Too much of nothing Can make a man ill at ease One man's temper might rise While another man's temper might freeze In the day of confession 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 When there's too much of nothing It can 'cause a man to weep He can walk the streets and boast like Of what it's like to keep But it's all been done before It's all written in the book And where 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 And too much of nothing Can make a man a liar It can 'cause one man 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