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Artist: Gwen Stefani
Canonical path: /gwen-stefani/the-real-thing
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Real Thing
Read The Real Thing lyrics by Gwen Stefani on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Real Thing
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I've seen your face a thousand times
Have all your stories memorized
I've kissed your lips a million ways
But I still love to have you around
I've held you too many times to count
I think I know you inside out
And we're together most days
But I still love to have you around
And you're the one I want and it's not just a phase
And you're the one I trust, our love is the real thing
Don't go away
My love (my love)
I want you stay
In my life
Don't go away
My lover (my love)
I'm happiest when we spend time
You're a salty water, ocean wave
You knock me down, you kiss my face
I know the storms will always come
But I still love to have you around
Heavens knows what will come next
So emotional, you're so complex
A rollercoaster, built to crash
But I still love to have you around
You're the one I want and it's not just a phase
You're the one I trust, our love is the real thing
Don't go away
My love (my love)
I want you stay
In my life
Don't go away
My lover (my love)
I'm happiest when we spend time (it's only you and I)
It's you there when I close my eyes
And you in the morning
I never thought you'd still be mine
Or I'd really need to have you around
Don't go away
My love (my love)
I want you stay
In my life
Don't go away
My lover (my love)
I need you, you're my love supply
Don't go away
My love (you're my love supply)
I want you stay
In my life (every day, every night)
Don't go away
My lover (you're my love supply)
I need you, you're my love supply
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Gwen Stefani performs "The Real Thing", and this lyric page sits inside the Gwen Stefani catalog on LyroVerse.
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