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

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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 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

[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 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

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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

Because of you I try my hardest just to flunk at 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