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 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's weakness in your eyes  
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh Every day 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 Over 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 tried 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