettes]
Steppin to the bad side(Dreamettes: Today)

[James Thunder Early]
Yea-ee-yea, Man just stole my woman from me
Took her down to Tennessee
She was the best girl I ever knew
If it wasnt for him, she'd still be true
I've always been a good man, its been said
Damnit, that man, he wish you were dead
Men like him make good men mad
Starting today Im gonna be bad, yeah, yeah, yeah

[J.T. Early ad libs]

[Dreamettes](repeat to end of song)
Step, step, to the bad side

I've not met a man - quite like you.
Doin' all he can, makin' my dreams come true.
Your strong & your smart, you've taken my heart & I give you the rest of me too.
Your the perfect man for me, I love you, I do .

MMM, I love ya.

I've never felt - quite like this.
Good about myself from our very first kiss.
I'm here when you call, you've got it all and confidence like I never knew.
Your the perfect man for me , I love you I do.

You've got the charm, you simply disarm me everytime..
As long as you drive, I'm along for the ride.. Your way.

You said it before, that won't be a door thats closed to us.
I'm putting all my trust in you - Cause you, you'll always be true.

I never could've known this would be, ohhh.. you & you alone ( yeaaaah )
All for me.

I know your the best, you passed every test.
Its almost too good to be true,
You're the perfect man for me, I love you, I do.
You're the perfect man for me, I love you, I do.

[No lyrics]

What about what I need? (Curtis says it's the best thing for the group)
What about what's best for me? (He feels the Dreams can cross over)
What about how I feel? (But when we're famous, I'll write great things for you.
Effie, do it for me)
What about me? What about me?

It's more than you
It is more than me
No matter what we are
We are a family
This dream is for all of us
This one can be real
And you can't stop us now
Because of how you feel
It's more than you
It is more than me
Whatever dreams we have
They're for the family
We're not alone anymore
Now there are others there
And that dream's big enough for all of us to share
So don't think you're going you're not going anywhere
You're staying and taking your share
And if you get afraid again
I'll be there

We're a family
Like a giant tree
Branching out toward the sky
We're a family
We're so much more than just you and I
We're a family
Like a giant tree
Going stronger going wiser
We're going free
We need you
We're a family

The ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen, the Crystal Room is proud to present the club debut of America's new recording stars - The Dreams

DEENA:
Every man has his own special dream, and your dreams' just about to come true.
Life's not as bad as it may seem if you
Open your eyes to what's in front of you.

DREAMS: We're your dreamgirls

DEENA:Boys we'll make ya happy...yeah!

DREAMS:We're your dreamgirls

DEENA:Boys, we'll always care

DREAMS:We're your dreamgirls, dreamgirls will never leave you.

DEENA-No,no and all you've got to do is dream, baby...

DREAMS-We'll be there. Dreams!

DEENA-Dreamgirls will help you through the night!

DREAMS-Dreams

DEENA-Dreamgirls will make you feel all right.

LORELL-Dreamgirls keep you dreaming your whole life through.

EFFIE-Yes dreamgirls can make your dreams come true.

(Chrous)

DREAMS-Dreams

DEENA-Dreamgirls will help you to surivive.

DREAMS-Dreams

DEENA-Dreamgirls keep your fantasies alive!

EFFIE-Dreamgirls always love you and they'll be true!

LORELL-Yes, dreamgirls can only belong to you.

DEENA-I'm not the dream that you've had before,
I'm the dream that'll give you more and more.

(Chorus)

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Effie, Curtis was supposed to..

Effie.
LOVE ME.
Curtis was SUPPOSED to love me.

Clarence.
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.

Clarence.
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.

Clarence.
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 a common piece of --.

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, when are you two going to stop all this fighting!?

Effie.
Stay out of this Lorrell, this is between Deena & me.

Lorrell.
NAH! This is 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.
You were a trouble from the start?

Effie.
TROUBLE?!

Curtis.
You were a real bad trouble from the start

Effie.
CURTIS, I'm your woman!

Curtis.
Now, Now, I'm not building this group to have to tear it apart, go ahead & cry,
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.

Clarence.
Lay off, Effie, just take the money & run.

Effie.
You in this CC ?!

Clarence.
Cool it, Effie, this time you know what you done.

Effie.
So they got your black ass too, huh?

Clarence.
I said, cool it, Effie. This time you've gone too far.

Effie.
Boy, I can go further. I can GO further!

Clarence
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?

Clarence.
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 sustaine.

