Here are the lyrics to the songs on Geoff's first album, a solo venture from 2011 featuring Paul Deck on drums and percussion and Monique Canniere on violin.

Odyssey  by Geoff Hansplant

    Won’t you step inside my car         
    Let me take you for a drive        
    Anywhere you want to go            
    Just sit back enjoy the ride            
    Only one thing you should know
    There’ll be a certain sacrifice

    Wander down a winding road        
    Leave your heartache back in town    
    See for everything you’ve lost        
    Something’s waiting to be found        
    Love can be an Albatross
    If you let it weigh you down

C
H    I’ve been yearning to make that journey
O    From the moment I first met myself
R    Gonna leave behind the things that had me blind    
U    Stack the past upon the shelf
S

    Every Siren has a song           
    Every heart an Odyssey            
    Every sailor sets the stars            
    Every river runs to sea            
    Every lover counts his scars
    Every driver holds the key

    Underneath a harvest moon        
    Or drowning in the pouring rain        
    There’s a marker every mile        
    Every mile another name        
    Some you hold a little while
    Some you never meet again

C
H    I’ve been yearning to make that journey
O    From the moment I first met myself
R    Gonna leave behind the things that had me blind    
U    Stack the past upon the shelf
S
    
    Every passion has a price            
    We never pass this way again        
    All the love we thought we owned        
    Scattered leaves before the wind        
    Straight ahead the great unknown
    In the trunk the could have beens

    Every passion has a price            
    We never pass this way again        
    All the love we thought we owned        
    Scattered leaves before the wind        
    Straight ahead the great unknown
    In the trunk the could have beens
    Hit the gas and we’ll be gone
    Let the Odyssey begin.

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Signs and Wonders by Geoff Hansplant

    Fish gonna walk upon this land
    Toads gonna rain down from the sky (my oh my)
    Somebody smarter than me

        Will have to reckon why

    Everybody’s out there looking for a sign
    Somebody who’ll turn the water into wine
    Staring straight past the miracles
        happening to them all the time

    In a baby’s smile
    In a woman’s tear
    I say  there’s wonder enough
    To trust in the mystery
    And know that all the evidence is here

    You know I’m telling you straight, I ain’t speaking in                 tongues
    You can wait on Messiahs and maybe they’ll come
    Or seek the truth in your heart
        where its been all along

    Moon’s gonna swallow up the sun
    Day turn as cold and black as night (outta sight)
    How do we live in the dark and
        still expect to see the light

    You’ve held the universe
    In a drop of dew
     Now get up off your knees
    And go to the mountain
    Because that mountain ain’t coming to you

    Any road will take you where you’ve gotta go
    Any place you land is where you’re meant to be
    Its the road you discover
        it ain’t the signs you see
    Yes its the road you discover,
        it ain’t the signs you see

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Zoe’s Cakewalk by Geoff Hansplant

Instrumental

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Pilgrim’s Progress  by Geoff Hansplant

    Must’ve took  a wrong turn somewhere up the line
    Nothing here resembles what I had in mind
    Long ago when I set out on this road of life
    I was found but now I’m lost
    I could see but now I’m blind
    Once again headed straight for a detour sign

    Every time I think I find which way to go
    Something out of nowhere comes to block the road
    Just once I’d like to find myself a road I think I’ve been         down twice
    Been in the gutter staring at the stars
    Waiting for Jupiter to align with Mars
    Wondering how it is I never take my own good advice

C    
H    Flag men every which way I’m going
O    Wave me down another lane
R    No one ever really knowing
U    If I’m gonna ever pass this way again
S

    Riding round in circles on the road to glory
    Ain’t how I imagined writing my life story
    I could use some resolution instead of all this endless             plot
    There’ve been characters along the way
    There were nights that didn’t end for days
    Exposition everywhere but not a drop of denouement

    
C    
H    Flag men every which way I’m going
O    Wave me down another lane
R    No one ever really knowing
U    If I’m gonna ever pass this way again
S

