Game Changer
TimothyMichaelMusic
18 JUN 2025

V1
He changes darkness into light
He brings the dead to life
He changes water into wine
His wisdom eases my mind
Thank God I’m no longer blind
Now, I won’t be left behind
When the game is on the line
Jesus turns the tide

Chorus
Game changer. Life rearranger
Born to save us all
By way of a manger.
He knows no stranger
He makes a rise out of a fall
Delivering  the world from
Clear and present danger

Jesus is the game changer.


V2.
He changes mourning into joy
And makes a man out of a boy
He gives every heart a lift
With his powerful spiritual gifts
Poured out from vessel to vessel
He’s makes living life so special
He soaks me with his blessings
And makes life so refreshing

Chorus
Game changer. Life rearranger
Born to save us all
By way of a manger.
He knows no stranger
He makes a rise out of a fall
Delivering  the world from
Clear and present danger

Jesus is the game changer.

Bridge

Rising from the sinking sand
On His promises  stand
With Christ now living inside of me
Renewed life is all I see


Game changer. Life rearranger
Born to save us all
By way of a manger.
He knows no stranger
He makes a rise out of a fall
Delivering  the world from
Clear and present danger

Jesus is the game changer.






Game Changer (2025)

Memory Worth Watching (Final)
 timothymichaelmusic
07 AUG 2024

V1
Life was front porch listenin’, and grandma’s kitchen
Morning dew when it glistens, rain drops dripping
On an old tin roof

Then a wish on a star, fireflies in a jar
First dates. Roller skates, classmates
And the story of me and you

Chorus
We didn’t want the night to end
The music was our best friend 
Playing love songs through the radio
Watching flames dance in the fire
We both took a flier
And tipped that first domino
As they tumbled one by one
Love grew hotter than the sun
And both our hearts were throbbing
Right then we realized
Life was flashing before our eyes
With a memory worth watching.


V2
Life’s full of loving and losing and heart scars earned
Bridges burned, pages turned, lessons learned
Even when they’re sad, but true

But It’s also the right place, when it’s all in time
Take a chance, grab your hand for a dance
And that moment I first held you

Chorus
We didn’t want the night to end
The music was our best friend 
Playing love songs through the radio
Watching flames dance in the fire
We both took a flier
And tipped that first domino
As they tumbled one by one
Love grew hotter than the sun
And both our hearts were throbbing
Right then we realized
Life was flashing before our eyes
With a memory worth watching
Bridge:
It's all gonna end someday
'Cos there ain't no other option
When It's flashing before your eyes
Make it worth watchin'

Chorus
We didn’t want the night to end
The music was our best friend 
Playing love songs through the radio
Watching flames dance in the fire
We both took a flier
And tipped that first domino
As they tumbled one by one
Love grew hotter than the sun
And both our hearts were throbbing
Right then we realized
Life was flashing before our eyes
With a memory worth watching.

When it’s flashing before your eyes
Make it worth watchin’

Make it worth watchin’

Memory Worth Watching (2025)

Unraveling
Tim Schlesener/Kerry Ballard
27 AUG 2023

V1.
I’d been swiping left for weeks now
On every single dating site
False images of happiness
Pretty bows tied on their lives
Every date’s a duplication
If your life’s an imitation.
How can we build a real connection
With artificial conversation?

Chorus
Unraveling the secrets
Just to get down to the real
You were rough around the edges
But you’re the one that made me feel.
Being vulnerable and honest
Can be such a sexy thing.
The common bond we shared
Was our unraveling.

V2.
Fabricated presentation
Leads to false interpretation
I don’t care a bit about
Those made-up reputations
Be real with me, come feel with me,
Come and do the deal with me
Fake it til you make it
just ain’t meeting my expectations

Chorus
Unraveling the secrets
Just to get down to the real
You were rough around the edges
But you’re the one that made me feel.
Being vulnerable and honest
Can be such a sexy thing.
The common bond we shared
Was our unraveling

V3.
Now we’re past the hesitation
No more walls or reservations
Together, we’re imperfect, raw, and true
Unraveled now, just me and you.

