Backwoods
02 JUN 2024
Melissa Coston/Tim Schlesener

V1
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 2
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 sou
Girl, I’m shameless when it comes to loving you
Dancing in the dark to so 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 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
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)

In the Rain With You
timothymichaelmusic
23 AUG 2023

V1
It’s like your body and your mind
Seem a million miles apart
You’re going through the motions
But it’s storming in your heart
It’s hard to make connection
When I see you’re numb and broken
For you love’s just an after thought
Instead of a real emotion

Chorus
The tears fall like a downpour
The dam has broken now.
The cyclone that’s been raging
Has blown all your walls down.
I’m your shelter in the hurricane
I’m going to get you through
I could be dry, but I don’t want to
I’ll stand in the rain with you

V2.
The storms of life keep brewing
Until they run out of energy
But I’m right here with you baby
‘Til we send them back to sea.
On the other side’s a rainbow
Where joy and laughter live.
Let me be your sunshine
By giving all I’ve got to give.

Chorus
The tears fall like a down pour.
The dam is broken now.
The cyclone that’s been raging
Has blown all your walls down.
I’m your shelter in the hurricane
I’m going to get you through
I could be dry, but I don’t want to
I’ll stand in the rain with you.

Bridge
We’re gonna get to brighter days
I’m with you every step of the way

Chorus
The tears fall like a down pour.
The dam is broken now.
The cyclone that’s been raging
Has blown all your walls down.
I’m your shelter in the hurricane
I’m going to get you through
I could be dry, but I don’t want to
I’ll stand in the rain with you

I could be dry, but I don’t want to
I’ll stand in the rain with you.

In the rain with you


In The Rain With You (2025-new) (Remix)

Trouble (I’d like to get into)
timothymichaelmusic
31 JAN 2023

V1.
Looks like you’re here alone
Messin’ with your phone
And your strawberry margarita
Ball cap down low
Hiding your smoke show
And hopin’ nobody sees ya
But you caught my eye
And I’m not sure why
But I’m gonna take a chance
Your next drink’s on me
‘cos I’d like to see
If I can have this dance

Chorus
You’re the kind of trouble
I’d like to get into.
Not the kind for pickup lines
But girl I’ve had a few
Been on the sideline such a long time
So I’m long overdue
And you’re the kind of trouble
I’d like to get into.

V2.
There’s great music here
I’ve been nursing this beer
But this is something to explore
Might be love at first glance
A one night romance
But I think it’s something more
I’m trying to be smooth
Like I’ve got nothin’ to prove
But you hold all the power
Once you’re in my arms
I’m turning on the charm
I tipped the band to play another hour

Chorus
You’re the kind of trouble
I’d like to get into.
Not the kind for pickup lines
But girl I’ve had a few
Been on the sideline such a long time
So I’m long overdue
And you’re the kind of trouble
I’d like to get into.

Bridge
Been watching you for a while
And I’m liking what I see
You got that kind of dangerous smile
That spells trouble with a capital T

Chorus
You’re the kind of trouble
I’d like to get into.
Not the kind for pickup lines
But girl I’ve had a few
Been on the sideline such a long time
So I’m long overdue.
And you’re the kind of trouble
I’d like to get into.

You’re the kind of trouble
I’d like to get into.

You’re the kind of trouble
I’d like to get into








Trouble (I'd Like To Get Into) (2) (Remix)

Game Over, Game On
TimothyMichaelMusic
24 AUG 2025

V1
Are we still on the same team?
Sleeping in different dugouts.
The home locker room feels empty
Since you moved out.

Are we teammates or just roommates?
Feels like something’s changed
Til you grabbed my hand and said
Take me out to the ballgame

Chorus
You’ve got a heavy load
You’ve been on the road
I’m the home team

It’s hard to be lovers
We barely see each other
Unless you count my dreams

I hope I see your smile tonight
I pray the spark ain’t gone
I ain’t ready for game over
Please let it be game on

V2.
I made my best pitch
You swung and made connection
Then you stole my heart
And doubled my affection

I quickly read the signals 
You were giving me the green light
Babe I’m swinging for the fences 
Grand slam home run tonight

Chorus
You’ve got a heavy load
You’ve been on the road
I’m the home team

It’s hard to be lovers
We barely see each other
Unless you count my dreams

Glad I saw your smile tonight
Hell no the spark ain’t gone
The game damn sure ain’t over
Game over is game on!

