Cry Me A River

在創作歌曲之前，賈斯汀·汀布萊克與女朋友進行了一段不愉快的電話交談，這讓他十分惱火。當賈斯汀·汀布萊克進入工作室看到Timbaland后，他便向後者索要一些歌曲樣品，並通過寫歌的方式發泄自己內心中的負面情緒。而《Cry Me a River》正是在這樣的背景下被創作出來的，歌詞靈感來源於賈斯汀·汀布萊克覺得女友背叛自己后的感想。在歌曲的製作過程中，拉里·金擔任歌曲弦樂器伴奏的編排、拉奏工作，斯科特·斯托奇和Bill Pettaway分別彈奏擊弦古鋼琴和吉他。

You were my sun

You were my earth

But you didn't know all the ways I loved you, no

So you took a chance

And made other plans

But I bet you didn't think that they would come crashing down, no

You don't have to say, what you did,

I already know, I found out from him

Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be

And don't it make you sad about it

You told me you loved me

Why did you leave me, all alone

Now you tell me you need me

When you call me, on the phone

Girl I refuse, you must have me confused

With some other guy

Your bridges were burned, and now it's your turn

To cry, cry me a river

Cry me a river-er

Cry me a river

Cry me a river-er, yea yea

I know that they say

That somethings are better left unsaid

It wasn't like you only talked to him and you know it

(Don't act like you don't know it)

All of these things people told me

Keep messing with my head

(Messing with my head)

You should've picked honesty

Then you may not have blown it

(Yea..)

You don't have to say, what you did,

(Don't have to say, what you did)

I already know, I found out from him

(I already know, uh)

Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be

(No chance, you and me)

And don't it make you sad about it

You told me you loved me

Why did you leave me, all alone

(All alone)

Now you tell me you need me

When you call me, on the phone

(When you call me on the phone)

Girl I refuse, you must have me confused

With some other guy

(I'm not like them baby)

Your bridges were burned, and now it's your turn

(It's your turn)

To cry, cry me a river

(Go on and just)

Cry me a river-er

(Go on and just)

Cry me a river

(Baby go on and just)

Cry me a river-er, yea yea

Oh

(Oh)

The damage is done

So I guess I be leaving

Oh

(Oh)

The damage is done

So I guess I be leaving

Oh

(Oh)

The damage is done

So I guess I be leaving

Oh

(Oh)

The damage is done

So I guess I be... leaving

You don't have to say, what you did,

(Don't have to say, what you did)

I already know, I found out from him

(I already know, uh)

Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be

(No chance, you and me)

And don't it make you sad about it

Cry me a river

(Go on and just)

Cry me a river-er

(Baby go on and just)

Cry me a river

(You can go on and just)

Cry me a river-er, yea yea

Cry me a river

(Baby go on and just)

Cry me a river-er

(Go on and just)

Cry me a river

(Cause I've already cried)

Cry me a river-er, yea yea

(Ain't gonna cry no more, yea-yea)

Cry me a river

Cry me a river, oh

Cry me a river, oh

Cry me a river, oh

Cry me a river, oh

(Cry me, cry me)

Cry me a river, oh

(Cry me, cry me)

Cry me a river, oh

(Cry me, cry me)

Cry me a river, oh

(Cry me, cry me)

Cry me a river, oh

(Cry me, cry me)

Cry me a river, oh

(Cry me, cry me)

Cry me a river

(Cry me, cry me)

你是我的太陽

你是我的大地

但你不知道我有多愛你

所以你紅杏出牆

另尋新歡

但我打賭你沒想到

事情會搞砸

你不用告訴我你做了什麼

我已從他身上找到答案

現在你和我已經不可能了

永遠不可能了

對此你難道不感到悲傷嗎

你說過你愛過我

為什麼你又離開我

現在你說你需要我

當你打電話給我

我很困惑

你是不是把我和誰弄錯了

鵲橋已毀

是時候輪到你流淚了

淚流成河吧

淚流成河吧

淚流成河吧

淚流成河吧

我知道他們說

有些事還是不要戳破

並不像你只和他說過

你知道

別裝作你不知道

所有別人告訴我的

讓我不知所措

不知所措

你應該選擇誠實

那麼你就不會毀掉一切

耶

你不用告訴我你做了什麼

不用告訴我你做了什麼

我已從他身上找到答案

我早已知道

現在你和我已經不可能了

你和我已經不可能了

對此你難道不感到悲傷嗎

你說過你愛過我

為什麼又離開我

離開我

現在你說你需要我

當你打電話給我

當你打電話給我

我很困惑

你是不是把我和誰弄錯了

我並不像他們

鵲橋已斷，現在輪到你了

輪到你

淚流成河了

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淚流成河吧

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淚流成河吧

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淚流成河吧

於事無補

所以我想我要離開

於事無補

所以我想我要離開

於事無補

所以我想我要離開

於事無補

所以我想我要離開

你不用說你做了什麼

你不用說你做了什麼

我早已從他身上得知

我早已知道

我們已經不可能了

不可能了

對此你難道不感到悲傷嗎

淚流成河吧

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淚流成河吧

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淚流成河吧

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淚流成河吧

淚流成河吧

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淚流成河吧

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淚流成河吧

因為我早已哭了

淚流成河吧

不願再哭

淚流成河吧

淚流成河吧

淚流成河吧

淚流成河吧

淚流成河吧

我落淚了

淚流成河吧

我落淚了

淚流成河吧

我落淚了

淚流成河吧

我落淚了

淚流成河吧

我落淚了

淚流成河吧

我落淚了

淚流成河吧

我落淚了

面對“分手”，最常規處理方式是消極對待，即表達出“悲痛欲絕”的狀態。而這首歌曲則直接掀起眼淚攻勢，其中聽似平淡無奇實則慘烈的歌詞足夠摧毀任何情感防線，“淚流成河”是其中最到位的描述。《Cry Me a River》示範如何正確“曬傷”，那種情痛是帶著性感的撩撥。同時，《Cry Me a River》成也是一首向對方真誠懺悔的輓歌，其音境體現出福音、歌劇樂的氛圍。

該MV開頭，主人公賈斯汀·汀布萊克與雇來的黑人男子及一名黑髮女子坐在車上（車子開在主人公女友的家院外），趁女友跟別的男人出去偷情時，隻身潛入女友家院內，用石頭砸碎玻璃進入客廳，並打開大門在傢具中四處尋找錄影機。

之後，主人公帶來的黑髮女子走進客廳，並站在他面前脫下外衣。當主人公弄好錄影機的時候，黑髮女子半跨坐在主人公的身上，兩人開始邊親熱邊拍攝視頻。拍完視頻后，主人公與黑髮女子一前一後從客廳里走出（大雨又下了起來）。

主人公女友冒著大雨從車裡跑回家后，並沒有注意到什麼不對。她直接進入浴室洗澡。而主人公一直在外面，時而傻笑、時而聞著女友頭髮留在空氣中的芳香，隔著玻璃躲在浴室外默默的看著她沐浴，眼神中透露的還是一絲絲不舍。

當主人公女友回過神，從浴室走到客廳的時候，卻看到電視上正卡在主人公與黑髮女子親熱時的視頻。該歌曲MV由弗朗西斯·勞倫斯執導拍攝，地點選在美國加州的馬裡布地區的一間別墅。2003年4月28日，MV被發布在iTunes商店。