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 bracketed
i heard you cry
every night in your sleep
i was so young bracketed
you should have known bracketed
better than to lean on me bracketed
you never thought bracketed
of anyone else bracketed
you just saw your pain bracketed
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 find it hard to trust not only me
but everyone around me
because of you
i am afraid
because of you
because of you
