Mama please stop
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
I told Dad you didn't mean
Those nasty things you said
You about money
About me and my brother
And this I come home to
This is my shelter
It ain't easy, growing up in World War III
Never knowing what love could be
You'll see, I don't want love to 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
(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
Daddy, please don't leave
Daddy please stop yelling
(Stop)
I can't stand the sound
(Can't stand the sound)
Make Mama stop
'Cause I need you around
My mama, she loves you
(I know it)
No matter what she says is
I know that she hurts you
But 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 , no way
It ain't easy growing up in World War III
Never knowing what love could be
That I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me
(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
(I promise I'll do anything)
Mommy, I'll do anything
(To keep you better)
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
(Stay)
In our family portrait
(In our family portrait)
We look pretty happy
(We look pretty happy)
Let's play pretend
(Let's play pretend)
Let's act like it naturally
(That's right)
(That's right)
I don't wanna have to split the holidays
(No, no)
I don't want two
(No)
I don't want a stepbrother anyways
And I don't want my Mommy
Have to change her last name!
In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
We look pretty
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
(Can we work it out?)
We look pretty happy
(Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal
(I promise I'll be better)
Let's go 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?)
Let's play pretend
(I promise I'll be better)
Act like it goes naturally
(Daddy please don't leave)
Oh let's go back oh lets go back to that
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)
Let's go back to that
(Mommy I'll do anything)