Bridge
I want extra innings
Give me overtime
I’m ready to get back to 
Game on all the time

Chorus
Glad I saw your smile tonight
Hell no the spark ain’t gone
The game damn sure ain’t over
Game over is game on!

Glad I saw your smile tonight
Hell no the spark ain’t gone
The game damn sure ain’t over
Game over is game on!







Game Over, Game On (Remix)

Music Feels (2025)
timothymichaelmusic
26 JUN 2023

V1.
When the guitar strums the first four notes
Of Friends in Low Places
And we’re all sipping and singing
With smiles on our faces
When it’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday
And the Piano Man plays his song
And everyone in the bar room
Is bop, bop, bopping along.

Chorus
It can take you back to childhood
For a night on your hometown lake
Spark a memory of an old flame
And the feelings you can’t fake
It’s cruising town with the windows down
Thinking you’re some kinda big deal
Smile on your face 
with chill bumps every place
That’s the way that music feels

V2.
It might take you down some red dirt road
And help you to remember when
Or help you find a way to write
Your own backroads anthem
It can turn a candle in the wind
Into a raging ring of fire
And be the wind beneath a Freebird’s wings
Music makes you feel like flying

Chorus
It can take you back to childhood
For a night on your hometown lake
Spark a memory of an old flame
And the feelings you can’t fake
It’s cruising town with the windows down
Thinking you’re some kinda big deal
Smile on your face 
with chill bumps every place
That’s the way that music feels

Bridge
It can save the day
Mark the time
Or share the memory
It can motivate
And captivate
Or even set dreams free

Chorus
It can take you back to childhood
And a night on your hometown lake
Spark a memory of an old flame
And the feelings you can’t fake
It’s cruising town with the windows down
Thinking you’re some kinda big deal
Smile on your face 
with chill bumps every place
That’s the way that music feels


That’s the way that music feels



















Music Feels (2025-LSS)

Buy More Time
Tim Schlesener
04 MAY 2022

V1.
A penny for your thoughts about
Your million dollar dreams
Next year you’ll be out on your own
Tell me all your crazy schemes
Childhood vanished into a scrapbook
Where I keep those memories
I’ll be doing my best in the empty nest
Just your mom and me

Chorus
I’d like to buy a minute 
Just to sit and brush your hair
Or watch you play another game
I wore out those bleacher chairs.
I’d buy your jokes at breakfast
Heck, I’d even pay for a fight
Right now, I can’t even afford to cry
Wondering how I can buy more time.

V2.
Tossing quarters into a wishing well
Before I head back home
Like those coins in the fountain
I’m drowning in alone.
My two cents would be money well spent
If I could buy a day with you
We could live a day from the scrapbook
Of all the time I spent with you

Chorus
I’d like to buy a minute 
Just to sit and brush your hair
Or watch you play another game
I wore out those bleacher chairs.
I’d buy your jokes at breakfast
Heck, I’d even pay for a fight
Right now, I can’t even afford to cry
Wondering how I can buy more time

Bridge
Don’t wish away the hard days
Because they all had silver linings
I’d give everything I’ve ever earned
To buy just a little more time

Chorus
I’d like to buy a minute 
Just to sit and brush your hair
Or watch you play another game
I wore out those bleacher chairs
I’d like to buy your jokes at breakfast
Heck, I’d even pay for a fight
Right now, I can’t even afford to cry
Wondering how I can buy more time.


Wondering how I can buy more time

Buy More Time (2025)

As Good As Good Can Get
Timothymichaelmusic
26 AUG 2021

V1.
I’ve been wrong on first impressions
I’ve been right on second chances
I’ve loved and lost 
And had some failed romances.
With lessons learned and tables turned
I’ve got a brand new plan
I just take them one day at a time
And live the best I can.

