Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing, no, noAin't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing, no, honeyI've got your picture hangin' on the wall But it can't see or come to me when I call your nameI realize it's just a picture in a frameI read your letters and you're not near But they don't move me, they don't groom me like menI hear your sweet voice whispering in my earDon't you know?Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thingI play my game of fantasy I pretend, but I know in realityI need the shelter of your arms to comfort meNo other sound is quite the same as your nameNo touch can do half as much to make me feel betterSo let's stay togetherI've got some memories to look back onThough they help when you're gone I'm well awareNothing can take the place of your being thereSo glad we got the real thing, baby So glad we got the real thingAin't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thingTalk to meAin't nothing like the real thing, baby