Family Portrait

Family Portrait

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


(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)


We look pretty normal, let's go back to that


(I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do


anything)


In our family portrait we look pretty happy


(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)


Let's play pretend act and like it comes so


naturally


(I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't


leave)


In our family portrait we look pretty happy


(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)


We look pretty normal, let's go back to that


(I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't


leave)




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