Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry (Original) Lyrics






All I can ever be to you,
Is the darkness we once knew,
And this deep regret I had to get accustomed to
Once it felt so right
Anticipation at its height,
Lived in and waiting in hotel room late at night

I knew I hadn't met my match,
With every moment we could snatch,
I don't know why I let myself get so attached,
It's my responsibility,
And you don't owe nothing to me,
But to cut myself off I had no capacity

[Chorus:]
He walks away,
The sun goes down,
He takes the day but I'm grown,
And in your grey, in this cool shade,
My tears dry on their own,

I don't understand,
Why do I stress a man,
When there's so many better things than him at hand,
We could have never had it all,
We had to hit a wall,
And this is inevitable withdrawal,
Even if I stop wanting you,
A perspective pushes through,
I'll be some next man's other woman soon,

I cannot play myself again,
I should just be my own best friend,
Not fuck myself in the head with stupid men,

[Chorus]

Wish I could say no regrets
And no emotional debt
And as we kiss goodbye
The sun behind you sets
So we are history
Your shadow covers me,
The sky above,
A blaze that only lovers see

He walks away,
The sun goes down,
He takes the day but I'm grown,
And in your grey
In this cool shade,
My tears dry on their own,

He walks away,
The sun goes down,
He takes the day but I'm grown,
Baby, in your grey
In this cool shade,
My tears dry on their own,

Yeah, leave your grey to shade
My tears dry on their own





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  1. S.... B....

    Once again a recording better than the watered down album version

  2. M.... W....

    Oh Amy Jade.. I had no intentions on being here today listening to you. Ugh I just started balling uncontrollably. I miss her so much. She was everything. She was a freaking genius. Soulful, talented and just unique. I have every piece of music she ever put out b sides bonus tracks even the last album. I love her still and I wish I could’ve STOOD for her a little while longer. In my world she will never die. I will never let ppl forget her music . Ever .

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

    I still missing her smh 🤦🏽‍♂️🖤🖤🖤

  4. M.... R....

    please come back amy... there are millions of people missing you...

  5. 9.... ....

    I'm living for her high notes!

  6. J.... T....

    🖤🎼🏹 Eternamente Amy Winehouse🖤🎼

  7. M.... s....

    Still rocking this in 2019 Amy your memory will live on you are dearly missed❤ continue to rest on.🕊

  8. s.... m....

    this version is so raw and real,
    how could this not been the music video version
    there is actual pain and feelings in this song
    you can hear amys soul in this <3 RIP

  9. S.... A....

    Yes maam

  10. C.... M....

    This version is so much better than the other one....

  11. M.... O....

    *Essa Musica Soa Triste...*
    Mas Ao Mesmo Tempo Apaixonante...❤🍃

  12. S.... S....

    And am sitting here wondering how the views on here are so low 😕

  13. J.... T....

    La amo con todo mí corazón.mi hermosa Amy Winehouse..
    Eternamente Amy en enero de 2019 en Cali, Colombia..

  14. J.... T....

    Mí angelito hermoso gracias por existir en mí corazón por siempre... amorcito mío Amy Winehouse..mí loquita judía...mí Gatica londinense.

  15. l.... s....

    amor por siempre jamas la voy a olvidar <3

  16. T.... W....

    You just don’t get these type of lyrics in music today. Kisses to the sky #AmyWinehouse 🙌🏽

  17. V.... K....

    This version for me shows better the feelings of this song... That I sing she walks away...

    V.... K....

    A. Sivertsen I get that, it’s more about her walking away rather then the guy leaving her..which is beautiful

  18. I.... A....

    Sounds like it would be a great ending to a movie made about her. Been a fan since 15, and I'm now 26. Amy inspired me so much, she put me on girl group, The Ronettes 💖

  19. B.... M....

    *143* Amy😢

  20. J.... M....

    Que hermosa!

  21. T.... B....

    I love this song

  22. W.... F....

    👏👏👏

  23. B.... C....

    i love this version so much more i listen to this all the time, her voice is just too good man, it makes me cry

  24. P.... C....

    so genius, forever amy

  25. I.... B....

    Can’t stop listening to this version. Miss you Amy💔

  26. E.... B....

    Listen to this then listen to Wake Up Alone, you're welcome

  27. D.... B....

    I dont know why I let myself get so attached..

  28. N.... M....

    That string section is giving me life!!

  29. C.... T....

    The best girl....very good .nice l love you AMY forever......

  30. A.... G....

    💞👏

  31. t.... ....

    What 16 fuck heads need shooting for disliking this - one of a kind artist

  32. _.... ....

    I tear up every time I hear this version. So beautiful and raw. Rest, Amy.

