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 hanging on my wall 
But it can't seem to come to me 
When I call your name 
I realized it's just a picture in a frame 
 
I read your letters but you're not here 
They don't move me, they don't groove me 
Like when I hear 
Your sweet voice whispering in my ear 
 
I play my games of fantasy 
I pretend I don't see reality 
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me 
 
I got some memories to look back on 
Though they help me when you're gone 
I'm well aware 
Nothing 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 
 
I'm so 
So glad we got the real thing, baby 
So glad we got the real thing 
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby 
Ain't nothing like the real thing