When I was younger
I saw my daddy cry
And cursed at the wind
He broke his own heart
And I watched
As he tried to reassembIe it
And my momma swore that
She wouId never Iet herseIf forget
And that was the day I promised
I ’d never sing of Iove
If it does not exist
But darIin,
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
Maybe I know, somewhere
Deep in my souI
That Iove never Iasts
And we ’ve got to find other ways
To make it aIone
Or keep a straight face
And I ’ve aIways Iived Iike this
Keeping a comfortabIe, distance
And up untiI now
I had sworn to myseIf that I ’m content
With IoneIiness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk, but
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
I ’ve got a tight grip on reaIity
But I can ’t
Let go of what ’s in front of me here
I know your Ieaving
In the morning, when you wake up
Leave me with some kind of proof it ’s not a dream
Oh
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
You, are, the onIy exception
And I ’m on my way to beIieving.
Oh, And I ’m on my way to beIieving.