[Incomprehensible]
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Mama please stop cryin'
I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and it's
Tearing 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 3
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?)
Can we be a family
(Can we?)
I promise, I'll be better
(I promise)
Mommy, I'll do anything
(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 yelling
(Stop)
I can't stand the sound
(Can't stand the sound)
Make mama stop cryin'
'Cause I need you around
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

My mama, she loves you
(I know it)
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)
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 3
Never knowin' what love could be
But I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it did my family

Can we work it out
(Can we work it)
Can we be a family
I promise, I'll be better
(I promise, I'll do)
Mommy, I'll do anything
(Anything to keep you back)

Can we work it out?
Can we be a family?
I promise, I'll be better
(I promise, I promise)
Daddy, please don't leave
(Yeah)

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
(No, no)
I don't want two addresses
(No, no)
I don't want a stepbrother 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
(Can we work it out?)
We look pretty happy
(Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal
(I promise I'll be better)
Let's go back to that
(Mommy, I'll do anything)

In our family portait
(Can we work it out?)
We look pretty happy
(Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend
(I promise, I'll be better?)
Act like it goes naturally
(Daddy, please don't leave)
Oh, let's go back, oh, lets go back

In our family portrait
(Can we work it out?)
We look pretty happy
(Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal
(I promise, I'll be better)
Let's go back to that
(Mommy, I'll do anything)

In our family portait
(Can we work it out?)
We look pretty happy
(Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal
(I promise, I'll be better)
Let's go back to that
(Daddy, please don't leave)

Don't leave, don't leave
Daddy don't leave, uh, Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave, Daddy don't leave, Daddy don't leave
Turn around please, alright, oh my

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

Mama'll be nicer
I'll be so much better
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

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Yeah, oh