But they don't move me
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
I got your picture hangin' on the wall
I pretend I'm not in reality
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me
So let's stay together
Don't you know
And though they help me when you phone
I've be searching
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
I read your letters when you're not near
I got some memories to look back on
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
It can't see or come to me when I call your name
No other sound is quite the same as your name
No touch can do half as much to make me feel better
Your sweet voice whispering in my ear
(Ain't nothing like the real thing)
I've be searching for the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
I play the game, a fantasy
I realize it's just a picture in a frame
And they don't groove me like when I hear
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
I've be searching but never found
I'm well aware nothing can take the place of being there
Ain't nothing like the real thing
