Because Of You

Oh-oh, oh-oh
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 there'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, but it wasn't even hard 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'm 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
I'll never cry in the middle of the night for the same defeat

Because of you, I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you, I've 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, oh-oh, because of you