Kelly Clarkson- "Because Of You"

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I will not make the same mistakes that you did
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I will not let myself! ^% o. a# R1 A: h) O  T
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Cause my heart so much misery
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I will not break the way you did,0 [: Z, s2 W! }5 D. h
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You fell so hard' U# c3 Y' w6 g* _' M* {8 q+ k4 }
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I've learned the hard way4 ]* A5 Q" |- `% U; M
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To never let it get that far5 k" @+ o9 O0 F  v" n6 D) F( k
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I never stray too far from the sidewalk- p( m% r0 y! e
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I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt, v+ ]+ a: [: o
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I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me& Y$ e( k5 X$ _* V4 [
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Because of you7 X, P5 ~' P! I2 D+ C  [
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I am afraid5 z4 @# B2 u( E6 e0 ^* Z* v3 `

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I lose my way
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And it's not too long before you point it out
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I cannot cry: }' q# u" F4 h0 l* E" \
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Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
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I'm forced to fake
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A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
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My heart can't possibly break
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When it wasn't even whole to start with% i9 `% H. w2 ]/ Z
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I watched you die
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I heard you cry every night in your sleep
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I was so young! j" ]! V- q- t% u
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You should have known better than to lean on me5 p7 v+ D: D& U% W+ _, q- k6 O
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You never thought of anyone else/ C$ J: p! {9 N7 m" L
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You just saw your pain1 p) |, G, U% m/ r0 D/ B
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And now I cry in the middle of the night. ^4 K) L! z9 [
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For the same *** thing

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Because of you
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I never stray too far from the sidewalk
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I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt1 D1 n7 N' K/ c4 F0 m  n

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Because of you
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I try my hardest just to forget everything
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Because of you
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I don't know how to let anyone else in
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I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
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I am afraid
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Because of you