From the recording Stay Tuned ©
The lyrics describe feeling overwhelmed and pulled in many directions, losing focus, and needing to return to a starting point to make a new deal. The song repeats the idea of ripples turning into waves, and the singer being "a bit out of focus" but "still in the picture," concluding with "Now it's hit or miss."
Lyrics
HIT OR MISS
I’M SO CAUGHT UP IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD
BUT HAVE NO TIME OF MY OWN
GETTING PULLED IN EVERY DIRECTION
EXCEPT WHERE I WANT TO GO
RIPPLES TURN INTO WAVES
JUST LIKE HOURS TURN INTO DAYS
MY MIND IS IN A HAZE
BUT I’M STILL IN THE PICTURE
A BIT OUT OF FOCUS
NOW IT’S HIT OR MISS
START WITH A SEED, THEN WATCH IT GROW
INTO SOMETHING REAL
GOTTA GET BACK TO THE CROSROADS
AND MAKE ANOTHER DEAL
RIPPLES TURN INTO WAVES
JUST LIKE ECHOES RICOCHET
SMALL STEPS GO A LONG WAY
AND I’M STILL IN THE PICTURE
A BIT OUT OF FOCUS
NOW IT’S HIT OR MISS
WORDS AND MUSIC BY IAN ALLEN ©