Singer-Songwriter Tim Ponzek easily blends Contemporary Americana, Classic Country, and Roots Rock to create his vast anthology of original songs.
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A passionate and vibrant love song
Pure poetry in motion!
An edgy piano-driven contemporary look at the world of liars and their lies
Moody and vibey layers of retro-style electric guitars and tube amps, together with Lisa’s ghostly vocalese
A cool Americana Country Chill love song
Safe In God was created by Tim Ponzek & Lisa Pressman to uplift and comfort us all. A fusion of Tim’s soulful Americana voice to Lisa’s heavenly New Age piano and vocals is truly captivating!
A Contemporary Country Americana song about bourbon and regret. Have a sip and enjoy the heartache!
A 'rootsy' Americana Country drinking song.
A heartfelt contemporary Americana Country love song.
Mid-tempo contemporary Americana Country love song.
A "Coffee House" mix of Tim's single Because I Do – a mid-tempo contemporary Americana Country love song - with vocal, guitar and percussion.
Fun up-tempo contemporary Americana Country love song - perfect for summertime love!
Up-tempo contemporary Americana Country love song infused with the banjo and fiddle of Zen Crook.
Contemporary Americana Country ballad that tells the story of two former lovers meeting to reminisce and still feeling the old spark.
Love and loss pour down through Tim's finely tuned songwriting and intricate arrangements
Piano and drums set the groove for this mid-tempo Americana song with electric guitars and female vocalese.
Words & Music by Tim Ponzek©2013 Opus Fromus Publishing (BMI)
It’s been weeks since you’re gone There’s no healing taking place Everything I try feels wrong Everything I do is just a waste I still don’t know why you left You just ran out of love I guess I keep sinking lower Till the pain takes over
I Wish I Had A Blue Guitar To play the pain that’s in my heart ‘Cause I would play it soft and low In shapes and shades of indigo And as each blue note slowly dies It falls like rain out of the skies They’ll be no more pain in my heart I Wish I Had A Blue Guitar
I didn’t see you pull away I didn’t see your love disappear Gone like a shadow in a shallow grave You left without a doubt or a tear Don’t know why my love’s still alive It just tears me up inside And there’s no consoling Now the tears keep falling
Now the memories wait in the stillness I’ll join them soon enough There’s no redemption in this quiet Just our forgotten love
Sparse textures of piano, fretless bass, and electric guitar highlight this poignant ballad.
Words & Music by Tim Ponzek ©2017 Opus Fromus Publishing (BMI)
There’s the clock that hangs on the wall The hands don’t move at all They just point to the twelve and the nine Where our love was lost in time There’s the phone that no longer rings And a bird with no voice to sing Ever since you gave me this broken heart I’ve been Collecting Broken Things
There’s our house that’s in disrepair Like there’s no one living there All the curtains are torn and so thin Still you can’t see out or look in There’s a hope that no longer clings And an angel that lost its wings Ever since you gave me this broken heart I’ve been Collecting Broken Things
And this box right here contains All the life that still remains So many plans and beautiful dreams Broken promises, we never will redeem
In the loneliness of my night I reach over to turn on the light But no light shines through the shade Gone are the shadows it once made There’s a tomorrow with nothing to bring An abandoned wedding ring Ever since you gave me this broken heart I’ve been Collecting Broken Things
Ever since you gave me this broken heart I’ve been Collecting Broken Things
Mike Breen's mandolin shines above the classical guitar, female vocalese, bass and brush-drum groove giving this story a homespun feel. Be sure to listen for the surprise ending!
Words & music by Tim Ponzek ©2013 Opus Fromus Publishing (BMI)
Old Thomas lives alone in two rooms above his garage Fixing other people’s problems, sometimes his ’68 Dodge He found Claire stranded one summer day, when her car just up and stopped Two weeks later when she kissed him, her car ran just like a top
In the fall when they married, the whole town talked & they agreed Claire was much too young and pretty, Thomas, too old and too naïve Claire was seen with a man at the movie show, then again at the ice cream stand Thomas would not believe a word of it, even after the trouble began
Poor Old Doubting Thomas reasoned away every broken promise He won’t let the truth come out; he prefers the benefit of the doubt If he won’t listen to idle gossip, then he’s not really being dishonest He suspects the truth is something he can’t use Poor Old Doubting Thomas
When the baby was born, he just assumed the boy was his Still Claire went on a rampage, crying, “I’m not ready for this” With the baby in his car, he drove over to his sister’s place There his son was raised Still Claire couldn’t stay Poor Old Doubting Thomas
Sometimes in quiet moments, when there’s whiskey in his glass He’s staring at the shadows; I know he’s thinking of his past Those times I try to reach him to see if he knows what’s really true But when a man doubts the facts of his life; there’s only so much his son can do
Poor Old Doubting Thomas reasoned away every broken promise He won’t let the truth come out; he prefers the benefit of the doubt If he won’t listen to idle gossip, then he’s not really being dishonest He suspects the truth is something he can’t use Poor Old Doubting Thomas Poor Old Doubting Thomas
Layers of guitars and piano are featured in this quirky mid-tempo song comparing hit-and-run lovers to mosquitoes.
Don’t waste another moment, trying to figure out what you think you did wrong Don’t you know you’re just the last on a list that goes on and on and on? You put too much faith in someone born to let you down Didn’t you hear that buzzing sound?
That’s What Mosquitoes Do They’re only out for blood They just hit and run They’re not in it for love They bite and fly away And repeat it their whole lives through That’s What Mosquitoes Do
You thought you had all the answers, dancing on the tip of your tongue There was no saving this relationship; it was just a fling that was flung You were fooled by a boy ‘cause he looked like a man He was just looking for someplace to land
Next time take a little time to get to know him Before you let somebody in Make sure they’re someone who can love you Before you let him under your skin.
