Room 6 Blog: Buddy Reading Song of the Week

Each week a new song video with the lyrics will be linked to this post.

Your task is to get together with a buddy, grab a worksheet from the Buddy Reading on the wall and work through it together for the

'Song of The Week.'

This will mean listening to the video below, reading the lyrics below the video and then answering the questions and completing the tasks on the sheet.

"Family Portrait"

(By Pink)

Momma please stop crying, I can't stand the sound

Your pain is painful and it's tearin' me down

I hear glasses breaking as I sit up in my bed

I told God 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 knowing 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 yelling (Stop), I can't stand the sound (Can't stand the sound)

Make mama stop crying, '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 (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 we work it?) Can we be a family?

I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything

(I promise I'll do anything to keep you there)

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?

I promise I'll be better (I promise, I promise), Daddy please don't leave

In our family portrait (In our family portrait) we look pretty happy (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