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 exist
But darling you are
the only exception
Well you are the only exception
Well you are the only exception
Well 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
But darling you are
the only exception
Well you are the only exception
Well you are the only exception
Well 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
So leave me with some kind of proof
it's not a dream
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
And I'm on my way to believing