[00:03.74]Uh' uh' some deep shit' uh' uh
[00:07.48]Momma please stop cryin' I can't stand the sound
[00:27.45]Your pain is painful and its tearin' me down
[00:32.38]I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed
[00:37.49]I told dad you didn't mean those nasty things you
[00:41.18]said
[00:43.17]You fight about money' bout me and my brother
[00:48.41]And this I come home to' this is my shelter
[00:53.47]It ain't easy growin up in World War III
[00:56.53]Never knowin what love could be' you'll see
[00:59.27]I don't want love to destroy me like it has done
[01:01.89]my family
[01:03.33]Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
[01:08.45]I promise I'll be better' Mommy I'll do anything
[01:13.56]Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
[01:18.30]I promise I'll be better' Daddy please don't
[01:22.80]leave
[01:24.79]Daddy please stop yellin' I can't stand the sound
[01:30.10]Make mama stop cryin' cuz I need you around
[01:35.65]My mama she loves you' no matter what she says
[01:39.21]its true
[01:40.08]I know that she hurts you' but remember I love
[01:44.01]you' too
[01:45.95]I ran away today' ran from the noise' ran away
[01:51.25]Don't wanna go back to that place' but don't have
[01:54.25]no choice' no way
[01:55.99]It ain't easy growin up in World War III
[01:59.11]Never knowin what love could be' well I've seen
[02:01.92]I don't want love to destroy me like it did my
[02:04.48]family
[02:06.23]Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
[02:10.84]I promise I'll be better' Mommy I'll do anything
[02:15.90]Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
[02:21.33]I promise I'll be better' Daddy please don't
[02:25.38]leave
[02:27.57]In our family portrait' we look pretty happy
[02:32.88]Let's play pretend' let's act like it comes
[02:36.05]naturally
[02:37.12]I don't wanna have to split the holidays
[02:40.11]I don't want two addresses
[02:42.30]I don't want a step-brother anyways
[02:44.73]And I don't want my mom to have to change her
[02:47.48]last name
[02:48.22]In our family portrait we look pretty happy
[02:53.03]We look pretty normal' let's go back to that
[02:58.02]In our family portrait we look pretty happy
[03:03.14]Let's play pretend' act like it goes naturally
[03:08.63]In our family portrait we look pretty happy
[03:14.18]we work it out? Can we be a
[03:16.51]We look pretty normal' let's go back to that
[03:19.01]promise I'll be better' Mommy I'll do
[03:20.63]
[03:20.81]In our family portrait we look pretty happy
[03:24.06]we work it out? Can we be a
[03:25.87]Let's play pretend act and like it comes so
[03:28.49]naturally
[03:29.36]promise I'll be better' Daddy please don't
[03:30.55]
[03:30.68]In our family portrait we look pretty happy
[03:33.92]we work it out? Can we be a
[03:35.23]We look pretty normal' let's go back to that
[03:39.97]promise I'll be better' Daddy please don't
[03:41.54]
[03:41.78]Daddy don't leave
[03:46.71]Daddy don't leave
[03:57.70]Daddy don't leave
[04:01.37]Turn around please
[04:03.94]Remember that the night you left you took my
[04:08.24]shining star?
[04:11.24]Daddy don't leave
[04:14.36]Daddy don't leave
[04:16.29]Daddy don't leave
[04:19.79]Don't leave us here alone
[04:22.53]Mom will be nicer
[04:24.22]I'll be so much better' I'll tell my brother
[04:29.33]Oh' I won't spill the milk at dinner
[04:32.51]I'll be so much better' I'll do everything right
[04:37.07]I'll be your little girl forever
[04:40.13]I'll go to sleep at night

Uh' uh' some deep shit' uh' uh
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't
leave
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 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 III
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
we work it out? Can we be a
We look pretty normal' let's go back to that
promise I'll be better' Mommy I'll do
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
we work it out? Can we be a
Let's play pretend act and like it comes so
naturally
promise I'll be better' Daddy please don't
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
we work it out? Can we be a
We look pretty normal' let's go back to that
promise I'll be better' Daddy please don't
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