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The Real Thing lyrics

I was playin' pinball, drinkin' my last call alone
She was leanin' in that doorway lookin' like a sure way home
She said, I like the way you handle that machine
I'm into playin', if you know what I mean
So, if you're tired of mediocrity, I bet you I can make you see

You ain't really had the real thing
Till I get you into my thing
There ain't nothin' left to explain
Once you really had the real thing

I read the look on her face, took her off to my place fast
Man, she wasn't foolin', she could make a good thing last
Up all night until the break of dawn, she was leavin'
I was already gone, she whispered, call me
When you've had some rest, I closed my eyes and I confessed

I never had the real thing
Till you got me into your thing
There ain't nothin' left to explain
Once you really had the real thing

I never had the real thing
Till you got me into your thing
There ain't nothin' left to explain
Once you really had the real thing
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Part of these releases

- Track 9 on I'm With You
- 8 Who's Foolin' Who
- 10 My Love Is Burnin'
- Track 8 on Livin It Down
- 7 Livin' It Down
- 9 Memphis Women

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The Real Thing Video

O.B. McClinton "The Real Thing": Not the Chip Taylor tune, but another one that's good in its own right. And after having to work on the holidays, it's nice to have some time off and toss up... (video from YouTube)

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