Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Because of You.

I was never a HUGE Kelly Clarkson fan but she's been growing on me....and damn if I don't love this song.

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

[Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Chorus}
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

Because of you
Because of you
Because of you I am afraid

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

11 comments:

Fred said...

She didn't have a hit in the 80s. therefore, I don't listen to her.

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

keesh said...

I love Kelly Clarkson and that song is wonderful!

Nik said...

Gotta be honest, can't stand her!

Jen said...

LOL Fred.

Happy Thanksgiving anyway. ;)

sparkydiva said...

hey, missie!

i posted that song a few months ago because it really spoke to me. i'm glad to see it grabbed someone else, too.

so...bill, huh? this should be interesting!

~b

Jen said...

A few months ago?? Wow, you're way more hip than I am, since it's just now crossing MY radar.

sparkydiva said...

well i bought the album right after it came out - kelly is from the town next to where i graduated...she's close to my heart!
~b

sparkydiva said...

hey, let's all go get a free internet psychic reading! i'll go first!
~b

Jen said...

Yeah, you do that, Sparky. Tell me how "free" it really is. =-)

sparkydiva said...

uhh...yeah...my fortune was 'you'll be paying us $19.99 for me to tell you that ...' and then they asked for money. LOL

~b

Jen said...

Oh. I'm deleting them then.