Matchbox 20 - 3 AM Lyrics


Matchbox 20 Lyrics

3 AM Lyrics
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She says it's cold outside and she hands me my raincoat
She's always worried about things like that
She says it's all gonna end and it might as well be my fault
And she only sleeps when it's raining
And she screams and her voice is straining

She says baby
It's 3 am I must be lonely
When she says baby
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
Says the rain's gonna wash away I believe it

She's got a little bit of something, God it's better than nothing
And in her color portrait world, she believes that she's got it all
She swears the moon don't hang quite as high as it used to
And she only sleeps when it's raining
And she screams and her voice is straining

She says baby
It's 3 am I must be lonely
When she says baby
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
Says the rain's gonna wash away, i believe...yes

She believes that life is made up of all that you're used to
And the clock on the wall has been stuck at three for days, and days
She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway
But outside it's stopped raining

She says baby
It's 3 am I must be lonely
When she says baby
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
Says the rain's gonna wash away, i believe this

Well it's 3 am I must be lonely
When and she says baby
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes

3 AM Info:

• The song is about Rob Thomas' mothers battle with cancer and her subsequent partying after winning the battle . 3AM is the time when taverns close where Rob lived.

• Rob Thomas, Leslie Goff, John Joseph Stanley, & Brian Yale share writing credits on the song. Matt Serletic produced the track for the album 'Yourself or Someone Like You'. The music video was directed by Gavin Bowden.

• The single was released in November of 1997 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also peaked at #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

• The song was originally recorded by Rob Thomas' band 'Tabitha's Secret' and a lawsuit was filed by other members of the band.




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