Ain't nothing like the real thing baby   Ain't nothing like the real thing   Ain't nothing like the real thing baby   Ain't nothing like the real thing    (Oh Baby) ooh I got your picture hanging on the wall  But it can't see or come to me when I call your name  I realise it's just a picture inside a frame  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    I play the game of fantasy  I pretend that I'm not 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   Though they help when you phone, I'm well aware  Nothing can take the place of you being there  So glad we've got the real thing baby