Momma 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 be a family? 
I promise I'll be better, mommy 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 cryin, cause 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 growin up in World War III
Never knowin' what love could be, well I've seen
I don't want love to destroy me like it did my family