Discover the story of the song > Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight – The McGuire Sisters

The protagonist is saying goodnight to her partner and expressing how much she hates to leave him. It's late at night and she knows she needs to go home because it's three o'clock in the morning. She doesn't want to get in trouble with her parents so she insists that her partner should leave too. Overall, the protagonist is sad but knows it's time to say goodnight and go separate ways.