Mama please stop cryin'
I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and it's
Tearing me down

I hear glasses breakin'
As I sit up in my bed
I told God you didn't mean
Those nasty things you said
You fight about everything
'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 knowin' what love could be
You'll see, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it has done my family

 Daddy please stop yelling

I can't stand the sound
Make mama stop crying
'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
Don't wanna go back to that place
But don't have no choice, no way

It ain't easy, growing up in world war 3
Never knowing what love could be
But I've seen, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it did my family

 In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, let's act like it
Comes naturally
I don't wanna have to split the holidays

I don't want two addresses
I don't want a stepbrother anyway
And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name!

 In our family portrait

We look pretty happy
We look pretty normal

I promise I'll be better
Lets go back to that

Mommy I'll do anything
 
Remember that the night you left
You took my shining star
Mama will 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