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Because Of You by Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson

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 (1)______________ 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 (2)________ before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm (3)____________ 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 (4)__________ 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 (5)________ 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 (6)________ better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw (7)________ pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing...

Because of you
I (8)__________ stray too far (9)________ 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...

Answers:
(1) learned(2) long(3) forced(4) never(5) only(6) know(7) your(8) never(9) from