[Verse 1]
Walking to the liquor store to buy a lighter
Talking to me, 1969
And things that people glorify are fucked up
Free love, free drugs
Charlie and the Hollywood five

[Chorus]
You always said that the Chelsea was the heart of the gold rush
But you left New York for bigger and better stuff
And how could I ever be enough?
How could I ever, how could I ever?
You believe in whatever you want
How could I ever, how could I ever?

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh

[Verse 2]
Could've been a poet in a hotel lobby
I'm just sleeping with your college degree
Wouldn't call you "lover" 'cause it's loaded
I had more to say, but you were louder than me

[Chorus]
Hopeless wordsmith, I wanted something honest
And you spoke with conviction, I started singing along
But I was always smaller than the cause
How could I ever, how could I ever?
How could I ever be enough?
How could I ever, how could I ever?
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh

[Chorus]
How could I ever be enough?
How could I ever, how could I ever?
How could I ever be enough?
How could I ever, how could I ever?
How could I ever, how could I ever?
How could I ever, how could I ever?

[Outro]
You believe in whatever you want
And I'll always be jealous, I'll always be faithless
And I'll always be smaller, I'll always be smaller than the cause