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Across
  1. 1. To have firm belief in the reliability or truth of someone.
  2. 3. Word spoken upon departure or at the end of a conversation.
  3. 6. Without any ideas or understanding.
  4. 9. To start doing an action or journey.
  5. 12. To give up something important for the sake of something else.
  6. 14. The start; the opening section.
  7. 15. In the centre; equal distance from the sides or edges.
  8. 17. To laugh out loud or show amusement.
Down
  1. 1. A watery drop secreted from the eye due to emotion.
  2. 2. To say parting words when leaving.
  3. 4. The American city where the song takes place.
  4. 5. To shed tears / A drop of water from the eye.
  5. 7. The organ of sight; to look with vision.
  6. 8. To protect, rescue, or keep safe from harm.
  7. 10. Locating, discovering, or coming across something.
  8. 11. The colour of fresh snow or fresh milk.
  9. 13. To cry softly with sadness; to weep.
  10. 16. The colour of night or total darkness.