    Must’ve took  a wrong turn somewhere up the line
    Nothing here resembles what I had in mind
    Long ago when I set out on this road of life
    I was found but now I’m lost
    I could see but now I’m blind
    Once again headed straight for a detour sign

    I was found but now I’m lost
    I could see but now I’m blind
    Once again headed straight for a detour sign

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Staring At The Stars  by Geoff Hansplant

    This night
    I’m on my own
    Just a lonesome traveler                  
    Somewhere between right and wrong          
    I’m on my own           
    I’m so turned around      
    I can’t find my way home

    Footprints
    In shifting sands
    I lost my way somewhere
    And I don’t know who I am
    In shifting sands
    Wand’ring this lonely road
    Oh since the world began

      Under a cloudless night    
B    I stop and take my rest by the riverside
R    The undone acolyte
I      Someone said, “We’re all here in the gutter,                D    But some of us are staring at the stars”
G    My star keeps rollin’ with the  river
E    Gonna  float  me  down forever ‘till
       I  know my heart

    Too late
    To turn back now
    I’ve got a dream to guide me
    And I’m gonna see it through somehow
    Too late to turn back now
    Don’t matter where I’ve been
    But  only where I’m bound

      Under a cloudless night    
B    I stop and take my rest by the riverside
R    The undone acolyte
I      Someone said, “We’re all here in the gutter,                D    But some of us are staring at the stars”
G    My star keeps rollin’ with the  river
E    Gonna  float  me  down forever ‘till
       I  know my heart

    Too late
    To turn back now
    I’ve got a dream to guide me
    And I’m gonna see it through somehow
    Too late to turn back now
    Don’t matter where I’ve been
    But  only where I’m bound
    Don’t matter where I’ve been
    But  only where I’m bound                                       
    Don’t matter where I’ve been
    But only where I’m bound

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Swimming To The Sun by Geoff Hansplant
    
    Our hearts arrived here on a morning breeze        
    Voices carried ‘neath the Blue Jay’s wings    
    Our song came rolling,        
        Rolling through the falling leaves
    And now we’re singing    
        You know we’re singing in the sun

    Ran our fingers in a river of light    
    Caressed a moment then we let it slide    
    Poked a hole straight        
        Up through a slate gray sky
    And now we’re swimming        
        You know we’re swimming to the sun

C    And we’re goin’ home
H    Back where we belong
O    Every gypsy soul
R    Keep a  rollin’    
U    Rollin’ on and
S    On

    Curled our toes up in the sands of time    
    Chased our shadow down a dark lifeline
    Crept past fears like a dog,
        Like a dog gone blind
    But now we’re dancing
        You know we’re dancing in the sun

C    And we’re goin’ home
H    Back where we belong
O    Every gypsy soul
R    Keep a  rollin’    
U    Rollin’ on and
S    On
    
    Beheld our image in a shallow pool
    Chased temptation with the golden rule
    Played the lover,
        Lord knows we’ve played the fool
    Now we’re naked
        Just standing naked in the sun

    Walked the wire between love and death
    Dove into the deep and took a breath
    From the bottom,
        Saw there was one thing left
    Keep on swimming
        Just keep on swimming to the sun
    Keep on swimming
        Always swimming to the sun

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Cold Coffee by Geoff Hansplant

    "Won't you listen to me people, 'fore I catch that train              and ride"
    He waved his hand a little, and the conversation died
    ‘Til you could almost hear a pin drop on that cold, wet             night
    ‘Cept for the ballast buzzing in that neon light
     And his voice fell to a whisper, as he stared down at               his shoes
     Like a man whose pride is all he’d left to lose

    “I’ve lived here half a lifetime,” he started to explain
    “Leaving on the nine eleven, won’t be coming back                   again
    And I never had a friend but one to call my own
    And chased a dream so empty turned my heart to                      stone
    But that’s just by way of saying, for what I’ve learned I              paid the price
    And if you let me I’ll give you some free advice”  

