AIN'T NOTHIN'LIKE THE REAL THING, BABY
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING, NO ,NO
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING, BABY (AIN'T NOTHIN')
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING
OOH, I'VE GOT YOUR PICTURE HANGIN' ON THE WALL
BUT IT CAN'T SEE of COME TO ME
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME (WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME)
I REALIZE IT'S JUST A PICTURE IN A FRAME
I READ YOUR LETTERS WHEN YOU'RE NOT NEAR
BUT THEY DON'T ME AND THEY DON'T GROOVE ME
LIKE WHEN I HEAR (WHEN I'M IN YOUR ARMS)
YOUR SWEET VOICE WHISPERING IN MY EAR (IN MY EAR)
NO OTHER SOUND
IS QUITE THE SAME AS YOUR NAME (QUITE THE SAME AS YOUR NAME)
NO TOUCH CAN DO HALF AS MUCH TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER
SO LET'S STAY TOGETHER
OOH, I'VE GOT MEMORIES (MEMORIES)TO LOOK BACK ON
THOUGH THEY HELP WHEN YOU'RE GONE
I'M WELL AWARE (I'M WELL AWARE)
NOTHIN' CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF u BEING THERE (BEING THERE)
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL, BABY (AIN'T NOTHIN'
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING, OOH BABY
REPEAT & FADE
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING, NO ,NO
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING, BABY (AIN'T NOTHIN')
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING
OOH, I'VE GOT YOUR PICTURE HANGIN' ON THE WALL
BUT IT CAN'T SEE of COME TO ME
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME (WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME)
I REALIZE IT'S JUST A PICTURE IN A FRAME
I READ YOUR LETTERS WHEN YOU'RE NOT NEAR
BUT THEY DON'T ME AND THEY DON'T GROOVE ME
LIKE WHEN I HEAR (WHEN I'M IN YOUR ARMS)
YOUR SWEET VOICE WHISPERING IN MY EAR (IN MY EAR)
NO OTHER SOUND
IS QUITE THE SAME AS YOUR NAME (QUITE THE SAME AS YOUR NAME)
NO TOUCH CAN DO HALF AS MUCH TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER
SO LET'S STAY TOGETHER
OOH, I'VE GOT MEMORIES (MEMORIES)TO LOOK BACK ON
THOUGH THEY HELP WHEN YOU'RE GONE
I'M WELL AWARE (I'M WELL AWARE)
NOTHIN' CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF u BEING THERE (BEING THERE)
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL, BABY (AIN'T NOTHIN'
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING, OOH BABY
REPEAT & FADE
Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And u my friend will see
You've got a friend in me (you've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
u feel you're not wanted anywhere
If u ever look behind and don't like what u find
There's something u should know
You've got a place to go (you've got a place to go)
I used to say
I and me
Now it's us
Now it's we
(I used to say
I and me
now it's us
now it's we)
Ben, most people would turn u away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see u as i do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) like Ben
(A friend) Like Ben
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And u my friend will see
You've got a friend in me (you've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
u feel you're not wanted anywhere
If u ever look behind and don't like what u find
There's something u should know
You've got a place to go (you've got a place to go)
I used to say
I and me
Now it's us
Now it's we
(I used to say
I and me
now it's us
now it's we)
Ben, most people would turn u away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see u as i do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) like Ben
(A friend) Like Ben