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 learned the hard way,

to never let it get that far

Because of you

I never stray too far

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