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

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 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 tried 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