Abc - The Real Thing lyrics

It's real, yeah so real, yeah A mongoose can smile at a cobra But that cobra will always be a snake Diamante can shine like a diamond But you know, like I know that rock will be fake It's the real thing, the real thing Nothing but the real thing, it's real It's the real thing, the real thing Nothing but the real thing, it's real It's real, yeah, so real, yeah You can xerox the Mona Lisa Deadpan Da Vinci in every detail Might beat customs on a home made visa But false papers only gets you in jail It's the real thing, the real thing Nothing but the real thing, it's real It's the real thing, the real thing Nothing but the real thing, it's real It's real, yeah, so real, yeah Life wears a smile on its face But it comes with a sting in its tail Make believe fables have their place But only a fool, only a fool Only a fool believes fairy tales I heard all the lies that they'll tell ya "Phone me, baby, the check's in the mail" Well, as fantasy, it might please ya But as the real thing, it does nothing but fail It's the real thing, the real thing Nothing but the real thing, it's real It's the real thing, the real thing Nothing but the real thing, it's real So real, it's the, oh yeah, real, yeah It's real, yeah so real, yeah It's real, yeah and so real, so real, yeah It's real, yeah so real, yeah It's real, yeah so real, yeah It's real, yeah It's real, yeah so real, yeah