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 strayed 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

Because of you

I never strayed 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 strayed 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