The White Stripes - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (Live @ VH1 9/23/2005)

The White Stripes performing “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” live on VH1 September 23, 2005 The White Stripes Greatest Hits AVAILABLE NOW: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/TWSGHYD Listen to The White Stripes: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/listenYD Merch: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/MerchStoreYD Subscribe to the official YouTube channel: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/subscribeYD Watch more videos by The White Stripes: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Follow The White Stripes: Facebook: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/followYD/facebook Twitter: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/followYD/twitter Website: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/followYD/websitegeneral Instagram: https://TheWhiteStripes.lnk.to/followYD/instagram #TheWhiteStripes #DeadLeavesAndTheDirtyGround #MTV #VH1 #GreatestHits Lyrics: [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 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 2] 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 Don't think I'd need to see at all 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 the sun went down Then I come home No one to wrap my arms around Wrap my arms around [Outro] 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

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