Family Portrait
Momma 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 God you didn’t mean those nasty things you said
You fight 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 3
Never knowing 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?
Promise I’ll be better
Mommy, I’ll do anything
Can we work it out?
Can we be a family?
Promise I’ll be better
Daddy, please don’t leave
Daddy please stop yelling, I can’t stand the sound
Make Momma stop crying ‘cause I need you around
My momma 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 growing up in world war 3
Never knowing what love could be, what I've seen
I don’t want love to destroy me, like it has done my family
Can we work it out?
Can we be a family?
Promise I’ll be better
I promise I’ll do anything to keep home
Can we work it out?
Can we be a family?
Promise I’ll be better
I promise, I promise
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
And I don’t want 2 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
Let’s play pretend
Oh let’s go back, oh let’s go back to that
Remember the days, remember the days
Let’s go back to that
Can we be a family?
Promise I’ll be better
Daddy, please don’t leave me
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 me here
Mom will be nicer and I’ll be so much better
And 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