That’s What Mosquitoes Do They’re only out for blood They just hit and run They’re not in it for love They bite and fly away And repeat it their whole lives through
This ballad is a sad and soulful story of love and loss, orchestrated with piano, baritone and vibrato guitars.
She came to town in a rusty old Valiant held together by a prayer Loaded down with all her old dreams, old maps of how she got there
She probably made some wrong turns that threw her off track Maybe she kept going to see where they would take her or maybe she’s working her way back
She made her home a refuge where life couldn’t get her down In her bedroom she hung pictures of angels and Black Velvet Clowns
I first saw her, she was waiting tables, pouring coffee in my cup She was looking down and smiling, just as I was looking up She laughed at my old jokes, told a few of her own I hung around as much as I could and one day she took me home
I became her companion; we were the talk of the town And I woke each morning and saw angels and Black Velvet Clowns
We laughed away the evenings; it was just the two of us Sometimes on weekends I’d work on her car, patching up the rust Then one day when I was away at work and the sky was the blue of her eyes She packed up and headed for the interstate and never stopped for goodbyes
Everyone saw her leaving; she drove through the center of town Through car windows they saw her angels and Black Velvet Clowns
Now each day I think about her; it’s just as lonesome as it sounds But each night I have dreams of an angel and her Black Velvet Clowns
A home-brewed fusion of eclectic Americana styles that portray the depths of the human experience.
Acoustic guitars & percussion set the groove for this mid-tempo contemporary Americana love song featuring Lisa's vocalese and Tim's electric guitars
Sparse textures highlight this poignant ballad about two people sharing loneliness. Classical guitar arpeggios (Tim) and drum brush work encompasses the creative interplay between the piano (Lisa) and fretless bass.
Peace and calm in the Zen of being a hillbilly featuring a homespun arrangement built around acoustic guitars and percussion.
Rhythmic acoustic finger-style guitar and piano accompaniment are featured in this plea to continue love and erase any doubts.
A unique perspective on life, love and the art of painting orchestrated with Tim's vibey guitars, Lisa's piano and vocal echoes, and percussion.
Fun and funny up-tempo tune about a marriage proposal offered as a TV infomercial.
Reflecting on life and the choices we’ve made
Light-hearted musings about a couple's visit to a marriage counselor
Celebrating the American Spirit
An emotional ballad about a family's need for prayers.
Love and loss pour down through Tim’s poetic lyrics
In the tradition of Buck Owens, this country waltz becomes an uplifting and rousing country two beat.
Inspired by classic Roy Orbison, this elaborately arranged tale of love lost is orchestrated by the changes in the weather.
Starkly produced ballad featuring string quartet and classical guitar
A catchy guitar riff drives this up-tempo country rocker about passionate love and its consequences.
Stories of life's passages, heart-break, and love
A violin trio sets the mood for this brooding ballad
Tim’s poetic tribute to his Mom and her quilting artistry
Retro-style electric guitars create a haunting mood with Lisa Pressman's ghost vocalise
Emotional Country ballad about what is truly important in life
Fun jukebox-style collection of Retro Hi-Fi, Roots and Traditional Country
An upbeat country swing featuring a fiddle trio that would make the ghost of Bob Wills smile
Slow Country shuffle with tremolo guitar and lush female vocal chorus creates a Retro jazzy country vibe
Rockin’ country tune with 45 witty poetic visions of the universal woman
Americana ballad with a truly unique and poetic perspective on love
Haunting Americana song about remorse
Amusing honky-tonk take on Shakespeare with a fiddle trio and piano feature in this country shuffle
Tim Ponzek nods to Johnny Cash in this upside-down love song
Stark piano and violin trio portray a deep sadness in this poignant ballad
Retro style lush female chorus, accordion and piano accompany Tim in a waltz about unexpected love
Love song to a nightmare with a nod to 70’s Elvis country-pop orchestration
Up-tempo rockin’ portrait of the end of love on the road
Americana love ballad featuring Tim on piano
Fun 60’s inspired country-rock song expressing a desire for Elvis to rescue a love scene
Inspired by a time when Cadillacs had fins and music came on vinyl
Tim’s plaintive baritone guitar adorns the Roy Orbison-like ballad of a broken heart
Country rocker with layers of guitars about shoes, boots and life
Haunting Willie Nelson-styled ballad with weepy guitars, mandolin, violin and female voices
Americana Roots rocker
Touching ballad features voice, piano & weepy guitars
A 50's country shuffle featuring a Jordanaires-style vocal arrangement
Tim features his classical guitar together with Lisa Pressman on piano for another Willie Nelson inspired ballad
An easy country shuffle in the classic style of Ray Price
A traditional country waltz about how love grows and matures through the years
Written for Tim's Dad, an old-fashioned country song portraying the love of music being passed from father to son
Everyone has had someone in their past they would have liked to have known better
A roadhouse shuffle that takes you on a peculiar tour of Dreamland
A poignant ballad about searching for answers in times of loneliness and despair
Blurring the line between country and rock
Shows that the heart has a mind of its own
Layers of guitar shape these witty and poetic lyrics
Up-tempo rocker with a tongue-in-cheek lyric about love
A touching ballad about a good relationship in bad times
Tells of the women who have had visions of Mary
An impending true love is the subject of this country-rocker
Acoustic slide guitar with an infectious groove underscores the unknown side of love
Lisa Pressman plays piano to create the brooding quality that underlines this introspective lyric
12/8 bluesy ballad that explores the darker side of an ended love affair
Up-tempo country-rocker about a man at the end of his rope
A man faces the truth about himself
Organ and acoustic guitars create the mood for this heartfelt plea
Quirky lyric matches Tim's quirky electric piano part