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Because Of You Lyrics

Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Album: Breakaway

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 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
Over 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

Comments/Interpretations

by Ly on 5/25/2008 11:03am
It's a sad song. They say Clarkson wrote it influenced by her abusive childhood... I can identify. :-(

by crazysexycool_513@yahoo on 8/17/2008 10:30am
iluv that song. it means so much to me . it just wants to make you cry.

by tiggergrl21@yahoo.com on 10/29/2008 5:54pm
i love this song being in an abusive relationship myself makes the words mean that much more!

by kaki kouka on 2/16/2009 10:15am
best song i had ever heard before

by amanda mason 27 /12/115 on 12/27/2015 11:47am
as i have been on planet earthagin last year in malta this song was made for me and frazier as ilove you very much it hurts me but ido want you very much

by amanda mason 26/3/18 on 3/26/2018 1:58am
as i thought this song was meant for pamela hooper i am not telling no one about my secret to no one but not even sarah or chirstine munders.

by amanda mason 24/3/19 on 3/24/2019 9:20am
that song has giving me very up set be cause iam missing pam very much so sorry pam