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.



I got your picture hangin' on the wall,

I realize it's just a picture inside a frame.



I read your letters when you're not near me, 

But they don't move me, and they don't groove me 

Like when I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear.

I play the game, a fantasy.

I pretend I'm not in reality.



I got some memories to look back on

And though they help me when you're gone,

I'm well aware nothin' can take the place of you being there.

No other sound is quite the same as your name.

No touch can do half as much to make me feel better, 

So let's get together.



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.