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 darling,

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

Or 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 you're leaving

In the morning, when you wake up

Leave me with some kind

of proof it s not a dream

Ohh...

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