If you got kids back home, I wanna know
If you don't, I wanna know
If you're straight or ya ain't, I wanna know
If you're broke, I wanna know

I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know

If you wanna be with me
I gotta know what you doin', where you're goin'
Where you have been
Who you loved, who you liked, who you seein'
Before I let you in
Because I learned from my past
Oh, yes, I did
Met a guy that I liked, he was my type
But he lied 'bout his wife
And he tried to play me, play me

(Now, how long was he gon') wait before he told me 'bout that?
I can't believe he did me like that
Something I should've known, oh, yeah
(But I've learned my lesson) not again will I be naïve
I need to know the secret y'all keep
'Cause what I don't know can come back on me

If you got kids back home, I wanna know (oh, yeah)
If you don't, I wanna know
If you're straight or ya ain't, I wanna know
If you're broke, I wanna know

I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know (I wanna know, I wanna know)

If you wanna fall in love, gotta be aware
'Bout the life that your lover's been leadin'
So you know if they're gonna be schemin'
Or if they're gonna dog you out
'Cause I know I've had my share, oh, yes, I did
Did me wrong, stayin' at some woman's place
I'm just glad he was not a closet-case
Deal with cheatin', but not that way

(Now how long was he gon') wait before he told me 'bout that?
I can't believe he did me like that
It's something I should've known, oh, yeah, yeah
(But I've learned my lesson) not again will I be naïve
I need to know the secret y'all keep
'Cause what I don't know can come back on me

If you got kids back home, I wanna know (oh, yeah, I wanna know)
If you don't, I wanna know
If you're straight or ya ain't, I wanna know (oh, oh)
If you're broke, I wanna know

I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know (know, know)

Ladies, oh, ladies
Find-out all the partners he's had
So, later-on, you won't be mad
Findin'-out what you don't know

And fellas, oh, fellas
Check for that Adam's apple
So you won't be on no talkshow
Finding-out what you don't know

If you got kids back home, I wanna know (no)
If you don't, I wanna know (I wanna know)
If you're straight or ya ain't, I wanna know
If you're broke, I wanna know (I wanna know)

I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know (if you wanna be with me, I gotta know)

If you got kids back home, I wanna know
If you don't, I wanna know
If you're straight or ya ain't, I wanna know
If you're broke, I wanna know

I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know

I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know (I got to know)
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know (I got to know)
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know