The Norris Brothers Band

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