You're giving me the false impression How it's meant to be All those things you do to yourself Changed the natural course of life Where you started from Ain't nothing wrong with any of that But most of you has gone You broke the rules, turned back the clock Did everything in reverse The ball and chain, the waiting game Was it good for you pulling through The years just slip away Ain't nothing wrong with any of that But is it real? Is it real, real, real as can be? Real as the king's new clothes Is it real, real, real as can be? Nobody knows Can you Adam and Eve it When the chips are down When push comes to shove And you're looking for love Last curtain call for whom the bell tolls Things that go bump in the night Ain't nothing wrong with any of that But is it real? Is it real, real, real as can be? Real as the king's new clothes Is it real, real, real as can be? Nobody knows Is it real, real, real as can be? Real as the king's new clothes Is it real, real, real as can be? Nobody knows Nobody knows Is it real? Are you real? So what's real?