Effie.
I'm not feelin' well, I got pain.

ALL.
Hunnie, we all got pain.

Effie.
All those years I was with you, I was a 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'm not goin'.

ALL.
It's all over.

Effie.
I ain't goin'.

ALL.
It's all over...

[Effie]
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, no way I'm living without you
I'm not living without you
I don't wanna be free
I'm staying
I'm staying
And you, and you
You're gonna love me, oohh ooh mm mm
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 see and
No, no, no, no, no, no
I'm not waking up tomorrow morning and finding that there's nobody there

And I mean 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

Tear down the mountains
Yell, scream, and shout like 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 can ever, ever go
No, no, no, no way
No, no, no, no way I'm living without you
Oh, I'm not living without you, not living without you
I don't wanna 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
Ooh ooh love me, ooh ooh ooh love me
Love me, love me, love me, love me

You're gonna love me

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When I first saw you, I said, oh my
I said, oh my, that's a dream, that's a dream
I needed a dream, when all seemed to go bad
Then I found you
And I have had the most beautiful dreams any man has ever had
When I first saw you, I said, oh my
I said, oh my, that's my dream, that's my dream
I needed a dream to make me strong
You were the only reason I've had to go on
You're my dream, all the things I ever knew
You're my dream, who could believe it could ever come true
And who could believe the world would believe in my dreams too

There comes a time when a child's got to grow
There comes a time when the woman's got to go
Mama said I am special
She said I've got to go
I'm just as good
I'm even better than
That's what you would say
Shall I need to say
Shall I need to say
I'm not gonna say

You're my dream (Now I've got dreams of my own)
All the things I could ever be (Dreams you never know)
You're my dream
They'll never take my dream from me

When I first saw you, I said, oh my, oh my
That's my dream

Listen
I know you have questions, same ones as me
How long has it been?
How long will it be?
When will come the morning to drive the night away
Tell me when will come the morning of a brighter day
Yeah
Ooh, patience, little sisters
Patience, little brothers
Patience, patience, yeah
Take each other by the hand, yeah
Ooh, patience, little sisters
Patience, little brothers
Let us walk together to the promised land, yeah

There's a river to cross
And a mountain to climb
Patience, patience, oh
It's gonna take some time, yeah
We must walk in peace (we got to walk in peace)
It's the only, only way
If we wanna see that morning, yeah, of a brighter day
Patience, little sisters
Patience, little brothers
Patience, patience, yeah
We're gonna find a way
Patience, little sisters
Until the morning of a brighter day, yeah
Oh, patience
Till a brighter day
Yeah yeah yeah
Till a brighter day
Come on now (come on)
Sing in patience, yeah
Gotta have some patience
Patience, patience

Effie:
Look at me, Look at me
I am changing
Trying every way I can
I am changing
I'll be better than I am
I'm trying to find a way to understand
But I need you, I need you
I need a hand
I am changing
Seeing everything so clear
I am changing
I'm gonna start right now, right here
I'm hoping to work it out
And I know that I can
But I need you, I need a hand

All of my life I've been a fool
Who said I can do it on my own
How many good friends have I already lost?
How many dog nights have I known?
Walking down that wrong road
There was nothing I could find
All those years of darkness
Looking for some light
But now I can see

I am changing
Trying every way I can
I am changing
I'll be better than I am
But I need a friend
To help me start all over again
That would be just fine
I know it's gonna work out this time
'Cause this time I am
This time I am
I am changing
I'll get my life together now
I am changing
Yes I know how
I'm gonna start again
I'm gonna leave my past behind
I'll change my life
I'll make a vow and nothings gonna stop me now

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Effie:
You want all my love and my devotion
You want my loving soul right on the line
I have no doubt that I could love you forever
The only trouble is, you really don't have the time
You've got one night only, one night only
That's all you have to spare
One night only, let's not pretend to care
One night only, one night only
Come on big baby come on
One night only, we only have 'til dawn
In the morning this feeling will be gone
It has no chance going on
Something so right has got no chance to live
So let's forget about chances, this one night I will give

Announcer:
Singing their new record sensation, Deena Jones and the Dreams

Deena and the Dreams:
You want all my love and my devotion
You want my loving soul right on the line
I have no doubt that I could love you forever
The only trouble is, I really, really don't have the time
You've got one night only, one night only
That's all I have to spare
One night only, let's not pretend to care
One night only, one night only
Come on big baby come on
One night only, we only have 'til dawn (We only have 'til dawn)
In the morning this feeling will be gone (Be gone)
It has no chance going on
Something so right has got no chance to live
So let's forget about chances, it's one night I will give
One night only, one night only
Come on big baby come on
One night only, we only have 'til dawn (Nothing but one night)
One night only, one night only
There's nothing more to say
One night only, words get in the way (Nothing but one night)
One night only, one night only...

