The Only Exception

(ｗｈｅｎ　ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ) When I was younger (ｉ　ｓａｗ　ｍｙ　ｄａｄｄｙ　ｃｒｙ) I saw my daddy cry (ａｎｄ　ｃｕｒｓｅ　ａｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｉｎｄ) and curse at the wind (ｈｅ　ｂｒｏｋｅ　ｈｉｓ　ｏｗｎ　ｈｅａｒｔ) He broke his own heart (ａｎｄ　ｉ　ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ) and I watched (ａｓ　ｈｅ　ｔｒｉｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｒｅａｓｓｅｍｂｌｅ　ｉｔ) as he tried to reassemble it (ａｎｄ　ｍｙ　ｍｏｍｍａ　ｓｗｏｒｅ) And my momma swore (ｔｈａｔ　ｓｈｅ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｎｅｖｅｒ) that she would never (ｌｅｔ　ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ　ｆｏｒｇｅｔ) let herself forget (ａｎｄ　ｔｈａｔ　ｗａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｄａｙ) And that was the day (ｔｈａｔ　ｉ　ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ) that I promised (ｉ’ｄ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｓｉｎｇ　ｏｆ　ｌｏｖｅ) I'd never sing of love (ｉｆ　ｉｔ　ｄｏｅｓ　ｎｏｔ　ｅｘｉｓｔ) if it does not exist (ｂｕｔ　ｄａｒｌｉｎｇ) But Darling (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 (ｍａｙｂｅ　ｉ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ) Maybe I know somewhere (ｄｅｅｐ　ｉｎ　ｍｙ　ｓｏｕｌ) deep in my soul (ｔｈａｔ　ｌｏｖｅ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｌａｓｔｓ) that love never lasts (ａｎｄ　ｗｅ’ｖｅ　ｇｏｔ) And we've got (ｔｏ　ｆｉｎｄ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｗａｙｓ) to find other ways (ｔｏ　ｍａｋｅ　ｉｔ　ａｌｏｎｅ) to make it alone (ｋｅｅｐ　ａ　ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ　ｆａｃｅ) Keep a straight face (ａｎｄ　ｉ’ｖｅ　ａｌｗａｙｓ　ｌｉｖｅｄ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｈｉｓ) And I've always lived like this (ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ　ａ　ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ) keeping a comfortable (ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ) distance (ａｎｄ　ｕｐ　ｕｎｔｉｌ　ｎｏｗ) And up until now (ｉ　ｈａｄ　ｓｗｏｒｎ　ｔｏ　ｍｙｓｅｌｆ) I had sworn to myself (ｔｈａｔ　ｉ’ｍ　ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ) that I'm content (ｗｉｔｈ　ｌｏｎｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ) with loneliness (ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｎｏｎｅ　ｏｆ　ｉｔ　ｗａｓ) Because none of it was (ｅｖｅｒ　ｗｏｒｔｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｉｓｋ) ever worth the risk (ｗｅｌｌ　ｙｏｕ　ａｒｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｅｘｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ) Well 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 (ｉ’ｖｅ　ｇｏｔ　ａ　ｔｉｇｈｔ　ｇｒｉｐ　ｏｎ　ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ) I've got a tight grip on reality (ｂｕｔ　ｉ　ｃａｎ’ｔ　ｌｅｔ　ｇｏ　ｏｆ) but I can't let go of (ｗｈａｔ’ｓ　ｉｎ　ｆｒｏｎｔ　ｏｆ　ｍｅ　ｈｅｒｅ) what's in front of me here (ｉ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｙｏｕ’ｒｅ　ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ) I know you're leaving in the morning (ｗｈｅｎ　ｙｏｕ　ｗａｋｅ　ｕｐ) when you wake up (ｌｅａｖｅ　ｍｅ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｋｉｎｄ　ｏｆ) Leave me with some kind of (ｐｒｏｏｆ　ｉｔｓ　ｎｏｔ　ａ　ｄｒｅａｍ) proof its not a dream (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 (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 (ｉ’ｍ　ｏｎ　ｍｙ　ｗａｙ　ｔｏ　ｂｅｌｉｅｖｉｎｇ) I'm on my way to believing (ａｎｄ　ｉ’ｍ　ｏｎ　ｍｙ　ｗａｙ　ｔｏ　ｂｅｌｉｅｖｉｎｇ) And I'm on my way to believing