I used to live by rules sharp and defined
Walls around my heart never to be climbed
Habit was my shield routine was my guide
No cracks in the armor no chinks to abide
I locked every door kept the world outside
Cold as the winter no need to confide
Till your footsteps knocked soft and unplanned
You wove through my defenses like sand through my hand
I swore I’d never bend never compromise
Love was a story told through other’s eyes
You showed up late but right on time
Stitched up my fractures made the darkness shine
You rearranged my days turned wrong into right
Took my rigid always and made it tonight
My habits dissolved my principles swayed
For the first time in forever I wasn’t afraid
You’re the crack in my wall the light in my shade
The only one who could make my heart disobey
I thought I knew love but I was mistaken
You’re the exception my world reawakened
You break my rules you change my ways
You’re the exception that stays stays stays
Late love came crashing through the haze
You make this world worth all the days days days
You’re my one and only my constant phase
You’re the exception that stays stays, stays!
With you by my side every dawn’s ablaze
You make this life worth all the praise praise praise
They say love comes fast or it fades away
But yours was a slow burn that lit up my days
You didn’t rush you just gently stayed
Turned my never into always
I used to think happiness was a distant shore
But you brought it home and knocked on my door
No more empty nights no more hollow days
You’re the reason my heart still sways
You break my rules you change my ways
You’re the exception that stays stays stays
Late love came crashing through the haze
You make this world worth all the days days days
You’re my one and only my constant phase
You’re the exception that stays stays stays
With you by my side every dawn’s ablaze
You make this life worth all the praise, praise, praise
You break my rules, you change my ways
You’re the exception that stays
Worth all the day
Worth all the praise