Family Portrait

Mama please stop cryin
I cant stand the sound
Your pain is painful and its
Tearing me down

I hear glasses breaking
As I sit up in my bed
I told God you didnt mean
Those nasty things you said
You fight about money
About me and my brother
And this I come home to
This is my shelter

It aint easy, growin up in WW3
Never knowin what love could be
Youll see, I dont want love to destroy me
Like it has done my family

Can we work it out
Can we be a family
I promise Ill be better

Mommy Ill do anything
Can we work it out
Can we be a family
I promise Ill be better
Daddy please dont leave

Daddy please stop yelling
I cant stand the sound
Make mama stop cryin
Cause I need you around
My mama she loves you
No matter what she says is true
I know that she hurts you
But remember I love you too!

I ran away today, ran from the noise
Ran away (ran away)
Dont wanna go back to that place
But dont have no choice, no way

It aint easy, growin up in WW3
Never knowin what love could be
But Ive seen, I dont want love to destroy me
Like it has done my family

In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
Lets play pretend, lets act like it
Comes naturally
I dont wanna have to split the holidays I dont want two addresses
I dont want a stepbrother anyway
And I dont want my mom to have to change her last name!
Mamall be nicer
Ill be so much better
Ill tell my brother

I wont spill the milk at dinner
Ill be so much better
Ill do everything right
Ill be your little girl forever
Ill go to sleep at night

Daddy dont leave... daddy dont leave