Because Of You

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 will 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 will 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 will 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... Because of you...