Under The Radar
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris and Dean Hensley)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)
it’s a summertime starry night
everything is alright
there’s a quarter moon peakin’ through
clouds at me and you
we’re sneakin’ down the back road
top down, real slow
headin’ for the big show
just beneath the stars
under the radar
off of the charts
down here in the real world
that’s where it starts
there’s music and moonlight
and the smile on your face
under the radar
there’s no better place
than right here
right now
with you
right here
right now
with you
well everybody’s uptown
tryin’ to make the new sound.
with their headlines and deadlines
fightin’ for the front line
so we’ll stay off the air waves
and take it to the next stage
down here in the big show
just beneath the stars
under the radar
off of the charts
down here in the real world
that’s where it starts
there’s music and moonlight
and the smile on your face
under the radar
there’s no better place
than right here
right now
with you
right here
right now
with you
so we’ll stay off the air waves
and take it to the next stage
down here in the big show
just beneath the stars
under the radar
off of the charts
down here in the real world
that’s where it starts
there’s music and moonlight
and the smile on your face
under the radar
there’s no better place
than right here
right now
with you
right here
right now
with you
My Dream Girl
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris and Dale White)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)/Space Noise Records (ASCAP)
this girl's got an endless smile
and playful eyes
that like to tease me till the dawn
and i know she's forever young
she's the midnight sun
she just keeps shinin’ on
this girl has figured out
what life's about
it's a new adventure every day
and nothin's the same
since the day that she came
my way
she says she don't need me at all
she was happy before i came along
but she's so glad
that i came into her world
the lady is strong and free
and she wants to be here right now with me
and i may be just as close as i'll ever be
to my dream girl
this girl's been in love before
but she knows there's more
so she keeps hopin'
she don't want to fall into love again
she wants to walk right in
with her eyes wide open
this girl has got it made
she's not afraid
she knows love will always find a way
and in her eyes i can see
that she's hopin’ it's me
today
she says she don't need me at all
she was happy before i came along
but she's so glad
that i came into her world
the lady is strong and free
and she wants to be here right now with me
and i may be just as close as i'll ever be
to my dream girl
this girl has got it made
she's not afraid
she knows love will always find a way
and in her eyes i can see
that she's hopin’ it's me
today
she says she don't need me at all
she was happy before i came along
but she's so glad
that i came into her world
the lady is strong and free
and she wants to be here right now with me
and i may be just as close as i'll ever be
to my dream girl
this girl’s got an endless smile
West Texas Wind
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris and Dale White)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)/Space Noise Records (ASCAP)
by the time i met you
i was already gone
texas couldn't hold me
it was time for movin’ on
and you were just a shooting star
that i was wishin’ on
on my last night in that town
a pretty local girl
with a little time to spend
a smile, a handshake
an introduction from a friend
you said “what's another day or two
before your trip begins”
the warm wind was blowin’ through your hair
i can still smell
the rain on your skin
after the storm
we were playin’ in
and i could wonder
‘bout what might have been
but i'd rather think about what was
the nights with you
beneath the high desert sky
when i hear that music
i can still taste your smile
and i hold you close
in my thoughts for a while
your blowin’ through my mind again
like the warm west texas wind
it happens only once
in every young man's life
just one first love
only one first time
don't think i told you
but i'm glad that you were mine
i wonder if i ever cross your mind
i can still smell
the rain on your skin
after the storm
we were playin’ in
and i could wonder
‘bout what might have been
but i'd rather think about what was
the nights with you
beneath the high desert sky
when i hear that music
i can still taste your smile
and i hold you close
in my thoughts for a while
your blowin’ through my mind again
like the warm west texas wind
When the Time is Right
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)
waitin’ on the porch swing
wishin’ on the evening star
prayin’ for the real thing
that's been so hard to find so far
then you close your eyes,
surrender to the summer breeze,
you hear the whisper through the trees
when the time is right
you know that love will find a way
when your heart is ready
you won't have to wait another day
when the time is right.
somewhere in the starlight
there's someone out there just like you
underneath the same sky
always searchin’ for ya too
so just close your eyes
and whisper to the summer breeze
and let it float on through the trees
when the time is right
you know that love will find a way
when your heart is ready
you won't have to wait another day
when the time is right
you know that love will find a way
when your heart is ready
you won't have to wait another day
not another day
your not lookin’ for someone
to make you happy baby
you know that happiness
comes from inside
you’re just lookin’ for someone
thats goin’ your way and maybe
and maybe just lookin’
for someone
someone to share the ride
so just close your eyes
and whisper to the summer breeze
and let it float on back to me
when the time is right
you know that love will find a way
when your heart is ready
you won't have to wait another day
when the time is right.
