Family Portrait lyrics by Pink
Title : FAMILY PORTRAITArtist : PINK
Comp : Moore/Storch
Copyright : EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Reference Number : 1806
Tempo = 91
Time Signature = 4/4
Duration = 4' 55"
Sequence finish Bar 113
Key Signature = C Minor
Spoken: Uh, uh, some deep s**t, uh, uh
Sung: oh, oh, oh, , oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ,yeah
Mama 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 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', cuz I need you around
My mama she loves you, no matter what she says
its 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, well I've seen
I don�t want love to destroy me like it did my family
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I�ll be better, tell me 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
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, 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
*** Lead Vox ad libs ***
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise I�ll be better, Mommy I�ll do anything)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend act and like it comes so naturally
(I promise I�ll be better, Daddy please don't leave)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise I�ll be better, Mommy I�ll do anything)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend act and like it comes so naturally
(I promise I�ll be better, Daddy please don't leave)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise I�ll be better, Mommy I�ll do anything)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend act and like it comes so naturally
(I promise I�ll be better, Daddy please don't leave)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise I�ll be better, Mommy I�ll do anything)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend act and like it comes so naturally
(I promise I�ll be better, Daddy please don't leave)
SONG STRUCTURE
Note : The terms used to assist the user in defining the structure
of this work are for guidance only and should not be taken as literal.
Seq Bar Numbers
>From To : DESCRIPTION
1 - 2 : Set Up - Control Codes & Program Changes
2 - 3 : 4 Hi Hats for count-in
3 - 11 : Introduction
11 - 19 : Verse 1
19 - 27 : Verse 2
27 - 35 : Chorus 1
35 - 43 : Verse 3
43 - 51 : Verse 4
51 - 59 : Chorus 2
59 - 67 : Middle 8
67 - 75 : Chorus 3
75 - 83 : Chorus 4
83 - 91 : Chorus 5
91 - 99 : Chorus 6
99 - 113 : Chorus 7 / Outro
Note : The first bar contains Control Codes to "set up" your tone generator(s).
Note : A 'metronome' count-in is given (sounding as a closed hi-hat)
by the drum track (track 2). This occurs on beats 1, 2, 3 and 4 of bar 2.
TRACK INFORMATION
Number of MIDI CHANNELS used : 15
MIDI VOICE
Channel Type
10 DRUMS & PERCUSSION
2 BASS
3 PIANO 1
4 PIANO 2
5 PIANO 3
6 VIOLAN
7 VIOLA 1
8 VIOLA 2
9 CELLO
11 LOW STRINGS
12 HIGH STRINGS
13 PIZZ STRINGS
14 FLUTE
15 GRP VOX
16 LEAD VOX
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