You Better Check Yourself

We have people in the world today

Who never give themselves a thoughts

Always talking 'bout other people

Just strive to find their fault

Before you criticize someone else

You really, really, really

Really, really ought to

Check yourself, hey, hey, yeah

Oh people, people in the church

You'd find hatred there

Everybody's talking 'bout one another

When they all ought be kneeling in prayer

You'll see, God made no man perfect

Oh, this weak and painless see

Why can't we come together as one?

A little bit of harmony

Before you criticize someone else

You, you, you

You really ought to

Check yourself, oh, hey, hey

You know what, I think every man and woman

Boy and girl ought to take a little time out

And look back over your life

Ain't no harm to ask God to forgive you, oh

You'll see the wrong

I'm not trying to talk about nobody, huh, no, no

I'm just telling everybody under the sun

My boss, take a little time and check yourself

Listen children, I'm talking to the preacher and a prophet

Why don't you check yourself

And if they tell me, people what God told you to tell them

Check

Yeah, I'm talking to the mother, brother

Why don't you check yourself

When you're shouting, you know what you're shouting 'bout

Check

I'm talking to the deacon, deacon sing

You ought to check yourself

When your seeing me and do you know just seeing

Check

And one more thing

Talking to the choir, the choir stand, oh

Check yourself when you're singing

Do you know what you're singing about

Check

And everybody there

Check, uh huh

On a Monday, check, check

On a Tuesday, check, check, check

Wednesday, check, check, check, check

Check it by the Saturday, Sunday

Check yourself

Oh, you ought to check yourself

Ain't no harm today, no, no, check yourself

You can take a little time and look back on this side

Check yourself

That little subdued question

Check yourself