Kelly感人肺腑的浓郁唱腔使这首“Because of you”从一开始就牵动着听者的心灵。即使不知道歌词的Kelly Clarkson的人，也可能因为这首歌凄婉的曲调而扼腕感伤。

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 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 you know that s weakness in your eyes
  I'm forced to fake
  A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
  My heart can't possibly break
  When it wasn't   even whole to start with
  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
  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
  Because of you
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