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 mama 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 exist
But, darling, you are the only exception
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
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
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
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 of some kind of proof it's not a dream oh
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing
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 mama 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 exist
But, darling, you are the only exception
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
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
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
you are the only exception
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 of some kind of proof it's not a dream oh
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing