Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You

I will not make the same mistakes that you did

I will not let myself

Cause my heart so much misery

I will not break the way you did

You fell so hard

I ve learned the hard way

So never let it get that far

Because of you

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

Because of you

I learned to play on the

safe side so I don t get hurt

Because of you

I find it hard to trust

not only me but everyone around me

Because of you

I am afraid

I lose my way

And it s not too long

before you point it out

I cannot cry

Because you know that s weakness in your eyes

I m forced to fake

A smile a laugh everyday of my life

My heart can t possibly break

When it wasn t even whole to start with

Because of you

I never stray

too far from the sidewalk

Because of you

I learned to play

on the safe side so I don t get hurt

Because of you

I find it hard to trust

not only me but everyone around me

Because of you

I am afraid

I watched you die

I heard you cry

every night in your sleep

I was so young

You should have known

better than to lean on me

You never thought of anyone else

You just saw your pain

And now I cry in the middle of the night

For the same damn thing

Because of you

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

Because of you

I learned to play on the safe side

so I don t get hurt

Because of you

I try my hardest

just to forget everything

Because of you

I don t know how to let anyone else in

Because of you

I m ashamed of my life because it s empty

Because of you

I am afraid

Because of you

Because of you