Lyrics

Oooh taking control
I'm taking control

For too long I've been lazin' about
Like cruise control but filled with doubt
I found myself in a horrible spot
Where few survive some don't ever get out
So, I’ll take my stand with so much might
Give it my all and put in a fight

I'm taking control now
I'm taking control
Oooh taking control

You say I'm done, that I'm over the hill
I may be old but I can take my fill
Alive and kicking, you’ll find no rust
Don't mess with me you’ll eat my dust
And, when it's time to get things done
I'll do my share, I'll be out in front

I'm taking control now
I'm taking control
Oooh taking control

Sometimes you lose, sometimes you gain
Is there a life where you don't feel pain?
Mistakes I've made, yeah, there's been quite a few
Ain't looking back, I got so much to do
You look at me like I've lost my mind
Maybe I have, we'll call it undefined
I know my skill - I know my worth
My own private hell, right on earth
Cause I’m forever trying to prove myself
When is enough? Enough is enough!

I'm taking control now
I'm taking control
Oooh taking control
I'm taking control
Oooh taking control
Oooh
Oooh
Oooh
Oooh
I'm taking control

Written, performed and produced by The Muster Point Project
Drums: Sterling Laws
©2022 Kevin Franco

May 4, 2022

I'm Taking Control

I've got a little secret that I just can't keep
Stayin' up all night and I've been loosing sleep

No one to tell but I know, I know it's right
I wanna tell someone, so I tell the night

Hold on too long and it slips away
The inner conflict is moved to another day

Nowhere to turn but I know what's wrong and right
I gotta tell someone, so I tell the night

When your all alone, you confess your love
(tell it to the night)
You need someone close for you to confide
(tell it to the night)
it's time to break and let it all out 
(tell it to the night)
Your secret's safe when you tell it to the night

Everybody's got a secret they wanna hide
They get lost in thought, keep it all inside

Nowhere to go when you know your feelings right
You need to tell someone, so you tell the night

When your all alone you confess your love
(tell it to the night)
You need someone close for you to confide
(tell it to the night)
it's time to break and let it all out 
(tell it to the night)
Your secret's safe when you tell it to the night

(tell it to the night)
(tell it to the night)
(tell it to the night)
(tell it to the night)
Tell it to the night
(tell it to the night)
Tell it to the night
(tell it to the night)
Tell it to the night
(tell it to the night)
Tell it to the night
(tell it to the night)


Inspired by 2 year old Rene
Drums by Sterling Laws
Background vocals by Odighizuwa Patience, Christy DeSouza, Chiara Di Gleria & Stephanie French

Tell It To The Night

The game was running late
But I was playing great
I got this

A diplomatic crisis 
Caused by isis
I got this

Mixed Lessons
Hard Blessings
It’s not so easy to be me
I’ve got everything a man could want
And then some
And, did I mention that I was born
Handsome

Bought my friends a beer
And toasted in good cheer
I got this

Gave my girl a loan 
Helped her keep her home
I got this

Mixed Lessons
Hard Blessings
It’s not so easy to be me
I’ve got everything a man could want
And then some
And, did I mention that I was born
Handsome

She messaged me
So sorry she said
But, you got this

My physician 
Wasn’t kiddin when he said
Yep, you got this

Mixed Lessons
Hard Blessings
It’s not so easy to be me
I’ve got everything a man could want
And then some
And, did I mention that I was born
Handsome

Mixed Lessons
Hard Blessings
It’s not so easy to be me
I’ve got everything a man could want
And then some
And, did I mention that I was born
Handsome

Lyrics by Geoff Moore (megeoff.com)
Kick Horns, arranged by Tim Sanders:
George Hogg - trumpet
Tim Sanders - tenor sax
Simon Clarke - baritone sax
Drums by Sterling Laws
Produced by Darryll McFadyen

I Got This

Lyrics

As we lay in bed
She sighed and said, “Its the little things”
I went all Joe Pesci
“Are you messing with me about the little things?”

