KELLY CLARKSON - BECAUSE OF YOU LYRICS

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

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
© SMELLY SONGS; 12 06 PUBLISHING; EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC.;

	Jul 18, 2008 at 04:59 AM by indixcha
	only 4 words, " G O O D"

	Jul 02, 2008 at 03:13 AM by alainboy
	I love this kind of songs because it affects me emotional,and i like her voice...

	Jun 27, 2008 at 08:03 PM by killerinme
	Ok so all the people that think this is a beautiful song is very much mistaking it. This song was written in pitty towards a young womans mother. She saw the emotional pain her mom was having and tried to care but didn't. Her mom cared about nothing and helped nothing but herself. She tried to chande the pain for so long but it never helped. She eventually gave up and stopped trying. The line " I watched you die" was rhetorical. It did not mean the actual physical pain of death, it only ment emotional pain and suffering. I admit i truely love this song, but just sit sometime and think of what it is really about.

	Jun 24, 2008 at 08:25 AM by -FallenAngel-
	i agree with what "mydnyght_vampire" and "HelenXC9" both said..... i can really relate to this song......

	Jun 16, 2008 at 03:33 PM by kelliez_lee
	this song is the best ever...it's sad if you relly think about it...

	Jun 09, 2008 at 04:07 PM by selammussie
	this song is good & I loved it but the word "I watched you die" was unnessary but noone had die girl!!! few unnessary words have all the power to made the beautiful song to nonsense!!! so you truly need to takecare of every word you're sayin

	May 24, 2008 at 11:33 PM by nanermonkey
	i agree with everything turquose just said!!!...oh yeah and turquose ur avatar made me rememeber...DAVID COOK ROX!!!i voted for him 13x!!!

	Apr 24, 2008 at 09:08 PM by turquoise601
	This is a beautiful song. Kelly has a wonderful voice and is incredibly gifted. She is amazing and one of my FAVORITE American Idols.

	Apr 10, 2008 at 12:52 AM by mydnyght_vampire
	I don't think the line I watched you die was literal as in bury you in the ground dead. I believe that line was referring to a emotional death a loss of self if you will. And I think that the entire meaning of the song could be taken in several ways as shown in the two videos her solo one and this duet. However even those are up for interpretation art is a very personal thing that can mean on thing to one person and something completely different to the person standing next to them. And music is very much art and very much up to the listener to decide what it means to them personally not what everyone else thinks.

	Mar 31, 2008 at 10:26 PM by HelenXC9
	To: Mar 21, 2008 at 03:10 PM by karly3 Its a good song but idk what it's about bc she is very pretty and a good singer but who died in the song in the part that says "I watched you die," ????? as well as anyone else that wrote things that made no sense.... She is singing AS SOMEONE who is saying this to their her mother. Watching (her) mother go thru abusive relationships whether it be verbal or physical. She was "watching her die" EMOTIONALLY. Also, yes, people DO have the right to express themselves but you don't use your kids as a therapist because it makes them unable to do anything normal or healthy with their own lives later. You don't need to watch the video to get that either. I have never seen it once. It's called reading the lyrics and using your head. Super good song though, very powerful. If she hasn't actually felt those things towards her own parent she has done a very good job of conveying the pain through words AND tone.

	Mar 26, 2008 at 11:48 PM by loreisthebest
	the same story like the mine

	Mar 21, 2008 at 03:10 PM by karly3
	Its a good song but idk what it's about bc she is very pretty and a good singer but who died in the song in the part that says "I watched you die," ?????

	Mar 03, 2008 at 02:30 AM by baby458
	i know how she feels

	Feb 24, 2008 at 08:54 AM by cutiesnowgirl
	i luv dis song! it's the greatest!

	Feb 11, 2008 at 10:04 PM by lollypop_teddybear2008
	favorite song by my favorite artist!

	Jan 30, 2008 at 08:49 PM by sweetiepie482284
	go on yotube and do a serch. do because of you sims 2 click on the first video it made me cry it was sad VERY SAD!!! but i loved it.

	Jan 24, 2008 at 05:24 PM by douha
	i like this song so awsome

	Jan 24, 2008 at 05:23 PM by douha
	hi!! i don't agree with ya u shud give any 1 a chance 2 express them selves maybe its da only way 2 express her feelings also she is small does not mean that er r gonna 2 ignore her.

	Jan 19, 2008 at 06:30 PM by nanermonkey
	dis song is da best it really speaks to people!:-] :-] :-]

	Jan 16, 2008 at 07:11 PM by Hnnahmontanarocks
	i love it so much best song ever

	Jan 07, 2008 at 11:54 PM by kittysrock
	this song is freckin awsome!!!

	Jan 05, 2008 at 09:32 AM by chandra yolanda
	I like the simple way that the message in this song is conveyed. ya it's sad that anyone should have to go threw that kind of pain but it's comforting that at least we can learn how to avoid getting ourselves into the same situation again

	Dec 29, 2007 at 11:04 PM by red158
	Reba might have helped make this song a bigger hit, but Kelly made this song and the fact that she wrote it at the age 16 says alot. Obviously Reba recognized that this song is special.

	Dec 28, 2007 at 09:03 PM by %amber%
	lol wow ppl are really rude....its jus a song..lol but wateva...i luv this song!!

	Dec 22, 2007 at 07:43 PM by kawaii-girl16
	OH .. Poor thing _ ..

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