I Thought You Were God

[Verse 1]
Storeman, your eyes all watery white
"Another long, long night?" and you say
"Be careful riding that boy's bike in the dark"
And I say, "Don't worry, I'm not going far"

[Chorus]
I was very, very young and terribly in love
And not yet knowing that love alone may not be enough
To undo all the silly things I thought
Mhm, I thought you were God

[Verse 2]
The night sky is peeling back her sheets
The linen is lavender and underneath it I ride your bike
Bike bar's cutting into my crotch
I stand up and power-pedal on

[Chorus]
I was very, very young and terribly in love
Not yet knowing that love alone may not be enough
To counter all the stupid things I thought
Mhm, 'cause I thought you were God

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
And I, I believed in you

[Verse 3]
We still talk, we still talk quite a lot
Since the alarming discovery that you were never God
And we still laugh, but the laughter's more sincere
'Cause it's speckled with your tears

[Chorus]
You were so young and terribly in love
Not yet knowing that love alone may not be enough
To undo all the secret things I thought
Baby, I thought you were God