“Make the Memory”
Published by Tim Schlesener
2/6/2020 – timothymichaelmusic.com

v1.
My daughter called me up last year
Asking for advice.
I told her when you’re making memories 
Don’t worry about the price.
You only get so many shots,
And you’ll remember all the ways
The times you made your days count
And stopped just counting days.

Chorus:
Live your life.
Make the memory.
Take the trip
Tomorrow’s not a guarantee
If you’re lucky 
you might get a century
To make those moments
That fill your treasury
So be the hero of your own documentary 
Make the Memory.

V2.
As an older man there are days 
I look back with regret.
Left some moments on the table
When I should’ve placed the bet
The things that I didn’t do
Leave my memory bank in debt.
Pass that wisdom to my children
Trying to change their mindset

Chorus:
Live your Life.
Make the memory.
Take the trip.
Tomorrow’s not guaranteed.
If you’re lucky
You might get a century
To make those moments
That fill your treasury
So be the hero of your own documentary 
Make the Memory

Bridge
She bought a house and got married
Now there’s a baby on the way
She’s chasing all her dreams
And making memories every day

Chorus:
Live your Life.
Make the memory.
Take the trip.
Tomorrow’s not guaranteed.
If you’re lucky
You might get a century
To make those moments
That fill your treasury
So be the hero of your own documentary
Make the Memory

Be the hero of your own documentary
Make the Memory

Make the Memory

Make the memory

Make the memory

[End Song]

Make The Memory

Texas Forest Trail 
timothymichaelmusic
07 APR 2023

V1.
Sunny Saturdays in the month of May
Are made for having fun
Might even find a winery
For Texas Red blend in the sun
I’ve got a hunch it’s a picnic lunch
By a shade tree near a lake
I’ve got a tank full of gas
And memories to make

Chorus
Time to sail the Texas Forest Trail
With the top off of the Jeep
Let’s unwind and lose track of time
There’s no schedule to keep
Cheap sunglasses and smiles
Hair in a pony tail
Gonna do it right late into the night
On the Texas Forest Trail

V2.
Cruising topless in East Texas
Red dirt roads from town to town
Tall pine trees swaying to the radio
Classic country turned up loud
These Piney Woods are swingin’
To another George Strait song
Hair is blowin’ in the wind
Just rollin’ all day long

Chorus
Time to sail the Texas Forest Trail
With the top off of the Jeep
Let’s unwind and lose track of time
‘Cos there’s no schedule to keep
Cheap sunglasses and smiles
Hair in a pony tail
Gonna do it right late into the night
On the Texas Forest Trail

Bridge
Getting lost is always a blast
So take me Nowhere fast

Chorus (Repeats)
Time to sail the Texas Forest Trail
With the top off of the Jeep
Let’s unwind and lose track of time
‘Cos there’s no schedule to keep
Cheap sunglasses and smiles
Hair in a pony tail
Gonna do it right late into the night
On the Texas Forest Trail

Gonna do it right late into the night
On the Texas Forest Trail













Texas Forest Trail (2025) (Remix)

I’m A Lover Not A Fighter
Published by TimothyMichaelMusic
30 SEP 2024

V1.
Sometimes lips get loose with liquor
We said some things we didn’t mean
But the reaction that you gave me
Ain’t one I’ve ever seen
I’m not sure what tripped your trigger
But I know I ain’t that guy
You’re gonna have to spend the night time
Just wondering why

Chorus
I ain’t here for your all-nighter
I’m a lover not a fighter
And by morning you’ll be quieter
You’ve just had too much to drink
Now I’m laying down alone
You’re a little too far gone
To make sense of what I’m saying
So I’ll give you time to think
When you’re mad …
You’re one hell of a gas lighter
And I’m a lover not a fighter

V2
When I walked away
You screamed don’t you even care.
But if you knew me like I know me
You’d know I don’t fight fair
It’s Cos I care much more about you
Than I care about a “win”
And losing you…
… Would be a sin.

