2004年，妻子突然自杀给Allen带来了巨大打击。为求在音乐中藉慰伤痛，Garry Allen发行第六张专辑《Tough all over》，其中，有四首曲子是Allen为亡妻而作。该专辑可以说是Garry Allen最个人化情感的完全体现，专辑中的首支单曲“Best I ever had”虽为翻唱曲目，却经Allan沙哑嗓音的过滤，成为“情深意浓”的动人佳作。

“爱人虽已远去，但这并不是最糟的结局，毕竟，‘我’曾拥有‘你’，‘你’是我最棒的唯一……

 详解  Garry Allan的伤逝情歌：“Smoke rings in the dark”

       Lyrics 

Best I have ever had     by  Garry Allen

So you sailed away
Into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring
And nothing's quite the same now
I just say your name now

But I'ts not so bad..
You're only the best I ever had
You don't want me back
You're just the best I ever had

So you stole my world
Now I'm just a phony
Remembering the girl
Leaves me down and lonely
We'll send it in a letter
Make yourself feel better

But I'ts not so bad..
You're only the best I ever had
You don't want me back
You're just the best I ever had

And it might take some time
To patch me up inside
But I cant take it so I
I run away and hide
I might find it in time
That you were always right
You were always right

So you sailed away
Into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring
Was it what you wanted
Could it be I'm haunted?

But It's not so bad..
You're only the best I ever had
You dont want me back
You're just the best I ever had

You're just the best I ever had...

  Words and phrases 

1. phony: 假冒的，歌中指没了爱情的“我”犹如一具“空壳”

（英语点津陈蓓编辑）