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Majestic

by Thad Foster

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1.
On The Ropes 04:15
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On The Ropes ©2018 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) I heard some news the other day It brought tears to my eyes They’re talking Gleason score and "stage" It was just too much to analyze Words like cure, control and palliative care My heart beating, my mind racing I was feeling…cold, alone and scared I'm learning the ropes, preparing to fight I won't go quietly into the night Got a lot to do and songs to sing I'll bob and weave, step in and swing Feinting left as I slip the first punch Ready for pain and feeling that crunch Dancing to the right, throwin' one of my own I'll go for the knockout and head on home Yeah, I still got dreams and I still got hopes My comeback starts right now, though I'm on the ropes Today I'm walking tall and strong They say that's what it takes My heart is filled with a warrior’s song Yes, I’m alive and wide awake Some vicious hooks came in like the "old one-two" Took a pounding, I’m rebounding I’ll go the distance like a champion learns to do I'm learning the ropes, preparing to fight I won't go quietly into the night Got a lot to do and songs to sing I'll bob and weave, step in and swing Feinting left as I slip the first punch Ready for pain and feeling that crunch Dancing to the right, throwin' one of my own I'll go for the knockout and head on home Yeah, I still got dreams and I still got hopes My comeback starts right now, though I'm on the ropes Ain't gonna' rest, or drop down to one knee I'm counterpunching with that XRT I'm learning the ropes, preparing to fight I won't go quietly into the night Got a lot to do and songs to sing I'll bob and weave, step in and swing Feinting left as I slip the first punch Ready for pain and feeling that crunch Dancing to the right, throwin' one of my own I'll go for the knockout and head on home Yeah, I still got dreams and I still got hopes My comeback starts right now, though I'm on the ropes
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Crazy Over You (with Judy G. Martin) 03:17
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Crazy Over You ©2018 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) Would I be broke up, girl if we broke up? I might shed a tear or two But I won’t walk the floor, I’ll find some swinging doors I won’t go crazy over you Crazy over you Crazy over you I won't go crazy over you Yeah, if you leave me I'll pull through believe me I won't go crazy over you Go on and cuss me, go take up with some hussy For a few nights I'll be sad and blue I might get misty, but I’d just drink more whiskey I won’t go crazy over you Crazy over you Crazy over you I won't go crazy over you No drugs I'll mainline I'll hop aboard some train line I won't go crazy over you Though we both done wrong If you say "so long” I’ll miss you and you’ll miss me too Feelin' mistaken With our hearts breakin' But I won't go crazy over you Crazy over you Crazy over you I swear I won't go crazy over you But in the moment Love looks different don't it Maybe I'd go crazy over you Crazy over you Crazy over you Would I go crazy over you? Better not try me Darling just stand by me So I won't go crazy over you I won't go crazy over you
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My Daddy's Church 04:27
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My Daddy's Church ©2018 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) He said, “Son, stop, look and listen, you can hear the desert speaking I came here as a teen, I found what I wasn't seeking I could feel God in the rocks and in the clean, hot desert sand In the Colorado River I saw his loving hand” As I've travelled the world I've heard the oceans roar I've seen great cities and towns and all the different kinds of people they're built for No matter where I go What I see, where I search Ain't no place in any land that's half as grand As my daddy's church A Mesquite tree for a pulpit, Ocotillos praising on a ledge Paloverdes for the choir, DOWN by the river’s edge All the Beaver Tail in bloom, I smell the Greasewood and the Sage A big yellow moon rising as we turn another page Yes, I've travelled the world I've heard the oceans roar I've seen great cities and towns and all the different kinds of people they're built for No matter where I go What I see, where I search Ain't no place in any land that's half as grand As my daddy's church Oh, it’s like the roof of a cathedral, that big Mojave sky Saguaro and cholla fill the pews, as a little cactus wren begins to testify I've travelled the world I've heard the oceans roar I've seen great cities and towns and all the different kinds of people they're built for No matter where I go What I see, where I search Ain't no place in any land that's half as grand As my daddy's church
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River Girl (featuring Tracy Lee Nelson) 03:25
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River Girl ©2019 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) Monday through Friday, she lives in her big city world The weekend will wash that away when she's my river girl A five-hour drive, while she rocks out, it’s time to unwind, A great big smile on her face as she hits the state line She climbs on out of the truck with her beach towel unfurled She hits that Blue Water – and man, she’s my sweet river girl! Oh goodness, oh gracious she needs this oasis She knows it’s not just a mirage The splashing, the playing, the wide open spaces Her other life is camouflage She’s fighting the current, she’s loaded her Mega Chill 2 We’re beating the heat while we’re having a sweet rendezvous She’s lookin’ so good as she moves to that country beat The radio’s blasting, the inner tube makes a good seat My river girl spills out we’re floating downstream The wave runners hum and we’re living a summertime dream A raft or a pontoon, a pulsing Kid Rock tune It’s time for a holiday The mornings, the evenings, our buddies at high noon The weekend was made to play Some river girls live real close – and some come from beyond Short or tall, a redhead, a brunette, a blonde They laugh and they dive as they’re rocking cool braids or a weave There’s no better sight for a river guy’s soul, I believe But go get your own ‘cause I got one that rocks my whole world I’m ready to take on the eddies with my river girl She’ll jet ski or dance in the water, she’ll laugh and she’ll twirl She floats as she’s revving my motor, my sweet river girl
