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, 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 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 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 because of you