1. Too much of nothin' can make a man feel ill at ease
one man's temper might rise
while the other man's temper might freeze
in the days of long confessions we cannot mock a soul
when there's too much of nothin' no one has control.

R: Say hello to Valerie say hello to Marion
send them all my salary on the waters of oblivion.

2. Too much of nothin' can make a man abuse a king
he can walk the streets and boast like most
but he don't know a thing
it's all been done before it's all been written in the book
but when it's too much of nothin' nobody should look.
R:

3. Too much of nothin' can turn a man into a liar
it can cause some man to sleep on nails
the other man to eat fire
everybody's doin' somethin' I heard it in a dream
but when it's too much of nothin' it just makes a fella mean.
R: