My heart has a history, a graveyard of doubts

I've seen every exit in the houses I've been in

Built a high wall around me, kept the hopeful words out

Always ready to bolt before the falling could begin

They said love's a fairy tale, a lie the lonely tell

A temporary high before you crash and burn to hell

But then you looked at me, with eyes I can't define

And for the first time ever, I might just change my mind

And I've never believed in silver linings or fate

I thought "forever" was a word people used to fake

But with you, the cynic in me starts to bend

You are the one exception, you're where the doubt ends

It feels like a gamble, a risk I swore I'd never take

To let someone this close, to let my defenses break

You talk about futures, about a life we could make

And I'm not running for the door for goodness sake

They said "never say never," a phrase I used to hate

A cliché for the desperate who seal their own sad fate

But I'm starting to wonder if it's not too late

If I could unlock the garden and let you through the gate

And I've never believed in silver linings or fate

I thought "forever" was a word people used to fake

But with you, the cynic in me starts to bend

You are the one exception, you're where the doubt ends

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe this time it's real

Maybe you're the only truth my heart can actually feel

I'm scared to death, but I'm standing still

And I've never believed in silver linings or fate

(Oh, you are the one...)

I thought "forever" was a word people used to fake

(Never believed it, no, no!)

But with you, the cynic in me starts to bend

(Just a word they used to lie...)

You are the one exception, you're where the doubt ends

(Oh, it starts to bend for you...)

(Yeah, you're the exception, my exception!)

(Don't leave me now, stay right here...)

You are the only exception