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We 03:52
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"We" ©2019 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) We waited our whole lives for this, We guessed the future from that very first kiss, Some hills and valleys came along the way, We made the journey, we’re united today Someone to have, someone to hold, Promise I'll be there as we grow old, Waited so long, but our time is now Hearts beat together as we’re taking this vow Forever beginning, two souls mingling Eyes meet eyes, for the whole world to see Right now and right here, into our first year As "you" and " I" become "we" Nothing can break us or tear us apart We’ll live the song of who just we are Such sweet emotion in every verse I'll stand beside you, for better or worse Forever beginning, two souls mingling Eyes meet eyes, for the whole world to see Right now and right here, into our first year As "you" and " I" become "we" I believe in you, I believe in me Oh my love, I believe in we Forever beginning, two souls mingling Eyes meet eyes, for the whole world to see Right now and right here, into our first year As "you" and " I" become "we" As "you" and " I" become "we"
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Like This (with Crazy Pug) 04:29
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Like This ©2019 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) I know it was supposed to be a one-time thing The rulebook says, a tumble, a fling But I ain’t over her, I realize I remember her touch and the look in her eyes Yeah, we had fun, we were playing Now, more and more, I’m fixating I still can almost feel her soft kiss, and I ask myself Why – does it have to be like this? Why can’t I be with her every night When I think about her everyday? Why can’t what started in the neon moonlight end in a love story anyway? There’s so much I want to say to her There’s a chance that we might miss Oh why, does it have to be like this? When I’m half-waking I can feel her here Then I reach for her, and she disappears I wonder, am I in her memory? Is she out there somewhere, dreaming of me? When there’s that kind of connection We need a change in direction A low-rent rendezvous can end with a twist Tell me why – does it have to be like this? Why can’t I be with her every night When I think about her everyday? Why can’t what started in the neon moonlight end in a love story anyway? There’s so much I want to say to her There’s a chance that we might miss Oh why, does it have to be like this? My friends all say a hook up should never leave you shook up Swipe right, scope out the next one that’s free but what if she is my destiny? Why can’t I be with her every night When I think about her everyday? Why can’t what started in the neon moonlight end in a love story anyway? There’s so much I want to say to her There’s a chance that we might miss Oh why, does it have to be like this? Why does it have to be like this? Tell me why does it have to be like this?
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Freedom 04:54
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Freedom ©1984 George Michael Every day I hear a different story People saying that you're no good for me I saw your lover with another and she's makin' a fool of you, oh If you love me baby, you'd deny it But you laugh and tell me I should try it Tell me I'm a baby, and I don't understand But you know that I'll forgive you Just this once, twice, forever 'Cause baby, you could take me to hell and back Just as long as we're together And you do I don't want your freedom I don't want to play around I don't want nobody, baby Part time love just brings me down I don't need your freedom Girl, all I want right now is you Like a prisoner who has his own key But I can't escape until you love me I just go from day to day knowing all about the other guys You take my hand and tell me I'm a fool to give you all that I do I bet you someday, baby, someone says the same to you But you know that I'll forgive you Just this once, twice, forever 'Cause baby, you could drag me to hell and back Just as long as we're together And you do, oh I don't want your freedom I don't want to play around I don't want nobody, baby Part time love just brings me down I don't want your freedom Girl, all I want right now is you But you know that I'll forgive you Just this once, twice, forever 'Cause baby, you could take me to hell and back Just as long as we're together And you do, oh I don't want your freedom I don't want to play around I don't want nobody, baby Part time love just brings me down I don't want your freedom Girl, all I want right now is you Girl, all I want right now is you Girl, all I want right now is you
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Sacred Rock 04:07
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Sacred Rock ©2019 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) I've heard it said that home is where the heart is My heart tells me there's no place like home I spend life on the road in this crazy music biz I travel all over, but my heart will never roam No matter the direction or the route that I seek From 85 miles out I can see that mighty peak The closer I get across the tumbleweeds and dunes To that great big finger pointing at the moon Majestic and mighty as old as the earth Calling me back since the time of my birth I’m proud of that place where I’m never alone Finger mountain in the middle of the desert That I call my home The spirits of the The First Nations linger By the rock that’s our compass, that looks like a finger You'll read in a book that it's called Monument Peak But not in the old languages, only this one that we speak And to the Four Tribes, it’s much more than a name It's canyons, trails and waterholes add to the fame It rises above us like a vision from a fable But not quite as famous as that mighty Tower of Babel Majestic and mighty as old as the earth Calling me back since the time of my birth I’m proud of that place where I’m never alone Finger mountain in the middle of the desert That I call my home Sacred rock, standing tall, through the wind and the rain She'll give you her strength, take your worries and your pain Majestic and mighty as old as the earth Calling me back since the time of my birth I’m proud of that place where I’m never alone Finger mountain in the middle of the desert That I call my home Finger mountain in the middle of the desert That I call my home
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The Old Swimming Hole 03:20
