Several years ago, I dated a wonderful woman. She was kind intelligent and beautiful. I dearly loved her, but distance, age differences, and change within ourselves came between us. It was very difficult for me when we broke up, but music helped me through it. I've found that Leonard Cohen and Eric Bogle can provide a cleansing and cathartic form of sadness. Afterwards, I'll play some Fred Small to lift me up. Here's a classic from the archives. I've always found it to help:

CRAZY

Crazy
Crazy for feeling so lonely
And I'm crazy
Crazy for feeling so blue
I know
You'd love me as long as you wanted
Then someday,
You'd leave me for somebody new.
Worry
Why do I let myself worry
Wond'ring
What in the world I did do oo ooo oo oo.
Crazy
for thinking that my love would hold you
Crazy for trying
Crazy for crying
And I'm crazy for loving you.