Houndsville - Foster (2026)
In the waking hours of yesterday
Walked sixty miles as the crow flies
Took the better part of a fortnight
Now I’m standing at the crossroads
Like you do, like you do
& the sign says Houndsville
A mirror of my future life
Didn’t come here to sell my soul
Already been there, I’m told
Didn’t wait with my guitar
That only goes so far
It’s quick as lightning strikes
On a cold and lonely night
I know that you’ll be there
Even when, I am, a ghost
Follow the drinking gourd to the star of the north
You’ll feel the M&M train
Flowing in your veins
It’s howling at the crossroads
Just waiting to call your name
Didn’t come here to sell my soul
Already been there, I’m told
Didn’t wait with my guitar
That only goes so far
It’s quick as lightning strikes
On a cold and lonely night
I know that you’ll be there
Even when, I am, a ghost
Certain small things can’t be beat
It's a breeze moving the leaves
& not all that’s broken may bleed
Always running from something
& this song will live on
I’m not running anymore
Didn’t come here to sell my soul
Already been there, I’m told
Didn’t wait with my guitar
That only goes so far
It’s quick as lightning strikes
On a cold and lonely night
I know that you’ll be there
Even when I am
Oh when I am
Even when I am a ghost
Still Here – Hannaford/Foster (2025)
Wind is blowing through the prairie moor, still here
Waves are crashing on the rocky shore, still here
Limbs are falling to the forest floor, still here
Rain is driving at the cabin door, still here
Still I sit in the calm of the day and soon comes the night
Thoughts are running through my head so clear and I feel alright
Mind is open close the windowpane, still here
Passed over to be sought again, still here
Shortened years but a decade long, still here
You appear where have you gone, still here
Still I wake like a motionless ship sailing through life
Up to this or that at times, I feel alright
Homemade movies filmed of love in vain, still here
Echoed cries become mild and tame, still here
The hug of heat in the silent wanes, still here
A picture blisters in a frozen frame, still here
Dancing still in the midday sun eyeing twilight
Sole remains of a burning flame and I feel alright
Never Cry Wolf - Foster (2025)
Since I was a young pup, no matter who you trust
How you’re built or who you love
If you’re spread so thin, nothing comes easy from within
Living in a tin can of your own mercy
Oh the webs we weave, each one being so unique
Can be sticky, unafraid to be free
Only take what is offered and ask for what you need
Keep your tongue soft and your words sharp and clean
Oh, never cry wolf, never cry wolf
Armed with an alarm the latest craze of the day
Fifteen minutes of fame and no one believes what you say
A temporary theater story of our lives
Feeling half eaten, the greedy remain unbeaten
Charming rhymes won’t save ya, but time can repair you
Static guards the exaggeration
An apple or an acorn may fall on your head
Seeds of surprise is what we need sometimes
Oh, never cry wolf, never cry wolf
Never cry wolf, folklore of the ages, never cry wolf, who’s gonna to save us?
The sky ain’t falling, it takes a toll to roll on, just to hold on, hold on
Oh, never cry wolf, never cry wolf
Snow Globe Angels – Foster (2024)
I can almost feel the lake effect wind
Up from the north, cutting through my skin
Night's so quiet, where the white bark grows
Warmth in small moments, sitting by the stove
Look out the window, the world’s turning over
Joyous faces of snow globe angels
Sled down the hill, make it to the jump
Come back in for a wool sweater hug
Fresh bread and honey to sweeten things up
Tea kettle whistles for nutmeg and rum
Look out the window, the world’s turning over
Joy on their faces, making snow angels
Look out the window, the world’s turned over
Joyous faces of snow globe angels
Candles flicker and the lights go down
Put your head on mine for the dreams to come out
Look out the window, the world’s turned over
Joy on their faces, making snow angels
Look out the window, the world’s turning over
Joyous faces of snow globe angels
Washed Ashore – Foster (2024)
It’s the sad season and for no other reason, I’ve created new things to see.
There are cloud-like ghosts in the art of discovering.
I have a cup and my coffee, follow the river, trying to make it mostly.
