3 O'Clock in the Morning
B. B. King & Bobby Blue Bland Lyrics

Thank you so much, we thank you.
Expressing gratitude to the audience for attending the performance.

Thank you ladies and gentlemen.
Expressing gratitude to the audience for attending the performance.

Right here we're going all back to the begun.
The performers are taking the audience back to the beginning, to where they started their musical careers.

All we go to the very beginnin',
Again, taking the audience back to the beginning, to where the performers started their musical careers.

Before we made this and very few people knew about, B.B. King.
Going back to a time before B.B. King was well known for his music.

We go all back this time.
Again, taking the audience back to a previous time.

You remind and go back one time, do you?
Asking the audience if they remember a specific time in the past.

Sometimes you feel good go back and start all over again.
Reflecting on the idea of starting over and going back to the beginning to begin again.

Oh boy!
Exclamation of emotion, perhaps excitement or anticipation.

You show so good to me, I will tell that / That you are
Praising the audience for their support and enjoyment of the performance.

Now here it is, three o'clock in the morning, / Oh can't even close my eyes. / Oh yes.
Describing the singer's inability to sleep, despite the late hour.

It's three o'clock in the morning baby, / Oh, I can't even close my eyes. / Well, you know I can't find my baby, / Keep on lookin' be satisfied.
The artist is unable to sleep because they cannot find their significant other, and searching for them is the only way to satisfy their longing.

I've looked around me, people, / Hey, and my baby she knows she can't be found. / Looked all around me, people, / Oh, my baby, she can't be found. / Well, you know if I don't find my baby, / People, I'm going down to the golden ground.
The singer has searched for their significant other and cannot find them, and will resort to desperate measures if need be.

That's where the fellows hang out down there, / They shoot pool, you know.
Describing where the singer may go if they do not find their significant other, a place where other men congregate to play pool.

Goodbye, everybody, / Oh, I do believe this is the end, / Oh, oh, goodbye everybody, / Oh I do believe that this is the end. / Oh I want you to tell my baby, / Oh, to forgive me for my sins.
The singer believes that if they do not find their significant other, it may be the end of their relationship, and wishes for forgiveness for any perceived wrongdoing.

A guy feels lonely then, when you hear something like that / You can't do whatever you want to do. / Because your mind is on the person you know. / You figure something you've done / You don't know what it is because she won't tell you / But every time you look at her, she just starts to crying and won't say nothing. / Then you say to yourself
Reflecting on the feelings of loneliness and confusion that can arise when one is unable to be with their significant other, and analyzing the potential reasons for the sadness or distress of the other person in the relationship.

It's my own fault, baby, / Treat me the way you want to do, / Oh, yes, my own fault, baby, / Treat me the way you want to do. / Because when you would love me, baby, / Oh, a good time looked down, / That wouldn't be true.
The artist acknowledges their own faults or mistakes that may have caused their significant other to feel sad or distant, and expresses that they deserve any treatment they receive as a result.

I go up on my feet and I had a lot of friends, / Now bad luck has hit me people, / And now I'm down again. / Oh, I wonder why? / Why does everything have to happen to me? / I'm blue and I'm lonesome, people, / My heart is filled with misery.
The singer reflects on a time in their life when they had many friends and good fortune, but is now experiencing misfortune and feels alone and sad, wondering why life has to be so difficult.

Once I had a lotta money, / They say the greatest man until / But bad luck has hit me now, / Pain has got me down. / Yes, I wonder why, people / Why does everything have to happen to me? / I say I'm blue and I'm lonesome, people, / My heart is filled with misery.
The singer reflects on a time when they had wealth and were highly regarded, but is now experiencing hardship and feels alone and sad, again questioning why things have to be so difficult.