Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing

Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

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

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 inside a frame

I read your letters when you're not near me
But they don't move me, and they don't groove me
Like when I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear
I play the game, a fantasy
I pretend I'm not in reality
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me

I got some memories to look back on
And though they help me when you're gone
I'm well aware nothin' can take the place of you being there
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 get together

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

Trivia about the song Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing by The Jackson 5

On which albums was the song “Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing” released by The Jackson 5?
The Jackson 5 released the song on the albums “Lookin' Through the Windows” in 1972, “Soulsation!” in 1995, “Children of the Light” in 1999, “Goin’ Back to Indiana / Lookin’ Through the Windows” in 2001, and “Live At The Forum” in 2010.
Who composed the song “Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing” by The Jackson 5?
The song “Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing” by The Jackson 5 was composed by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson.

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