Timothy Jon Johnson (January 29, 1960 – October 21, 2012) was an American country music songwriter.
Johnson is known for writing the singles "I Let Her Lie" by Daryle Singletary, "God Only Cries" by Diamond Rio, "Do You Believe Me Now" by Jimmy Wayne, "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" by Kellie Pickler, "She Misses Him" by Tim Rushlow, "This Heartache Never Sleeps" by Mark Chesnutt, "That's Important To Me" by Joey + Rory among many many others.
[3][4] He was also on the board of the Nashville Songwriters Association International, and co-produced the first two albums by Blaine Larsen.
In this venture, Johnson produced the educational video Pro vs Am with fellow hit songwriter Clay Mills.
Before moving to Nashville to pursue songwriting, Johnson spent five years in Japan teaching English as a foreign language.