Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (Live at the Gold Dollar, February 6, 1999)

[Verse 1]

Dead leaves and the dirty ground

When I know you're not around

Shiny tops and soda pops

When I hear your lips make a sound

When I hear your lips make a sound

[Verse 2]

Thirty notes in the mailbox

Will tell you that I'm coming home

And I think I'm gonna stick around

For a while so you're not alone

For a while so you're not alone

[Verse 3]

If you can hear a piano fall

You can hear me coming down the hall

If I could just hear your pretty voice

I don't think I'd need to see at all

I don't think I'd need to see at all

[Verse 4]

Soft hair and a velvet tongue

I want to give you what you give to me

And every breath that is in your lungs

Is a tiny little gift to me

Is a tiny little gift to me

[Bridge]

I didn't feel so bad 'til thе sun went down

Then I come homе

No one to wrap my arms around

Wrap my arms around

[Verse 5]

Well, any man with a microphone

Can tell you what he loves the most

And you know why you love at all

If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost

If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost

[Spoken Word: Jack White]

I'm happy to say we just recorded our first album

Should be out in a couple months, very fun

I also apologize if I look, uh, someone told me last time I was playing

I look like I'm pissed off all the time

Here's one smile for the rest of the night