VIDEO Am - Dm - C - Dm - E (2x) Am Dm 1 Momma please stop cryin I can t stand the soundC Dm E your pain is painful and it s tearin' me down Am Dm I hear glasses breaking as I sit up in my bed C Dm E I told dad you didn t mean those nasty things you said Am - Dm You fight about money bout me and my brotherC - Dm E and this I come home to this is my shelterAm Dm It ain t easy growin up in World War III C never knowin what love could be you ll see Dm E I don t want love to destroy me like it has done my family Am Dm Can we work it out Can we be a family C Dm E I promise I ll be better Mommy I ll do anything Am Dm Can we work it out Can we be a family C Dm - E I promise I ll be better Daddy please don t leave Am Dm 3 Daddy please stop yellin I can t stand the soundC Dm E make mama stop cryin cuz I need you aroundAm - Dm My mama she loves you no matter what she says its trueC Dm E I know that she hurt you but remember I love you too Am Dm I ran away today ran from the noise ran awayC Dm E don t wanna go back to that place but don t have no choice no wayAm Dm It ain t easy growin up in World War III C never knowin what love could be well I've seen Dm E I don t want love to destroy me like it did my family Am Dm Can we work it out Can we be a family C Dm E I promise I ll be better Mommy I ll do anything Am Dm Can we work it out Can we be a family C Dm - E I promise I ll be better Daddy please don t leave Am Dm In our family portrait we look pretty happyC Dm E let s play pretend let's act like it comes naturally Am Dm I don t wanna have to split the holidays I don t want two addresses C I don t want a step-brother anyways Dm E and I don t want my mom to have to change her last name Am Dm In our family portrait we look pretty happy C Dm E we look pretty normal let's go back to that Am Dm In our family portrait we look pretty happy C Dm E let's play pretend act like it goes naturally repeat these lines 3 timesAm - Dm Daddy don t leave Daddy don t leaveC Dm E Daddy don t leave turn around pleaseAm Dm Remember that the night you left C Dm - E you took my shining star Am Dm Daddy don t leave Daddy don t leave C Dm - E Daddy don t leave don't leave us here alone Am Dm Mom will be nicer I ll be so much better C Dm E I ll tell my brother oh I won t spill the milk at dinner Am Dm I ll be so much better I ll do everything right C Dm E I ll be your little girl forever I ll go to sleep at night Am - Dm - C - Dm - E Oh??