Released: March 29, 2019

Songwriter: Bob Seger

Producer: Stella Parton

Stood there boldly
Sweatin'  in the sun
Felt  like a million
Felt like number one
The height of summer
I'd  never felt that strong
Like  a rock
I was eighteen
Didn't  have a care
Working for peanuts
Not a dime to spare
But I was lean and
Solid  everywhere
Like a rock
My hands were steady
My eyes were clear and bright
My walk had purpose
My steps were quick and light
And I held firmly
To what I felt was right
Like a rock
Like a rock, I was strong as I could be
Like a rock, nothin' ever got to me
Like a rock, I was something to see
Like a rock
And I stood arrow straight
Unencumbered by the weight
Of all these hustlers and their schemes
I stood proud, I stood tall
High above it all
I still believed in my dreams
Forty years now
Where'd they go?
Forty years
I don't know
I sit and I wonder sometimes
Where they've gone
And sometimes late at night
When I'm bathed in the firelight
The moon comes callin' a ghostly white
And I recall
I recall
Like a rock, standin' arrow straight
Like a rock, chargin' from the gate
Like a rock, carryin' the weight
Like a rock
Like a rock, the sun upon my skin
Like a rock, hard against the wind
Like a rock, I see myself again
Like a rock

Stella Parton

Stella Parton was branded a Maverick in 1975 when she launched her very own record label – (Soul, Country and Blues) S.C.A.B Records before going on to write, produce and release her chart-topping debut album I Want to Hold You (In My Dreams Tonight). Since that time, Stella has gone on to release 39 albums, 32 chart singles and become an accomplished actress and author with three cookbooks, an inspirational memoir (“Tell it Sister, Tell it”) and four starring roles in Broadway touring musicals; “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” “Pump Boys and Dinettes” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” In 2015, at the request of her older sister Dolly, Stella served as a consultant on the NBC Television movie “Coat of Many Colors” in addition to being portrayed in the film as a child and appearing in a character role as Corla Bass. She reprised her role in the Emmy-Nominated follow up “Christmas of Many Colors” (2016). In 2018, Stella became an audience favorite on BBC’s “Celebrity Masterchef” series and partnered with British Airways as a spokesperson for their new direct flight between London and Nashville. Stella continues to perform around the world and speak out as an advocate for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

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