還記得第一次看到她，是在一個不知名的視頻片段裡，她和她的樂隊在台上演奏Metallica的歌。但視頻並沒有提到她的名字，只看到一個瘦小的女孩站在立式麥克風後面，雙手握住麥克風，金色的披肩長發從頭頂向兩邊傾瀉而下，緊緊的夾住眉毛和眼睛，幾乎快要吧整個面部都遮住。整首歌中她的手從來沒鬆開過麥克風，就像握住一件比生命還重要的東西一樣。她的聲音既擁有極具穿透力的金屬質感，同時也融合了一絲女孩特有的清澈和甜美。
3年過去了，女孩長大了。金色長發被燙的蓬鬆起來，牛仔褲和T恤衫也變成了帶蕾絲邊的長裙，而唯一不變的是用來標誌她朋克身份的厚重的眼影和依然殺傷力無限的嗓音。無可否認的是，21歲的她比以前更性感，也更迷人，但不知道在造星技術氾濫成災的現代娛樂圈中，在華麗奢靡的朋克外表之下，她心中搖滾的靈魂是否會被漸漸掩蓋住光芒。也許這張新專輯可以讓我們找到答案——《The Best Damn Thing》。 When You're Gone
Avril Lavigne
"The Best Damn Thing"

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd
Need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie
Is made up on your side

When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you

I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do
Reminds me of you
And the clothes you left
They lie on the floor
And they smell just like you
I love the things that you do

When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you

We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were
Yeah, yeahhh

All I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I do I give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me
Yeah

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear will always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you