Matchbox 20 - 3 A.M. (Piano/Acoustic)

She said it's cold outside, 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
It's 3 A.M. I must be lonely
When she says baby
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
And the rain's gonna wash away I believe it
She's got a little bit of something, and 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 A.M. I must be lonely
When she says baby
and yah well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
Says the rain's gonna wash away I believe... this
She believes that life is made up of all that you're used to
And the clock on the wall, it has been stuck at three for days, and days
She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway
Yah, but outside it's stopped raining
And she says baby
Well it's 3 A.M. I must be lonely
When she says baby
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
And the rain's gonna wash away I believe... I believe it
Well it's 3 A.M. I must be lonely. Lonely.
And yah well she says baby, baby, well
See I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
And the rain's gonna wash away I believe this

[@robertandkristinhall5006]

"She swears the moon dont hang quite as high as it used too.." One of my favorite lyrics of all time.

[@jsilverio64]

This is by far the best version of 3 A.M there is!

[@pdd84]

love this version!

[@SJone]

2021!

[@nopaandriananugraha9473]

💯

[@richardyoung7415]

NOVEMBER 2022 STILL LISTENING, STILL PULL,S THE OLD STRING,S OF THE HEART. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🌟🎄🙏✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@b.vanhoozen658]

I absolutely LOVE this version. So heartfelt and beautiful.

[@gbfansean]

3 AM. The greatest song to come out in the past 17 years.

[@kraftderwahl2405]

Best song in the last 23 years

[@waynesnell6650]

@@kraftderwahl2405 heard them in 2000 and never get bored

[@kraftderwahl2405]

@@waynesnell6650 I’m going to see them on tour in 2021. My parents went and got engaged at one of their concerts. I can’t wait.

[@waynesnell6650]

@@kraftderwahl2405 nice one

[@ThePanoogie]

love Rob's voice, the fact that he can sing acoustic and sound just as great shows how fab he is at singing. Love him.

[@dstar28ent]

Yeah - Beautiful Version. Wrote for his mother. She survived cancer, but died a few years ago back in the Carolinas. This song has feeling, soul, and everything a real song needs

[@migerode]

i believe that rob wrote this for his mom, she died of cancer. and man that gives it another whole context to this beautiful song!!!

[@lindsayj56]

She didn't die of cancer, but she had cancer at one point and that's what the songs about

[@Rooster128]

HOLY CRAP does this send shivers up my spine

[@joancarnish-fp9qq]

Rob you are great your music is great love you ,,❤❤

[@prithutripathi6699]

So moving, this version really is so much better than the mainstream release version. Lovely balance of the Piano and Rob's voice 👍

[@joelcrow]

Beautiful piano depth on this version...such an amazing instrument when it's allowed to breathe notes like this...lovely!

[@leesard17]

this song i hope stays with me forever. its so beautiful. it reminds me of when i was in india in january. and its when i first heard it. it was such a magical time. reading ruskin bond stories, going on midnight drives looking for leopards, eating dinner in small remote villages, going to tiger sanctuaries. LOVE INDIA. LOVE THIS SONG. i associate the two. makes me so happy

[@TomasNiemczykMusic]

That´s the greatest version of this very gooooood song!!!

[@grilledspaghetti]

True performer as he flubs one of the bass notes in the first chorus but never lets it affect the performance.

[@wonderdr1]

Can you write the basic music for this??

[@aaronwilde4308]

This is the most amazing version of a song ever

[@tonyle3849]

Simply amazing

[@Paulie3550]

This jam is one of Robs BEST...

[@terribelbliss9646]

Such a moving song,

[@xmuziclust]

gosh this is such a heartfelt song! really amazing. :)

[@tez1111]

Thanks for sharing. It's such a lovely song, some nice pics too!

[@koors1992]

One of the best artists and piano players, hands down

[@gbfansean]

So awesome! Best Song Ever!

[@ProfessorChomsky]

Beautiful song x

[@cnc3d]

Timeless.

[@BrightRiverSunset]

Beautiful

[@KeepHope0821]

this man. is amazing.

[@chadjackson7955]

Wow. Talent.

[@strickendvs]

Amazing

[@leesard17]

there are so many versions to this song. im glad this was the first i ever heard. or i probably would have hated it. :)

[@10thanonymous]

My mom had this version specifically for my sleep playlist on my old 1st gen iPod touch. I listened to it a lot while trying to play PVZ while the iPod was still docked in the apple alarm clock/charger lol

[@10thanonymous]

I couldn't even find this version in the streaming services. Thanks so much even if you might not read this op

[@robinmamakeesic814]

Rob Thomas rings a bell 💜

[@TheVibhavbisht92]

Best version of the song. Even better than the original!

