Your sweet voice whispering in my ear
No other sound is quite the same as your name
No touch can do half as much to make me feel better
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
It can't see or come to me when I call your name
I got some memories to look back on

Ain't nothing like the real thing
So let's stay together
Ain't nothing like the real thing

Ain't nothing like the real thing
I've be searching
I've be searching but never found

I pretend I'm not in reality
Don't you know

Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby

And though they help me when you phone
I'm well aware nothing can take the place of being there
I've be searching for the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me
(Ain't nothing like the real thing)
I realize it's just a picture in a frame
I play the game, a fantasy
I got your picture hangin' on the wall
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
But they don't move me
(Ain't nothing like the real thing)

Ain't nothing like the real thing
And they don't groove me like when I hear
I read your letters when you're not near