Title: It Was In Writing
Tempo: 77 Bpm
Intro
Verse 1
Nine Hundred-Plus Pages, I Read Every One
Somewhere Past Midnight, I Wanted To Be Done
I Kept Telling Myself, “They Won’t Really Do This”
I Had Faith In Checks And Balances
But The Pages Were Plain, The Promises Clear
I Closed Up The Screen, But The Words Stayed Near
Now I Watch What Gets Signed, And One Thought Won’t Leave—
It Was In Writing
We Just Didn’t Believe
Verse 2
There’s A Man Pouring Concrete Before Daylight
Delivering Somebody’s Supper Late At Night
Tomorrow Needs Lumber, So He Pulls In For Wood
Just Doing What His Family Needs
But He Checks The Parking Lot Before He Gets Out
Carries One More Worry He Could Live Without
A Stop On The Way Could Be Trouble
Wondering If Tonight He’ll Make It Home
Chorus
It Was In Writing
Right There From The Start
It Was In Writing
We Just Didn’t Believe
Will These Pages Take Us Down?
It’s Right Before Our Eyes
How Much Has To Happen
Before We Finally See?
Instrumental
Verse 3
A Rule Gets Rewritten, An Office Gets Cleared
A Name Disappears And Another Appears
One Signature Changes Everything
Maybe You Wanted It, Maybe You Didn’t
Maybe Some Of It Made Sense To You
I’m Willing To Listen—Come Sit Down With Me
But How Much Has To Happen Before We Can See?
Chorus
It Was In Writing
Right There From The Start
It Was In Writing
We Just Didn’t Believe
Will These Pages Take Us Down?
It’s Right Before Our Eyes
How Much Has To Happen
Before We Finally See?
Bridge
Don’t Tell Me Who You Blame
Tell Me What Got Better
Does Your Paycheck Stretch Farther?
Is Your Family Doing Better?
Give Me An Answer
I’ll Hear What You Say
If I’ve Got It Wrong
I’ll Change What I Think
Show Me Where It Helped You
Show Me What Changed Your Day
Instrumental
Verse 4
It’s Easy Not To Notice When It Isn’t Your Door
When Somebody Else’s Family Is Carrying The Load
But What If It Was Happening To You?
What Would You Hope Somebody Else Would Do?
History Keeps Asking The Living To Choose
What We’ll Stand Up For And What We’ll Excuse
We’re All In This Together
We’re All Just People
Chorus
It Was In Writing
Right There From The Start
It Was In Writing
We Just Didn’t Believe
Will These Pages Take Us Down?
It’s Right Before Our Eyes
How Much Has To Happen
Before We Finally See?
Outro
I Don’t Need You
To Think Like Me
And You Don’t Need Me
To Think Like You
But Maybe We Could
Sit Down As Friends
And Ask One Question
Before This Ends—
What Will It Take
To Bring Us Together Again?
Created By Chuck Thompson • Technology Assisted • Pickchuck Music
