Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uh
Momma please stop cryin, I canÂ’t stand the sound
Your pain is painful and its tearin' me down
I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed
I told dad you didnÂ’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 ainÂ’t easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be, youÂ’ll see
I donÂ’t want love to destroy me like it has done
my family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise IÂ’ll be better, Mommy IÂ’ll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise IÂ’ll be better, Daddy please donÂ’t
leave
Daddy please stop yellin, I canÂ’t stand the sound
Make mama stop cryin, cuz I need you around
My mama she loves you, no matter what she says
its true
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love
you, too
I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away
DonÂ’t wanna go back to that place, but donÂ’t have
no choice, no way
It ainÂ’t easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be, well I've seen
I donÂ’t want love to destroy me like it did my
family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise IÂ’ll be better, Mommy IÂ’ll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise IÂ’ll be better, Daddy please donÂ’t
leave
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
LetÂ’s play pretend, let's act like it comes
naturally
I donÂ’t wanna have to split the holidays
I donÂ’t want two addresses
I donÂ’t want a step-brother anyways
And I donÂ’t want my mom to have to change her
last name
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
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise IÂ’ll be better, Mommy IÂ’ll do
anything)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend act and like it comes so
naturally
(I promise IÂ’ll be better, Daddy please don't
leave)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise IÂ’ll be better, Daddy please don't
leave)
Daddy donÂ’t leave
Daddy donÂ’t leave
Daddy donÂ’t leave
Turn around please
Remember that the night you left you took my
shining star?
Daddy donÂ’t leave
Daddy donÂ’t leave
Daddy donÂ’t leave
Don't leave us here alone
Mom will be nicer
IÂ’ll be so much better, IÂ’ll tell my brother
Oh, I wonÂ’t spill the milk at dinner
IÂ’ll be so much better, IÂ’ll do everything right
IÂ’ll be your little girl forever
IÂ’ll go to sleep at night