To Catch You
timothymichaelmusic
06 MAY 2024

V1.
You start blowing through my mind
Just about every damn time
I cross the Randall County line
I don’t get back there much
Since the two of us lost touch
But when I do it’s like hitting rewind

Chorus
To catch you
Is like trying to rake leaves in a spring tornado
Oh to snatch you
Would be like roping the hurricane breeze of a summer cyclone. 
A screaming whisper in the wind
Blowing by time and again
A dream I wish I could attach to
If I could catch you
If I could catch you

V2.
If I had to guess
You’ve eluded every net
No one could ever fly high enough to match you
Your love’s the wound that I can’t stitch
The itch I need to fix
But I just never could quite scratch you

Chorus
To catch you
Is like trying to rake leaves in a spring tornado
Oh to snatch you
Would be like roping the hurricane breeze of a summer cyclone. 
A screaming whisper in the wind
Blowing by time and again
A dream I wish I could attach to
If I could catch you
If I could catch you

V3.
I hit all the same old places
Looking through a sea of faces
Hoping to catch a glimpse of your smile
I wonder where you are
‘Cos you aren’t sitting at our bar
They say you ain’t been ‘round here in a while

Chorus
To catch you
Is like trying to rake leaves in a spring tornado
Oh to snatch you
Would be like roping the hurricane breeze of a summer cyclone. 
A screaming whisper in the wind
Blowing by time and again
A dream I wish I could attach to
If I could catch you
If I could catch you

If I could catch you






To Catch You (2025-Red Dirt,low) (Remix)

V1.
Don’t bring me a Bud
I’m wiser than that
Not gonna tap the Rockies
I ain’t poppin’ a tab
I don’t need a Miller Lite
‘Cos the time ain’t right
All I want are some bubbles
And a thin slice of lime

Chorus
There was I time in my life
I poured it over tequila
Let it kill all the pain
‘Til I couldn’t feel ya
I’d splash some Topo Chico. 
Over a shot of vodka
‘Til I couldn’t remember
That I never forgot ya
Sunny days I’d take my Topo 
with two shots of rum 
and go numb. Get me some.
But now I just take my Topo straight
Let those bubbles fix my brain
I don’t need alcohol no more
Topo Chico. Topo Chico

V2.
It’s no whiskey night
No, I ain’t jackin’ around
Just Me and El Chico
heading out on the town
Bubbles straight give me that
Friday night buzz
I just float Topo Chico
And let it do what it does.

Chorus
There was I time in my life
I poured it over tequila
Let it kill all the pain
‘Til I couldn’t feel ya
I’d splash some Topo Chico. 
Over a shot of vodka
‘Til I couldn’t remember
That I never forgot ya
Sunny days I’d take my Topo 
with two shots of rum 
and go numb. Get me some
But now I just take my Topo straight
Let those bubbles fix my brain
I don’t need alcohol no more
Topo Chico. Topo Chico


Bridge
I don’t even want this bottle of wine
‘Cos these Topo Chico bubbles got me feeling fine

Chorus
There was I time in my life
I poured it over tequila
Let it kill all the pain
‘Til I couldn’t feel ya
I’d splash some Topo Chico. 
Over a shot of vodka
‘Til I couldn’t remember
That I never forgot ya
Sunny days I’d take my Topo 
with two shots of rum 
and go numb. Get me some
But now I just take my Topo straight
Let those bubbles fix my brain
I don’t need alcohol no more
Topo Chico. Topo Chico

Topo Chico

Topo Chico
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Topo Chico (2025)

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-RD)

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 this life 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) (Cover)

Day On The Lake
timothymichaelmusic
26SEP 2022

Chorus
Memories to make 
As we bake on the lake
Make a wake to our fishing hole
And the prize on the line
Makes a dang good time
Stretched tight from the end of my pole
Casting and catching
Fishin’ and reeling
Just as fast as I can pull ‘em in
Grabbin a tan 
And an ice cold can
Day on the lake for the win

V1.
This work week’s through
Fun stuff to do
Gonna leave the world behind
Tell my phone
To just leave me alone
It’s time to go unwind

Chorus
Memories to make 
As we bake on the lake
Make a wake to our fishing hole
And the the prize on the line
Makes a dang good time
Stretched tight from the end of my pole
Casting and catching
Fishin’ and reeling
Just as fast as I can pull ‘em in
Grabbin a tan 
And an ice cold can
Day on the lake for the win

V2
Leave the clock at the dock
I don’t want to talk
Keepin’ this on the down low
Have no fear 
There’s a cooler of beer
And good tunes on the radio

Chorus
Memories to make 
As we bake on the lake
Make a wake to our fishing hole
And the the prize on the line
Makes a dang good time
Stretched tight from the end of my pole
Casting and catching
Fishin’ and reeling
Just as fast as I can pull ‘em in
Grabbin a tan 
And an ice cold can
Day on the lake for the win




Day On The Lake (2025)

Recycled
timothymichaelmusic
5 OCT 2020

V1.
Damned if you don’t or if you do.
What the hell’s a man to do
Just an image that I’m trying to portray?
I’m just looking for the truth
And the driver turns the screw.
Seems like yet another déjà vu day.

Like a performer on a stage
Reciting lines from a page
Watching them admire me from the stands
Fake it til I make it.
It’s my claim if I’ll just stake it.
But wherever it is that I go there I am

Chorus
I’m on a vision quest.
Just sorting through the mess.
Testifying as a witness at my own trial.
Can I even believe the lie?
Looking through the beholders eye.
Nothing new here to see I think I’m just recycled.
Recycled

V2.
Bang your head against the wall.
Yet another curtain call.
Show’s never over when you’re stuck in the encore.
Is it time to lay it down?
Or shall I play another round?
Am I really better off now than before?

