Kelly Clarkson - Because of You Lyrics

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