[Verse 1]
If you're wondering why some guys
Have a hard time to being true to you
And you're goin' around saying what they do to you
Blame it on your girls
Cause if we are single you're tryna diss us
Say you don't want us
Soon as we get a girl you come runnin'
You make it hard on us
[Pre-Chorus]
(It's so funny to me)
That when I am so lonely you just don't want me
No conversation, you're not there for me
I try to meet but you don't wanna know
(It's so funny to me)
That if I got a girl then you're all up on me
You wanna harm me, you wanna see me
But would you be If I was still lonely?
[Chorus]
If I don't have a girlfriend and always steppin'
Then nobody's checkin' for me
But if I got a cute lil' shorty that loves and adore me
Then everybody's checkin' for me
And you know they coming out the woodwork with tied up short skirts
Making it real easy
But if I'm just a guy that's lonely
They wouldn't wanna know me
They wouldn't be checkin' for me
[Verse 2]
I be wondering why some girls won't show me no love
When I'm need of it
But when I got a girl they do
Making it hard for me to be true
And I try to stay focus but
Temptations tough, don't wanna break her trust
These girls are making it so rough
Making it hard on us
[Pre-Chorus]
(It's so funny to me)
That when I am so lonely you just don't want me
No conversation, you're not there for me
I try to meet but you don't wanna know
(It's so funny to me)
That if I got a girl then you're all up on me
You wanna harm me, you wanna see me
But would you be If I was still lonely?
[Chorus]
If I don't have a girlfriend and always steppin'
Then nobody's checkin' for me
But if I got a cute lil' shorty that loves and adore me
Then everybody's checkin' for me
And you know they coming out the woodwork with tied up short skirts
Making it real easy
But if I'm just a guy that's lonely
They wouldn't wanna know me
They wouldn't be checkin' for me
[Bridge]
They make it so hard to be true to my boo
But when I'm all by myself and in need of someone else
They're not around
Their nowhere to be found
[Break]
Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh
Uhhh-uhhh-uhhh-uhhh
No, yeah
If I don't have a girl and nobody wants me
But when I got a girl you're all up on me
[Chorus]
If I don't have a girlfriend and always steppin'
Then nobody's checkin' for me
But if I got a cute lil' shorty that loves and adore me
Then everybody's checkin' for me
And you know they coming out the woodwork with tied up short skirts
Making it real easy
But if I'm just a guy that's lonely
They wouldn't wanna know me
They wouldn't be checkin' for me
Checkin’ For Me was written by Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs & Kandi.
Checkin’ For Me was produced by Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs.
Jo Jo Robinson released Checkin’ For Me on Tue Oct 12 1999.