Maybe I’m lucky, but I’m just a folky you see…
Am I washed ashore? Ghosts in the trees.
Am I washed ashore, in my mud-stained seams?
Am I washed ashore? Scrubbed by the sand.
Am I washed ashore, in the body of a man?
The stars are aligned while horses run by, I’m awake on sacred time.
Maybe a little too much whiskey and wine.
There’s a struggle with the song and the showman’s ship, if it starts sinking, you better sing.
The only way you’re going to feel free.
I am washed ashore, faded by the sun.
I am washed ashore pieced one by one.
I washed ashore, hanging by a thread.
I am washed ashore where I lay my head.
I am washed ashore with ghosts in the trees.
I am washed ashore in my mud-stained jeans.
I am washed ashore, circles in the sand.
I washed ashore in the body of a man.
I washed ashore in the body of a man.
I am washed ashore in the body of a man.
Star Lake - Foster (2024)
I wake up and draw the shade. Cold brook greets my face.
I want to go and see you tonight. But I’m too shy, smile and just walk by.
There’s a lake, there’s a lake that’s shaped like a star and I wonder where you are.
Up above, up above the earth so high, won’t you sing with me tonight?
There’s a place that I like to go. Out where all the wild things grow.
Where they talk about the good old days. A million miles feels like yesterday.
There’s a lake, there’s a lake that’s shaped like a star and I wonder where you are.
Up above, up above the earth so high, won’t you sing with me tonight?
Yeah, I wanna see you tonight, like a diamond in the sky.
Won’t you sing with me this time, on this starry night.
There’s a road that I like to drive. Out where the old river’s wide
Where they play that rock-n-roll all night. I wish I may, I wish I might.
There’s a lake, there’s a lake that’s shaped like a star and I wonder where you are.
Up above, up above the earth so high, won’t you sing with me tonight?
Jaguar Butterfly - Foster (2024)
First flight, the Hill Country, down to the Valley at night
Chasing tales of paradise where agave grow
We know where to land, when there’s a lending hand of kindness blooms
Float by machines with grace of a breeze
Praying for rain just like fabled warriors
So delicate through chaos and trials
A little tattered, colorful critter
Soul and breath at morning’s light, jaguar butterfly
Rest on a wall, it’s picture-perfect, off-center shade
Feeling heavy trying to fly away
Return again, a calendar round, restore another day
Going where the sun kisses dry the strain
Soul and breath at morning’s light, jaguar butterfly
Soul and breath at morning’s light, jaguar butterfly
Next flight, the Hill Country, down to the Rio Grande
Cruising through, try to embrace the new
Sometimes it’s not how high or far we go
Just where the climate suits our clothes
Soul and breath at morning’s light, jaguar butterfly
Soul and breath at morning’s light, jaguar butterfly
Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor - Traditional (2023 live)
Make me a pallet on your floor
Make me a pallet on your floor
Make me down a pallet soft and low
When I'm broke and I got nowhere to go
Been hanging 'round with a good-time friends of mine
Hanging around with a good-time friends of mine
Oh, they treat me very nice and kind
When I've got a dollar or a dime
Weary blues everywhere I see
Weary blues everywhere I see
Weary blues, everywhere I see
No one ever had these blues like me
Way I'm sleeping, my back and shoulders tired
Way I'm sleeping, my back and shoulders tired
Come tomorrow, I'll be satisfied
If I can catch that fast train and ride
Selfish - Foster (1997)
I see the lines but the lines don’t see me
I walk the walls but the wall won’t read me
I live my life, you don’t understand me
Tell me why these feelings describe me
It’s all about me, it’s all about me, I’m so selfish, and it’s all about me
Walking alone with thoughts that scare me
I see you face, so darling so daring
Please want me like I love you
Open your eyes and see the truth in here
It’s all about me, it’s all about me, I’m so selfish, and it’s all about me
And you won’t be around here anymore
You won’t be there to slam that door, oh no
Drive to the place where memories haunt me
The mud and disgrace covers my body
I know now why you must hate me
It’s one simple reason and it’s driving me crazy
It’s all about me, it’s all about me, I’m so selfish, and it’s all about me