you know that love will find a way
when your heart is ready
you won't have to wait another day
when the time is right
you know that love will find a way
Shakedown
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris and Dale White)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)/Space Noise Records (ASCAP)
full speed down a dead end road
that leads to the place
where i don't wanna go
there's a flash of lighting
across the twilight sky
the smell of dirt
that's been beggin’ for rain
floats on the cool breeze
i hear what they're sayin
take cover, storms comin
it won't be long
i've been out drivin'
all night again
i haven't felt peace
since i don't know when
there’s no where left to go
so here's where it ends
it’s too late to turn back now
there's gonna be a shakedown
no more alibis
gonna breakdown
and open up my eyes
gonna take down the walls
so i can see the light
it's hard to say
where it all went wrong
it could be that nothin
was right all along
i guess it's true
we only see what we want to see
i’m gonna break into your house built of lies
i’m gonna catch you without your disguise
gonna take what's left of my heart
and i'll be on my way
God i've been up all night again
i haven't slept since i don't know when
there's your place just around the bend
the rain is pourin’ down.
it's a shakedown
so save your alibis
gotta breakdown
and open up my eyes
gonna takedown the walls
so i can see the light
The Crossroads
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)
i woke up at the crossroads
again this morning
and i don’t know which way i’m goin
but today i’m gone
cause time passes away
without a warnin’
and goin’ nowhere
is takin’ way too long
i think i’m tired of indecision
i think it might just get in the way
i’m gonna stop this procrastination
and i might even start today
everyone’s gotta find their own way
it’s just beyond the fear
and there’s one thing i know for sure
i’m never gonna find it here
at the crossroads
i’ve been livin’ and dyin’
at the crossroads
merely survivin’
at the crossroads
i’ve been here such a long time
at the crossroads
and nothin’ much ever changes
except my mind
today i will follow
where my heart goes
right or wrong now
it’s time to cross that line
i think i’m tired of indecision
i think it might just get in the way
i’m gonna stop this procrastination
and i might even start today
everyone’s gotta find their own way
it’s just beyond the fear
well i’m not afraid of dyin
just don’t let em’ bury me here
at the crossroads
i’ve been livin’ and dyin’
at the crossroads
merely survivin’ now
i could go east
i could go west
you never really know
which way is gonna be the best
i could go left
i could go right
or i could think about it
for the rest of my life
i could go up
i could go down
but either way i’ve gotta get me
outta this town
i could go right
i could go wrong
or i could find a way
just to finish this song
at the crossroads
i’ve been livin’ and dyin’
at the crossroads
merely survivin’
at the crossroads
Stop The Noise
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)
there’s a voice in my head
‘makes my world go round
just the way that it does
it keeps my feet on the ground
tells me who i am
it tells me who it thinks i am
and i talk with my mouth closed
all day long
never give it a rest now
it’s a never ending song
i wanna sing a new song
gonna shut it down
play in the silence
i’m cleanin’ up this mess
throwin’ it all away
i’m gonna stop the noise today
well i’ve been fillin’ my head
since i’ve been alive
with everything that i’ve heard
all the ignorance and lies
keep me hypnotized
i’m gonna learn to use my eyes
and i know i’ll be free
when my mind is clear
i’ll see just what i see
i’ll hear just what i hear
time is growin’ near
my time is growin’ very near
gonna shut it down
play in the silence
i’m cleanin’ up this mess
throwin’ it all away
i’m gonna stop the noise today
gonna shut it down
play in the silence
i’m cleanin’ up this mess
throwin’ it all away
i’m gonna stop the noise today
gonna shut it down
play in the silence
You Will Change The World
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)
my little lady look around
and tell me what you see
tell me what your wishin’ deep inside
‘bout everything you want to be
there in your heart
is where the magic always starts
where the silence speaks to those
who dare to dream
and every dream you live
is another gift life gives
to you and everyone you touch
and everything you see
you will change the world
you will change the world
my little girl you'll see
you'll change it all
for you and me
and when your dream is crystal clear
and your journey has begun
when there's nowhere else on earth
you'd rather be
you'll know that you're the lucky one
all the joy you feel
and everything that's real
you're gonna share there
on your path to destiny
and every single day
every step along the way
you're gonna know for sure
you've made this world
a better place to be
you will change the world
you will change the world
my little girl you'll see
you'll change it all
for you and me
every single day
every step along the way
you're gonna know for sure
you've made this world
a better place to be
you will change the world
you will change the world
my little girl you'll see
you'll change it all
for you and me
GNN
(Words and Music by Mitch Norris)
©2010 Solar Powered Music (ASCAP)
there’s garbage on my tv
lots of so-called reality
and some nasty little news dweebs
with a knack for negativity
you show us how low
we can go
you keep sellin’ this obsession
with high-def depression
i wonder how you sleep
makin money from misery
enough gloom and doom
don’t wanna hear it again
we need the good news network
GNN
tell me ‘bout the real things
‘bout the people makin’ real change
‘bout the healers on the inside
and the heros on the front line
show us how high
we can climb
with artists and inventors,
scientists and winners
workin’ for a new day
tryin’ to find a better way
start it on up now
let it begin
we need the good news network
GNN
we got hundreds of channels of information
streaming down from satellites in space
well there must be room for just one station
to help us try to win this human race
start it on up now
let it begin
we need the good news network
GNN
