oooh babe
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 got your picture hanging on the wall
but it can see or come to me when i call your name
i realized it’s just a picture in a frame
oooh i read your letters when 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 game 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 oh oooh
i got some memories to look back on
and though they help me when you’re gone
i’m well aware nothing can take the place of your being there
oh
so glad we got the real thing baby
so glad we got the real thing
oh marvin i know honey
ain’t nothing like the real thing baby so glad so glad
oh baby ain’t nothing like the real thing
talk to me
ain’t nothing like the real thing baby oooh
oh i’m so glad ain’t nothing like the real thing
Artist: Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell
Year: 1968
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 142