Honesty (write Me A List)

Rodney Atkins

He said just think it over

write me a list

so we can figure out

what we both deserve

she hardly could believe it

that their love had come to this

dividing and deciding his and hers

but she grabbed a paper napkin

asked the waitress for a pen

and one by one she wrote down

what she wanted most from him



honesty, sincerity,

tenderness and trust

a little less time

for the rest of the world

and more for the two of us

kisses each morning,

"i love you"s at night

just like it used to be

the way life was

when you were in love with me



she reached across the table

and placed it in his hand

and said "ya know this isnt easy for me"

as he thought about the new car,

the house and the land

and wondered what that bottom line would be

and a thousand other things

that shed want him to leave behind

but he never dreamed hed open up that napkin

and find...



honesty, sincerity,

tenderness and trust,

a little less time

for the rest of the world

and more for the two of us

kisses each morning

"i love you"s at night

just like it used to be

the way life was

when you were in love with me



well he fought back the tears

as he looked in her eyes

and said "i dont know where to start"

and she said "everything on that list in your hand

is written somewhere in your heart"



honesty, sincerity,

just like it used to be,

the way life was

when u were in love w/ me