Aah aah [Incomprehensible]
Aah aah [Incomprehensible]
Ohh ohh ohh ohh
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Mama please stop cryin'
I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful
And it's 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?)
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
My mama, she loves you
(I know it)
No matter what she says is 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
It ain't easy growin' up in World War III
Never knowin' what love could be
That I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me
(I don't want love to destroy me)
Like it did my family
Can we work it out?
(Can we work it?)
Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better
(I promise I'll do anything)
Mommy, I'll do anything
(To keep you better)
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
(Stay)
In our family portrait
(In our family portrait)
We look pretty happy
(We look pretty happy)
Let's play pretend
(Let's play pretend)
Let's act like it comes naturally
(That's right)
(That's right)
I don't wanna have to split the holidays
(No, no)
I don't want two addresses
(No)
I don't want a stepbrother anyways
And I don't want my Mommy
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
(Can we work it out?)
We look pretty happy
(Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal
(I promise I'll be better)
Let's go back to that
(Mommy I'll do anything)
In our family portrait
(Can we work it out?)
We look pretty happy
(Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend
(I promise I'll be better)
Act like it goes naturally
(Daddy please don't leave)
Oh let's go back oh lets go back to that
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 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)
Let's go back to that
(Mommy I'll do anything)
Daddy don't leave
(Don't leave)
Daddy don't leave
(Don't leave)
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Daddy 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
Mama'll be nicer
I'll be so much better
I'll tell my brother
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
Ohh ho ohh ho
Ohh ho ohh ho
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J @ Portrait Poses
I like the lyrics of the song. It reminds me of my mom when she was singing before i go to bed. And she always kisses my favorite family "portrait poses". I miss her a lot.
alicerox428
This is the story of my life, everything that happened. I have wanted to attempt some of the stuff in here and I am sure soon I will!
cheezle96
this is my life story my title of my life the lyrics and eerything instead of a brother its my sister and about my parents my dad did lots of sh**t ****s, drinking, spending the money on stuff like that but its all goods now i love my mum and dad and i hope it never happens again WE LOOK PRETTY NORMAL! thank you pink for singing this u sing my life
roseagius
i love this song. Every time i hear it i cry. its amazing. The power of feeling.
dtmlolhaha
where it says incomperhensible she says this is some deep ****
AlexisDonald
i love this song...but i cry every time i listen to it too!! i really feel what she's saying comming from a divorced family. they split when i was 2 years old...went through joint custody...mom one year - dad another year - swap me and my sister on weekends n holidays. god - i'm only afaid to get married. it's still hard to deal with even being grown up - 21 years now. i remember all the fights they had - throwing things at each other - one time maybe even twice it was fists. i remember screaming as a child for them to stop...i really love this song cuz man - i just feel everything she's sayin. you know?!!!
chaparra_024
ayy dont worry your not alone my parents spilt when i was 10 i can still hear the screaming in my head i can still vision the things they threw at each other i rememer me screaming telling them to stop and yes many times i ran away cause i couldnt stand all the screaming this song realy relates to my life and im already 21 and i still cant forget the day my daddy left me i havent seen him since i was 10 and i dont know where he is right now and i miss him soo much.... i love ya PINK and thanx for writting this song
Rebekka_Bernique05
awesome song... This relates to my family life as a whole... My parents split when I was younger and me and my sister had to decide who we wanted to go with... now we have stepbrothers and sisters and our family is a disaster... its sad but true.. people really go through this... I don't want to fall victim to this type of life again in my own marriage
pinkfan211
I luv it though it's really sad and makes me realise how lucky i am coz even though my mum and dad split up we all get along and still get together luv ya pink!
chaza
dis is my fav song cauz i tottally can relate to it but i was tacken away in the end so for me pink rock for writin dis
Hood_classy_shawty13
dis song is too sad...ppl actually go throught dis
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