Mama 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 3
Never knowin' 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)
Can we be a family (Can we)
I promise I'll be better (I promise)
Mommy I'll do anything (I'll do anything)
Can we work it out Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better
Daddy please don't leave
Daddy please stop yelling (stop)
I can't stand the sound (can't stand the sound)
Make mama stop crying
Cause I need you around (yeah yeah yeah)
My mama she loves you (I know it)
No matter what she says is true
I know that she hurts you
But remember I love you too !
I ran away today, ran from the noise
Ran away (ran away)
Don't wanna go back to that place
But don't have no choice, no way
It ain't easy, growing up in world war 3
Never knowing what love could be
But I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it did my family
Can we work it out (Can we work it)
Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better (I promise)
Mommy I'll do anything (Anything to keep you back)
Can we work it out Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better (I promise I promise)
Daddy please don't leave
In our family portrait (In our family portrait)
We look pretty happy (We look pretty happy)
Let's play pretend, let's act like it Comes naturally
I don't wanna have to split the holidays (no no)
I don't want two addresses (no no)
I don't want a stepbrother anyway
And I don't want my mom
to have to change her last name!
In our family portrait We look pretty happy
We look pretty normal Lets go back to that
In our family portrait We look pretty happy
Lets play pretend, act like it Goes naturally
In our family portrait (Can we work it out)
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family)
We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better)
Lets go back to that (Mommy I'll do anything)
In our family portrait (Can we work it out)
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family)
Lets play pretend (I promise I'll be better)
Act like it goes naturally, (Daddy please don't leave)
Oh lets go back Oh lets go back
In our family portrait (Can we work it out)
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family)
We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better)
Lets go back to that (Mommy I'll do anything)
In our family portrait (Can we work it out)
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family)
We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better)
Lets go back to that (Daddy please don't leave)
Don't leave... don't leave... Daddy don't leave...
Don't leave... Daddy don't leave...
Daddy don't leave... Daddy don't leave...
Daddy don't leave... Don't leave...
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...
Mama'll be nicer I'll be so much better
I'll tell my brother I won't spill the milk at dinner
I'll be so much better I'll do everything right
I'll be your little girl forever
I'll go to sleep at night Ooh no Ooh noOoh no Ooh