      “Don’t be standing on the platform
C    With your java in your hand
H    Miss your chance to hop that freight and go
O    Regret leaves such a bitter taste
R    When your castle’s turned to sand
U    And the sands of time are fleeting
S    They’ll be gone before you know
      And a cold cup of coffee
      Will be all you’ll have to show”

    “And once I loved a young girl, I was sure we’d never              part”
    His gray eyes misted over, like the windows of his                    heart
    “We lived inside a moment that was lost to time
    After thirty winters she’s still on my mind”
    He fumbled with a button and brushed away a tear
    And the present, past and future all came clear  

       “Don’t be standing on the platform
C    With your java in your hand
H    Miss your chance to hop that freight and go
O    Regret leaves such a bitter taste
R    When your castle’s turned to sand
U    And the sands of time are fleeting
S    They’ll be gone before you know
      And a cold cup of coffee
      Will be all you’ll have to show”
    
    “Now that whistle’s growin’ nearer, I’ve gotta see what’s           down the line
    There’s just so far to travel, and I’ve got so little time”
    While his hand produced a ticket for that southbound               train
    He stumbled out of the station into the pouring rain
    And some went back to talking though their future’d                  been foretold
    But in my mouth the coffee just turned cold  

      “Don’t be standing on the platform
C    With your java in your hand
H    Miss your chance to hop that freight and go
O    Regret leaves such a bitter taste
R    When your castle’s turned to sand
U    And the sands of time are fleeting
S    They’ll be gone before you know
      And a cold cup of coffee
      Will be all you’ll have to show”

      “Don’t be standing on the platform
C    With your java in your hand
H    Miss your chance to hop that freight and go
O    Regret leaves such a bitter taste
R    When your castle’s turned to sand
U    And the sands of time are fleeting
S    They’ll be gone before you know
      And a cold cup of coffee
      Will be all you’ll have to show”
        
      “And a cold cup of coffee
      Will be all you’ll have to show”

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Good Old Days  by Geoff Hansplant

    Somebody’s singing a song from yesterday
    A melody filtered through a cloud of cigarette haze
    And suddenly summer seems so far away
    I guess the good old days are gone

    I’m sitting here wondering would a matchbox hold my            soul
    I’d cross the big river, but I just can’t pay the toll
    The water’s so muddy; it was clear not long ago
    I guess the good old days are gone

C    I can  still see you
H    Coming through that sunlit door
O    An image
R    Forever etched upon my brain
U    But since you walked out                          
S    The sun don’t shine here anymore
      When did it grow too late to start  all over again?

    I bought a telephone; I’ve never heard it ring
    Seems all  my old friends moved on to other things
    I played three aces, but the dealer held four kings
    I guess the good old days are gone

C    I can  still see you
H    Coming through that sunlit door
O    An image
R    Forever etched upon my brain
U    But since you walked out                          
S    The sun don’t shine here anymore
      When did it grow too late to start  all over again?

    Nobody knows me or half the men I’ve been
    I’m disillusioned like waking from a dream
    So lower the curtain, I’ve gotta change my scene
    I guess the good old days are gone
    I guess the good old days are gone

    I guess the good old days are gone

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Someone I Used To Know  by Geoff Hansplant

    Gotta lot of things on my mind
    I’m too uptight, I can’t unwind
    Came into this joint just looking for a beer
    There’s something fishy and it’s going down
    Everybody’s in it, all over town
    Gonna catch the last train and roll me out of here

    A pretty woman sitting at the bar
    Asked me if I’d like to see her scar
    Just a thin white line, running ear to ear
    “Its a longer story than you might think,”
    She says, “Why don’t I tell you over a drink?”
    “Somethings,” I said, “are better left unclear

    You remind me of someone I used to know
    When I was a young girl, so long ago
    It was Dallas back in ‘63
    I think his name was Harvey, or maybe Lee
    And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow

    There’s a big storm brewing in the west
     It’s sure to put us to the test
    Bringing fire and wind and rain and baby I don’t know
    And if by chance it blows this town away
    I’ll pretend not to know you on the judgment day
    I’ve a feeling that the last mile is one we walk alone

