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’ll 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’ll 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

Because of you,
I’ll 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

step off

You sure look real pretty in your glass house
You probably think you’re too good to take the trash out
Well are you dumb or are you blind?
Cause it’s a real fine line
Between telling a joke and turning the knife
Don’t wreck my reputation
Let me wreck my own

Step off, step off
Yeah you’re getting too close to me
With all your negativity
Just get lost
Just trying to make a little difference here
So why you gotta interfere?
Just keep climbing that mountain of dirty tricks
When you finally get to the top
Step off
Yeah

You screwed everybody over in this town
There ain’t nothing between you and the cold hard ground
Keep running your mouth and stretching the truth
You just might find a hole in your parachute
Cuz Whatever gets you high
Will always bring you down

So step off, step off
Yeah you’re getting too close to me
With all your negativity
Just get lost
Just trying to make a little difference here
So why you gotta interfere?
Just keep climbing that mountain of dirty tricks
When you finally get to the top
Step off

Sticks and stones may build a throne but
You’ll be up there all alone

So step off
Yeah yeah step off
Keep climbing that mountain of dirty tricks, yeah
When you finally get to the top
Step off
Just step off
Step off

He said “I’ll love you ’til I die”
She told him “you’ll forget in time”
As the years went slowly by
She still preyed upon his mind

He kept her picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she’d come back again

Kept some letters by his bed
Dated 1962
He had underlined in red
Every single I love you

I went to see him just today
Oh but I didn’t see no tears
All dressed up to go away
First time I’d seen him smile in years

He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they’ll carry him away
He stopped loving her today

(Spoken)
You know she came to see him one last time
Oh and we all wondered if she would
And it kept running through my mind
‘This time he’s over her for good’

He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they’ll carry him away
He stopped loving her today

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