Too Much of Nothing

by Bob Dylan & The Band

From the album: The Basement Tapes

Track 13 of 24 on The Basement Tapes (1975).

Duration: 3:03

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Lyrics for Too Much of Nothing

Too much of nothing Can make a man feel ill at ease One man's temper rises While another man's temper might freeze Now it's a day of confession And we cannot mock a soul Oh, when there's too much of nothing No one has control Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give them all my salary On the waters of oblivion Well there's too much of nothing Can cause a man to weep He can walk the streets like most supposed to But he'd like to keep But it's all been done before It's all been written in the book And when there's too much of nothing Nobody should look Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give them all my salary On the waters of oblivion Now too much of nothing Can make a man a liar It can cause some men to sleep on nails It can cause others to eat fire Everybody's doin' somethin' I heard it in a dream But when there's too much of nothing It just makes a fella mean Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give them all my salary On the waters of oblivion

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