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
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Cause my heart so much misery" j/ b6 P6 ?( W' h/ P0 B6 _9 c
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I will not break the way you did,
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You fell so hard: C2 K9 I3 h! `) ]6 }3 t
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I've learned the hard way
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To never let it get that far
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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 hurt* B( {2 Q; g1 ~/ l6 x
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I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
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Because of you
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I am afraid

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I lose my way' F# p; T! T5 p0 ?$ o7 j8 o; Q1 z( l
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And it's not too long before you point it out' e: c+ X4 Z. R/ d# f
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I cannot cry
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Because you know that's weakness in your eyes% l1 [% W" T( f5 H5 ]+ o# Y
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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. s' S# O+ m3 E- ]8 q0 H3 n

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I watched you die" Z; j1 c+ d( @% X2 E. q- i7 S4 i3 K8 j
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I heard you cry every night in your sleep
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I was so young
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You should have known better than to lean on me# |& z; V% J1 D1 W' G, t
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You never thought of anyone else
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You just saw your pain
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And now I cry in the middle of the night
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For the same *** thing- t2 Q" o' H1 B& I. {

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Because of you
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I never stray too far from the sidewalk8 b; T$ R$ q; {4 c9 ]3 x
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Because of you
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I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

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I try my hardest just to forget everything
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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