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When I was younger I saw my daddy cry and curse at the wind
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He broe his own heart and I watched as he tried to re!assemb"e it
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#nd my mama swore that she wou"d ne$er "et herse"% %orget
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#nd that was the day that I &romised I'd ne$er sing o% "o$e
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i% it does not e(ist) but dar"ing
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
VERSE.
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/aybe I now somewhere dee& in my sou" that "o$e ne$er "asts
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#nd we'$e got to %ind other ways to mae it a"one or ee& a straight %ace
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#nd I'$e a"ways "i$ed "ie this) ee&ing a com%ortab"e distance
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#nd u& unti" now I had sworn to myse"% that I'm content with "one"iness
0ecause none o% it was e$er worth the ris
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
0RIDGE
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I'$e got a tight gri& on rea"ity) but I can't
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1et go o% what's in %ront o% me here
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I now you're "ea$ing in the morning when you wae u&
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1ea$e me with some ind o% &roo% it's not a dream) whoa
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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,ou are the on"y e(ce&tion
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#nd I'm on my way to be"ie$ing
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*h) and I'm on my way to be"ie$ing-