The Real Thing

CHIP TAYLOR

I was on a bus coming back to us
From Atlanta in '53
And I picked up a Rhythm & Blues magazine
Laying underneath my seat
And I found out the stuff they'd been playing us
Wasn't made from grits and bone
And it would take more than the Crew Cuts
And Pat Boone to take me home

[Chorus]
I want the real thing
Give me the real thing
Make it loud I'll make you proud
Or the songs they'd sing
I don't want you under my roof with your 86 proof
Watered down till it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string
Make it the real thing

I remember old Elvis when he forgot
To remember to forget
And when young Johnny Cash hadn't seen this side of
Big River yet
And old Luther and Lewis and Perkins was picking
And playing them songs for me

[Chorus]

Trivia about the song The Real Thing by George Strait

When was the song “The Real Thing” released by George Strait?
The song The Real Thing was released in 2001, on the album “The Road Less Traveled”.
Who composed the song “The Real Thing” by George Strait?
The song “The Real Thing” by George Strait was composed by CHIP TAYLOR.

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