歌曲名:《Because of you》
歌手：凯莉克莱森
专辑：《Breakaway》
Kelly Clarkson感人肺腑的浓郁唱腔使这首“Because of you”从单曲封面一开始就牵动着听者的心灵。即使不知道歌词的人，也可能因为这首歌凄婉的曲调而扼腕感伤。Kelly如泣如诉而又富有弹性的声音，让人从中听到一种震慑人心的控诉，听到一个女子掩藏在坚强外表下的忧愁和委屈。
这首歌的歌词更是感人至深。朴实的字里行间，写着一个女子从埋怨到挣扎，再到清醒的过程。在自己幼年的时候，她是父母间恶劣关系的牺牲品，所以当她也遭遇同样的处境时，看着小时候的自己目送拿着行李离家远去的父亲，她猛醒，毅然走出了悲剧的循环。这不仅是情感的表达，而且是一种呼声，具有积极的社会意义，就像Jay当年的那首《爸，我回来了》。家庭冲突最大的受害者，往往不是冲突的双方，而是无辜的孩子。希望Kelly的歌声能唤醒那些迷失方向的父母，不要等到孩子眼中噙着仇恨的泪，才去后悔。
《Because of you》歌词：
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
