Ain't No Way

Aretha Franklin

Ain't no way
For me to love you
If you won't let me
It ain't no way
For me to give you all you need
If you won't let me give all of me

I know that a woman's duty
Is to help and love a man
And that's the way
It was planned

Oh but how can I, how can I, how can I
Give you all the things I can
If you're tying both of my hands?

Oh ho, it ain't no way
(Ain't no way)
It ain't no way
(Ain't no way)
It just ain't no way, baby
(Ain't no way)
Ain't no way, baby
(Ain't no way)
It ain't no way
For me to love you
If you won't let me

Stop trying to be
Someone you're not
Hard, cold and cruel is a man
Who paid too much for what he got
And if you need me
Like you say, say you do
Oh then please, please
Please don't you know that I need you?

Oh, it ain't no way
I tell you that it ain't no way
It ain't no way, it ain't no way, baby, no
It just ain't no way
It sure ain't no way
It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me

Ain't no way
If you won't let me
Ain't no way


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    I've spent years thinking about "How cold and Cruel..." and how this fits in. Lots to think about.
    binaryplumberon October 30, 2011   Link
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    General Comment
    BTW that is Aretha's sister Carolyn Franklin singing the high falsetto vocals in the background. It makes my socks roll up and down and gives me chills to hear her.
    binaryplumberon October 30, 2011   Link
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    Lyric Correction
    "And that's the way it was for them" should read "And that's the way it was planned"
    binaryplumberon October 30, 2011   Link
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    General Comment
    "Oh but how can I how can I how can I Give you all the things I have If you're tying both of my hands" beautifully heartbreaking.
    Freyiaon January 31, 2013   Link
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    General Comment
    This song makes you think about past loves whom you were absolutely wild about. You probably were willing to compromise yourself just to win their love. But they couldn't be bothered. So really there AIn't No Way for them to love you, because they don't want your love.
    LaurelGon October 09, 2018   Link

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