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The Real Thing (feat. Butterscotch)

from The Real Thing by Kenny Wesley

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lyrics

REAL THING (N. Lifschey/K. Wesley)
©N. Lifschey/K. Wesley 2012. All Rights Reserved.
VERSE 1
When ya gotta keep movin’ you got no time to look inside
When ya gotta keep conquerin’ you’ve got no life to live ain’t right
When you need to make everything look just like the make believe
Then you’re just pretendin’ that you’re not alone

Moments they don’t hang around ya know you blink and then they’re gone
Pushin’ deep into the heap and you don’t see what’s goin’ on
Spinnin in your phantom ride I know that ain’t no place no place to be

HOOK
What I feel I’m bright I’m breakin’ open
What I got is the real thing
Write it down in your bank book it don’t mean nothin’
What I got is the real thing
Stuck inside there’s a storm that’s close to breakin’
What we’re leaving ain’t the real thing
So I hook straight into the sound that keeps me kickin’
What I’ve got is this real thang

VERSE 2

Everyday you’re workin’ you skip around at double time
Got it on repeat, yeah, you start to buy it double blind
Yeah, you’re trippin’ on everything, but it’s all just in your mind
It’s all just in your mind…

The bird it perches on your stoop and all you do is close the door
You see the things I got to give and you just layin’ on the floor
Spinnin’ in your phantom ride I know that ain’t no place no place to be
There are options infinite, baby this I guarantee

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INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

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VAMP
[BGVs: ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh; ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh]
All I want, All I need is this real thang
All I want, all I need is this real thang

credits

from The Real Thing, released May 15, 2013
(N. Lifschey/K. Wesley)
Ring Mountain Music (BMI)/Generous Aardvark Music (ASCAP)/Es Musica Real (ASCAP)
Beatboxing, Vocal Percussion: Butterscotch
BGVs: Lai-Si Fern

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Kenny Wesley Washington, D.C.

Some call him a paradox: the soulful nerd with the a crazy voice. His name is Kenny Wesley. With an acclaimed EP, numerous collaborations, features and accolades - including honors from the Quincy Jones-Curated Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition - his music has become a staple in films and on TV programs like FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance". ... more

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