Ain't No Way by Aretha Franklin is featured in A Night Of Neglect, the seventeenth episode of Season Two. It is sung by Mercedes at the benefit concert for The Brainiacs.
Mercedes chooses to sing this because she says that since her audition in Pilot, the first episode in Season One, Aretha has received no "respect" in the club. During the episode, Rachel fights everyone for the final spot, but when Mercedes sings this song, Rachel says she can't perform because she could never top it like Mercedes does.
Lyrics
Mercedes:
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, 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.
How cold and cruel is a man
who pay too much for what he got?
And if you need me to love you, say, say you do.
Oh, then baby, baby, baby don't you know that
I need you.
Oh, Oh, it ain't no way.
I'll 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
Trivia
- Amber Riley also performed this at the Glee Live Concert which is also featured in the Glee: The 3D Concert Movie and Soundtrack.
- Amber also performed this song at The Trevor Project on December 8, 2013
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Videos
Aretha Franklin - Ain't No Way
Ain't No Way Glee HD FULL STUDIO
Amber Riley - Ain't No Way