Floater (too Much To Ask) Lyrics - Bob Dylan

Down over the window 

comes the dazzling sunlit rays 

through the back alleys - through the blinds 

another one of them endless days 

Honeybees are buzzin' 

leaves begin to stir 

i'm in love with my second cousin 

i tell myself i could be happy forever with her 

I keep listenin' for footsteps 

but i ain't hearing any 

from the boat i fish for bullheads 

i catch a lot, sometimes too many 

A summer breeze is blowing 

a squall is settin' in 

sometimes it's just plain stupid 

to get into any kind of wind 

The old men 'round here, sometimes they get 

on bad terms with the younger men 

but old, young, age don't carry weight 

it doesn't matter in the end 

One of the boss' hangers-on 

comes to call at times you least expect 

try to bully ya - strong arm you - inspire you with fear 

it has the opposite effect 

There's a new grove of trees on the outskirts of town 

the old one is long gone 

timber two-foot six across 

burns with the bark still on 

They say times are hard, if you don't believe it 

you can just follow your nose 

it don't bother me - times are hard everywhere 

we'll just have to see how it goes 

My old man, he's like some feudal lord 

got more lives than a cat 

never seen him quarrel with my mother even once 

things come alive or they fall flat 

You can smell the pine wood burnin' 

you can hear the school bell ring 

gotta get up near the teacher if you can 

if you wanna learn anything 

Romeo, he said to juliet, "you got a poor complexion. 

it doesn't give your appearance a very youthful touch!" 

juliet said back to romeo, "why don't you just shove off 

if it bothers you so much." 

They all got out of here any way they could 

the cold rain can give you the shivers 

they went down the ohio, the cumberland, the tennessee 

all the rest of them rebel rivers 

If you ever try to interfere with me or cross my path again 

you do so at the peril of your own life 

i'm not quite as cool or forgiving as i sound 

i've seen enough heartaches and strife 

My grandfather was a duck trapper 

he could do it with just dragnets and ropes 

my grandmother could sew new dresses out of old cloth 

i don't know if they had any dreams or hopes 

I had 'em once though, i suppose, to go along 

with all the ring dancin' christmas carols on all of the christmas eves 

i left all my dreams and hopes 

buried under tobacco leaves 

It's not always easy kicking someone out 

gotta wait a while - it can be an unpleasant task 

sometimes somebody wants you to give something up 

and tears or not, it's too much to ask 

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