I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In Songtext
von Don Covay

I just got finished, given the hotel
Manager back the room key, and paid my bill
I was outside in the car in the shadows of the parkin′ lot
Tellin' the woman I was with how happy she made me
Kissin′ and huggin'

And all of a sudden, another car pulled up on the parkin' lot
But I couldn′t believe my eyes
′Cause the woman that was sitting in the front seat beside another dude
Turned out to be my old lady

Lord, I was checkin' out
And she was checkin′ in
Yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah)
(Oh yeah)
Mm, let me tell you people
I was checkin' out, mm-mm
And my old lady was checkin′ in
Oh Lord, have mercy


I was with my other woman
And she, she was with her boyfriend
She waited outside y'all, in the car
While he went in, yeah
To rent the room

I wanted to say something to her
But there was nothing I could say, yeah
′Cause the woman I was with
Yes, she was married too!

Lord, I was checkin' out
And she was checkin' in (checkin′ in)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, yes she was
Y′all, I saw another man took my old lady
(Oh took my baby)
Let me tell ya

In the Hideaway Motor Inn
(Motor Inn) yeah, baby, mm-mm
Mm, I was with my other woman
(Oh, I was treated wrong, yeah)
And she was with her boyfriend


She was supposed to be at home
Mindin' the kids
The both of us had been untrue (been untrue)
Guess I′ll have to go on bein' blind
I can′t reveal her guilt without showin' mine, Lord!

I was checkin′ out
(Checkin' out, sho' nuff was)
As she was checkin′ in
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hoo hey! Mm, let me tell ya
What hurt me so bad, y′all
(Hurt me, really hurt me so bad) really hurt me so bad
(It hurt me)

The man gave him the same room I had
Yes, he did, yeah-yeah
The same room I was in (yeah)
Mm! What a terrible blow it was
(Such a terrible, terrible, terrible thing it was)
What a terrible thing to do to a man, yeah-yeah

She was smilin'
And she never smiles!
I think my debt has caught up with me y′all
Lord, have mercy