^CmMomma please stop cryin, ^FI can't stand the sound ^EYour pain is painful and its ^Dtearin' me ^Gdown ^CmI hear all the screaming a^Fs I sit up in my bed ^EbI told dad you didn't mean those n^Dasty things you^G said

^CmYou fight about money, b^Fout me and my sister ^EAnd this I come home to,^D this is my s^Ghelter ^CmIt ain't easy growin up in World War III ^FNever knowin what love could be, you'll see ^EI don't want love to destroy me ^Dlike it has done my f^Gamily

Can we work it o^Cmut? Can we be a fa^Fmily? I promise I'll be ^Ebetter, Mommy^D I'll do an^Gything Can we work it ^Cmout? Can we be a fam^Fily? I promise I'll be b^Eetter, Dadd^Dy please don't ^Gleave

^CmDaddy please stop yellin, ^FI can't stand the sound ^EMake mama stop cryin, c^Duz I need y^Gou around ^CmMy mama she loves you, no^F matter what she says its true ^EbI know that she hurts you, b^Dut remember I love ^Gyou, too

^CmI ran away today, ^Fran 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^Fmily? I promise I'll be ^Ebetter, Mommy^D I'll do an^Gything Can we work it ^Cmout? Can we be a fam^Fily? I promise I'll be b^Eetter, Dadd^Dy please don't ^Gleave

^CmIn our family portrait, we^F look pretty happy Let's pla^Ey pretend, let's act ^Dlike it comes ^Gnaturally I don't wanna h^Cmave to split the holidays I don't want ^Ftwo addresses I don't want a s^Etep-brother anyways And I don't want ^Dmy mom to have to change her ^Elast name

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

In our ^Cmfamily portrait we look p^Fretty happy (Can we work it out? Can we be a family?) We look pr^Eetty 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^Fretty happy (Can we work it out? Can we be a family?) Let's play ^Epretend 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^Fretty happy (Can we work it out? Can we be a family?) We look prett^Ey normal, let'^Ds go back to t^Ghat (I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave)

^CmDaddy don't leave ^FDaddy don't leave ^EDaddy don't leave ^DTurn around ^Gplease ^CmRemember that the night ^Fyou left y^Eou took m^Dy shining^G star? ^CmDaddy don't leave ^FDaddy don't leave ^EDaddy don't leave ^DDon't leave us h^Gere alone

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