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
chORUS :
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 cannot cry
because you know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
a smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with
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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
because of you
because of you