BECAUSE OF YOU
by 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 I know that 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.