Chorus
I ain’t here for your all-nighter
I’m a lover not a fighter
And by morning you’ll be quieter
You’ve just had too much to drink
Now I’m laying down alone
You’re a little too far gone
To make sense of what I’m saying
So I’ll give you time to think
When you’re mad …
You’re one hell of a gas lighter
And I’m a lover not a fighter

Bridge
I’ll always trade my silence
Instead of going toe to toe
‘Cos you never know how far it’s gonna go

Chorus
I ain’t here for your all-nighter
I’m a lover not a fighter
And by morning you’ll be quieter
You’ve just had too much to drink
Now I’m laying down alone
You’re a little too far gone
To make sense of what I’m saying
So I’ll give you time to think
When you’re mad …
You’re one hell of a gas lighter
And I’m a lover not a fighter

When you’re mad …
You’re one hell of a gas lighter
And I’m a lover not a fighter

I’m a lover not a fighter





I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (2025)

What Does She Know?
timothymichaelmusic
01 OCT 2020

V1.
We were knocking off a week of stress
 pent up from living the dream.
Lips get loose with liquor
 we said some things that we don’t mean
She always says I walk away
 and act like I don’t care
I know I have to walk away
 cuz I know I don’t fight fair.

Chorus:
Does she know much she’d hurt me
Just by bolting for the door?
Does she know I’ve never been in love 
As crazy as I am with her before?
Does she know why I trade my silence
Instead of going toe to toe?
Does she know just how far this is gonna go?
What does she know?

V2.
Lovers become losers 
when they only fight to win.
This is not the way
 I want our love story to end.  
I had to take some time
 because I don’t want to destroy
The one thing in my life
 that gives my heart so much joy.

Chorus 
Does she know much she’d hurt me
Just by bolting for the door?
Does she know I’ve never been in love
As crazy as I am with her before?
Does she know why I trade my silence
Instead of going toe to toe?
Does she know just how far this is gonna go?
What does she know?

Bridge:
I pray that she forgives me
 when it’s time to walk back in.
She needs to know how much I love her
 so we don’t do this again.

Repeat Chorus 
Does she know she could destroy me
Just by bolting for the door?
Does she know I’ve never been in love
As crazy as I am with her before?
Does she know why I trade my silence
Instead of going toe to toe?
Does she know just how far this is gonna go?
What does she know?

Does she know just how far this is gonna go?
What does she know?


What Does She Know (2025)

Classic Country
timothymichaelmusic
12 APR 2022

V1.
Songs that come from wide open spaces
Paint pictures always on my mind.
My heart still falls to pieces
When I hear some Patsy Cline.
And when the smoky mountain rains fall
My blue eyes start crying in the rain.
Those classic country crooners
Sure could walk me through the pain

Chorus
I’m just an old school country cowboy
Looking for a classic sound
And when I scroll the radio dial
Seems it’s nowhere to be found.
I sure do miss the music
My daddy played me in my youth
I feel like country has crossed over
Just give me 3 chords and the truth.

V2.
My mama tried to warn me
Your cheatin’ heart can’t walk the line.
I learned that I just might be crazy
Walking into that ring of fire.
I danced with friends down in low places
Chasing fool hearted memories
All that classic country music
Feels just like coming home to me.

Chorus
I’m just an old school country cowboy
Looking for a classic sound
And when I scroll the radio dial
Seems it’s nowhere to be found.
I sure do miss the music
My daddy played me in my youth
I feel like country has crossed over
Just give me 3 chords and the truth.

There’s only one kind of music
I wish they’d bring back around
Three chords and the truth
That classic country sound


Classic Country (2025)

Second Rodeo
timothymichaelmusic
08 MAR 2022

V1
I know I’ll always thank God 
for all my unanswered prayers
But I wonder what she’s doing now.
 I can’t forget that summer there.
Not counting you I’ve never lost at love
And maybe in another’s eyes
We’re just friends in low places
But we’re two of a kind.

Chorus
Girl, you know I’m shameless 
When it comes to loving you.
Wild horses can’t drag me away
So I’m calling Baton Rouge

You’re more than a memory
You're the River I sail in
Girl, I’ll make you feel my love 
When you come back to me again

V2
Maybe I was much too young
Ain’t going down without a fight
When the thunder rolls I’ll be wrapped up in you
Somewhere other than the night
It took a lot to make the change
Someday soon we shall be free
I just want to share the dance with you
You’re every woman to me.

