Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

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 honeyI've got your picture hangin' on the wall
But it can't see or come to me
When I call your name
I realize it's just a picture in a frameI read your letters when you're not near
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 knowAin't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thingI play my game, a fantasy
I pretend but I know in reality
I need the shelter
Of your arms to comfort meNo 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 togetherI got some memories to look back on
And though they help me when you phone
I'm well aware
Nothing can take the place of your being thereSo glad we got the real thing, baby
So glad we got the real thing, oh, MarvinAin't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing, talk to me
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing