Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thingI got your picture hangin' on the wall
It can't see or come to me when I call your name
I realize it's just a picture in a frameI read your letters when you're not near
But they don't move me
And they don't groove me like when I hear
Your sweet voice whispering in my earAin't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thingI play the game, a fantasy
I pretend I'm not in reality
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort meNo other sound is quite the same as your name
No touch can do half as much to make me feel better
So let's stay togetherI got some memories to look back on
And though they help me when you phone
I'm well aware nothing can take the place of being thereSo let me get the real thing
So let me get the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing