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
Cause 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 look pretty normal
Let's go back to that
In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
Let's play pretend act
And like it comes so
Naturally
In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
We look pretty normal
Let's go back to that
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