    _.... ....

    Never heard this version. Far superior then the commercial version.

  33. L.... ....

    Her lyrics paint such a beautiful picture. Her music is poetry. The way she words things is so gorgeous.

  34. B.... S....

    This version is a beautiful nod to the 60's and 70's productions of Thom Bell.

  35. E.... ....

    My tears dry on their own. This is such a heavy and beautiful song. Amy hits me where it hurts.

  36. Z.... D....

    Very very Great recording, thank you Amy..

  37. Y.... N....

    This is literally 'hidden' treasure. It should've got more attention 😍👍💛

    Y.... N....

    For reasons Weve just realized RADIO Wont play the most THOUGHTFUL, Thatll stick to Our RIBS DAMMMM !!!!

  38. A.... A....

    Soooooooouuuuuuuuuuuul!!!!!!!!!!

  39. B.... B....

    "Wish I could say "no regrets and no emotional debts" And as we kissed goodbye, the sun behind you sets. So we are history, your shadow covers me, the sky above in a blaze that only lovers see"...OMG

  40. m.... ....

    I think this is the best song ever written or performed. Love you, amy.

  41. T.... B....

    This song is so deep but it's a reminder heart break ain't forever

    T.... B....

    That Beau YEs MAM

    T.... B....

    Yesss 🙆‍♀️

  42. N.... S....

    I don't know why I got so attached!! Smh

  43. K.... S....

    So this is where the faster version of 'tears dry on their own' came from. Why are there two versions?

    K.... S....

    This is the demo

  44. N.... S....

    My song. I swear everything she's saying in this song is how I feel

  45. J.... G....

    The one and only :·)

  46. N.... S....

    I really like this version

  47. M.... N....

    All I can ever be to you,
    Is the darkness we once knew,
    And this deep regret I had to get accustomed to
    Once it felt so right
    Anticipation at its height,
    Lived in and waiting in hotel room late at night

    I knew I hadn't met my match,
    With every moment we could snatch,
    I don't know why I let myself get so attached,
    It's my responsibility,
    And you don't owe nothing to me,
    But to cut myself off I had no capacity

    [Chorus:]
    He walks away,
    The sun goes down,
    He takes the day but I'm grown,
    And in your grey, in this cool shade,
    My tears dry on their own,

    I don't understand,
    Why do I stress a man,
    When there's so many better things than him at hand,
    We could have never had it all,
    We had to hit a wall,
    And this is inevitable withdrawal,
    Even if I stop wanting you,
    A perspective pushes through,
    I'll be some next man's other woman soon,

    I cannot play myself again,
    I should just be my own best friend,
    Not fuck myself in the head with stupid men,

    [Chorus]

    Wish I could say no regrets
    And no emotional debt
    And as we kiss goodbye
    The sun behind you sets
    So we are history
    Your shadow covers me,
    The sky above,
    A blaze that only lovers see

    He walks away,
    The sun goes down,
    He takes the day but I'm grown,
    And in your grey
    In this cool shade,
    My tears dry on their own,

    He walks away,
    The sun goes down,
    He takes the day but I'm grown,
    Baby, in your grey
    In this cool shade,
    My tears dry on their own,

    Yeah, leave your grey to shade
    My tears dry on their own

  48. f.... j....

    my fav version! gone sis!

  49. S.... E....

    She is a soul toucher... dangerous to get emotional involvement. This world is too hard on a tender heart.

  50. N.... S....

    I don't know why I got so attached

  51. N.... M....

    💛💛💛💛

  52. N.... I....

    I don't understand,
    Why do I stress a man,
    When there's so many better things than him at hand

  53. M.... ....

    This version owns the "regular" one so hard it's not even close... I can listen to this for hours

  54. E.... W....

    this version is fucking good. Amy u the best. ever!. this is magnificent.

  55. e.... �....

    so good

  56. M.... J....

    even if i stop wanting you, and if perspective pushes through; I'll be some next man's other woman soon.

  57. M.... ....

    Timeless music. The world lost an icon.

    M.... ....

    doesn't always help, but in some way to know she was loved n cherished by others is a huge relief. She was one of a kind

  58. h.... ....

    RIP Amy. We still miss you dearly.

  59. A.... F....

    3:51 What word is this?

    A.... F....

    in the grey

  60. M.... P....

    This song speaks to the deepest chords of my soul.

    M.... P....

    Makeda Phillips
    You nailed it!!,,what a deep rich voice 🍷

  61. m.... j....

    How in the world does she phrase the line "the sky above ablaze that only lovers see" in that unique way?

    m.... j....

    may johnson
    The parts that gets me Everytime is
    "Cause as we kissed goodbye, the sun behind you sets.
    So we are history
    Your shadow covers me..."
    "And in your gray an in this blue shade
    My tears dry on their own."

