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[Chorus] You might not recognize The truth gets colored by wrong things Bad things do disguise Afraid you might despise the real thing The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh [Verse 1] Down in southern Cal, we don't wear shoes We lay it way back When someone with charisma tells me, "Don't wear shoes" I tell them "Go back Where did you get that?" [Chorus] You might not recognize The truth gets colored by wrong things Bad things do disguise Afraid you might despise the real thing The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh [Verse 2] Down in Africa, they beat the drum They like the big beat A white man through a P.A. says, "Don't beat that drum" They tell him, "Go back Where does it say that?" [Chorus] The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh [Verse 3] Down at the little church, they all wear hats They feel they're doing right Over at the big church, well, they hate those hats It gets them uptight Now is that right? [Chorus] You might not recognize The truth gets colored by wrong things Bad things do disguise Afraid you might despise the real thing The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh [Outro] The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh The real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh I'm talkin' 'bout the real thing, whoa-oh