• Artist: Kelly Clarkson
• Song Title: Because You Live
• 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've learned it the hard way, to never let it get that far

[chorus:]
Because of you
I never stray to 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'm afraid

I lose my way
and it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
cuz i 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



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