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by Kelly Clarkson


Intro:      ,       ...


                                          
  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
              (or )     
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 you 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
              (or )     
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

(key change A, pause)           
            
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
                     
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh
                   
Because of you 
                        
Ooh, oohhh, ohhh

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