    There's different versions of lyrics I've noticed. Cruel shade was one of them.
    :'(

  62. K.... A....

    I Love this version, but the pop version is good too I prefer slower music and more Jazz <3 or R&B!

  63. J.... M....

    what a gem amy was. rest in peace, love

  64. d.... ....

    I imagine some slimy producer telling her how to improve this for Back to Black. Sad. This original version is far superior.

    d.... ....

    Mark Ronson is a banger maker :/ there’s a reason she went with ronson for the second album... and it’s not that mark was superior as a producer to Remi. I think it had a lot more to do with the fact that she was struggling and her former manager/producers weren’t going to keep working with her under certain conditions. She was overall sick of Back to black and having to sing that album towards the end and it precipitated her death. Tragic, but we can learn a lot from it. Her soul was always in it for the music, not the industry, and that showed with her dissatisfaction around Back to Black.

    d.... ....

    Well, I just looked this up and found an October 11, 2018 article with a video where producer Salaam Remi discusses how Amy did not want to speed it up and was initially pissed and struggling with the speed. This version here is Amy’s version and her heart. The Back to Black version is, as I suspected, a producer’s idea that she didn’t want to perform. The Back to Black version is good, but this is better in my opinion because it is the artist. And now when I hear the Back to Black version, all it represents to me is a vulnerable artist being bullied into some producer’s version of what he thinks makes a hit. The producer took advantage of the very vulnerability that can be heard in the original version. To me, the Back to Black version represents all that is wrong with the music industry. Her genius didn’t need to be messed with, and Amy knew that deep down. https://www.thefader.com/2018/10/11/amy-winehouse-back-to-black-clip-tears-dry-studio

    d.... ....

    “Amy could not hear it for the life of her, so she was pissed at me” (Remi discussing Amy’s reaction when he told her to speed it up to make it like a Motown song Ain’t No Mountain High Enough he recently heard). He just couldn’t leave well enough alone and had to put his print on it. https://youtu.be/CBWrodPQ_rw

    d.... ....

    I agree 100%. Although the music sounds very cool at a faster tempo, Amy has a difficult time keeping up (because there are so many words). The melody is up and down and at a furious tempo. You can hear her struggle. It's extremely difficult for a singer no matter how great they are. I think she did the best she could and it is good, BUT I like this slower version a little better too

    d.... ....

    I think the producer wanted an upbeat song to follow love is a losing game, hence the "motown" upbeat version of tears dry.

  65. L.... ....

    I miss her so so so so much. I just can't believe she's gone forever. 😢💔

  66. J.... A....

    ''the sky above, ablaze that only lovers see''
    Does the pain ever go away?

    J.... A....

    Jose Alvarado no 😢

  67. K.... ....

    were there ever any live renditions of this version?? Hit us up a link if one's found

  68. S.... A....

    forever Amy♡

  69. G.... ....

    Rest in peace Amy... such an amazing artist.

  70. j.... s....

    TEARS ROLLING DRY ON

  71. P.... T....

    This is way better then the very good take used in the music video.

  72. G.... M....

    How brilliant was it of the producer of the later version to realize that Ain't No Mountain High Enough could be the backing track for this song?

    G.... M....

    @Gary Maher Very. Very brilliant.

    G.... M....

    @Gary Maher The same producer does both versions: Salaam Remi

    G.... M....

    the ain't no mountain version is garbage..... it loses everything that makes amy amazing

  73. B.... P....

    I miss her so much.

  74. H.... M....

    By far the best version of this song.  LOVE the honking guitar in the back.  Her phrasing is stupendous.

    H.... M....

    @Adolph Oliver Bush Agreed!

    H.... M....

    @Adolph Oliver Bush I still can't believe she's dead. I keep thinking I am going to wake up from this nightmare. Her songs are timeless.

  75. S.... R....

    Love listening to this when i take a nice bath with candles and the lights dimmed after a long day of work. RIP SWEET ANGEL

  76. L.... ....

    la mejor cantante de los ultimos tiempos

  77. S.... H....

    EPIC, much love for Amy xx

  78. c.... c....

    piel blanca, alma negra <3

  79. J.... M....

    I sorely miss you Amy, I really do...

  80. n.... n....

    in awe 4 ever ,amy!!!!
    timeless like the sun that shines from up above.never forget you ...NEVER!

  81. E.... D....

    I miss you so Amy

  82. E.... D....

    I'm not forget you Amy

  83. M.... ....

    Amazing, I'm speechless..
    R.I.P Amy, you will never be forgotten,that's for sure.