Momma please stop crying
I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and
it's tearing' me down
I hear glasses breaking'
as I sit up in my bed
I told dad you didn't mean
those nasty things you said
You fight about money
'bout me and my brother
And this I come home to
this is my shelter
It ain't easy growing up in World War Three
Never knowing' what love could be you'll see
I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family
Can we work it out?
Can we be a family?
promise I'll be better
Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out?
Can we be a family?
promise I'll be better
Daddy please don't leave
Daddy please stop yelling
I can't stand the sound
Make mama stop crying'
'cause I need you around
My mama she loves you
no matter what she says it's true
I know that she hurts you
but remember: I love you too!
I ran away today
ran from the noise ran away
Don't wanna go back to that place
but don't have any choice no way
It ain't easy growing up in World War Three
Never knowing what love could be I've seen
I don't want love to destroy me like it did my family
Can we work it out?
Can we be a family?
promise I'll be better
Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out?
Can we be a family?
promise I'll be better
Daddy please don't leave
In our family portrait
we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend
act like it goes naturally
I don't wanna have to split the holidays
I don't want two addresses
I don't want a stepbrother anyways
And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name.
family portrait
we look pretty happy
We look pretty normal;
let's go back to that
In our family portrait
we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend
act like it goes naturally
In our family portrait
we look pretty happy
We look pretty normal;
let's go back to that
In our family portrait
we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend
act like it goes naturally
In our family portrait
we look pretty happy
We look pretty normal;
let's go back to that
In our family portrait
we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend
act like it goes naturally
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Turn around please
Remember that the night you left
you took my shining star
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Don't leave us here alone
