Because of her

I will not make the same mistakes that she did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way she did
She fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far

Because of her
I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of her
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of her
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of her
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before she point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in her 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 her
I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of her
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of her
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of her
I am afraid

I watched her die
I heard she cry
Every night in her sleep
I was so young
She should have known better than to lean on me
She never thought of anyone else
She just saw her pain
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of her
I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of her
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of her
I tried my hardest just to forget everything
Because of her
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of her
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of her
I am afraid

Because of her

(By Kelly Clarkson, 2004)