Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell — Aint Nothing Like the Real Thing

[Intro: Marvin Gaye] Oooh, baby [Chorus: Marvin Gaye and Both] 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 [Verse 1: Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye] I've got your picture hanging on the wall But it can 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? [Chorus: Both] Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing [Verse 2; Tammi Terrell] I play my game of fantasy I pretend, but I know in reality I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me [Bridge: Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, and Both] 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 (Oh, ooh) [Verse 3: Marvin Gaye and Both] 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 [Chorus: Tammi Terrell, Marvin Gaye, and Both] So glad we've got the real thing, baby So glad we've got the real thing Oh, Marvin (I know, honey) Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby (So glad, so glad, oh, darling) Ain't nothing like the real thing, talk to me Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby (Oooh, oh, I'm so glad) Ain't nothing like the real thing (Oh ooh)