Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
I've got your picture hangin' on the wall
But I can't seem to come to me when I call your name
I realize it's just a picture in a frame
I've read your letters and you're not here
They don't move, they don't prove me like when I hear
Your sweet voice whisperin' in my ear
Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby

Ain't nothin' like the real thing
Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothin' like the real thing
I play my games of fantasy
I pretend I don't see reality
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me
I've got some memories
Look back at the past
Look back on who they held me
When you're gone, I'm far away
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
Let's stay together
.
Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothin' like the real thing
Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothin' like the real thing
I'm so, so glad we got the real thing, baby
So glad we got the real thing
Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothin' like the real, real, real thing
Oh, yeah