When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry And curse at the wind He's 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 darlin' 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 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 Well, 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 off 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, oh ♪ You are the only exception You are the only exception But you are the only exception You are the only exception You are the only exception