(Don Schlitz/Billy Livsey)

Down The Middle Of The Page I Drew A Line
At The Top I Wrote My Name, The Date, The Time
And Sitting Like A Schoolgirl At My Desk
I Decided It Was Time To Take The Test

On The Left I Wrote The Reasons I Should Leave
The Differences That We Had Forseen
By The Time I Got It All Off My Chest
It Looked Like We Were Sure To Fail The Test

I Wrote Down Every Fault, I Wrote Down Every Fight
Every Hurtful Word We Ever Said In Spite
To Tear Our World Apart, I Did My Best
It Almost Broke My Heart To Take The Test

I Wrote Down Every Fault, I Wrote Down Every Fight
Every Hurtful Word We Ever Said In Spite

Then On The Right I Wrote The Reasons Why
I Should Stay With You Until I Die
I Only Wrote One Word, No More, No Less
I Knew I Was Finished With The Test

The Word I Wrote Was Love, And I Confess
That's The Only Way To Pass The Test