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 can not 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 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
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