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The Hardest Button to Button ~ The White Stripes  

The White Stripes were formed in a Detroit, Michigan suburb in 1997. They consist of two band members, Jack White and Meg White.

For a long time, they billed themselves as a brother and sister act, but he reality is, they were married for a short period of time and are now divorced.

John (Jack) Gillis and Megan (Meg) White got married in 1996, and Jack took Meg’s last name. They divorced in 2000, but still use the siblings charade.

The Hardest Button to Button

The third single on their album, Elephant, according to Jack White, the song is about a child trying to find his place in a dysfunctional family when a new baby comes. Jack grew up in a house with ten older siblings, so there is probably a hint of his own childhood in this song.

We started living in an old house
My ma gave birth and we were checking it out
It was a baby boy
So we bought him a toy
It was a ray gun
And it was 1981
We named him Baby
He had a toothache
He started crying
It sounded like an earthquake
It didnt last long
Because I stopped it
I grabbed a rag doll
And stuck some little pins in it

Now were a family
And were alright now
We got money and a little place
To fight now
We dont know you
And we dont owe you
But if you see us around
I got something else to show you

Now its easy when you dont know better
You think its sleazy?
Then put it in a short letter
We keep warm
But theres just something wrong when you
Just feel like youre the hardest little button
To button

I had opinions
That didnt matter
I had a brain
That felt like pancake batter
I got a backyard
With nothing in it
Except a stick
A dog
And a box with something in it

The hardest button to button

Other Songs Posted for this Artist

• November 21, 2008 -- Another Way to Die ~ Jack White and Alicia Keys
• February 11, 2008 -- Seven Nation Army ~ The White Stripes