A mongoose can smile at a cobra
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But that cobra will always be a snake
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Diamante can shine like a diamond
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But you know, like I know
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That rock will be fake
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It's the real thing
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The real thing
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Nothing but the real thing
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It's real
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You can xerox the Mona Lisa
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Deadpan Da Vinci in every detail
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Might beat customs on a home-made visa
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But false papers
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Only gets you in jail
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It's the real thing
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The real thing
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Nothing but the real thing
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It's real
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Life wears a smile on its face
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But it comes with a sting in its tail
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Make believe fables have their place
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But only a fool. Only a fool
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Believes fairy tales
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I heard all the lies that they tell ya
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'Phone me baby. The cheque's in the mail'
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Well as fantasy. It may please ya
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As the real thing
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It does nothing but fail
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It's the real thing
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The real thing
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Nothing but the real thing
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It's real
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It's the real thing
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The real thing
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Nothing but the real thing
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It's real
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