Because Of You -- 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'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

(**) 

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

(**)  

Clarkson wrote this about her parents' divorce when she was 6 years old. The song might be aimed at her mom. When the divorce happened, her mom was always busy and little Kelly had to make sandwiches for herself to eat.

In the song, Clarkson sings about trying not to make the same mistakes her parents did, and how because of the divorce, she is scared to fall in love, in fear of going through the same pain her parents did.