because of you

kelly clarkson

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

to 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