מילים לשיר No Way To Treat A Friend – Indigo Girls

No Way to Treat a Friend" is an Amy Ray song, probably written
around 1985 or earlier, even. A live version of it appears on the
"Blue Food" cassette, and it has been performed fairly regularly
since then. The lyrics I'm transcribing are from no particular
of compiling it from seven different versions from 1985 6 to 1991.
version, as the song changed a bit over the years. Instead, I'm kind
So when I choose one phrase over another, such as "When I walked you
to the door" instead of "When I walked through the door," well, it's totally a judgement call on my part. So sue me.
No Way to Treat a Friend When I walked you to the door, I was feeling mighty fine
Then I got to the car, and I was staring at your scars
Thinking "Hey, this ain't no way to spend my time."
I was thinking "Hey, I've got love to ease my mind." You know I don't know if I'm coming or I'm down
I want a true love affair, not this touchI don't want a love touch and go, I want a feeling I only know
Or else you can't get me out of this town. When I saw you smile, it was just one look into your eyes
And I was thinking "Hey, you're in love again."
Then I heard you laugh, honey, you were laughing at the past I was thinking "This ain't no way to treat a friend."
Watching cars drive away in your mind
You were laughing at the past, you were smiling through your glass
You were hoping I would leave, honey, I was dreaming I could stay
This ain't no way to spend my time.
(At this point, recent versions have a guitar solo, while early
This ain't no way to treat a friend versions include a bridge with the following lyrics:
This ain't no way to see me
I'm looking for the end
This ain't no way to treat a friend.)
I want words, I want touch, maybe that's a bit too much For someone so far removed from what we used to claim
If you be cruel, I'll still be kind, I've got it in my mind
I'm in love with you, I ain't gonna play your game. If you want my advice, don't say it's wrong if it feels right
I'll be crawling on your floor, I'll be reaching for the door
Don't push me down just to see me crawl
I'll be crawling right out of your eyes
Honey, I'll be walking right out of your eyes
Baby, I'll be walking right out of your eyes.