Chorus 
Unraveling the secrets
Just to get down to the real
You were rough around the edges
But you’re the one that made me feel
Being vulnerable and honest
Can be such a sexy thing
The common bond we shared
Was our unraveling

Our unraveling



Unraveling (2025, Modern) (Remix)

35 Million Heartbeats
Tim Schlesener
15 JAN 2024

V1.
Sipping coffee while you're sleeping
Scrolling pictures from the past
Smiling 'bout the memories
This whole year has been a blast
That toast from our first date night
Looking back at all we’ve done
On our adventures and shenanigans
In just one trip around the sun

Chorus
35 million heartbeats
What a wild and crazy ride
What started off as friendship
Changed everything about our lives
35 million heart beats
The rhythm and the flow
I can’t remember life before you
35 million heart beats ago

V2.
From the valleys to the mountain tops
And from beaches on both coasts
It’s hard to pick my favorite spot
Or the thing I love the most
I guess it’s when I look in your eyes
Because the only thing I see
Is years of love and happiness
Heartbeats running to infinity

Chorus
35 million heartbeats
What a wild and crazy ride
What started off as friendship
Changed everything about our lives
35 million heart beats
The rhythm and the flow
I can’t remember life before you
35 million heart beats ago

Bridge
35 million heartbeats 
Is just one trip around the sun
Making the most of every moment
And having a ton of fun

Chorus
35 million heartbeats
What a wild and crazy ride
What started off as friendship
Changed everything about our lives
35 million heart beats
The rhythm and the flow
I can’t remember life before you
35 million heart beats ago

Outro repeats
35 million heart beats
The rhythm and the flow
I can’t remember life before you
35 million heart beats ago

35 million heart beats ago

35 million heart beats ago


35 Million Heartbeats (2025, modern)

One Hell Of A Memory
Tim Schlesener
05 JAN 2024

V1.
When I saw you Sunday morning
Alone there in that pew
Stained glass reflecting on you
That’s the moment that I knew

Then you sang with such conviction
Your voice came from your heart
You said yes to dinner
That’s the day we made our start

Chorus
Another stunning summer sunset
Lips I ain’t quite kissed yet
Holding hands for the first time
A second bottle of wine

Listenin’ to you tell your story
Then you shared your smile with me
Yeah this is gonna make 
One hell of a memory

V2.
I was sleeping so soundly
With you right there next to me
Wedding bells and babies
Were playing in my dreams

I saw us all the way to old and gray
Life laid out for you and me
Then I woke and looked into your eyes
Girl, do you see what I see?

Chorus
Another stunning summer sunset
Lips I kiss every chance I get
Holding hands all the time
Another bottle of wine

Listenin’ to you tell your stories
How you share your smile with me
Yeah this is gonna make 
One hell of a memory


Bridge
I don’t know how much better it can get
And haven’t even lived our greatest memories yet

Chorus
Another stunning summer sunset
Lips I ain’t quite kissed yet
Holding hands for the first time
A second bottle of wine

Listenin’ to you tell your story
Then you shared your smile with me
Yeah this is gonna make 
One hell of a memory.

Yeah this is gonna make 
One hell of a memory.

One Hell Of A Memory (2025) (Remix)

Beth Dutton Button
timothymichaelmusic
Tim Schlesener/Shane Hilton
16 NOV 2022

V1.
She’s her daddy’s girl
She’ll rock your world
Ain’t afraid to speak her mind
She’s a bit intense 
She don’t ride the fence
You’d best not cross the line
Better say a prayer
“cus she don’t fight fair
She’s a ruthless one-woman gang
What comes around
Goes back around
She’s a karma boomerang

Chorus
She ain’t sugar and spice
More like whiskey on ice
With a pack of cigarettes
Lord, she’s been through it
Got the scars to prove it
But she lives with no regrets
She drinks vodka like water
When you think you’ve got her
She explodes all of a sudden
When her trap door closes
She’s more guns than roses
Don’t push her Beth Dutton button

V2
The last one standing
Your ass she’ll be branding
Cuz she always gets her way 
Wrath of a woman scorned
Wish you’d never been born
She’s the jury on judgement day
She’ll teach you a few things
If you step in her ring
She’s the toughest pound for pound
When she’s on a roll
She’ll make you dig the hole
And leave you six feet in the ground

Chorus
She ain’t sugar and spice
More like whiskey on ice
With a pack of cigarettes
Lord, she’s been through it
Got the scars to prove it
But she lives with no regrets
She drinks vodka like water
When you think you’ve got her
She explodes all of a sudden
When her trap door closes
She’s more guns than roses
Don’t push her Beth Dutton button.