It’s the little things that save us
Penny slots down in Vegas
My old lucky Expos cap
A Montreal long distance chat

It’s the little things that grace us
Replaying the same old phases
My grandson wondered why the sky was blue
You know your dad asked me that too

It’s the little things that save us
Penny slots down in Vegas
My old lucky Expos cap
A Montreal long distance chat

It's the little things
The little things

It’s the little things that take us through the stages
Filling up our lives back pages
School nights awake way too late
Waltzing in the kitchen to Tom Waits

So lets forget about all our prescriptions 
And all our aches and pains
Growing old, going lame
They’re just the little things

It’s the little things that save us
Penny slots down in Vegas
My old lucky Expos cap
A Montreal long distance chat

Lyrics: Geoff Moore (megeoff.com)
Drums & Percussion: Marcelo Effori
Background Vocals: Anastasia Kareva
Guitars, Bass, Ukulele, Keyboard, Piano & Vocals: Kevin Franco

The Little Things

Whisper again and I'm on my way
It's been a long time it seems
Don't tell your friends till you see I've changed
I've still kept all of our dreams
Tell me again that you want me back
'Cause I'm lost without you
Sleepless nights when I've tossed and turned
It seems it's taught me how to love you
You lose and you gain
Just when I feel life is falling apart
Suddenly I turn
And its back in my heart again
You lose and you gain
Once again I'm holding you
This time I swear I'll make it last
The pain will go it's all over now
We realize it's just the past
You lose and you gain
Just when I feel life is falling apart
Suddenly I turn
And its back in my heart again
You lose and you gain
Being apart
Has kept me drained
And all this growth has come from pain
You lose and you gain
Just when I feel life is falling apart
Suddenly I turn
And its back in my heart again
You lose and you gain
You lose and you gain
You lose and you gain

Written by John Bottomley

You Lose And You Gain (demo)

Take back the hope you gave to me 
Sun’s that fall might rise again 
I mean who knows but the world might end tonight?

Those deep dark eyes where fire flickers 
Our time will go on together  
I mean who knows but the world might end tonight?

What’s the worth on one man’s life? 
Standing on the earth tonight? 
Who gave birth to the poison mind? 
That fans the hot hell fire?

The sound and speed of a dream gone by 
To brood again in memory 
Who knows but the world might end tonight?

In the hollow wings of the walking dead 
Where our hearts will not fear to tread 
Who knows but the world might end tonight?

What’s the worth on one man’s life? 
Standing on the earth tonight? 
Who gave birth to the poison mind? 
That fans the hot hell fire?

Written by Shuyler Jansen

Standing On The Earth Tonight (demo)

You know it’s that time of year
When people gather around for good cheer
Where has all the time gone this year

Tonight, it’s gonna be Christmas 
It’s gonna be Christmas 

The shoppings done the gifts are wrapped
Buccala’s a frying on the rack
Kids are waiting patiently by the tree

Tonight, it’s gonna be Christmas
It’s gonna be Christmas 

With bellies full and plenty to drink
And dishes pilled up high in the sink
Sure is good to see you one and all 

Tonight, it’s gonna be Christmas
It’s gonna be Christmas 
Tonight, it’s gonna be Christmas
It’s gonna be Christmas

Drums: Marcelo Effori
Lyrics and everything else: Kevin Franco

It's Going to be Christmas

How could you possibly know me
(I’m not that man anymore)
I think that I owe you
(For all the lessons that I’ve learned)

So much time has past 
I’ve lived a whole life 
Since I’ve seen you

I’d love to catch up
Just for laughs and to reminisce 
All the days gone by

Now we’re successful
And we pull in the bank
Aren’t we clever
Now we’re successful
And we pull in the bank
Khakis forever

How do you fill up your day
(I can’t imagine that it’s fun)
You probably still hate me
(For getting you fired from your job)

So much time has past 
I’ve lived a whole life 
Since I’ve seen you

I’d love to catch up
Just for laughs and to reminisce 
All the days gone by

Now we’re successful
And we pull in the bank
Aren’t we clever
Now we’re successful
And we pull in the bank
Khakis forever

Drums: Sterling Laws
Trumpets: Compalobo
Mandolin, Guitars, Bass, Djembe, Percussion, Lyrics, Vocals: Kevin Franco

It Was Here He Received His Only Formal Education

Now We're Successful

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere
I get up from my desk
A matter needs attending
Is what I tell myself again

I want to forget
I try to forget
But nothing ever goes away
Except my money and the light of day

