Anita Baker

Released: May 31, 1983

Songwriter: Michael J. Powell

Producer: Otis Smith Patrick Moten

[Verse 1]
We used to laugh
Now all I do is cry
You used to make me happy
Now you don't even try
You're hurting me, yeah
You're doing me wrong
I can see it in your eyes
Soon you're gonna be gone

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know I'm gonna miss you
My love I will send with you
'Cause I've been down too long
And you keep doin' me wrong

[Chorus]
And there will be no more tears for you
Gonna be no more crying now
Gonna be no more tears for you
See, my eyes have run dry
And there's no more tears

[Verse 2]
And no more sadden eyes
From crying through the night
Gonna gather up, gather up my feelings
And lock them all inside
So when you say you're leaving
And you walk out my door
I can truly say to myself
He cannot hurt me anymore

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know I should be crying
But instead I'm slowly dying
'Cause all my love has gone
From two hearts so badly torn

[Chorus]
And there'll be no more tears for you
Gonna be no more crying now
Gonna be no more tears for you
See, my eyes have run dry
And there's no more tears

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know I'm gonna miss you
But for love I got me someone else
'Cause I, I been down, been down too long
And you, you keep doing me wrong

[Chorus]
And there'll be no more tears for you
And gonna be no more crying now
And gonna be no more tears for you
'Cause you see, my eyes have run dry
And there's no more tears

No more tears for you
(Ain't no more to cry)
No more crying now
No more tears for you
My eyes have run dry

No more tears for you
(I'm gonna be alright after a while)
No more crying now
(I'm gonna be alright if you would leave)
No more tears for you
(Surely won't you try, surely won't you, surely won't you try, baby tonight)

No more tears for you
(I'm gonna be all right)
No more crying now
(Lord knows I don't need you no more, baby)
No more tears for you
(I'll make it on my own, on my own)
My eyes have run dry...

Anita Baker is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter known for her distinct low contralto vocals. She started out in the band Chapter 8, which had the hit song “I Just Wanna Be Your Girl” that was later sampled by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony for their hit song “1st of tha Month.” “Anita” went on to become a big name in ‘80s R&B alongside “Luther” and “Whitney” as she began to rack up #1 hits.

Her debut album, The Songstress, was released in 1983 on independent label Beverly Glen and featured the hit song “Angel.” She left Beverly Glen and signed with Elektra Records, releasing her second album Rapture in 1986, which went on to sell over 5 million albums and peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart thanks to the hits “Sweet Love,” “Same Ole Love,” and “Caught Up in the Rapture.”

Her third album, Giving You the Best That I Got, was released in 1988 and hit #1 on the Billboard 200, and the title track hit #1 on both the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary Singles charts. Rapture and Giving You the Best That I Got accounted for five of her eight Grammy Awards, with her sixth in that time frame coming from her gospel collaboration with The Winans on the song “Ain’t No Need To Worry” in 1988.

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