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 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 
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 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
Because of you