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&9ve 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&9t 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&9s not too long before you point it out

I cannot cry

Because you know that&9s weakness in your eyes

I&9m forced to fake

A smile, a laugh everyday of my life

My heart can&9t possibly break

When it wasn&9t 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&9t 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&9t get hurt

Because of you

I try my hardest just to forget everything

Because of you

I don&9t know how to let anyone else in

Because of you

I&9m ashamed of my life because it&9s empty

Because of you

I am afraid



Because of you

Because of you