Writer(s): Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
OOH BABY
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING BABY
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING
NO NO AIN'T NO THIN' LIKE THE REAL THING BA BY
AIN'T NO THIN' LIKE THE REAL THING
NO HON EY
I'VE GOT YOUR PIC TURE HAN GIN' ON THE WALL
BUT IT CAN'T SEE OR COME TO ME
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME
I RE AL IZE IT'S JUST A PIC TURE IN A FRAME
OOH I READ YOUR LET TERS WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE
BUT THEY DON'T MOVE ME
AND THEY DON'T GROOVE ME LIKE WHEN I HEAR
YOUR SWEET VOICE WHIS PER ING IN MY EAR
DON'T YA KNOW
AIN'T NO THIN' LIKE THE REAL THING BA BY
AIN'T NOT HIN' LIKE THE REAL THING
I PLAY MY GAME OF FAN TA SY
I PRE TEND BUT I KNOW IN RE AL I TY
I NEED THE SHEL TER OF YOUR ARMS TO COM FORT ME
NO O THER SOUND IS QUITE THE SAME AS YOUR NAME
NO TOUCH CAN DO HALF AS MUCH TO MAKE ME FEEL BET TER
SO LET'S STAY TOGETHER
OH
I'VE GOT THE MEMO RIES TO LOOK BACK ON
THOUGH THEY HELP WHEN YOU'RE GONE
I'M WELL A WARE NO THIN' CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR BE IN' THERE
OH
SO GLAD WE GOT THE REAL THING BA BY
SO GLAD WE GOT THE REAL THING OH MARVIN
OH HONEY
SO GLAD AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING BABY
SO GLAD OH DAR LIN' AIN'T NO THIN' LIKE THE REAL THING
TALK TO ME OOH
AIN'T NO THIN' LIKE THE REAL THING BABY
OH I'M SO GLAD
AIN'T NO THIN' LIKE THE REAL THING OH
