Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady

Album

No Way to Treat a Lady

Label

Capitol Records

Genre

Easy Listening

Composer(s)

Harriet Schock

Entered Chart

Aug 9, 1975

Peak Date

Oct 11, 1975

Released

August 1975

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Capitol 4128

B-Side

Long Time Looking

"Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady" is a 1974 written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Harriet Schock. It was covered by various other artists, and saw its greatest success when it was covered by Helen Reddy, whose 1975 rendition became a top 10 hit.

I guess it was yourself you were involved with

I would have sworn it was me

I might have found out sooner if

You'd only let me close enough to see



That ain't no way to treat a lady

No way to treat your baby 

Your woman, your friend

That ain't no way to treat a lady, no way 

But maybe it's a way for us to end



I was only bein' a picture

With all the colors I know

While you were busy looking into 

Wide blue mirrors and lovin' the show



That ain't no way to treat a lady

No way to treat your baby 

Your woman, your friend

That ain't no way to treat a lady, no way 

But maybe it's a way for us to end



There's a funny kind of consolation

Keepin' me sane

And I'd really like to share it 

Crawl on deep in my brain

You see the time you never felt me

Lovin' you or needin' you

So leavin' you now

You still won't know how to feel the pain



I was lookin' out for my happiness

While you were looking within

And before you know your own reflection

Always starts to tire you and it's happened again



That ain't no way to treat a lady

No way to treat your baby 

Your woman, your friend

That ain't no way to treat a lady, no way 

But maybe it's a way for us to end



That ain't no way to treat a lady

No way to treat your baby 

Your woman, your friend

That ain't no way to treat a lady, no way 

But maybe it's a way for us to end