Listen,
To the song here in my heart
A melody I've start
But can't complete

Listen, to the sound from deep within
It's only beginning
To find release

Oh,
the time has come
for my dreams to be heard
They will not be pushed aside and turned
Into your own
all cause you won't
Listen....

[Chorus]
Listen,
I am alone at a crossroads
I'm not at home, in my own home
And I tried and tried
To say whats on my mind
You should have known
Oh,
Now I'm done believin you
You don't know what I'm feelin
I'm more than what, you made of me
I followed the voice
you gave to me
But now I gotta find, my own..

You should have listened
There is someone here inside
Someone I'd thought had died
Sooo long ago

Ohh I'm free now and my dreams to be heard
They will not be pushed aside on words
Into your arms
All cause you won't
Listen...

[Chorus]

I don't know where I belong
But i'll be movin on
If you don't....
If you won't....

LISTEN!!!...
To the song here in my heart
A melody I've start
But I will complete

Oh,
Now i'm done believin you
You dont know what I'm feelin
I'm more than what, you made of me
I followed the voice, you think you gave to me
But now I gotta find, my own..
my ownn...

Ladies and gentlemen, in their farewell performance, the incredible Dreams

We didn't make forever.
We each got to go our seperate way,
And now we're standing here, helpless,
Looking for something to say.
We've been together a long time.
We never thought it would end.
We were always so close to each other;
You were always my friend.

And it's hard to say good-bye, my love.
Hard to see you cry, my love.
Hard to open up that door.
You're not sure what you're going for.

I didn't want this to happen,
But we shouldn't feel sad.
We had a good life together.
Just remember, remember, all the times we had.
It's not that I don't love you deeply
You were my family
It's just that I'm feeling there's so much more
Waiting out there for you and me.

And it's hard to say good-bye, my love.
Hard to see you cry, my love.
Hard to open up that door.
You're not sure what you're going for.

You'll know I'll always love you.
You'll know I'll always care.
And no matter how far I may go,
In my thoughts,
You'll always be there.

(It's so hard) hard to say good-bye, my love.
(Baby, it's hard) hard to see you cry, my love.
(It's hard) hard to open up that door,
When you're not sure what you're going for.

(It's so hard.)
Good-bye my love.
(Baby, it's so hard.)
We didn't make forever.
It's so hard.
I can feel there's something more.
(When you're not sure what you're going for.)
We've got to work it,
We've got to try,
Though it's hard, so hard
We have to say good-bye
Though it's hard, so hard
We have to say
We didn't make forever.
How could we loose tomorrow?
We didn't make forever.
How could we loose tomorrow?

Effie:
Every man has his own special dream,
And that dream's just about to come true.
Life's not as bad it may seem,
If you open your eyes to whats in front of you.

The Dreams:
We're your Dreamgirls, boys,
We'll make you happy.
We're your Dreamgirls, boys,
We'll always care.
We're your Dreamgirls,
Dreamgirls will never leave you.

Effie (Dreams)
And all you got to do is Dream (All you got to do is Dream)
All you got to do is Dream (Just dream and baby)

Dreams:
Just Dream and baby we'll be there,
We'll be there,
We'll be there.
We'll be......there.

[No lyrics]

When I first saw you, I said, oh my
I said, oh my, that's a dream, that's a dream
I needed a dream, when all seemed to go bad
Then I found you
And I have had the most beautiful dreams any man has ever had
When I first saw you, I said, oh my
I said, oh my, that's my dream, that's my dream
I needed a dream to make me strong
You were the only reason I've had to go on
You're my dream, all the things I ever knew
You're my dream, who could believe it could ever come true
And who could believe the world would believe in my dreams too

There comes a time when a child's got to grow
There comes a time when the woman's got to go
Mama said I am special
She said I've got to go
I'm just as good
I'm even better than
That's what you would say
Shall I need to say
Shall I need to say
I'm not gonna say

You're my dream (Now I've got dreams of my own)
All the things I could ever be (Dreams you never know)
You're my dream
They'll never take my dream from me

When I first saw you, I said, oh my, oh my
That's my dream

What about what I need? (Curtis says it's the best thing for the group)
What about what's best for me? (He feels the Dreams can cross over)
What about how I feel? (But when we're famous, I'll write great things for you.
Effie, do it for me)
What about me? What about me?

