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 re-a**emble it And my mama swore that she would Never let herself forget And that was the day that I promised I would 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 Baby I know somewhere Deep in my soul That love never lasts And we've got to find other ways To make it alone And keep a straight face And I've always lived like this Keeping a comfortable... Distance Up until now I've Sworn to myself That I'm content With lonliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk Well, 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 with some kind of proof it's not a dream Ohhhhhhh You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception And I'm on my way to believing