Family Portrait

Uh, uh
Some deep shit
Uh, uh
Look at me

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, yeah, yeah

Momma please stop cryin'
I can't stand the sound 
Your pain is painful
And it's 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 what 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, 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 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 (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 portrait (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 comes so naturally (Daddy please don't leave) 

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 portrait (Can we work it out) 
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family) 
Let's play pretend (I promise I'll be better)
Let's go back to that (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

Oh, oh, oh

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