The Real Thing

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