Because Of You

Ɩ 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 learned the hard way
to never let it get that far
Because of you
I never stray too far
from the side walk
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 side walk
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
Over the same damn thing
Because of you
I never stray too far
from the side walk
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