Lyrics:

If I can't have you
Got to be you
Real thing
If I can't have you
Got to be you
Real thing
Come on, stay tonight
Come on, soothe my mind, oh, honey
Got to be you, real thing

I've been holdin' on, I've been lookin' for the real thing
Waitin' patiently but I never stopped believin'
Say I'm chasin' rainbows, livin' in a dream
Girl, I kept my fantasy, I'm never givin' in
I'll tell you why, oh, why

If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
Girl, it's got be you
Oh, I need the real thing
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
Girl, it's got be you, I don't need no substitute
I need the real thing

Had a part time love but I never fell completely
But when you touch me there
Ooh, you get me reelin', yes, you do
Can I dare to wonder if it could be you?
Girl, you set my heart on fire when I dream of you
I wanna fly, oh so very high

If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
Girl, it's got be you
Oh, I need the real thing
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
Girl, it's got be you, I don't need no substitute
I need the real thing

[Outro]
If I can't have you
Got to be you
Real thing
Come on, stay tonight
Come on, soothe my mind, oh, honey
Got to be you, real thing
Come on, stay tonight
Come on, soothe my mind, oh, honey
Got to be you, real thing