Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uh
Momma please stop cryin, I can`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 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 growin up in World War III
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 be a family?
I promise I`ll be better, Mommy 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 yellin, I can`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
Don`t wanna go back to that place, but don`t have
no choice, no way
It ain`t easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be, well 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?
I promise I`ll be better, Mommy 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
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
Let`s play pretend, let`s act like it comes
naturally
I don`t wanna have to split the holidays
I don`t want two addresses
I don`t want a step-brother anyways
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, 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 I`ll be better, Mommy I`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 I`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 I`ll be better, Daddy please 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
Mom will be nicer
I`ll be so much better, I`ll tell my brother
Oh, 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
