This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
[Chorus]
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
[Verse 1]
I know this lady way down in my country
She was so pretty that my eyes threw disguises at me
And we would sit and wonder about the future
But now I’m thinking that today sounds fine to me
Well I’ve been working for days on full-time
I ain’t got no money but everything is going fine
But I’ve been tired in my head
But I’ve been tired in my head
[Chorus]
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
Ran out of money looking for a night shift
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
[Verse 2]
I know this lady with eyes brown as can be
Now we would sit and stir directly to me
And her laugh will take me to my future
Throughout my pass there ain’t shit left for me
Well I’ve been working for days on full-time
I ain’t got no money but everything is going fine
But I’ve been tired in my head
But I’ve been tired in my head
[Chorus]
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
Ran out of money looking for a night shift
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
[Verse 2]
I feel my lady yeah
I feel my lady yeah
I feel my lady late at night my baby come to me
And in my mind remind me where I can be so I can plan out my future
Well I’ve been working for days on full-time
I ain’t got no money but everything is going fine
But I’ve been tired in my head
But I’ve been tired in my head
[Chorus]
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
Ran out of money looking for a night shift
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
She won’t leave my head just want to go to bed she won’t let me go
Well I don’t want her to go no
[Verse 3]
Ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the stage from Bob Marley’s band Mr. Junior Marvin
Staring out little darling staring out
We can stir it out little darling staring out oh
It’s been a long long time since I’ve got you on my mind
But now we’re here staring together every minute well lets see what we can do honey just me and you so we can stir it up little darling
Stir it up we can stir it up little darling staring up say it up yeah
I know this lady way down in my country
She was so pretty that my eyes threw disguises at me
And we would sit and dream about the future
But now I’m thinking my baby doll you look pretty to me so we can stir it out
Little darling stir it out
We can stir it out little darling stir it out that’s what I said
We can stir it out my life my baby
And we can stir into my eyes if you want my lady
We can stir and talk you and me baby inside out you keep my head spinning
Around around I love the thing when you’re doing it right and all I want to know can I stir at you tonight
[Verse 4]
Lets hear it for Mark listen quench me
When I’m thirsty won’t you cool me down when I’m hot
Yore recipe my darling is so tasty and you sure can steer my boat
Staring out little darling stir it out
Stir it up little darling stir it up
Oh my baby won’t you stir it with me
Oh my lifes not complete unless you stir it up with me
And I’ll meet you at the top
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
[Verse 1]
I know this lady way down in my country
She was so pretty that my eyes threw disguises at me
And we would sit and wonder about the future
But now I’m thinking that today sounds fine to me
Well I’ve been working for days on full-time
I ain’t got no money but everything is going fine
But I’ve been tired in my head
But I’ve been tired in my head
[Chorus]
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
Ran out of money looking for a night shift
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
[Verse 2]
I know this lady with eyes brown as can be
Now we would sit and stir directly to me
And her laugh will take me to my future
Throughout my pass there ain’t shit left for me
Well I’ve been working for days on full-time
I ain’t got no money but everything is going fine
But I’ve been tired in my head
But I’ve been tired in my head
[Chorus]
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
Ran out of money looking for a night shift
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
[Verse 2]
I feel my lady yeah
I feel my lady yeah
I feel my lady late at night my baby come to me
And in my mind remind me where I can be so I can plan out my future
Well I’ve been working for days on full-time
I ain’t got no money but everything is going fine
But I’ve been tired in my head
But I’ve been tired in my head
[Chorus]
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
Ran out of money looking for a night shift
It’s three AM and I want to go to bed
She won’t leave my head just want to go to bed she won’t let me go
Well I don’t want her to go no
[Verse 3]
Ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the stage from Bob Marley’s band Mr. Junior Marvin
Staring out little darling staring out
We can stir it out little darling staring out oh
It’s been a long long time since I’ve got you on my mind
But now we’re here staring together every minute well lets see what we can do honey just me and you so we can stir it up little darling
Stir it up we can stir it up little darling staring up say it up yeah
I know this lady way down in my country
She was so pretty that my eyes threw disguises at me
And we would sit and dream about the future
But now I’m thinking my baby doll you look pretty to me so we can stir it out
Little darling stir it out
We can stir it out little darling stir it out that’s what I said
We can stir it out my life my baby
And we can stir into my eyes if you want my lady
We can stir and talk you and me baby inside out you keep my head spinning
Around around I love the thing when you’re doing it right and all I want to know can I stir at you tonight
[Verse 4]
Lets hear it for Mark listen quench me
When I’m thirsty won’t you cool me down when I’m hot
Yore recipe my darling is so tasty and you sure can steer my boat
Staring out little darling stir it out
Stir it up little darling stir it up
Oh my baby won’t you stir it with me
Oh my lifes not complete unless you stir it up with me
And I’ll meet you at the top
Lyrics submitted by SongMeanings, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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