Now it’s another Tuesday night
Or is it Wednesday, alright
Ain’t no way I’m this far behind
They’ll take my car, my house, my mind

I try to forget
I want to forget
But nothing ever goes away
Except my money and the light of day
Sometimes I feel like its going my way
Top of the world, it’s a sunny day
Then it’s gone

I know when you’re there for me
I know when your gone
I like that you understand
I’m trying to be your man

Sometimes, I try to forget
Cause it’s best to forget
But nothing ever goes away
Except my money and the light of day
Sometimes I feel like its going my way
Top of the world, it’s a sunny day
Then it’s gone

Drums: Sterling Laws
Piano: Oleg Pisarenko
Guitars, Bass, Piano, Vocals, Lyrics: Kevin Franco

Nothing Ever Goes Away

There are stars in the southern sky
Southward as you go
There is moonlight and moss in the trees
Down the seven bridges road
Now I have loved you like a baby
Like some lonesome child
And I have loved you in a tame way
And I have loved you wild
Sometimes there's a part of me
Has to turn from here and go
Running like a child from these warm stars
Down the seven bridges road
There are stars in the southern sky
And if ever you decide you should go
There is a taste of thyme sweetened honey
Down the seven bridges road

Lyrics by: Stephen T. Young

Seven Bridges Road (Demo)

From the very first listen, laying on my bedroom floor
Liner notes in hand I study your photos and more 
You know I tune the whole world out when I tune in
Your music’s got a hold on me, and I don’t mind giving in

Another song and another song
And I’ve heard it all
From The Box to Daniel Lanois and The Band
Barenaked ladies, Painted Ladies, Pretty lady, yeah I’ve heard all the Canadian ladies
Alanis, Jann, Miss Murray, Bif, KD and Darby - there’s a whole lot more
Another song and another song 
And I’ve heard it all

You know I tune the whole world out when I tune in
Your music’s got a hold on me, and I don’t mind giving in

Another song and another song
And I’ve heard it all
From The Box to Daniel Lanois and The Band
Four Strong Winds push Patio Lanterns, Wrecks Edmund every time he Switched to Whisky
Leonard, Bruce and Doug don’t forget about Pye and all of the Ians and Gords 
Another song and another song 
And I’ve heard it all 

Aldo Nova's on the Three O'Clock Train in a Rush to YYZ 
to find some Teenage Headpin on Echo Beach somewhere 
between Chilliwack and Bobcageon. Some say Billy's got Talent 
and I pray to Goddo he can Triumph won't be DOA 
Cause he's still got Something to Live for

You know I tune the whole world out when I tune in
Your music’s got a hold on me, and I don’t mind giving in

Another song and another song
And I’ve heard it all
From The Box to Daniel Lanois and The Band
For Five Days in May, Guess Who’s Turning it Loose and seeing Colin in a Prairie Town
And if you got Cash brother be a Cowboy Junkie or Political
Another song and another song
And I’ve heard it all 
I’ve heard it all 

Drums: Marcelo Effori
Guitars, Mandolin, Bass, Percussion, Vocals, Lyrics: Kevin Franco

I've Heard It All (International Mix)

This was my favourite suit when I toasted the town
Me in black and you, you in your gown
Important occasions and fancy affairs
We were living the life with out any cares

It’s now my mourning suit for when someone has past
And just like life itself, it was not made to last
Everything's wearing thin, it's too much to bear
Mixed feelings whenever I see it draped over my bedroom chair

Old friends
Old memories 
Getting old is still so new for me
Until the next big party could be some extravagant show
Or putting my friends into the ground
Back in the closet the old suit goes

Old friends
Old memories 
Getting old is still so new to me
Until the next big party could be some extravagant show
Or putting my friends into the ground
Back in the closet the old suit goes

Drums: Silvio Centamore
Guitars, bass, mandolin, percussion, vocals and lyrics: Kevin Franco

Old Black Suit

You can feel a black cloud
Settle down on top of you
The sneaky wind is silent as
It cuts on through
A rumble in the distance 
Then a flash of light

I can hear it
But I can’t see it
Now I see it 
But I don’t hear it
The ground is soaking up the tears from above
All hell’s coming down and I’m in love
And I can feel it
And I can fee it

Lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, drum programming - Kevin Franco

I Can Feel It (demo)

My coffee's cold
And my eggs are too
I’m late for work and
The waitress is calling me darlin'

Got in a fight
With a jealous girl
I’m trying to cool it but
The waitress is calling me darlin'
Whoah

I wanna pay
Feels like I'm waiting for days
Been trying to leave and
The waitress keeps calling me darlin'
Whoah

Now I’ve been called a lot of names
Even handed out one or two
And some kinda fit and some kinda don’t
Not sure where I sit with darlin'

Darlin'
Darlin'
Darlin'

I don’t know her
But she pretends to know me
I leave a tip cause 
The waitress keeps calling me darlin'
I leave a tip cause 
The waitress is calling me darlin'
Whoah 
The waitress is calling me darlin'

Drums by Marcelo Effori
Lyrics and other sounds by Kevin Franco

Darlin'

The whole world was watching
And now we’re surrounded by debris
Don’t say you didn’t listen
Sometimes its hard to even really see
Another sleepless night
Despite all the good intentions
It's then you realize
The juice is just not worth the squeeze

We looked good on paper - we really did
We were both really hoping
We looked good on paper - we really did
But now our eyes are open
And no, no, oh, no I won’t
I won’t be fooled again

Here we are going through the motions
As if it’s just to say that we did
You can’t hold back your emotions
When you know it’s all so paper thin

So, what’s next for us
Do we wanna keep on as we planned
Some say that we must
All them torpedos have been damned
How many late nights?
You can’t blame the good intentions
And then you realize
The juice is just not worth the squeeze

We looked good on paper - we really did
We were both really hoping
We looked good on paper - we really did
But now our eyes are open
And no, no, no, no you can't
You can't fool me
So no, no, no, oh, no I won’t
I won’t be fooled again

© 2025 Francomedia

Looked Good on Paper

You are my Breeze (Radio Edit)

Caught an Amsterdam tram at Leidseplein
Came In though the exit, 'n outta the rain
Conductor blew a fuse, called me a name
You bloody tourist, get offa my train

I'm stuck in transit
I'm gonna be late
I'm stuck in transit
Gonna be a long, long wait

That uniformed queen wouldn't cut me no slack
She dumped me in a stop at the end of the track
Said now you stay here 'til I come back
I hung around with my bags still packed

I'm stuck in transit
I'm gonna be late
I'm stuck in transit
Gonna be a long, long wait

She picked me up at the end of her shift
I apologized for causing a rift
She wondered if maybe I'd like a lift
Coulda gave me a fine but she gave me a gift

A kiss was on her list

She took me down to where the lights are red
And I'll never forget those words that she said,
You gotta get on to get off
You gotta get on to get off

Stuck in transit
I'm so wired
Stuck in transit
My visa's expired
Stuck in transit
Every night and all day
Stuck in transit
Can never get away
I'm stuck in transit
I'm gonna be waylaid
I'm stuck in transit
Gonna be a long, long wait
You gotta get on to get off
You gotta get on to get off

Lyrics by Geoff Moore

Stuck in Transit

Yesterday when you got the word
I acted like I never heard
We both know life's about to get hard
Don’t give up
Believe in yourself
Believe in yourself

Now, here we are with a new mountain to climb
I’m right here, I’ll be right by your side
It’s ok to have some doubt
Don’t give up
Believe in yourself
Believe in yourself
 - I believe in you

You’re the rose that stays in bloom
You’re the light that brightens every room
You bring joy into this world
I’m so lucky to love you girl
If we were just 20 years younger
The places we’d go, it makes me wonder
I wanna hold you in a long embrace
Every time I see your smiling face

So, when you think that it’s just too much
I’m right here, you can count on my touch
We’ll take care of all those doubts
Don’t give up
Believe in yourself 
 - I believe in you
Believe in yourself
 - I believe in you
Believe in yourself 
 - I believe in you
Believe in yourself
 - I believe in you

Believe in Yourself

Believe In Yourself

it can't work
you're too good for me
 - it can’t work
Can’t you see 
She’s too good for me
- too good
it can't work
you're too good for me
- you’re too good
Can’t you see
You’re too good

