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  • When I was younger I saw my daddy cry

  • And curse 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 that I promised

  • I'd never sing of love if it does not exist

  • But darling, You are the only exception

  • You are the only exception (x3)

  • 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've sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness

  • Because none of it was ever worth the risk

  • Well you are the only exception

  • You are the only exception (x3)

  • I've got a tight grip on reality

  • But I can't let go of 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

  • You are the only exception (x8)

  • And I'm on my way to believing

  • Oh, and I'm on my way to believing

When I was younger I saw my daddy cry

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Paramore: The Only Exception [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

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Video vocabulary

Keywords

daddy

US /ˈdædi/

UK /ˈdædi/

  • noun
  • Another word for father
young

US /jʌŋ/

UK /jʌŋ/

  • adjective
  • At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • Being recently created or started
  • noun
  • Babies in a group or family of animals
love

US /lʌv/

UK /lʌv/

  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A very strong feeling of affection
  • The person you care very deeply about
  • Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
  • verb
  • To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
  • To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
watch

US /wɑtʃ/

UK /wɒtʃ/

  • verb
  • To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
  • To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
  • To look at carefully to work out what is happening
  • To protect and care for someone or something
  • noun
  • Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
  • Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
  • Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
sing

US /sɪŋ/

UK /sɪŋ/

  • verb
  • To make musical sounds with your voice
wind

US /wɪnd/

UK /wɪnd/

  • noun
  • A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • Something that has influence
  • verb
  • If a road, path, or river winds, it follows a route that turns repeatedly in different directions
  • To turn or cause something to turn
  • To twist around something
  • adjective
  • (Musical instruments) that you blow into to play
live

US /liv/

UK /lɪv/

  • verb
  • To be alive
  • To experience a particular type of life
  • To make your home in a house or town
  • adjective
  • Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
  • Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
  • Glowing because burning; hot
  • Not yet killed (for food)
  • adverb
  • (Music, drama) as it is performed
wake

US /wek/

UK /weɪk/

  • verb
  • To cause to become more energetic or attentive
  • To stop something or someone sleeping
  • noun
  • Wave behind a ship, caused by its movement
leave

US /liv/

UK /li:v/

  • noun
  • A period of absence from duty or work, especially when granted permission.
  • Permission to do something
  • Vacation time; time off work
  • other
  • To cause someone to be in a particular state or condition.
  • To allow something to remain in a specific place or condition.
  • other
  • Permission to be away from work or duty.
  • Remains of food.
  • verb
  • To go away from; depart
  • To gift property to someone after you die
  • To allow something to continue happening
  • To let something remain unused or available
  • To let something or someone remain somewhere
  • other
  • To go away from a place.
forget

US /fərˈget/

UK /fəˈget/

  • verb
  • To not remember something