Words of the song, "Because of You" by 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'll 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'll 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 things


Because of you
I'll 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 

(When I first heard this song I was amazed 

by all the flash backs I had of my own life, But now I know 

I am capable of loving beyond these fears)