too much of nothing can make a man ill at ease one mans temper rises where another mans temper might freeze now it s a day of confession and we cannot mock a soul oh when theres too much of nothing no one has control say hello to valerie say hello to vivian give her all my salary on the waters of oblivion 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 its all been done before its all been written in the book and when theres too much of nothing nobody should look say hello to valerie say hello to vivian give her 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 evrybodys doin something i ve heard it in a dream but when theres too much of nothing it just makes a fella mean  say hello to valerie say hello to vivian give her all my salary on the waters of oblivion