Family Portrait lyrics

Momma please stop crying, I can’t stand the sound

Your pain is painful and it’s tearing me down

I hear glasses breaking as I sit up in my bed

I told God you didn’t 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 ain’t easy growing up in world war 3

Never knowing 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?

Promise I’ll be better

Mommy, I’ll do anything

Can we work it out?

Can we be a family?

Promise I’ll be better

Daddy, please don’t leave

Daddy please stop yelling, I can’t stand the sound

Make Momma stop crying ‘cause I need you around

My momma she loves you

No matter what she says, it’s 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 growing up in world war 3

Never knowing what love could be, what I've seen

I don’t want love to destroy me, like it has done my family

Can we work it out?

Can we be a family?

Promise I’ll be better

I promise I’ll do anything to keep home

Can we work it out?

Can we be a family?

Promise I’ll be better

I promise, I promise

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

And I don’t want 2 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

Let’s play pretend

Oh let’s go back, oh let’s go back to that

Remember the days, remember the days

Let’s go back to that

Can we be a family?

Promise I’ll be better

Daddy, please don’t leave me

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 me here

Mom will be nicer and I’ll be so much better

And I’ll tell my brother 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