Why I Can't Breathe

Analysis:  So far in my book this giant of a man Levi comes to this town after spending time in the state pen for a crime he didn't commit.  So he comes to this little town named Spencer and starts as a blacksmith.  He then, in a course of events, meets the town librarian (also the town founder's daughter) and starts to fall in love with her, and her with him. However they don't know quite yet if it is love or not.  They have both had hard pasts and are now skeptical of everyone. Do they really have a fighting chance at love?  That is what I am going to find out.  This is a song from Levi's perspective.  Hope you like it. :)


I wake up
put on my work clothes
walk down to the smithy
to start my day
I light the forge
check my steel
and start workin' right away
but I still don't know why I feel the way I do when she's around


It's like my heart stops beatin'
like my mind stops thinkin'
like my body stops workin' when she smiles
It's like the rain stops fallin'
like the clock stops callin'
like the whole world takes a breath when she steps outside
and I still don't know why I can't breathe


I stop workin
put on my nice clothes
walk across the street to the library
I walk in the door
the smell of her goes clear to my core 
but still I go back and sit in my corner
I do this everyday so why can't I face her without feeling pain

It's like my heart stops beatin'
like my mind stops thinkin'
like my body stops workin' when she smiles
It's like the rain stops fallin'
like the clock stops callin'
like the whole world takes a breath when she steps outside
and I still don't know why I can't breathe


I know she's way out of my league
and I know she's prob'ly not interested in me
but I still can't help but think
she's the one because of the way I feel when looks my way


It's like my heart stops beatin'
like my mind stops thinkin'
like my body stops workin' when she smiles
It's like the rain stops fallin'
like the clock stops callin'
like the whole world takes a breath when she steps outside
and I still don't know why I can't breathe


I wake up
put on my work clothes
and walk down to the smithy
for just another day