Simon & Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Lyrics






I can hear the soft breathing
Of the girl that I love
As she lies here beside me
Asleep with the night
And her hair, in a fine mist
Floats on my pillow
Reflecting the glow
Of the winter moonlight

She is soft, she is warm
But my heart remains heavy
And I watch as her breasts
Gently rise, gently fall
For I know with the first light of dawn
I'll be leaving
And tonight will be
All I have left to recall

Oh, what have I done,
Why have I done it?
I've committed a crime,
I have broken the law
For twenty-five dollars
And pieces of silver
I held up and robbed
A hard liquor store

My life seems unreal,
My crime an illusion
A scene badly written
In which I must play
Yet I know as I gaze
At my young love beside me
The morning is just a few hours away





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Simon & Garfunkel Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Comments
  1. F.... G....

    Art Garfunkel definitely has the best voice, but the two singing together makes the sweetest sound. I truly love hearing their music.

  2. T.... H....

    It's so fukn beautiful. Makes my heart ache in a good way.

  3. H.... D....

    Yesterday was the last Wednesday of the decade...

  4. D.... L....

    One of Simon and Garfunkel best song along with so many others.

  5. a.... v....

    yajaira hdez

  6. P.... J....

    Its Wednesday

  7. M.... L....

    [Verse 1]
    I can hear the soft breathing
Of the girl that I love
As she lies here beside me
Asleep with the night
And her hair, in a fine mist
Floats on my pillow
Reflecting the glow
Of the winter moonlight

    [Verse 2]
She is soft, she is warm
But my heart remains heavy
And I watch as her breasts
Gently rise, gently fall
For I know with the first light of dawn
I'll be leaving
And tonight will be
All I have left to recall

    [Verse 3]
Oh, what have I done?
Why have I done it?
I've committed a crime
Broken the law
For twenty-five dollars
And pieces of silver
I held up and robbed
A hard liquor store

    [Verse 4]
My life seems unreal
My crime an illusion
A scene badly written
In which I must play
Yet I know as I gaze
At my young love beside me
The morning is just a few hours away

  8. E.... M....

    I can hear the soft breathing
    Of the girl that I love,
    As she lies here beside me
    Asleep with the night,
    And her hair, in a fine mist

    Floats on my pillow,
    Reflecting the glow
    Of the winter moonlight.

    She is soft, she is warm,
    But my heart remains heavy,
    And I watch as her breasts
    Gently rise, gently fall,
    For I know with the first light of dawn
    I'll be leaving,
    And tonight will be
    All I have left to recall.

    Oh, what have I done,
    Why have I done it,
    I've committed a crime,
    I've broken the law.
    For twenty-five dollars

    And pieces of silver,
    I held up and robbed
    A hard liquor store.

    My life seems unreal,
    My crime an illusion,
    A scene badly written
    In which I must play.
    Yet I know as I gaze
    At my young love beside me,
    The morning is just a few hours away.

  9. M.... I....

    Wednesday, October 30, 2019

  10. T.... ....

    "My life seems unreal,
    My crime an illusion.
    A scene poorly written,
    In which I must play."
    Disregarding the part about crime, this describes how I feel about my life a lot, for both good and bad things.

  11. K.... T....

    these two sang beautifully.
    Too bad they hated each other so much.

  12. t.... ....

    I can hear the soft breathing
    Of the girl that I love,
    As she lies here beside me
    Asleep with the night,
    And her hair, in a fine mist
    Floats on my pillow,
    Reflecting the glow
    Of the winter moonlight.
    She is soft, she is warm,
    But my heart remains heavy,
    And I watch as her breasts
    Gently rise, gently fall,
    For I know with the first light of dawn
    I'll be leaving,
    And tonight will be
    All I have left to recall.
    Oh, what have I done,
    Why have I done it,
    I've committed a crime,
    I've broken the law.
    For twenty-five dollars
    And pieces of silver,
    I held up and robbed
    A hard liquor store.
    My life seems unreal,
    My crime an illusion,
    A scene badly written
    In which I must play.
    Yet I know as I gaze
    At my young love beside me,
    The morning is just a few hours away.

