why can't family be family again br we used to always be friends br we used to huddle together br whenever we got scared br we felt the warmth in one anothers arms br because we knew the love was there br br we used to build forts out of whatever we had in our rooms br and wage sars br throwing pillows, books, and brooms br br we used to have mini mosh pits br with just the four of us br we headbanged and pushed br we screamed and pretended to cuss br br we used to protect eachother br we used to defend one another br we used to stand together like brothers and sister br when mom punished us we would all resist her br br we used to be a family br a family that would always care br we used to be a family with more happiness than despair br we used to be a family that never hogged food or air br we used to be a family that told eachother we were there br br we used to be a family br a family that sat down toghether and ate br we used to be a family full of our own ideas that we create br we used to be a family that got along without debate br we used to be a family with more love than hate br br so why can't family be family again br and remember why those times were so good br why can't family be family again br and treat eachother the way we should br br why can't family be family again br and throw the hate away br why can't family be family again br and invite the love to staybr br Ricky Bakerbr br