Because Of You

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 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

Everyday 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 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