Ooh... ooh...

ooh...

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 try 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

ha...

because of you

ha... ha...