You Know I'm No Good
Amy Winehouse Lyrics


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Meet you downstairs, in the bar and hurt
Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt
You say, "What did you do with him today?"
And sniffed me out like I was Tanqueray
'Cause you're my fella, my guy
Hand me your Stella and fly
By the time I'm out the door
You tear men down like Roger Moore

I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
You know that I'm no good

Upstairs in bed with my ex-boy
He's in the place, but I can't get joy
Thinkin' on you in the final throws
This is when my buzzer goes
Run out to meet your, chips and pita
You say, "When we married"
'Cause you're not bitter
"There'll be none of him no more"
I cried for you on the kitchen floor

I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
You know that I'm no good

Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain
We're like how we were again
I'm in the tub, you on the seat
Lick your lips as I soap my feet
Then you notice likkle carpet burn
My stomach drop and my guts churn
You shrug and it's the worst
Who truly stuck the knife in first?

I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
You know that I'm no good

I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
Yeah, you know that I'm no good (I'm no good)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Amy Winehouse's song "You Know I'm No Good" tells a story of a troubled relationship. The beginning of the song sets the scene where the singer meets her partner in a bar and confronts her about cheating on him. The line "sniff me out like I was Tanqueray" refers to the partner trying to figure out if she had cheated. The song then takes a turn as the singer admits that she, too, had cheated and that their relationship is troubled. She tells her partner that she knows she is not good for him and that she cheats because of her own problems. The song ends with the singer forgiving her partner for their past, but she cannot forget the mistakes they made.


The lyrics of "You Know I'm No Good" deal with themes of infidelity and self-destruction, common themes in Amy Winehouse's music. However, these themes were not just part of her lyrics but also part of her life. She had struggled with addiction and had been in tumultuous relationships in the past. Thus, the emotions and experiences she shared in this song were personal as well.


Line by Line Meaning

Meet you downstairs in the bar and heard Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt You say, 'why did you do it with him today?' And sniff me out like I was Tanqueray (yeah, yo)
I saw you in the bar, with your skull t-shirt and rolled up sleeves. You confronted me about being with someone else today and accused me like you were smelling gin.


I cheated myself Like I knew I would I told ya I was troubled You know that I'm no good
I know I cheated on you, like I always do. I told you I have issues and you know that I'm not good.


You had to be a nasty girl and try to play me Play me, play me, play me (nasty girl, nasty girl, nasty girl) Try to play me (yeah) Yo
You had to be deceitful and try to trick me. You played me relentlessly and it's no surprise to me.


And it'll never be the same again 'cause of old boy But, oh boy Together we make so much joy In the sands, and, oh, what a web we weave But you played me so I had to roll up my sleeves And hunt you down, holding the next man's stacks Now you sorry and trying to bring that old thing back Act like we can rekindle that flame It's a shame How you can't get me off the brain He that lame You love how I bring the pain Got them rug burns stinging, and you saying my name Say my name, uh That's right, I'm high post Get the champagne love, word up, we gonna toast
Things will never be the same again because of what happened. However, together we made each other happy. You played me, so I had to go after you and get the other man's money back. Now you're trying to come back into my life, acting like we can start over again. It's a pity that you can't stop thinking about me. You love the way I cause pain, and you scream my name. We will celebrate our love with champagne.


Don't worry, I'm gonna be around forever Nasty girl Don't forget it I'm a be around forever Don't forget it I'm a be around forever
Don't worry, I will always be here for you. Even though you deceived me, I will be here forever. Don't forget that I'm going to be around forever.


Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain We're like how we were again I'm in the tub, you're on the seat Lick your lips as I soak my feet Yo, get to bath and bodyworks pumpin' the spice cream Together like Cheech and Chong we make nice dreams These fight scenes I take the good with the bad 'Cause you give the best brains that I've ever had Anything worth having is hard to keep I love you like my coffee, so hot and so sweet So let's stick it out so we never regret it I could forgive the past, but I never forget it
We have reunited in Jamaica and Spain and it feels like old times. I'm in the tub, and you're on the seat, licking your lips as I soak my feet. We are using Bath and Bodyworks spice cream to make our dreams come true. Even though we have our arguments, I take the good with the bad because you are the best lover I've ever had. Anything worth having is difficult to keep, but I love you as much as I love my coffee, hot and sweet. Let's work through our problems together and not have any regrets. I can forgive, but I will never forget what happened.




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Written by: Amy Winehouse

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@bakdauletomar5108

Meet you downstairs in the bar and hurt
Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt
You say, "What did you do with him today?"
And sniffed me out like I was Tanqueray

'Cause you're my fella, my guy
Hand me your Stella and fly
By the time I'm out the door
You tear men down like Roger Moore

[Chorus]
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
You know that I'm no good
[Verse 2]
Upstairs in bed with my ex-boy
He's in the place, but I can't get joy
Thinkin' on you in the final throes
This is when my buzzer goes
Run out to meet ya, chips and pita
You say, "When we married"
'Cause you're not bitter
"There'll be none of him no more"
I cried for you on the kitchen floor

[Chorus]
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
You know that I'm no good

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain
We're like how we were again
I'm in the tub, you on the seat
Lick your lips as I soap my feet
Then you notice likkle carpet burn
My stomach drop and my guts churn
You shrug and it's the worst
Who truly stuck the knife in first?
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[Chorus]
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
You know that I'm no good
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
Yeah, you know that I'm no good



@thusghus7621

Meet you downstairs in the bar and heard
Your rolled up sleeves in your skull T-shirt
You say, "What did you do with him today?"
And sniffed me out like I was Tanqueray

'Cause you're my fella, my guy
Hand me your Stella and fly
By the time I'm out the door
You tear men down like Roger Moore

I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
You know that I'm no good

Upstairs in bed with my ex-boy
He's in a place but I can't get joy
Thinking on you in the final throes
This is when my buzzer goes

Run out to meet you, chips and pita
You say, "when we married, " 'cause you're not bitter
"There'll be none of him no more"
I cried for you on the kitchen floor

I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
You know that I'm no good

Yo, aye yo I knew you was trouble
When I first laid eyes on you
Temperature so hot the heat just rise with you
Lemme ride with you talk about your mistakes
You cheated yourself but these are the breaks

And it'll never be the same again 'cause of old boy
But, oh boy
Together we make so much joy
In the sands, and, oh, what a web we weave
But you played me so I had to roll up my sleeves

And hunt you down, holding the next man's stacks
Now you sorry and trying to bring that old thing back
Act like we can rekindle that flame
It's a shame
How you can't get me off the brain
He that lame

You love how I bring the pain
Got them rug burns stinging and you saying my name
Say my name, uh
That's right I'm high post
Get the champagne love word up we gonna toast

I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I, I was trouble
You know that I'm no good

I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble
Yeah, you know that I'm no good



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@oliviacunningham1120

I miss Amy Winehouse

@NotTomatoJuice

Olivia Cunningham SAME😭

@NotTomatoJuice

Olivia Cunningham We lost a Legend🥺

@Veeanl14

Dont we all 😭

@amindaalbuquerque2593

Me too t.t

@tove.boy1

Me too🚬

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@sleepyflako4139

she was a talented lady!

@bassemgayer7803

Was !! Is She passed away!?

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@@bassemgayer7803 yeah she did, quite a bit ago.

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@@bassemgayer7803 how do you not know

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