Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

Artists : White Stripes, The : Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

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.
Shiny notes in the mailbox
will tell you that I'm coming home.
And I think I'm gonna stick around,
for awhile so you're not alone.

If you can hear a piano fall
you can hear me comin' down the hall.
If I could just hear your pretty voice,
I don't think I need to see at all.
Soft hair and the velvet tongue,
I wanna give you what you give to me.
And every breath that is in your lungs
is a tiny little gift to me.

I didn't feel so bad till the sun went down,
then I come home,
no one to wrap my arms around.
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 thinkin' of the holy ghost.