Oooh, ooh...

Mmmmm...



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 the love 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, yeah



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 the love 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, yeah 



Because of you 

I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty 

Because of you 

I am afraid 



Because of you, ooooh...

Because of you, ooh...