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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jack White
Jack White
Vocals
Meg White
Meg White
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jack White
Jack White
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jack White
Jack White
Producer
Liam Watson
Liam Watson
Mixing Engineer
Noel Summerville
Noel Summerville
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We started livin' in an old house
My ma gave birth and we were checkin' it out
It was a baby boy, so we bought him a toy
It was a ray gun and it was 1981
[Verse 2]
We named him "Baby", he had a toothache
He started cryin', it sounded like an earthquake
It didn't last long, because I stopped it
I grabbed a rag doll and stuck some little pins in it
[Chorus]
Now we're a family and we're all right now
We got money and a little place to fight now
We don't know you and we don't owe you
But if you see us around, I got something else to show you
[Verse 3]
Now it's easy when you don't know better
You think it's sleazy? Then put it in a short letter
We keep warm, but there's just something wrong when you
Just feel that you're the hardest little button to button
[Chorus]
I had opinions that didn't 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
[Bridge]
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button, oh-oh
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button, oh-oh
The hardest button to button
[Outro]
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button
The hardest button to button, oh-oh
Written by: Jack White

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