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 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
because of you
because of you i am afraid

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