Rehearsing lines from a scene
What’s it really even mean?
Trying to be all that I can be.
Am I faking or am I feeling?
What’s the secret I’m not revealing?
Whoever I am I’m still the same old me

Chorus
I’m on a vision quest.
Just sorting through the mess.
Testifying as a witness at my own trial.
Can I even believe the lie?
Looking through the beholders eye.
Nothing new here to see I think I’m just recycled

Bridge
Maybe I’m just adding to the confusion
And this life is merely an illusion

Chorus
I’m on a vision quest.
Just sorting through the mess.
Testifying as a witness at my own trial.
Can I even believe the lie?
Looking through the beholders eye.
Nothing new here to see I think I’m just recycled

I think I’m just recycled

I think I’m just recycled

I’m just recycled


Recycled (2025) (Cover)

I’m A Lover Not A Fighter
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 (SS)

The Wave
timothymichaelmusic
01 OCT 2022

V1.
Your song is my beach playlist
Tuned on my heart’s radio
Like raindrops on a tin roof
That fall while thunder rolls

You’re the ebb and flow of life
That brings balance perfectly 
You’re the yin meeting the yang
That strikes a chord inside of me

Chorus
You’re the wave
Your whole life lived as the mighty ocean’s slave

Roll tide, roll
You’re the sound that quiets my rowdy soul

A reminder to be patient
And a memo to be brave

Roll tide, roll
You’re the wave

V2.
Teardrops traveling a lifetime
Landing softly with a scream
And the sound of children laughing
As I wake up from a dream.

You’re the crash right at the climax
When the finish line is reached
Pulled back out with the rip tide
When you finally reach the beach

Chorus
You’re the wave
Your whole life lived as the mighty ocean’s slave

Roll tide, roll
You’re the sound that quiets my rowdy soul

A reminder to be patient
And a memo to be brave

Roll tide, roll
You’re the wave

Bridge
You renew the love reaction
As the last link in the chain
The light shining in the tunnel
And the rainbow after the rain.

Chorus
You’re the wave
Your whole life lived as the mighty ocean’s slave

Roll tide, roll
You’re the sound that quiets my rowdy soul

A reminder to be patient
And a memo to be brave

Roll tide, roll
You’re the wave

Roll tide, roll
You’re the wave







The Wave (2025) (Cover)

This is a song co-written by myself and T. C. Elliott. It is a song about grief and how sometimes all that is needed is for you to get through the day.

Tomorrow Needs You

Shut Up And Listen
TimothyMichaelMusic
04 OCT 2024

V1
The crispness of the morning
Winter’s chill is in the breeze
Water splashing on a shoreline
Wind whistling through pine trees
Answers flowing in the river
… Nature’s a magician
Can you hear the voice of reason?
Shut up and listen.

Chorus
You can’t hear what God is saying
If you’ve already made up your mind
About what you want Him to say
But I think that you might find
The answers to life’s questions
Are often found within
The Holy Spirit is blowing in the wind
Shut up and listen

V2.
A bobber on the water
Sunshine on my skin
Wondering if I’m fishing
Or if he’s fishing for me, man.
Children laughing in the distance
Can’t we all just get along
If we just shut up and listen
To the message in the song

Chorus
You can’t hear what God is saying
If you’ve already made up your mind
About what you want Him to say
But I think that you might find
The answers to life’s questions
Are often found within
The Holy Spirit is blowing in the wind
Shut Up and Listen

Bridge
Let nature fill your mind
And fresh air fill your soul
Be confident that God is in control
Shut up and listen

Chorus
You can’t hear what God is saying
If you’ve already made up your mind
About what you want Him to say
But I think that you might find
The answers to life’s questions
Are often found within
The Holy Spirit is blowing in the wind
Shut Up and Listen

Shut up and listen

Shut Up and listen





Shut Up And Listen (5-2025)

Ten Pesos
TimothyMichaelMusic
04 OCT 2024

V1.
I winked at her and smiled...
She said "you're definitely a 10...
But I'm only talking pesos,
So please, let’s just be friends
I broke out my guitar
and I softly strummed along
Baby if you don't look closely
I can win you with a song

Chorus
I got shot down in Ruidoso
Left behind up in Red River
Lonely Angel Fire nights
Her cold shoulder made me shiver
I had some better days in Taos
Made some strides in Santa Fe
I’ve still got the same ten pesos
And if you ask I’m on my way.

V2
Everywhere she went I followed
Across miles of white ski slopes
And I chased that pretty girl
All over New Mexico
She may have started as my opener
But we’ve moved on to duets
My comeback game is strong
I’ve got 10 pesos left to bet.

Chorus
I got shot down in Ruidoso
Left behind up in Red River
Lonely Angel Fire nights
Her cold shoulder made me shiver
I had some better days in Taos
Made some strides in Santa Fe
I’ve still got the same ten pesos
And if you ask I’m on my way

Bridge
I know I’ll never be living large
On my 10 peso cover charge


Chorus
I got shot down in Ruidoso
Left behind up in Red River
Lonely Angel Fire nights
Her cold shoulder made me shiver
I had some better days in Taos
Made some strides in Santa Fe
I’ve still got the same ten pesos
And if you ask I’m on my way

I’ve still got the same ten pesos
And if you ask I’m on my way



Ten Pesos (5-2025) (Cover)

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!

To Catch You (2025-Red Dirt,low) (Remix)

Timothy Michael Music - SONGWRITER