^CmMomma please stop cryin, ^FmI can't stand the sound ^EbYour pain is painful and its t^Dearin' me d^Gown ^CmI hear glasses breakin as ^FmI sit up in my bed ^EbI told dad you didn't mean those n^Dasty things you^G said

^CmYou fight about money, b^Fmout me and my brother ^EbAnd this I come home to, ^Dthis is my sh^Gelter ^CmIt ain't easy growin up in World War III ^FmNever knowin what love could be, you'll see ^EbI don't want love to destroy me l^Dike it has done my fa^Gmily

Can we work it o^Cmut' Can we be a fa^Fmmily' I promise I'll be ^Ebbetter, Mommy ^DI'll do any^Gthing Can we work it ^Cmout' Can we be a fam^Fmily' I promise I'll be b^Ebetter, Daddy^D please don't l^Geave

^CmDaddy please stop yellin, ^FmI can't stand the sound ^EbMake mama stop cryin, cu^Dz I need yo^Gu around ^CmMy mama she loves you, no^Fm matter what she says its true ^EbI know that she hurts you, b^Dut remember I love ^Gyou, too

^CmI ran away today, ^Fmran from the noise, ran away ^EbDon't wanna go back to that place, but ^Ddon't have no choice, ^Gno way ^CmIt ain't easy growin up in World War III ^FmNever knowin what love could be, you'll see ^EbI don't want love to destroy me l^Dike it has done my fa^Gmily

Can we work it o^Cmut' Can we be a fa^Fmmily' I promise I'll be ^Ebbetter, Mommy ^DI'll do any^Gthing Can we work it ^Cmout' Can we be a fam^Fmily' I promise I'll be b^Ebetter, Daddy^D please don't l^Geave

^CmIn our family portrait, we^Fm look pretty happy Let's pla^Eby pretend, let's act l^Dike it comes n^Gaturally I don't wanna h^Cmave to split the holidays I don't want ^Fmtwo addresses I don't want a s^Ebtep-brother anyways And I don't want ^Dmy mom to have to change her ^Eblast name

In our ^Cmfamily portrait we look^Fm pretty happy We look p^Ebretty normal, le^Dt's go back to th^Gat In our famil^Cmy portrait we look p^Fmretty happy Let's play pr^Ebetend, act like^D it goes natu^Grally

In our ^Cmfamily portrait we look p^Fmretty happy (Can we work it out' Can we be a family') We look pr^Ebetty normal, let^D's go back to t^Ghat (I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything) In our ^Cmfamily portrait we look p^Fmretty happy (Can we work it out' Can we be a family') Let's play ^Ebpretend act and lik^De it comes s^Go naturally (I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave) In our fam^Cmily portrait we look p^Fmretty happy (Can we work it out' Can we be a family') We look prett^Eby normal, let'^Ds go back to t^Ghat (I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave)

^CmDaddy don't leave ^FmDaddy don't leave ^EbDaddy don't leave ^DTurn around ^Gplease ^CmRemember that the night ^Fmyou left y^Ebou took my^D shining^G star' ^CmDaddy don't leave ^FmDaddy don't leave ^EbDaddy don't leave ^DDon't leave us h^Gere alone

^CmMom will be nicer I'll be ^Fmso much better, I'l^Ebl tell my brother Oh, I won't^D spill the milk at ^Gdinner I^Cm'll be so much better, I^Fm'll do everything right I'll be your l^Ebittle girl forever ^DI'll go to sleep a^Gt night