No Way To Treat A Friend lyrics

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
version, as the song changed a bit over the years. Instead, I`m kind
of compiling it from seven different versions from 1985/6 to 1991.
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
I was thinking `Hey, I`ve got love to ease my mind.`
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 want a true love affair, not this touch-and-go in the air
You know I don`t know if I`m coming or I`m down
I 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.`

You were laughing at the past, you were smiling through your glass
Watching cars drive away in your mind
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
versions include a bridge with the following lyrics:
This ain`t no way to treat a friend
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
Don`t push me down just to see me crawl
I`ll be crawling on your floor, I`ll be reaching for the door
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
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