[Verse 2] Oh, I saw them holding hands She was standin' there with my man I heard them promise, "'Til death do us part" Each word was a pain in my heart
[Chorus] All I could do, all I could do was cry (Cry, cry, cry) All I could do was cry (Cry, cry, cry) I was losin' the man that I love And all I could do was cry
[Verse 3] And now, the wedding is over The rice, rice has been thrown over their heads For them, life has just begun But mine is ending
[Chorus] Oh, all I could do, all I could do was cry (Cry, cry, cry) All I could do was cry (Cry, cry, cry) I was losin' the man that I love And all I could do was cry
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Beyonce’s cover of Etta James‘ 1960 hit, recorded for the 2008 film Cadillac Records in which Knowles played James.
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