I'll try real hard and hope you never find out
Be the man that befits my queen
And that's my plan until the end of my days
To give you the best of me

it can't work
you're too good for me
 - it can’t work
Can’t you see 
He’s too good for me
- too good
it can't work
you're too good for me
- you’re too good
Can’t you see
You’re too good

I'll try real hard so you never find out
To make you feel like a king
And that's my plan until the end of my days
To give you the best of me

I can't believe
you're so good to me
- you’re too good
Can’t you see
We’re so good

We both try hard cause we’re madly in love
We are a king and his queen 
And that's the plan until the end of our days
You’ll always get the best of me

U-R 2 GUD

Three Quarters (demo)

Had a strange dream
Where you all knew my name
I didn’t know you
So it sounds a bit deranged
Jumped right up out of bed
And I wrote these lyrics down
I tried to remember the words 
Of my first very famous song

When the radio plays
You sing my song
And it takes you back to a time
With some forgotten friends
So when the radio plays 
You sing my song
And you can smile until the end
When the radio plays

A guitar superstar 
is me in my head
When all the lights are off
And I’m nestled in my bed
I look out to a sea of strangers 
Cheering and screaming so loud
And I’m high up on the stage
With the band playing groovy sounds

When the radio plays
You sing my song
And it takes you back to a time
With some forgotten friends
So when the radio plays 
You sing my song
And you can smile until the end
When the radio plays

There’s no famous song it’s just me in a room with my guitar
This dreams left me in a lurch, there’s no buyers for all my merch
I’m going stay in this bed all day
Until I find a way to make this music pay

When the radio plays
You sing my song
And it takes you back to a time
With some forgotten friends
So when the radio plays 
You sing my song
And you can smile until the end
When the radio plays

©2025 Francomedia

When the Radio Plays (demo)

You Lose and You Gain

Ram Tough engine seized in traffic
Dodge wreaking three lanes of havoc
The trucks body rusted out anyway
It’s all rusted out anyway

Yeller choked on chicken bones
Village vet, yeah, she telephoned
My old hound dog will never run and play
The old dog’s never gonna play

Hey Mister Muster Point
Won’t you liven up the joint
I wanna two step on the grave
Of everything that’s died and gone away

Annie said you’re a crashing bore
She moved in with the city boy next door
And so I’ll get to see her every day
I’ll see that woman every god damned day

Two shopping carts in the liquor barn
All set on doing myself some harm
Mama knows I can’t afford to pay
She knows I just can’t afford to pay

Hey Mister Muster Point
Won’t you liven up the joint
I wanna two step on the grave
Of everything that’s died and gone away

Box socials and kitchen reels
Jamborees in wide open fields

My truck broke down
My dog just died
My wife left me 
and I got no drink
I can only cry
I can only cry
My truck broke down
My dog just died
My wife left me 
I got no drink
I can only cry

Lyrics by Geoff Moore

I Can Only Cry

For years I've been on a losing streak
Some say I got the Midas touch of shit

My lucky penny's cursed
My actions set the course
And my mouth just makes things worse

But the greener grass is calling
I'm setting my sights
On reaching new highs
 - It's Calling You
The greener grass is calling

Turn the screw, Lefty's on the loose
It ain't never right, how I'd end up here

Go with the flow
Is all I've ever done
Always wait too long to go
 
But the greener grass is calling
I'm setting my sights
On reaching new highs
Turning the page
Is just a heavy lift at my age
 - It's Calling You
The greener grass is calling

I'm pulled over on the side of the road
Going through my mix tapes for the right song

Why change my ways
When I can change my place
And a brand new start is always safe

Cause the greener grass is calling
I'm setting my sights
On reaching new highs
Turning the page
Is just a heavy lift at my age
 - It's Calling You
The greener grass is calling
The greener grass is calling

Greener Grass

Back in the Fall, we knocked off a bank
Phoenix Savings and Loan again 
And you were at my side, my fateful friend

We split up the cash, lay low again 
Get out of town, and for you I’ll send

With the job all done, we roam again 
I worry for you and your means to an end

Killing nought but time, alone again 
Where did you go my oldest friend?

