Ain't nothing
like the real thing
baby
Ain't nothing
like the real thing
No, no
ain't nothing
like the real thing
baby
Ain't nothing
like the real thing
Oh honey
I've got your picture
hanging on the wall
but it can't seem
to come to me
when I call your name
I realised
it's just a picture
in a frame
Oh I read your letters
but you're not here
But they don't move me
and they don't
groove me like
when I hear
your sweet voice
Whispering in my ear
Don't you know
Ain't nothing
like the real thing
baby
Ain't nothing
like the real thing
I play my games
of fantasy
I pretend
but I know in reality
I need the shelter
of your arms
to comfort me
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 stay together
I've 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
Oh so glad we got
the real thing
baby
So glad we got
the real thing
Oh Marvin
ain't nothing
like the real thing
baby
Ain't nothing
like the real thing
tell, tell me
Ain't nothing
like the real thing