Songwriters: Hodges, David Hall; Moody, Ben; Clarkson, Kelly Brianne
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 I 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
the song touch my heart but however, i still love kelly. she is a very good singer. i am trying to search any information about her but i can't find it. can anyone give me? maybe about her life or her birth date
As children we idealise our parents. It's very distressing to grow up and learn that the most happy childhood memories are often fraught with pain, hurt and shame. Parents need to start thinking about their children as more than just empty vessels. Children are incredibly receptive to actions and behaviours enacted by parents and naturally take up protective roles towards the abused parent. Let adult problems stay there and let it not plague the hearts and minds of our young special ones. I realised how parentified I'd become as a child, dealing with my parents' problems and taking care of my siblings. Up to this day the pain stays with me as I've lost out on a normal childhood and neglected myself. I've trying to cope with it and have an amazing partner who's helped me thus far. I maintain good relations with my parents but still cry each time after I meet them or talk to them because I still love them but it has killed off a part of me inside that cannot be repaired.
i can relate to this song. My husband is 12 years older than I am. It was almost 3 years in the marriage that I was able to know his insecurities and hang ups from his family. He imposed a lot of limitations to me, being young and in love, I thought it was his way of caring, but it was not. 10 years after and 3 kids,He is still controlling everything and does not care about my self improvement. He only thinks of himself and what he can get from our relationship, I have adjusted so many times to him but still he is not satisfied. I finally gave up trying to please him. Im all worn out and got nothing to give anymore emotionally, mentally and physically. "BECAUSE OF YOU, I AM ASHAMED OF MY LIFE BECAUSE ITS EMPTY!!) Now am trying to get back up, but its hard and Im struggling. Am not giving up though.