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