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Because Of You by Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson

I will not make the same mistakes (1)________ 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 (2)__________ 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 (3)________________ around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long (4)____________ you point it out
I (5)____________ cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to (6)________ a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't (7)________ whole to start with
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the (8)________ 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 know 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 (9)__________ 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...

Answers:
(1) that(2) stray(3) everyone(4) before(5) cannot(6) fake(7) even(8) safe(9) stray