Mama please stop cryin' 
I can't stand the sound 
Your pain is painful and it's 
Tearing me down 

I hear glasses breakin' 
As I sit up in my bed 
I told God you didn't mean 

Those nasty things you said 
You fight about money 
'Bout me and my brother 
And this [bad word] home to 
This is my shelter 

Bridge: 
It ain't easy, growin' up in world war 3 

Never knowin' what love could be 

You'll see, I don't want love to destroy me 
Like it has done my family 
 [bad word]  
Can we work it out (Can we) 
Can we be a family (Can we) 
I promise I'll be better (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 better 
Daddy please don't leave 

Daddy please stop yelling (stop) 
I can't stand the sound (can't stand the 
sound) 
Make mama stop cryin' 
'Cause I need you around (yeah yeah yeah) 
My mama she loves you (I know it) 
No matter what she says is [bad word] 
I know that she hurts you 
But remember 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 choice, no way 

Bridge: 
 [bad word]  

In our family portrait (In our family 
portrait) 
We look pretty happy (We look pretty happy) 
Let's play pretend, let's act like it [bad word] naturally 
I don't wanna have to split the holidays 
I don't want two addresses (no no) 
I don't want a stepbrother anyway 
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 
 [bad word]  

Don't leave… Daddy don't leave... 

Daddy the night you left 
You took my shining star 
Daddy don't leave... 

Mama'll be nicer 
I'll be so much better 
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