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The Old Swimming Hole ©2018 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) Those summers since I can remember We played hard, having fun until September We'd ride our bikes down to the water We’d fish and swim and splash the neighbor’s daughter Long, lazy days, we had forever A cool wind blowing in from down the river Still hear the rustle of the palm trees Those golden cat tails moving in the soft breeze The best times that we had I keep those memories and dive in Although I can't go back to the old swimming hole again That sweet oasis in the desert Endless summer, innocence forever I picture that old swimming hole I jump right in and it saves my soul The best times that we had I keep those memories and dive in Although I can't go back to the old swimming hole again Fireworks exploding in an Arizona sky We’d gather by the water every Fourth of July And felt love's first kiss The best times that we had I keep those memories and dive in Although I can't go back to the old swimming hole again The best times that we had I keep those memories and dive in Although I can't go back to the old swimming hole again
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All American 03:55
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All American ©2018 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) In the spring of 1942 Young Billy was turning ten He walked home from a Little League game Joking around with his friends Saw his daddy standing on the front porch steps He didn’t ask about the game He said our country wants us to move somewhere No, their lives would never be the same All American Like baseball and apple pie A lemonade stand on a warm summer night A picnic on the 4th of July Blue summer skies and tears in their eyes Never given a real reason why As their All American Dream was waving goodbye Crammed into a barracks in the Poston Camp Nothing there seemed to make sense White blowing sand in the desert heat Guards and a barbed wire fence Long, weary years as prisoners With other huddled families They loved the USA so much But their crime was being Japanese All American Like baseball and apple pie A lemonade stand on a warm summer night A picnic on the 4th of July Blue summer skies and tears in their eyes Never given a real reason why As their All-American Dream was waving goodbye Some young men were in the army They saw their folks in the camp on leave Daddy told little Billy to be like them They love their country and they still believe All American Like baseball and apple pie A lemonade stand on a warm summer night A picnic on the 4th of July Blue summer skies and tears in their eyes Never given a real reason why As their All-American Dream was waving goodbye How often must we learn again We’re all American We’re all American We’re all American
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Checkin' My Phone 03:02
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Checkin' My Phone ©2020 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) I'm northbound on the highway, headed who knows where Goin’ over your last words to me, don’t know if you still care Well it’s hard to pay attention, to any simple task My mind still shouts the questions I couldn’t even ask At work all day, I’m checkin' my phone Long nights awake, wondering are you alone? Can't sleep, can't eat, girl, are you callin’? In so deep, and I keep falling You made this house into a home And now – I’m checkin' my phone! I've stumbling down Main Street, no place to go in mind Peer down at that little screen, girl please throw me a line I keep texting “I Love You!”, and praying for some grace Not much for this man to do, as I give you your space At work all day, I’m checkin' my phone Long nights awake, wondering are you alone? Can't sleep, can't eat, girl, are you callin’? In so deep, and I keep falling You made this house into a home And now – I’m checkin' my phone! At work all day, I’m checkin' my phone Long nights awake, wondering are you alone? At work all day, I’m checkin' my phone Long nights awake, wondering are you alone? Can't sleep, can't eat, girl, are you callin’? In so deep, and I keep falling You made this house into a home And now – I’m checkin' my phone!
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Standing Strong 04:38
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Standing Strong ©2018 Judy Klass(ASCAP)/Thad Foster(BMI) Things happen that make you weep You shake your head in disbelief A night for dancing, smiling and fun But as the shots rang out, we called out To the Father and the Son We’re standing strong Gonna’ weather this storm Here’s our shoulders to lean on Though our hearts are torn Through every day and all night long Still scarred by the memory But we’re strong as a family Troubles cannot defeat us We’re standing strong We all met through our love of the music Loving trust, how some monster’s abuse it The nightmare lasted with the rising sun On and on, since it marked us as Survivors of Route 91 We’re standing strong Gonna’ weather this storm Here’s our shoulders to lean on Though our hearts are torn Through every day and all night long Still scarred by the memory But we’re strong as a family Troubles cannot defeat us We’re standing strong Out in the desert, some living things can still survive Out of our sorrow, we have dreams we keep alive We’re standing strong Gonna’ weather this storm Here’s our shoulders to lean on Though our hearts are torn Through every day and all night long Still scarred by the memory But we’re strong as a family Troubles cannot defeat us We’re standing strong We're standing strong We're holding on We're standing strong We're holding on(We're holding on) For Route 91 We're standing strong

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Dedicated with love and respect to my father Thad Myron Foster. He was one of the hardest working men I have ever known. He could be stern at times but also had a very loving and tender demonstrative side. He was deeply passionate and fiercely independent. His homespun wisdom still resonates to this day in phrases like “Son, one of the secrets of life is learning how to kiss a chicken’s behind without gettin’ feathers in your mouth.” I love you dad!

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released January 21, 2022

Produced by Thad Foster.
Recorded at Buckskin Mountain Studio and CRC Studio. Mixed and engineered by Robert Roth. Mastering done by Robert Roth.

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Thad Foster is an Americana/Roots Music storyteller from Arizona.

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