Bridge
When she hits her peak
She’s all mean streak
Sprinkled with dysfunction
She’s old school
Mixed with ranch rules
And an appetite for destruction

Chorus
She ain’t sugar and spice
More like whiskey on ice
With a pack of cigarettes
Lord, she’s been through it
Got the scars to prove it
But she lives with no regrets
She drinks vodka like water
When you think you’ve got her
She explodes all of a sudden
When her trap door closes
She’s more guns than roses
Don’t push her Beth Dutton button.

When her trap door closes
She’s more guns than roses
Don’t push her Beth Dutton button.




Beth Dutton Button (2025) (Remix)

One WTF At A Time
TmothyMichaelMusic
01 DEC 2024

V1.
On Wednesday you said you’re leaving
Thursday you’re already living with him
Friday night around 2 a.m.
You said you want me back again
I don’t roll back that easy
This heart needs time to mend
And the bridge that you left burning
Is still in flames my friend

Chorus
Babe, don’t go away mad, 
I need a few more days
The W, T, F, you started with
Don’t get fixed by Saturday
This week just leaves me feeling
You’re too far past the line
And I can only handle 
One W, T, F at a time

V2.
On Wednesday I was still in shock
By Thursday I was drinking
And Friday when you drunk dialed me
I’ll admit it got me thinking
About forgiving and forgetting
And building on our past
But there’s so much to cover up
That we could never last

Chorus
Babe, don’t go away mad, 
But I need a few more days
The W, T, F, you started with
Don’t get fixed by Saturday
This week just leaves me feeling
You’re too far past the line
And I can only handle 
One W, T, F at a time

Bridge
On Sunday I went to church and prayed
That you’d let me move on to better days

Chorus
Babe, just know I ain’t mad 
But I’m gonna go away
The W, T, F, you started with
Can’t get fixed in all my days
This week just leaves me feeling
We’re too far past the line
And I can only handle 
One W, T, F at a time

Yeah, I can only handle 
One W, T, F at a time






One WTF At A Time (2025) (Remix)

There’s No You
Timothymichaelmusic
04 NOV 2024

v1.
Glaringly suspicious of the thing that no one wishes
Your intentions weren’t malicious
But it’s a truth you can’t outrun
You committed a crime of passion
Consequences for your actions.
And the only satisfaction is we’re done

I know what to do. Gonna drop that other shoe
And for the rest of my life there’s no you

V2
Every blessing is a curse and every curse is a blessing
So you’d better start confessing
It all to me.
After it’s been lost
You can’t ever regain the trust
And in learning this truth I will set you free

I’ll be checking out what’s behind door number 2
And for the rest of my life there’s no you

V3.
Just as my heart is beating 
We both know that you’ve been cheating
Like addiction you can’t stop it once you start.
All your careless dirty dances 
You’re all out of second chances
Go on and pirouette your way out of my heart

To tango it takes two, and you two can’t unscrew
And for the rest of my life there’s no you.

V4.
Life’s simpler now it seems
Free to follow all my dreams
Thinking clearly without you on my mind.
At the fork in the gravel
I took the road less traveled
And now I know that it all will be fine.

Happy hour starts at 2. Celebrating with a brew.
‘Cuz for the rest of my life there’s no you.


Happy hour starts at 2. Celebrating with a brew.
‘Cuz for the rest of my life there’s no you.


There’s no you

There’s no you

There’s no you


There's No You (2025) (Remix)

Texas Ten
Jacob Hall/Tim Schlesener
29 May 2024

Verse
Winter’s calling and girl I’m falling
Like the snowflakes in the wind
These shades of gray. I wish you’d stay
But you’re headed home to him.
I’m lost again since my drunken sins
Changed our future in one day
Right on cue, this shots for you
As I watch you walk away

Chorus
Texas Ten, your smoke show never ends
I’d follow those legs for days
‘Cos I know they always lead me
Right back to my favorite place
You look over your shoulder
Your blue eyes smolder
And I get lost in them
I want a do over.  Can I come over?
My perfect Texas Ten

Verse
I’m alone, it’s late, so it’s whiskey straight
I might as well get wasted
You’re so damn fine, your lips on mine
Are still the best I’ve tasted
Barely getting by, keeping myself high
So the darkness don’t slip in
I crossed the line, but give me one more time
I won’t make that mistake again

Chorus
Texas Ten, your smoke show never ends
I’d follow those legs for days
‘Cos I know they always lead me
Right back to my favorite place
You look over your shoulder
Your blue eyes smolder
And I get lost in them
I want a do over. Can I come over?
My perfect Texas Ten

Bridge
It’s been a while since I’ve seen you out
Makes me wonder if you’re alone
The look in your eyes makes me realize
How much I want to text your phone.

