Title: It Was In WritingTempo: 77 BpmIntroVerse 1Nine Hundred-Plus Pages, I Read Every OneSomewhere Past Midnight, I Wanted To Be DoneI Kept Telling Myself, “They Won’t Really Do This”I Had Faith In Checks And BalancesBut The Pages Were Plain, The Promises ClearI Closed Up The Screen, But The Words Stayed NearNow I Watch What Gets Signed, And One Thought Won’t Leave—It Was In WritingWe Just Didn’t BelieveVerse 2There’s A Man Pouring Concrete Before DaylightDelivering Somebody’s Supper Late At NightTomorrow Needs Lumber, So He Pulls In For WoodJust Doing What His Family NeedsBut He Checks The Parking Lot Before He Gets OutCarries One More Worry He Could Live WithoutA Stop On The Way Could Be TroubleWondering If Tonight He’ll Make It HomeChorusIt Was In WritingRight There From The StartIt Was In WritingWe Just Didn’t BelieveWill These Pages Take Us Down?It’s Right Before Our EyesHow Much Has To HappenBefore We Finally See?InstrumentalVerse 3A Rule Gets Rewritten, An Office Gets ClearedA Name Disappears And Another AppearsOne Signature Changes EverythingMaybe You Wanted It, Maybe You Didn’tMaybe Some Of It Made Sense To YouI’m Willing To Listen—Come Sit Down With MeBut How Much Has To Happen Before We Can See?ChorusIt Was In WritingRight There From The StartIt Was In WritingWe Just Didn’t BelieveWill These Pages Take Us Down?It’s Right Before Our EyesHow Much Has To HappenBefore We Finally See?BridgeDon’t Tell Me Who You BlameTell Me What Got BetterDoes Your Paycheck Stretch Farther?Is Your Family Doing Better?Give Me An AnswerI’ll Hear What You SayIf I’ve Got It WrongI’ll Change What I ThinkShow Me Where It Helped YouShow Me What Changed Your DayInstrumentalVerse 4It’s Easy Not To Notice When It Isn’t Your DoorWhen Somebody Else’s Family Is Carrying The LoadBut What If It Was Happening To You?What Would You Hope Somebody Else Would Do?History Keeps Asking The Living To ChooseWhat We’ll Stand Up For And What We’ll ExcuseWe’re All In This TogetherWe’re All Just PeopleChorusIt Was In WritingRight There From The StartIt Was In WritingWe Just Didn’t BelieveWill These Pages Take Us Down?It’s Right Before Our EyesHow Much Has To HappenBefore We Finally See?OutroI Don’t Need YouTo Think Like MeAnd You Don’t Need MeTo Think Like YouBut Maybe We CouldSit Down As FriendsAnd Ask One QuestionBefore This Ends—What Will It TakeTo Bring Us Together Again?Created By Chuck Thompson • Technology Assisted • Pickchuck Music
