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
To never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I like 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'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 like 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 like 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 oooo
Because of you oooo
~Kelly Clarkson