Chorus
Texas Ten, your smoke show never ends
I’d follow those legs for days
‘Cos I know they always lead me
Right back to my favorite place
You look over your shoulder
Your blue eyes smolder 
And I get lost in them
I want a do over. Can I come over?
My perfect Texas Ten

I want a do over. Can I come over?
My perfect Texas Ten


Texas Ten (2025) (Remix)

Truly, Truly
timothymichaelmusic
17 JUN 2024

V1.
Truly, truly…
… I am the Good Shepherd
Keeping watch over my flock
I am the voice that they remember

I’m the one and only
So hear my lessons
And come and find your purpose
In my presence

Chorus
I am the True Vine
I am the Bread of Life
The deliverer and provider
And the light of the world
I am the Protector…
…The Sustainer
The Alpha and Omega
…I Am The Resurrection
The Way, The Truth, The Life
The beginning and The End
Truly, Truly I Am


V2.
Truly, truly…
I am the door to The Master
Follow me and I’ll lead you 
To lie down in greener pastures

The Way's offensively exclusive
‘Cos there’s only one path in
Yet it’s radically inclusive
And everyone is welcome

Chorus
I am the True Vine
I am the Bread of Life
The deliverer and provider
And the light of the world
I am the Protector…
…the Sustainer
The Alpha and Omega
I Am The Resurrection
The Way, The Truth, The Life
The beginning and The End
Truly, Truly I Am


Chorus
I am the True Vine
I am the Bread of Life
The deliverer and provider
And the light of the world
I am the Protector…
…the Sustainer
The Alpha and Omega
I Am The Resurrection
The Way, The Truth, The Life
The beginning and The End
Truly, Truly I Am

Truly, truly I Am

Truly, truly I am

Truly, Truly (2025)

Backwoods
02 JUN 2024
Melissa Coston/Tim Schlesener

[Verse]
This work week is gettin to me
It’s written all over my face I
Don’t wanna go to them downtown bars 
I need a little change of pace 
Gas up that F150 
And say baby I’m on the way
Drive an hour down 40 
And ride past the lake 

[Chorus]
Down to the backwoods 
Where the moons our spotlight
With a fire a burning Like the stars so bright 
We’ll dance to some George Strait
Do our soul some good 
Let’s get out of this city 
And into the backwoods 
I just need some peace I just need some you 
Get out of the city And into them backwoods
Them Backwoods

[Verse]
I like my job and it’s pays the bills 
But I still have those weeks 
The boss man , the people, 
hell the paperwork’s  all getting to me 
I don’t want no neon lights 
Just some good ole fashion trees
I’ll inhale ….exhale 
if you know what I mean
 
Chorus
So take me Down to the backwoods 
Where the moons our spotlight 
With a fire a burning Like the stars so bright 
We’ll dance to some Alan Jackson 
Do our soul some good 
Let’s get out of this city And into the backwoods 
I just need some peace I just need some you 
Get out of the city And into them backwoods
Yeah, them backwoods

Bridge
I’m much too young to feel this damn old
The backwoods connects me with my soul
And I’m shameless when it comes to lovin’ you
Dancing in the dark to some Garth Brooks

Chorus
So take me Down to the backwoods 
Where the moons our spotlight 
With a fire a burning Like the stars so bright 
We’ll dance to some Alan Jackson 
Do our soul some good 
Let’s get out of this city And into the backwoods 
I just need some peace I just need some you 
Get out of the city And into them backwoods
Yeah, them backwoods

Yeah, them backwoods

I just need some peace I just need some you 
Get out of the city And into them backwoods
Yeah, them backwoods

Yeah, them backwoods







Backwoods (2025) (Remix)

Lyricist looking to connect with artists in the country genre that are searching for great songs to record. Also open to co-writes. Regularly pitching music to Nashville publishers and song pluggers. Primarily country genre. Mid 50s, married. 6 kids and 10 grandkids in a beautifully blended family. Enjoys golf, working out, nature/lakes, and listening to live music every chance I get!

Backwoods (2025) (Remix)

Timothy Michael Music - SONGWRITER

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