Speechless

I'm usually eloquent,
I know the words to say.
Though they sometimes come out wrong,
I know them anyway.
But when I try to tell you
How you've been on my mind,
My vocabulary fails me
Each and every time.

Somehow you leave me speechless.
Somehow you take the words away.
Everything I'd want to say would come out as a cliche,
So I wait in total silence, 'cause I'm speechless.

And now you know I can't tell you
Everything I'd like to say.
But then again, should I have to try?
Sometimes words get in the way.
Someday I'll make the effort
To let my thoughts be free.
For now, though, I'll just hold my tongue--
I'm not like this normally.