Not much left of our storied gang 
They've all gone their separate ways 
Joes hiding out in the woods 
Dan's been laid up for all these days 
Out of sight and out of our minds 
I can see why they left it all behind 
It's a lonelier world my friend 
It's a lonelier world, again

You got yourself pinched, atone again 
Why'd you rat me out, like some loose end

Now I'm locked up, alone again 
Wish you were here, instead of me, my friend

©2025 Francomedia

Alone Again

Driving twelve hundred miles north
Maybe I’m searching for a song
Or Klondike golden silence
Away from human rights and wrongs

I’ve made some poor decisions 
And I was sober at the time
Took much too much for granted 
Crossed too many lines

You get it or you don’t
If you’ve been there, done that
Then you know what I know
You know what I know

Chicken scratch for prescriptions
Four of five doctors say
The big sleep, my son
Stage four never goes away

Now, I’ve made some poor decisions 
And I was sober at the time
Took everyone for granted 
Crossed too many lines

You get it or you don’t
If you’ve been there, done that
Then you know what I know
You know what I know
You know what I know
- You know what I know
I’m a soft soul engine
Driving along
Learning the ropes on this 
US Army corduroy road
- You know what I know
If you’ve been there, done that
- You know what I know
- You know what I know
You know what I know
Lyrics by Geoff Moore

Alaska Highwayman (demo)

Look into my eyes my lover
Tell me that you feel it too
Could be this song or another
I wanna dance all night with you

So, pull me close to you my lover
Feel my body right next to you
We are one when we’re under the covers
As I dance all night with you

I see the moonlight shine
Especially in your hair
The band plays on while I play Astaire

And we danced all night (all night)
In each others arms
You held me tight (so tight)
All night long
Yeah we danced
All night long

Now here comes our song my lover
Takes us back whenever it plays
Was fall or was it summer
Along the walls our shadow sways

I searched the world for you my lover
To find your beauty and your caring ways
And while we dance our hearts discovered
We’ll be together ’til the end of days

I see the moonlight shine
Especially in your hair
The band plays on while I play Astaire

And we danced all night (all night)
In each others arms
You held me tight (so tight)
All night long
And we danced all night (all night)
In each others arms
You held me tight (so tight)
All night long
Yeah we danced all night
All night long

Look into my eyes my lover
Tell me that you feel it too
Could be tonight or any other
Just let me dance all night with you

I wanna dance all night with you
I wanna dance all night with you
All night with you
All night with you
All night with you

And we danced all night (all night)
In each others arms
You held me tight (so tight)
All night long
And we danced all night (all night)
In each others arms
You held me tight (so tight)
All night long
Yeah we danced all night
All night long
All night long

©2025 Francomedia

Dance All Night With You (demo)

What do you really want for Christmas?
Momma asks for joy
Daddy seeks the solitude
And the kids all ask for toys 
Me? I don't want a thing
I don't need to hear sleigh bells ring
I just want you next to me
Dancing around the Christmas tree

What do you really want for Christmas?
The greens the golds and the reds
There's a few who pray for snow
White fluff falling on their heads
Me? I don't want a thing
I don't need to hear sleigh bells ring
I just want you next to me
Dancing around the Christmas tree

Forget about the mistletoe
I'll kiss you where I like
Let's see those Christmas stockings
Santa's gonna have fun tonight

What do you really want for Christmas?
Peace on earth are solemn words
Two front teeth and you
In a pear tree is what I heard
Me? I don't want a thing
I don't need to hear sleigh bells ring
I just want you next to me
Dancing round the Christmas tree

Forget about the mistletoe
I'll kiss you where I like
Let's see those Christmas stockings
Santa's gonna have fun tonight

What do you really want for Christmas?

Saturdays Alright

Boxing Funk

Bloody Someday

Boxing Funk+bass

The Muster Point Project started in November 2020. Based in YYC, SCL and places in between, TMPP uses this platform as a sandbox, posting songs in progress from early stage right through to ones ready for mastering. If you're lucky, you'll hear some awful... ahem, er, ah.... early, yeah, an early version of a song you will eventually come to like and maybe this will endear you to the process and our music so you become a super fan and buy a tshirt. 

Any song posted here with (demo) beside the title, means it's a work in progress and if you come back you might get to hear it progress as we make changes to many songs just about every week. 

More info and merch here: https://musterpoint.bandcamp.com/

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