oooh baby 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 ve got your picture hanging on the wall but it can t 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 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 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 i ve 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 ve got the real thing baby so glad we ve got the real thing oh marvin ain 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 