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'tleave

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 loveyou, too

I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away

Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't haveno 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 myfamily

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'tleave

In our family portrait, we look pretty happy

Let's play pretend, let's act like it comesnaturally

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 sonaturally

(I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don'tleave)

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'tleave)

Daddy don't leave Daddy don't leave Daddy don't leave

Turn around please

Remember that the night you left

you took myshining 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 .