It's more than you
It is more than me
No matter what we are
We are a family
This dream is for all of us
This one can be real
And you can't stop us now
Because of how you feel
It's more than you
It is more than me
Whatever dreams we have
They're for the family
We're not alone anymore
Now there are others there
And that dream's big enough for all of us to share
So don't think you're going you're not going anywhere
You're staying and taking your share
And if you get afraid again
I'll be there

We're a family
Like a giant tree
Branching out toward the sky
We're a family
We're so much more than just you and I
We're a family
Like a giant tree
Going stronger going wiser
We're going free
We need you
We're a family

When I first saw you, I said, oh my
I said, oh my, that's a dream, that's a dream
I needed a dream, when all seemed to go bad
Then I found you
And I have had the most beautiful dreams any man has ever had
When I first saw you, I said, oh my
I said, oh my, that's my dream, that's my dream
I needed a dream to make me strong
You were the only reason I've had to go on
You're my dream, all the things I ever knew
You're my dream, who could believe it could ever come true
And who could believe the world would believe in my dreams too

There comes a time when a child's got to grow
There comes a time when the woman's got to go
Mama said I am special
She said I've got to go
I'm just as good
I'm even better than
That's what you would say
Shall I need to say
Shall I need to say
I'm not gonna say

You're my dream (Now I've got dreams of my own)
All the things I could ever be (Dreams you never know)
You're my dream
They'll never take my dream from me

When I first saw you, I said, oh my, oh my
That's my dream

Effie:
You want all my love and my devotion
You want my loving soul right on the line
I have no doubt that I could love you forever
The only trouble is, you really don't have the time
You've got one night only, one night only
That's all you have to spare
One night only, let's not pretend to care
One night only, one night only
Come on big baby come on
One night only, we only have 'til dawn
In the morning this feeling will be gone
It has no chance going on
Something so right has got no chance to live
So let's forget about chances, this one night I will give

Announcer:
Singing their new record sensation, Deena Jones and the Dreams

Deena and the Dreams:
You want all my love and my devotion
You want my loving soul right on the line
I have no doubt that I could love you forever
The only trouble is, I really, really don't have the time
You've got one night only, one night only
That's all I have to spare
One night only, let's not pretend to care
One night only, one night only
Come on big baby come on
One night only, we only have 'til dawn (We only have 'til dawn)
In the morning this feeling will be gone (Be gone)
It has no chance going on
Something so right has got no chance to live
So let's forget about chances, it's one night I will give
One night only, one night only
Come on big baby come on
One night only, we only have 'til dawn (Nothing but one night)
One night only, one night only
There's nothing more to say
One night only, words get in the way (Nothing but one night)
One night only, one night only...

[Effie]
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, no way I'm living without you
I'm not living without you
I don't wanna be free
I'm staying
I'm staying
And you, and you
You're gonna love me, oohh ooh mm mm
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 see and
No, no, no, no, no, no
I'm not waking up tomorrow morning and finding that there's nobody there

And I mean 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

Tear down the mountains
Yell, scream, and shout like 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 can ever, ever go
No, no, no, no way
No, no, no, no way I'm living without you
Oh, I'm not living without you, not living without you
I don't wanna 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
Ooh ooh love me, ooh ooh ooh love me
Love me, love me, love me, love me

You're gonna love me

Listen
I know you have questions, same ones as me
How long has it been?
How long will it be?
When will come the morning to drive the night away
Tell me when will come the morning of a brighter day
Yeah
Ooh, patience, little sisters
Patience, little brothers
Patience, patience, yeah
Take each other by the hand, yeah
Ooh, patience, little sisters
Patience, little brothers
Let us walk together to the promised land, yeah

There's a river to cross
And a mountain to climb
Patience, patience, oh
It's gonna take some time, yeah
We must walk in peace (we got to walk in peace)
It's the only, only way
If we wanna see that morning, yeah, of a brighter day
Patience, little sisters
Patience, little brothers
Patience, patience, yeah
We're gonna find a way
Patience, little sisters
Until the morning of a brighter day, yeah
Oh, patience
Till a brighter day
Yeah yeah yeah
Till a brighter day
Come on now (come on)
Sing in patience, yeah
Gotta have some patience
Patience, patience