Because Of You

I will not make the same mistakes that you did I will not let myself, caused my heart so much misery I will not break the way you did, it felt so hard I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far Because of you, I have the strength to fall 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, no, I don't want anything, babe, 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 hard to start with Because of you, I have the strength to fall 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, no, I don't want anything, babe, 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've known, but you had to lean on me Because of you, I have the strength to fall 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, no, I don't want anything, babe, but everyone around me Because of you, I am afraid