Floater (Too Much to Ask) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mikesch 

Cover art for Floater (Too Much to Ask) lyrics by Bob Dylan

Yes the song sketches a relaxed scenery and is very nice to listen to. No problem in sight - except in the title ("Floater") and in the last two lines:

"Sometimes somebody wants you to give something up And tears or not, it's too much to ask"

Nobody loves to have an easy life questioned by any wish or need.

Similarly:

  • "People don't live or die, people just float" (Man in the Long Black Coat, Oh Mercy Album)
  • "I step outside back to the busy street, but nobody's going anywhere" (Highlands, Time out of Mind Album)
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