  13. T.... S....

    Dankeschön

  14. j.... C....

    It's 3am in the morning and I'm listening to this song

    j.... C....

    Same here

  15. A.... M....

    So beautiful, just as beautiful as the sound of silence💞💞💞💞

  16. G.... T....

    I always loved the guitar work on this

  17. P.... F....

    This song's electric remake "Somewhere They Can't Find Me" from 1966 precedes this tune in this particular YouTube playlist ("Mix - Simon & Garfunkel - America [Audio]")!

  18. M.... M....

    For you Sandra, I will never forget you

  19. L.... H....

    I had a magical experience on a Monday morning at 2am with a friend I’d lost contact with, but we finally reconnected. This song reminds me of feeling warmth and comfort. Alas, my friend has since broken my heart but this song will always remind me of him in a happy positive way.

  20. c.... 1....

    Holy shit what a coincidence its 3am on wednesday morning for me right now!

  21. A.... m....

    Solía oírla cada vez que me despertaba solo en casa, cuando extrañaba a mi madre. Ahora volví a vivir con ella y aún me encanta esta melodía dulce y triste a la vez.

  22. D.... M....

    It's interesting how when this song was written, the line about "pieces of silver" was realistic. At the time, all US dimes, quarters, and half dollars were minted with a 90% silver content, so any loose change he got in the robbery excluding pennies and nickels would have indeed been real pieces of silver.

  23. K.... T....

    Dustin Hoffman rain man Raymond

  24. K.... T....

    Brilliant sheer magic from the graduate

  25. P.... M....

    Happy the music

  26. J.... A....

    Truly genius end of

  27. �.... �....

    원본인데 좋네

  28. F.... r....

    2018???

    F.... r....

    FSA rozhok me

  29. R.... M....

    3 am is code for Devil's Music.

    R.... M....

    That kind of comments are the code for fool people

    R.... M....

    The unknown confuses the unknowing. Sleep tightly.

    R.... M....

    That stuff doesn't exist, its all a fragmentation of peoples psychosis imagination.

  30. J.... s....

    Muy bonito.

  31. S.... M....

    Great song listening to it 2018 good Simon and art

  32. a.... t....

    always gets me :,

  33. f.... ....

    worth noting that Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. not exactly $25 and a "few pieces of silver" but interesting.

    f.... ....

    Historian212 I mean it is worth noting he is right. Sort of like the lead singer for Kansas wrote wayward son about a Greek myth even though he knew it was just a myth. One can still write about something they don’t believe in. Also Jesus being betrayed did happen in Jewish religion but he was a prophet, not the messiah. Although I do agree that that is most likely not what he was talking about. So in other words idk why I’m writing this😭

    f.... ....

    @Historian212 so was Jesus.

    f.... ....

    Judas was the chosen one. Betrayal wasn't in the cards. He was the only one Jeshua could trust to follow through. Know acception. Peace..

    f.... ....

    Him using the world "silver" to describe the money give this song a biblical feeling

    f.... ....

    both made up as well

  34. C.... J....

    13 people are criminals.

  35. S.... x....

    A masterpiece

  36. P.... P....

    Maybe the best vocal harmony ever written.It must be given as a pill by doctors to cure mood diseases.Thanks for existing and thanks to "Kings of connvenience" for trying to do the same 3 decades later.If anyone can suggest something so harmonic as this(by another artist)please do...

  37. �.... ....

    I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love,
    As she lies here beside me asleep with night,
    And her hair in a fine mist floats on my pillow,
    Reflecting the glow of the winter moonlight.


    She is soft, she is warm, but my heart remains heavy,
    And I watch as her breasts gently rise, gently fall,
    For I know with the first light the dawn I'll be leaving,
    And tonight will be all I have left to recall.


    Oh what have I done, why have I done it,
    I've committed a crime, I've broken the law,
    For twenty five dollars and pieces of silver,
    I held up and robbed a hard liquor store.


    My life seems unreal, my crime an illusion,
    A scene badly written in which I must play,
    Yet I know as I gaze at my young love beside me,
    The morning is just a few hours away.

  38. C.... d....

    Meme internacional 😝

    C.... d....

    Canal da Júlia oi , vc sabe em qual minuto está a parte do meme ?

    C.... d....

    Canal da Júlia né

    C.... d....

    Por quê?

    C.... d....

    no lol you're thinking of hello darkness..

  39. F.... Y....

    De que se trata la musica quien sabe ablar español

    F.... Y....

    Angelina Hirpahuanca Alangia Usted es muy bonito tampoco entiendo esta canción

    F.... Y....

    Ni puta idea de que se trata

    F.... Y....

    Trata de alguien que ha cometido un robo y lo está confesando porque se siente arrepentido. Qué he hecho? Por qué lo he hecho? Al parecer fueron 25 $.

  40. J.... H....

    That was a bizarre experience given that this is the first time I've heard this here track, and previously well familiar with "Somewhere They Can't Find Me". These are two songs with essentially identical lyrics but couldn't be more different.

    J.... H....

    They are the same songs it's just Paul upgraded it like putting electric guitars on The Sounds Of Silence Album and it sold better

  41. R.... N....

    Beautiful melody.

    R.... N....

    Indeed..

  42. M.... ....

    Hello darkness old my friend :( 😓😓😓

    M.... ....

    *Hello darkness my old friend towarzyszu ;)

  43. C.... E....

    - The first time I heard this beautiful tune I thought "Music has just really born for my ears" ... And I also said to myself "I don't want to listen to a different music for a while" .

  44. Y.... R....

    Purê king

  45. D.... L....

    one of simon and Garfunkel early songs

    D.... L....

    and their best

  46. n.... n....

    so beautiful <3

  47. L.... P....

    An honest thief confession

    L.... P....

    It's honest, but really sad.

    L.... P....

    no one seems to care about the shop owner

    L.... P....

    It ain't *honest work* but it's *$25 and pieces of silver*

  48. t.... ....

    "Oh, what have I done,
    Why have I done it,
    I've committed a crime,
    I've broken the law.
    For twenty-five dollars
    And pieces of silver,
    I held up and robbed
    A hard liquor store."

    Some foolish, wrongful action followed by remorse... a theme that frequently comes into my dreams! These lyrics illustrate it so well.

    t.... ....

    Three years later are u any better?

  49. A.... J....

    ah, yes! my work's done at this hour on the cruise ship and the crew bar was all empty and all mine. i would play this song on the jukebox (digital discs) over and over
    again while drinking beer that i have brought. so much fond memories!

  50. A.... L....

    Every man lives this moment in his life. Paul Simon is God.

    A.... L....

    Don't forget Art Garfunkel

    A.... L....

    "Every man lives this moment in his life" - perhaps
    "Paul Simon is God" - never

    A.... L....

    Better than dylan forsure.

  51. S.... J....

    truly beautiful melody! yay!

  52. D.... ....

    My sister had this album when i was just a kid, loved the way it told a sad story, he had done wrong and now must the consequences. It made a deep impression on me. I still love it, the song that is. thanks for putting it up.

  53. b.... ....

    Real music explains life's moments of wonder and simplicity in words and pictures. It speaks from experience and touches on memory and emotion. No one does it better them S&G!

  54. S.... ....

    @moppettshow I do write professionally.

    Myself being the professional.

  55. m.... ....

    @StrangerToEarth Wow. The separate paragraph for 'They listen to choons' made it so much funnier, and so much more emphatic. You should consider writing.

    Professionally.

  56. S.... ....

    @whiskeyjack57 No. There are no comments because the sort of jokers who leave vapid misspelled overenthusiastic comments on youtube are not the sort of people who listen to music.

    They listen to choons.