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Aretha Franklin – Ain't No Way (1968) | Track profile | Dork

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Ali (Original Soundtrack)
Ain't No Way

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Aretha Franklin

Ain't No Way

Release date: 22nd January 1968

From Ali (Original Soundtrack)

About This Track

"Ain't No Way" is a track by Aretha Franklin, from the album Ali (Original Soundtrack), released 22nd January 1968. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Lyrics

Ain't No Way

[Verse]

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?

[Chorus]

Oh, oh, 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

[Bridge]

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 that you do

Oh, then please, please, please

Don't you know that I need you?

[Chorus]

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

[Outro]

Ain't no way

If you won't let me

Ain't no way

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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1968

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Carolyn Franklin
Producer: Jerry Wexler
Bass: Tommy Cogbill
Drums: Roger Hawkins
Arranger: Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd
Background Vocals: Carolyn Franklin, Cissy Houston, The Sweet Inspirations
Baritone Saxophone: Haywood Henry
Bass Trombone: Tony Studd
Flute: Frank Wess
Piano: Aretha Franklin
Recording Engineer: Tom Dowd
Tenor Saxophone: Frank Wess, King Curtis, Seldon Powell
Trumpet: Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Melvin Lastie
Vibraphone: Warren Smith

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