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This song (co-written with Helena Springs and Greg Lake) was never tried out in the studio, and only played twice in concert (sound checked 4 times).

Here are the only two live versions performed:

Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
Binghamton, New York
24 September 1978

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
29 September 1978
https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/331809739

Check out:

• Unravelling the origins of Dylan’s rarely heard song “I must love you too much” (Untold Dylan website)

Lyrics

Well, my mama said the girl’s puttin’ you down
She’s gonna ruin my life
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)

She said : ‘Boy, you’re gonna lose your home’
‘You better lose your world’
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)

I can’t help it, I can’t help it, girl
I know I miss that old put you down
I just can’t do it, girl

I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
Must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
Must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)

Back way up if you carry me
You need me, girl, when I disappear
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)

In a slanted way, frontwards and backwards
Anyway you just don’t hear
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)

Well, I don’t know the way but I wish you would go
I wish that you’d get out of my sight
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)

Anyway at all, just leave and go
I won’t ’til you leave me alone
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
Must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)

Must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
Yeah, I love you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)
I must have loved you too much
(Must of loved you too much)