Why can't I do, what I want to do?

A few years past I saw your face,
I saw your body, saw your grace.
You caused my heart to skip a beat,
Ba-dum ba-dum, A sound like sleet.
I wanted then to hold you close,
Head to shoulder, toes to toes.

Why can' I be,
What I want to be?
Why can't I say,
What I want to say?

I tried to talk, I tried to speak.
But all that came was quiet cheep.
I wanted words that flow and glide,
But in your presence my tongue gets tied.
I try to be a true romantic,
But end up naught but frantic.

Why can' I be,
What I want to be?
Why can't I say,
What I want to say?

When I tried to ask you out,
You said no without a doubt.
When I tried to pull you close,
You pushed away, and turned your nose.
I'd give my life to make you happy,
Yet I feel just cheap and crappy.

Why can' I be,
What I want to be?
Why can't I say,
What I want to say?

I have no grace, I have no skill.
It's I not you my heart does kill.
When I see you face to face,
I lose all my built up grace.
I brag of courage, yet I lack.
I hide behind a paper stack.

Why can' I be,
What I want to be?
Why can't I say,
What I want to say?

I understand you love not me.
So from my love I try to flee.
I try to ‘rase my thoughts of you.
I try to forget all that you do.
Yet my love, stronger than steel.
I can’t deny what I feel

Why can' I be,
What I want to be?
Why can't I say,
What I want to say?

I fear forever here I'll stay,
A forlorn actor in this play.
I'll love you till the end of time.
I hope one day you will be mine.
I am sorry I cannot change.
I pray that cupid keep you in range.

Why can' I be,
What I want to be?
Why can't I say,
What I want to say?

Why can't I do, what I want to do?