I could write books in my sleep
Without thinking too deep
I could speak for a hundred days
I could explain a concept that you didn't get
And I would do it in one thousand ways

I could write you a poem Shakespeare or Cohen
Would have called their own
But everything changes now that you're mine
And all of my words are left behind
Cause no matter how hard I try
My tongue is still tied by you

I just wanna tell you I love you, it's the hardest thing to say
I turned my head upside down
Trying to find some kind of way
Just to tell you I need you, in a way that will be heard
I try to be a poet, but since I met you
I've never been good with words

I used to be specific and be explicit
With every thought I'd contemplate
Do you have any idea
What it's like to feel something you just can't articulate?
Ain't a noun that I've heard, adjective or verb good enough for you

But everything changes now that you're mine
And all of my words are left behind
Cause no matter how hard I try
My tongue is still tied by you

I just wanna tell you I love you, it's the hardest thing to say
I turned my head upside down, trying to find some kind of way
Just to tell you I need you, in a way that will be heard
I try to be a poet, but since I met you
I've never been good with words

There's only so many different ways
There's only so many old cliches
That I can use
So what can I do
Tell me what can I do

I just wanna tell you I love you, it's the hardest thing to say
I turned my head upside down, trying to find some kind of way
Just to tell you I need you, in a way that will be heard
I try to be a poet, but since I met you

I try to be a poet, but since I met you
I promise you I'm a poet, but since I met you
I've never been good with words