All right Some people get their kicks When they bring confusion Comin' on with miracle licks But it's only illusion And all the while your real thing Talkin' 'bout your real thing Just ride on by you Hey, hey, yeah Well, I'm not here to meet Your expectations 'Specially while you're out in the street Chasin' cheap imitations I'm here to tell ya that your real thing You better believe this real thing Slids right on by you Well, grass looks so much greener In somebody else's backyard I hate to be the one to heave it to you, baby But truth is bound to hit you hard I know it's kinda hard for you to get to But I can't be controlled Try to find it often, baby Right before it's sold Yeah Hey, hey, yeah Baby, you have no idea What I've just been through And there are no more corners here That they can back us into They're all lookin' for the real thing So don't you ever let your real thing Get away from you Hey, child Say, you gonna use it Whoa, come on or You gonna lose it Keep your eyes on the real thing Whatever you do Don't go wrong, it's a real thing Don't run away from it Talkin' 'bout your real thing Ol' forty second hand deal thing Can't be plastic, fantastic, elastic Oo-aww, gotta have it now 'Cause that's the real thing Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Yeah