Too Much of Nothing (Take 1)

[Verse 1]

Too much of nothing

Can make a man ill at ease

One man's temper rises

Where 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

[Chorus]

Say hello to Valerie

Say hello to Vivian

Give her all my salary

On the waters of oblivion

[Verse 2]

When there's too much of nothing

Can cause a man to weep

He can walk the streets and like most and boast

Of what 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

[Chorus]

Say hello to Valerie

Say hello to Vivian

Give her all my salary

On the waters of oblivion

[Verse 3]

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

Ev'rybody's doin' something

I've heard it in a dream

But when there's too much of nothing

It just makes a fella mean

[Chorus]

Say hello to Valerie

Say hello to Vivian

Give her all my salary

On the waters of oblivion