Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse was with us for only 27 years.  But in that short time her artistic flame burned bright even as she continually battled for control over drugs and alcohol.  Artistically she broke new ground, writing and recording songs that addressed her self-destructive lifestyle.  Yet for her family and millions of fans, there was always the hope that she would turn things around and bring her demons under control.

Here are the lyrics to "Tears Dry on Their Own," one of my favorites from her Grammy-award winning album, "Back To Black":

"Tears Dry On Their Own"

Songwriters: Valerie Simpson; Nickolas Ashford; Amy Jade Winehouse

All I can ever be to you,

Is the darkness that we knew,

And this regret I've got accustomed to,

Once it was so right,

When we were at our high,

Waiting for you in the hotel at night,

I knew I hadn't met my match,

But every moment we could snatch,

I don't know why I got so attached,

It's my responsibility,

And you don't owe nothing to me,

But to walk away I have no capacity

[Chorus:]

He walks away,

The sun goes down,

He takes the day but I'm grown,

And there's no way, in this blue shape,

My tears dry on their own,

I don't understand

How do I stress A man,

When there's so many bigger things at hand,

We could a never had it all,

We had hit a wall,

So this is inevitable withdrawl,

Even if I stop wanting you,

A Perspective pushes true,

I'll be some next man's other woman soon,

I shouldn't play myself again,

I should just be my own best friend

Not f*** myself in the head with stupid men,

[Chorus]

So we are history,

YOUR  shadow covers me

The sky above,

A blaze only that lovers see

[Chorus]

I wish I could say no regrets,

And no emotional debts,

Cause as we kiss goodbye the sun sets

So we are history,

The shadow covers me,

The sky above a blaze that only lovers see,

[Chorus]

[x2]

He walks away

The sun goes down,

He takes the day but I'm grown,

And in no way,

In my deep shape

My tears dry