The Real Thing

Album: Reckless (2016)
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  • Artificial sweeteners, spray on tans
    I'd rather have the sugar, the sun and the sand
    Give me the real thing
    Give me the real thing

    Virtual friends, reality shows
    Put a filter on it so nobody knows
    It ain't the real thing
    It ain't the real thing

    When the smoke and mirrors
    All get clearer
    Give me what remains
    The glitz and glitter won't last forever
    Someday it'll all wash away

    We got cyber clouds and digital streams
    Sometimes I gotta shut it down
    Get outside and breathe
    The real thing
    Give me the real thing

    When the smoke and mirrors
    All get clearer
    Give me what remains
    The glitz and glitter won't last forever
    Someday it'll all wash away

    Late night calls, casual fling
    Just ain't gonna cut it
    Once we've seen
    The real thing
    We got the real thing
    Oh, the real thing, baby
    We got the real thing Writer/s: ADAM WRIGHT, HAILEY FAITH WHITTERS, IVY DENE WALKER, SOPHIE DAWN WALKER
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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