2004年，妻子突然自殺給Allen帶來了巨大打擊。為求在音樂中藉慰傷痛，Garry Allen發行第六張專輯《Tough all over》，其中，有四首曲子是Allen為亡妻而作。該專輯可以說是Garry Allen最個人化情感的完全體現，專輯中的首支單曲“Best I ever had”雖為翻唱曲目，卻經Allan沙啞嗓音的過濾，成為“情深意濃”的動人佳作。

“愛人雖已遠去，但這并不是最糟的結局，畢竟，‘我’曾擁有‘你’，‘你’是我最棒的唯一……

 詳解  Garry Allan的傷逝情歌：“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，歌中指沒了愛情的“我”猶如一具“空殼”

（英語點津陳蓓編輯）