Various Artists - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing lyrics

[Hook: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell] 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 [Tammi] I got your picture hangin' on the wall But it can't see or come to me when I call your name I realize it's just a picture in a frame [Marvin] 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 [Hook] Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing [Tammi] I play the game, of fantasy I pretend but I know in reality I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me [Marvin and Tammi] 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 [Marvin] I got some memories to look back on And though they help me when you phone, I'm well aware Nothing can take your place of being there [Hook] So let me get the real thing So let me get the real thing 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