(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