Chorus
Girl, you know I’m shameless 
When it comes to loving you.
Wild horses can’t drag me away
So I’m calling Baton Rouge

You’re more than a memory
You're the River I sail in
Girl, I’ll make you feel my love 
When you come back to me again

Bridge
If tomorrow never comes
I guess we’ll never know
But even Garth and Trisha
Got a second Rodeo

Chorus
Girl, you know I’m shameless 
When it comes to loving you.
Wild horses can’t drag me away
So I’m calling Baton Rouge

You’re more than a memory
You're the River I sail in
Girl, I’ll make you feel my love 
When you come back to me again

Girl, I’ll make you feel my love 
When you come back to me again






Second Rodeo (2025) (Remix)

Two Step
Melissa Coston/ Tim Schlesener
04 JUL 2025

Intro
Two step, two stomp, kick and a turn
I said two step, two stomp, kick and a turn
Baby I got some energy to burn

V1.
I got to thinking
What to do this evening
Dinner and a movie just won’t do
I want to see you in boots
Levi’s and a Stetson
Me in shorts and a summer dress
Giving you dancing lessons

Chorus
Two step, two stomp, 
kick and a turn
Baby I’ve got some energy to burn
Two step, two stomp
Kick and a turn
Spinning round and round
In an infinity turn

V2.
Yeah there’s a dance floor baby
Calling our names
And a room full of people 
That are feeling the same
Boots sliding and gliding 
On a saw dust floor
Two step, two stomp
Then clap for FOUR (clap, clap, clap, clap)

Chorus
Two step, two stomp, 
kick and a turn
Baby I’ve got some energy to burn
Two step, two stomp
Kick and a turn
Spinning round and round
In an infinity turn

Chorus
Two step, two stomp, 
kick and a turn
Baby I’ve got some energy to burn
Two step, two stomp
Kick and a turn
Spinning round and round
In an infinity turn

Chorus
Two step, two stomp, 
kick and a turn
Baby I’ve got some energy to burn
Two step, two stomp
Kick and a turn
Spinning round and round
In an infinity turn







Two step (2025)

Wishbone (revised)
By Tim Schlesener
12/1/2019
timothymichaelmusic

v.1
Looking back on a time and a place in the past
Where everyone knew my name.
Watching game film in my mind
Because the memories remain
Summer days in the sun, skiing the lake
And a late night kegger at Tom’s
To live one more day as those carefree kids
When we still had our dad’s and our mom’s

Chorus:
Our quarterback’s a detective
And the fullback hauls the mail.
One half back’s a Baptist preacher
And the other one guards the jail.
Living our best lives now, but for just one day
I’m thinking that we’d all go back
Make a wish, and break that huddle
Just to watch that wishbone crack.

V2.
Hopes and dreams of the kids we were
And the failures that we carry
Thanking God for unanswered prayers of the past
And the cheerleaders we didn’t marry.
One at bat or a carry, a catch, or a shot
Or the ride home on the bus
Didn’t win them all, but we played for each other
And that’s how I always remember us

Chorus:
Our quarterback’s a detective
And the fullback hauls the mail.
One half back’s a southern Baptist preacher
And the other one guards the jail.
Living our best lives now, but for just one day
I’m thinking that we’d all go back
Make a wish, and break that huddle
Just to watch that wishbone crack.
Bridge
Running the wishbone give you lots of options to pitch
But we’d all take another shot at those days we miss

Chorus:
Our quarterback’s a detective
And the fullback hauls the mail.
One half back’s a Baptist preacher
And the other one guards the jail.
Living our best life now, but for just one day
I’m thinking that we’d all go back
Make a wish, and break that huddle
Just to watch that wishbone crack.

