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 gethurt...

Because of you...

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 and you see...

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'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...

"Kelly Clarkson"