Family Portrait
By Pink
Uh, uh - some deep shit
Uh, uh - a look at life

Momma please stop cryin
I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful
And its 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 growing 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 yellin,
I can't stand the sound
Make mama stop crying
Cuz I need you around

My mama she loves you
No matter what she says it's 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 III
Never knowing what love could be, well I've seen
I don't want love to destroy me
Like it did my family

Can we work it out? (Can work it...)
Can we be a family? (...out?)
I promise I'll be better (I promise I'll do...)
Mommy I'll do anything (...anything to keep you...)
Can we work it out? (...around...!)
Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better (I promise, I promise)
Daddy please don't leave (yeah..)

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 step-brother, anyways
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
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
Where we look pretty happy
Where we look pretty normal
Let's go back to that
In our family portrait
When we look pretty happy
When we look pretty normal
Let's play pretend and
Act like it comes so naturally
Remember the day
Remember the day
We were pretty normal
Yeah, let's go back to that
In our family portrait
Where we look pretty happy
When we look pretty normal
Yeah, let's go back to that


Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
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

Mom will be nicer
I'll be so much better
I'll tell my brother
Oh, 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


Italicized portion: A lot of adlibbing
and layed vocals that I can't quite make out


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