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 -
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.