Chorus
Did I get old too soon
Or did I get wise too late.
Whichever way, I’m thankful for
What brought me to today
I guess I’ll always wonder 
If I’m where I’m headed yet
But I’ve got the feeling
Life’s as good as good can get

V2.
I’ve never been the kind to live 
Just sitting on the sidelines
But I’ve learned to use some self-control
And live within the guidelines
I took a good look at the good book
And corrected my wayward ways
Now I’m living in the moments
Of my very best days

Chorus
Did I get old too soon
Or did I get wise too late.
Whichever way, I’m thankful for
What brought me to today
I guess I’ll always wonder 
If I’m where I’m headed yet
But I’ve kinda got the feeling
Life’s as good as good can get


Chorus
Did I get old too soon
Or did I get wise too late.
Whichever way, I’m thankful for
What brought me to today
I guess I’ll always wonder 
If I’m where I’m headed yet
But I’ve kinda got the feeling
Life’s as good as good can get





As Good As Good Can Get

Christmas Of The Past
Timothymichaelmusic
02 SEP 2025

V1.
A tinsel covered tree
The angel on the tip
A warming fire burning
Hot chocolate to sip
Mom and dad playing Santa Claus
Passing out the gifts
Kids anxiously unwrapping
Each and every Christmas wish

Chorus
Those old Christmas memories
Swirling around my mind
The kind that make me smile
Long lost days we’ve left behind
A simpler place and time
Impressions that still last
Man, we were really blessed
By Christmas of the past

V2. 
Grandma and Grandpa laughing
My brand-new baseball glove
Big family style dinners
Holiday feasts made with love
All my aunts and uncles
Cousins, neighbors and friends
I was never really sure
Where our family tree ends

Chorus
Those old Christmas memories
Swirling around my mind
The kind that make me smile
Long lost days we’ve left behind
A simpler place and time
Impressions that still last
Man, we were really blessed
By Christmas of the past

Bridge
Ghosts of by gone days
The memories remain
This year My Christmas wish is 
A Christmas day like those again

Chorus
Those old Christmas memories
Swirling around my mind
The kind that make me smile
Long lost days we’ve left behind
A simpler place and time
Impressions that still last
Man, we were really blessed
By Christmas of the past

Man, we were really blessed
By Christmas of the past












Christmas Of The Past

Sucker Punched
TimothyMichaelMusic
08 SEP 2025

V1.
Oh, man of God
Come join the fight
You can’t play it safe
If you want meaning in your life
Do you think that Jesus promised
To make all your dreams come true?
He said He’d be there in your corner
Fighting the good fight with you

Chorus
I can do hard things.
I was born for this.
Open war is cast upon us
A life of purpose requires risk
The line between good and evil
Cuts through the heart of every man
I’ll stand and fight against it
So I’m not sucker punched again

V2.
Good vibes can’t be the focus
Nor approval though good deeds
I can’t life hack my way to Heaven
If I make it all about me.
It’s focused faithful acts of intention
Not random acts of kindness
I’m gonna fight my way to Heaven
When we leave this world behind us

Chorus
I can do hard things.
I was born for this.
Open war is cast upon us
A life of purpose requires risk
The line between good and evil
Cuts through the heart of every man
I’ll stand and fight against it
So I’m not sucker punched again


Bridge
Righteousness, peace and joy
Only come when you bend the knee
Go all in with Jesus
And the fight will set you free

Chorus
I can do hard things.
I was born for this.
Open war is cast upon us
A life of purpose requires risk
The line between good and evil
Cuts through the heart of every man
I’ll stand and fight against it
So I’m not sucker punched again

So I’m not sucker punched again





Sucker Punched

Right Again
TimothyMichaelMusic
04 JUN 2022

V1.
We didn’t have the money, 
But we had to make the trip.
Needed a day for a get away
From reality’s grip. 
We could see the party going 
Way down there on the floor
Lights went dim, we could barely see him, 
But our hearts began to soar

Chorus
The laughter in our voices
The smiles on our faces
Dancing in the aisles
With our new friends in high places
Sweat dripping from our hair
But chill bumps on our skin
Music heals
And it made us right again

V2.
Our worries left our bodies 
And our problems left our minds.
By the end of the night the future looked bright
And the past was left behind.
Because love was in the music 
And hope was in the songs.
Living in that moment 
Just righted every wrong.

Chorus
The laughter in our voices
The smiles on our faces
Dancing in the aisles
With our new friends in high places
Sweat dripping from our hair
But chill bumps on our skin
Music heals
And it made us right again

Bridge
With each song we were lifted 
From our seats in the stadium top.
We were dancing on the ceiling 
And we never want to stop.

Chorus
The laughter in our voices
The smiles on our faces
Dancing in the aisles
With our new friends in high places
Sweat dripping from our hair
But chill bumps on our skin
Music heals
And it made us right again

Music heals and it made us right again.




Right Again (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!

Sucker Punched

Timothy Michael Music - SONGWRITER

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