I try to tell you but I What I mean is that I Every time I see you I'm tongue-tied I try to tell you but I What I mean is that I When I see you You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here Hey I...I wanna walk up and say You know I've been thinking of you But afraid that you'd run away You know I've been keeping my distance from you Oh I know there must be a way To talk about it to your face But what'll I do if you walk away And what'll I do if you laugh on my face You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here Hey I...I thought of calling you up 'Cause you know I've been lying awake But I thought about it so long You know there's no way you'd still be awake So I lie back and face the fact And think about how to adapt 'Cause if I can't find the words to say I'm gonna get to you a different way You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here Hey I...I spend a good part of my day With my dictionary Looking up words to say Words that will tell you about it And make it all so plain Hey I...I'm not gonna worry about it I'll take my time and decide what to say But who knew that you were so near And now I'm looking at your smiling face Ooh I smile back...Oh I try anyway But you don't have a thing to say This is a different kind of game that We're playing There is nothing that your smile doesn't say You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here You've got me tongue-tied when you're near I get so tongue-tied whenever you are here