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Family Portrait Lyrics By P Nk

    uh uh some deep shit
    uh uh
    look away
    uh uh
    oh oh oh oh
    yeah yeah yeah yeah

    mama please stop crying i can’t stand the sound
    your pain is painful and it’s tearin’ 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 ’bout me and my brother
    and this i come home to this is my shelter

    pre
    it ain’t easy growing up in world war iii
    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 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 yellin’ stop
    i can’t stand the sound can’t stand the sound
    make mama stop cryin’ ’cause i need you around
    my mama she loves you i know it
    no matter what she says it’s true
    i know that she hurts you but remember i love you too

    breakdown
    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

    pre
    it ain’t easy growin’ up in world war iii
    never knowing 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 work it out can we be a family
    i promise i’ll be better mommy i’ll do anything
    i promise i’ll do anything to keep you there
    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

    in our family portrait in our family portrait
    we look pretty happy we look pretty happy
    let’s play pretend let’s act like it comes naturally
    let’s play let’s play let’s play pretend
    i don’t wanna have to split the holidays
    i don’t want two addresses
    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 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

    Artist: P Nk

    Year: 2002

    Decade: 00s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 339