Lyrics:

Momma, please stop crying
I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful
And it's tearin' 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 growin' up in World War three
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'
'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 no choice, no way
It ain't easy growin' up in World War three
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