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 cannot cry

because i 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

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

because of you

because of you