Momma please stop cryin

I can t stand the sound

Your pain is painful

and its 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 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 cuz

I need you around

My mama she loves you no matter

what she says

its 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

We look pretty normal

SO let s go back to that

In our family portrait

we look pretty happy

Let s play pretend act

like it goes naturally

Daddy please don t

leave