diff --git a/src/TextManager.java b/src/TextManager.java
index 2c0e90d..49b1523 100644
--- a/src/TextManager.java
+++ b/src/TextManager.java
@@ -4,22 +4,24 @@ public final class TextManager {
     // utility class, constructor is private to prevent initialization
     private TextManager() {}
 
-    private static void drawTextBox(Graphics g, int y, int xOffset, int xWidth, int yHeight, int totalWidth,
+    private static void drawCenteredTextBox(Graphics g, int y, int xWidth, int yHeight, int totalWidth,
                                     String text, Color backgroundColor, Color textColor) {
         int newX = (totalWidth - xWidth)/2;
         int newY = y - yHeight/2;
         g.setColor(backgroundColor);
         g.drawRect(newX, newY, xWidth, yHeight);
         g.setColor(textColor);
-        drawCenteredString(g, y, xOffset, xWidth, text);
+        drawCenteredString(g, y, newX, xWidth, text);
     }
-    private static void drawCenteredString(Graphics g, int y, int xOffset, int xWidth, String text) {
-        int x;
+    private static void drawCenteredString(Graphics g, int y, int x, int xWidth, String text) {
+        int newX, newY;
         // get font size
         FontMetrics metrics = g.getFontMetrics();
         // determine x for the text
-        x = xOffset + (xWidth - metrics.stringWidth(text)) / 2;
+        newX = x + (xWidth - metrics.stringWidth(text)) / 2;
+        // center y (half is above y value, half is below y value)
+        newY = y - (metrics.getAscent() - metrics.getDescent())/2;
         // draw centered string
-        g.drawString(text, x, y);
+        g.drawString(text, newX, newY);
     }
 }