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Floater (Too Much to Ask)

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  Down over the window  Down over the window
1  From the dazzling sunlit place   From the dazzling sunlit rays 1
2  Through the back alleys, through the blinds   through the back alleys, through the blinds 2
3  Another one of the Memphis days   another one of them endless days 3
      
  Honey bees are buzzing  Honey bees are buzzing
4  Leaves begin to stir   leaves begin to stir 4
  I'm in love with my second cousin  I'm in love with my second cousin
  I tell myself I could be happy forever with her  I tell myself I could be happy forever with her
      
  I keep listening for footsteps  I keep listening for footsteps
5  But I ain't never hearing any   but I ain't never hearing any 5
6  From the boat, I fish for bullheads   from the boat, I fish for bullheads 6
7  I catch a lot sometimes too many   I catch a lot, sometimes too many 7
      
  A summer breeze is blowin'  A summer breeze is blowin'
8  A squall is setting in   a squall is setting in 8
9  Sometimes it's just plain stupid   sometimes it's just plain stupid 9
10  To get into any kind of wind   to get into any kind of wind 10
1   1
11  Well the old men 'round here sometimes they get on   Well the old men 'round here                           11
12  Bad terms with the younger men   sometimes they get on bad terms 12
13  Old, young, age don't carry weight   with the younger men,                13
14  It doesn't matter in the end   old, young, age don't carry weight 14
1  it doesn't matter in the end1
      
15  One of the boss' hangers-on sometimes comes to call   One of the boss' hangers-on                             15
2  Sometimes comes to call2
  At times you least expect  At times you least expect
16  Tryin' to bully you, strong arm you inspire you with fear   Tryin' to bully you, strongarm you,                                16
3  inspire you with fear3
  It has the opposite effect  It has the opposite effect
      
17  There's a new grove of trees on the outskirts of town   There's a new grove of trees on                           17
18  The other one is long gone   the outskirts of town             18
4  the old one is long gone4
  10 foot, 2 foot, 6 across  10 foot, 2 foot, 6 across
  Burns with the bark still on  Burns with the bark still on
      
  They say times are hard  They say times are hard
19  If you don't believe it you can follow your nose   if you don't believe it you can follow your nose 19
20  It don't bother me, times are hard everywhere   it don't bother me, times are hard anywhere 20
21  We'll just have to see how it goes   we'll just have to see how it goes 21
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22  My old man, he's like some feudal Lord   My old man, he's like some feudal lord 22
23  He's got more lives than a cat   he's got more lives than a cat 23
24  I've never seen him quarrel with my mother even once   I've never seen him quarrel                               24
25  Things come alive or they fall flat   with my mother even once             25
5  things come alive or they fall flat5
      
  You can smell the pine wood burnin'  You can smell the pine wood burnin'
26  You can hear the school bell ring   you can hear the school bell ring 26
27  Got to get up near the teacher, if you can   got to get up near the teacher, if you can 27
28  If you wanna learn anything   if you wanna learn anything 28
3   3
29  Romeo, he said to Juliet, "You got a poor complexion   Romeo, he said to Juliet, you got a poor complexion 29
30  That don't give your     appearance     a very youthful touch"   it don't give you an appearance or a       youthful touch 30
31  Juliet said back to Romeo   Juliet said back to Romeo, 31
32  "Why don't you just shove off, if it bothers you so much"   why don't you just shove off,                                  32
6  if it bothers you so much6
      
33  They got all got outta here any way they could   They got           outta here any way they could 33
  Cold rain can give you the shivers  Cold rain can give you the shivers
34  They went down the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Tennessee   they went down the Ohio, the                              34
35  All rest of them rebel rivers   Cumberland, the Tennessee,                      35
36                                             all the rest of them rebel rivers 36
4  If you ever try to interfere with me or cross my path again   4
37  You do so at the peril of your life   If you ever try to interfere with me       37
7  or cross my path again,7
8  you do so at the peril of your life8
  I'm not quite as cool, or forgiving as I sound  I'm not quite as cool, or forgiving as I sound
  I've seen enough heartache and strife  I've seen enough heartache and strife
      
38  My grandfather was a duck trapper   My grandfather was a duck trapper, 38
39  He could do it with just dragnets and ropes        he could do it with just dragnets and ropes (?) 39
40  My grandmother could sew new dresses out of old cloth   my grandmother could sew new                               40
41  I don't know if they had any dreams or hopes   dresses out of old cloth,                              41
9  I don't know if they had any dreams or hopes.9
      
  I had 'em once, though I suppose  I had 'em once, though I suppose
42  To go along with all the ring dancing   To go along with all the ring dancing, 42
  Christmas carols and all the Christmas eves  Christmas carols and all the Christmas eves
43  I left all my dreams and hopes buried under tobacco leaves   I left all my dreams and hopes                                 43
10  buried under tobacco leaves10
      
44  Not always easy kicking someone out   Not always easy kicking someone up 44
45  Got to wait awhile, it can be an unpleasant task   got to wait awhile, it can be an unpleasant task 45
46  Sometimes somebody wants you to give something up   sometimes somebody wants you to give something up 46
47  And tears or not, it's too much to ask   And tears or not, it's too much to ask. 47
      


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