The White Stripes

Released: June 15, 1999

Songwriter: Bob Dylan

Producer: Jim Diamond (producer) Jack White

[Verse 1]
Your breath is sweet and weak
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I don't sense affection
No gratitude, no love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above

[Chorus]
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee before I go
To the valley below

[Verse 2]
Your daddy, he's an outlaw
And a wanderer by trade
He'll teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade
He oversees his kingdom
So no stranger does intrude
His voice it trembles as he calls out
For another plate of food

[Chorus]
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee before I go
To the valley below

[Verse 3]
Your sister sees the future
Like your Mother and yourself
You don't know how to read or write
There's no books upon your shelf
But your pleasure knows no limits
And your voice is like a meadowlark
Your heart is like the ocean
Mysterious and dark

[Chorus]
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee before I go
To the valley below

The White Stripes were a 2000’s rock duo from Detroit, consisting of Jack White and Meg White. They had a sound that mixed classic blues with smart, boisterous, and vibrant punk-rock.

The group became rock stars and Grammy winners in only a few short years. Assisting in that transition was intrigue.

The pair was a once-married couple who pretended to be siblings and, for a while, insisted on dressing in alternating red and white outfits. The chaffing riffs that drove the duo’s best tracks, such as 2003’s Seven Nation Army, testify to the importance of rock’s abrasive and experimental nature.

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