When I was younger

I saw my daddy cry

And curse at the wind

He broke his own heart

And I watched

As he tried to reassemble it

And my momma swore

That she would never let herself forget

And that was the day that I promised

I'd never sing of love

If it does not e ist,

but darlin'

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

Maybe I know, somewhere

Deep in my soul

That love never lasts

And we've got to find other ways

To make it alone

But keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this

Keeping a comfortable, distance

And up until now

I had sworn to myself that I'm content

With loneliness

Because none of it was

ever worth the risk

But, you are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are, the only e ception

I've got a tight grip on reality

But I can't

let go of

what's in front of me here

I know your leaving in the

morning, when you wake up

Leave me with some kind of

proof it's not a dream, oh

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

You are,

the only e ception

And I'm on my way to believing

Oh, and I'm on my way to believing