The Real Thing

It's real, yeah so real, yeahA mongoose can smile at a cobra

But that cobra will always be a snake

Diamante can shine like a diamond

But you know, like I know that rock will be fakeIt's the real thing, the real thing

Nothing but the real thing, it's real

It's the real thing, the real thing

Nothing but the real thing, it's real

It's real, yeah, so real, yeahYou can xerox the Mona Lisa

Deadpan Da Vinci in every detail

Might beat customs on a home made visa

But false papers only gets you in jailIt's the real thing, the real thing

Nothing but the real thing, it's real

It's the real thing, the real thing

Nothing but the real thing, it's real

It's real, yeah, so real, yeahLife wears a smile on its face

But it comes with a sting in its tail

Make believe fables have their place

But only a fool, only a fool

Only a fool believes fairy talesI heard all the lies that they'll tell ya

"Phone me, baby, the check's in the mail"

Well, as fantasy, it might please ya

But as the real thing, it does nothing but failIt's the real thing, the real thing

Nothing but the real thing, it's real

It's the real thing, the real thing

Nothing but the real thing, it's realSo real, it's the, oh yeah, real, yeah

It's real, yeah so real, yeah

It's real, yeah and so real, so real, yeah

It's real, yeah so real, yeahIt's real, yeah so real, yeah

It's real, yeah

It's real, yeah so real, yeah