[@MrJustinification]

ROB THOMAS FTW!!!!!!!!!! amazing singer and musician overall

[@krisnote]

Limewire pro back in the day was how I discovered this gem

[@slimmickey62]

as good as it gets

[@Rezin_8]

❤ THE BEST VERSION ❤ MADE AN ACUSTIC GUITAR DIDDLE OFF THIS SLOW MELODY 🌐 THANKS FOR THIS EXPLINATION

[@Rezin_8]

Crooked at the video of this just disappeared

[@Hermestrismegistus565]

❤️

[@TheZygomaticus1]

I play this,,, awesome song :)

[@wonderdr1]

Can you please share the music with me? I'm trying to decipher it, can't find this version in sheet music anywhere!!

[@denisehedden13]

🥀Beautiful Sad Love Song🥀🤘🎹

[@fortniteman5120]

I used to be able to listen to this version on Spotify, but I can't seem to find it any longer.

[@MusicFan2013]

Love this version. Thanks for posting. What's it from?

[@horse5407]

His bathroom

[@iwannatraveltheworld]

0 dislikes. The way it should be.

[@leesard17]

@xoalliejkayyox i listened to it all the time when i was on vacation in india. i love this song. it reminds me of the two weeks i spent there and for some reason its just so beautiful.

[@TheZygomaticus1]

best rendition,, been playing this on the piano sounds better than the original version

[@wonderdr1]

Can you please share the sheet music with me? I'm trying to decipher it, I can't find this version anywhere

[@rubenrodriguez5338]

Is this the performance where he says a few words about his mother and the song right before? Still searching to confirm, either way amazing. Appreciate you all saying something, be well please; for them.

[@jamecasanders3206]

My mom is terminal...this hits so close to home.

[@sarahmacl]

I like to play this right before OLP's 4am

[@crogersdev]

that's a winning combo. i had those two back to back on my 90s mix tape.

[@nickthastick]

I would have loved to watched this version instead of the Storytellers!!! He goes off on that piano!!!

[@koors1992]

That's the best part. The ending, when he rips the piano apart. Amazing artist.

[@joseg6142]

this version used to be on Spotify but now I can't find it

[@mboxfan1226]

sorry bro....she died in 2008. i have the concert from their exile tour on my ipod and he says that his mom recently died when he was performing "hand me down"

[@sierrahussey]

He did write this for his mother she had cancer and is still alive!

[@ericdearth4890]

What is the original source of this version?

[@justinhaney6484]

#A.L.L.

[@VarunStream]

It's 3 am and I'm used to it...

[@KimberlyGathers]

How can I get this song on iTunes?

[@raoul2077]

Google "youtube to mp3" and you should be able to find a site that can do it for you.

[@tez1111]

sorry i meant it's a nice pic - well obviously - it's Rob

[@jpgasquet12]

It sounds like a step down ????

[@SteveCoburnMusic]

Love this Version!!! I just did a cover / mashup of this song and Walking In Memphis. Let me know what you think. Thanks!!!

[@leesard17]

she thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on a doorway.

[@SombreraUK]

Actually she died in early 2007, a few days after mine. EOM was released in 2007. Within a year is recent after a death.

[@peytonolson4082]

So upset I can't find this on iTunes

[@yimmys85]

+Peyton Olson This is a REALLY old version of this. They used a newer snapshot for the picture. It's from like 1996 and a lot aren't published. I remember grabbing this on Napster. They aren't published songs.

[@KimberlyGathers]

+James Pond is there a way to get this version on iTunes or at least into my iTunes account on my phone?

[@dawizad3598]

"If" I were to use a site like that it would start with something like MP3wifi and would most likely end with net

[@RussellGreerOfficial]

@wildbillmats this is a good version but i like the rock studio version better

[@Kayte52]

this is my boyfriend and i's song :}

[@Taupo1]

@wildbillmats storrytellers is best :>

[@goldberg2727]

thats cause it is. g,c,d

[@paulkennedy2853]

You just don't het this kind if music these days

[@czdaniel1]

You didn't get this kind of music back then either. IIRC this piano acoustic was recorded in the Netherlands, and ONLY distributed on disc for one Matchbox20 CD available only in Australia. Thank God for Napster.

[@rpm5150365]

thought LIVE ment LIVE video too still frame SUCKS

[@lordbob4254]

m amaral this isn't Live, it's Matchbox 20

[@mklin930]

great version but i have to disagree about it being the best version. The storyteller version tears this version up. It's live and a tad slower and your able to see the true emotion in the way he sings each word...trust me i still love this version too ..all r better than the album version