When I was younger I saw my daddy cry And cursed 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 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 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 was content With loneliness Cos none of it was ever worth the risk, but 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 cant Let go of what's in front of me here I know your leaving In the morning, when you wake up Leave me with some proof its not a dream Ohh--- 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 im on my way to believing it Oh, And Im on my way to believing it