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Artist: Etta James
Canonical path: /etta-james/all-i-could-do-was-cry
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All I Could Do Was Cry
Read All I Could Do Was Cry lyrics by Etta James on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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All I Could Do Was Cry
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I heard church bells ring
I heard a choir singing
I saw my love walk down the aisle
on her finger he placed a ring
Oooh oh
I saw them holding hands
She was standing there with my man
I heard them promise
Til death do us part
Each word
Was a pain
In my heart
All i could do was cry
All i could do was cry
I was losing the man that i love
and all i could do was cry
And now the wedding is over
Rice, rice has been thrown over their heads
For them life has just begun
but mine is ending
Ooh
All i could do was cry
All i could do was cry
I was losing the man that i love
and all i could do was cry
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