| Am | Dm | C | B7 | E |
| Verse 1: |
| Am | |
| Mama please stop cryin' |
| Dm | |
| I can't stand the sound |
| C | |
| Your pain is painful and it's |
| B7 | E | |
| 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 known 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 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 (ran away) |
| Don't wanna go back to that place |
| But don't have no choice, no way (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 out ohhhhhh!) |
| Can we be a family |
| I promise I'll be better (I promise) |
| Mommy I'll do anything (Anything to keep you here!!!!) |
| 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 (let's act let's act let's act like it comes) |
| Comes naturally |
| I don't wanna have to split the holidays (no no) |
| I don't want two addresses (no no no no nooo) |
| I don't want a stepbrother anyways |
| And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name!!!! |
| Ohhhhhhhh no no no no no noooooooohhhhh no no no no no |
| (Little kidz chorus) |
| In our family portrait |
| We look pretty happy |
| We look pretty normal |
| Lets go back to that |
| In our family portrait |
| We look pretty happy |
| Lets 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) |
| Lets 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) |
| Lets play pretend (I promise I'll be better) |
| Act like it goes naturally,(Daddy please don't leave) |
| Oh lets go back Oh lets go back that |
| Remember the days, remember the days |
| 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) |
| Lets 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) |
| Please go back to that (Daddy please don't leave) |
| That!!! ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! |
| Don't leave... don't leave... Daddy don't leave... |
| Don't leave... Daddy don't leave... |
| Daddy don't leave.. Daddy don't leave... Daddy dont leave... |
| Don't leave... don't leave... |
| Turn around please... He's so mad |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ooh no Ooh no |
| Ooh no Ooh |