    You remind me of someone I used to know
    When I was a young girl, so long ago
    California 1969
    I was on a trip with Charley, we was feelin’ fine
    And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow

    From the smokey center of mascaraed eyes
    She stared right through my heart’s disguise
    To the black box flight recorder of my very soul
    I still remember every word she said
    ‘Cause they rang like anvils pounding in my head
    All the way from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico

    You remind me of someone I used to know
    When I was a young girl, so long ago
    It was Jonestown in the pouring rain
    Jim offered me a kool-aid; I only drink champagne
    And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow         And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow
    And he told me we would reap exactly what we sow

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Under a Winter Moon  by Geoff Hansplant

    Good night, sleep tight
    The last little house turns out its light
    All of our dreams will be coming true
    Under a winter moon

    Cold hands, warm heart
    The fire may go out but our love is the spark
    That will shine as bright as a silver spoon
    Under a winter moon

C    Over the hills
H    Over the fields
O    Sailing between the stars
R    Leading the way to the next bright day
U    And all of the challenges we know are ours
S

    Soft nights, hard days
    Waiting for spring and the sun’s warming rays
    We’ll be curled up tight, snug in our cocoon
    Under a winter moon

C    Over the hills
H    Over the fields
O    Sailing between the stars
R    Leading the way to the next bright day
U    And all of the challenges we know are ours
S

    Sweet dreams of falling stars
    We’ll wake up tomorrow in each others arms
    Our love sails tonight on a golden balloon
    Under a winter moon

    So good night, sleep tight
    The last little house turns out its light
    All of our dreams will be coming true
    Under a winter moon
    Under a winter moon
    Under a winter moon

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Black Dog Boogie  by Geoff Hansplant

Instrumental

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

End of the Line  by Geoff Hansplant    
    

    Where do we go from here?
    Where do we go from here?
    The question is simple
    The answer’s unclear
    Where do we go from here?  

    All the faces I’ve known
    Traveling their byways alone
    Searching the heavens
    For a star to guide ‘em home
    Where do we go from here?

    Was a time I carved a future
    Shaped it with my hands
    Before the Art of living
    Turned that marble into sand

    How many rivers we’ve crossed?
    How many chances we’ve lost?
    Burning our bridges
    Just a part of the plan
    Where do we go from here?

    I loved you and lost you my friend
    We lose all we love in the end
    Here’s hoping we’ll meet
    Should we come ‘round again
    Where do we go from here?

    From moment to moment
    Each footstep in time
    We inch our way forward
    To the end of the line

    I’ll lose you my own little loves
    As sure as the rains fall above
    Washing my footprints
    Away in the flood
    Where will I go from here?  

    Where will I go from here?
    Where will I go from here?
    Where will I go from here?

©℗ Geoff Hansplant

Light in the Forest  by Geoff Hansplant

    Just a broken door in a  hollow  wind
    It swings a lazy time
    The bugs fly out,  and the bugs fly in
    Nobody seems to mind
    A tear stained note  in a hurried hand
    ‘Neath a rock upon the table
    Says, “I’ve taken all that I can stand,
    Gotta go while I’m still able”

c    
h    Gonna run out in the woods tonight
o    No trail, no moon, no compass     
r     Just a restless heart on an endless flight
u    To find that  light out in the forest
s    
            
    A faded picture in an old gilt frame
    Of a dream two hearts had molded
    But nothing ever stays the same
    No matter how you try to hold it
    Mower rusting in an autumn rain
    A token of surrender
    Like the love that blossomed when the summer came
    But withered next November

c    
h    Gonna run out in the woods tonight
o    No trail, no moon, no compass     
r     Just a restless heart on an endless flight
u    To find that  light out in the forest
s    

    Print dress dancing on a washing line
    Like the wheat before the harvest
    Its never what you take, its what you leave behind
    That drags you down the hardest
    And its just a broken door in a hollow wind
    That swings a lazy time
    The bugs fly out and the bugs fly in....

©℗ Geoff Hansplant