Make a wish, and break the huddle
Just to watch that wishbone crack






Wishbone (2025)

Lessons From The Gridiron
TimothyMichaelMusic
02/12/2020

v1
Whistle hung around his neck
Intensity on his face
This proud man walked the sidelines
In his day he owned the place
Football was his chess game
And his pawns were merely teens
The man knew every move to make
He watched game tape in his dreams

Chorus:
Lessons from the gridiron
Learned he loved us all the while
When you disappoint the coach
You earn a run to the woodpile.
Three yards and a cloud of dust
Coach had more defensive views
If we don’t score we can’t win
But if they don’t score…. 
We can’t lose

V2
He prepped us for the big games
And he prepped us all for life.
Making men from a bunch of boys
Was his ultimate design
Learned to leave it on the field
And give our all with no regret
Lessons from the Old Coach
Are the ones I won’t forget.

Repeat Chorus:
Lessons from the gridiron
Learned he loved us all the while
When you disappoint the coach
You earn a run to the woodpile.
Three yards and a cloud of dust
Coach had more defensive views
If we don’t score we can’t win,
But if they don’t score… 
we can’t lose

Bridge
He’d tell us Super Job
And lead our celebration song
Lessons from the gridiron
Live on and on and on

Chorus:
Lessons from the gridiron
Learned he loved us all the while
When you disappoint the coach
You earn a run to the woodpile.
Three yards and a cloud of dust
Coach had more defensive views
If we don’t score we can’t win,
But if they don’t score…
 we can’t lose


Lessons From The Gridiron (2025)


V1.
My mind thinks I’m twenty-five
But my body thinks I’m an idiot
I always think that I still can
But, I shouldn’t be a participant
When the challenge comes 
I’ll gladly take the dare
But to be fair
I’m checking in again at urgent care

Chorus
Broken down and busted
My body’s giving out
A walking pile of bumps and bruises
And my joints are all blown out
I’ll shine while I’m in action
But in the morning I’ll be sorrier
Chasing glory in the moment
Mid-life crisis weekend warrior

V2.
My glory days have passed me by
And my skills have hit the skids
You’d think I’d grab a bleacher seat
And just watch my grandkids
Old habits still die pretty hard
When the ball is in the air
I jump back in like I’m a kid
And play like I don’t care

Chorus
Broken down and busted
My body’s giving out
A walking pile of bumps and bruises
And my joints are all blown out
I’ll shine while I’m in action
But in the morning I’ll be sorrier
Chasing glory in the moment
Mid-life crisis weekend warrior

Bridge
A brace for every joint
I smell like Icy Hot
This might be my last day to play
So I’ll give it all I’ve got

Chorus
Broken down and busted
My body’s giving out
A walking pile of bumps and bruises
And my joints are all blown out
I’ll shine while I’m in action
But in the morning I’ll be sorrier
Chasing glory in the moment
Mid-life crisis weekend warrior

Chasing glory in the moment
Mid-life crisis weekend warrior


Weekend Warrior (2025)

Before I Do
TimothyMichaelMusic
08 JUL 2025

V1.
I still ain’t got life figured out
Just faking my way through
If you told me I look lost
I’d tell you that’s the truth
I keep flashing my fake smile
That seems to get me by
But inside I’m sad and angry
And ready to say goodbye

Chorus
Over-thinking, over-drinking
I’ve got too much on my mind
Dark thoughts running through my head
Ain’t the most productive kind
I pray this prayer when I lay down
If you want to know the truth
I hope in the morning God gets in my head 
… Before I do.

V2.
My self-sabotaging nature
Wish that I knew why
But if God don’t get in here quick
I’m fearful I might die

Chorus
Over-thinking, over-drinking
I’ve got too much on my mind
Dark thoughts running through my head
Ain’t the most productive kind
I pray this prayer when I lay down
If you want to know the truth
I hope in the morning God gets in my head 
… Before I do.

Bridge
I need some help
I need to fill the emptiness inside
Maybe that’s something God can provide

Chorus
Over-thinking, over-drinking
I’ve got too much on my mind
Dark thoughts running through my head
Ain’t the most productive kind
I pray this prayer when I lay down
If you want to know the truth
I hope in the morning God gets in my head 
… Before I do.

I hope in the morning God gets in my head 
… Before I do.






Before I Do (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!

Make The Memory

Timothy Michael Music - SONGWRITER

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