While He's Making Love I'm Making Believe

Loretta Lynn · Somebody Somewhere [1976]

(Frances Rhodes)



I'm just halfway happy not completely satisfied

When he sleeps beside me I dream of you by my side

When he tells me he needs me I try hard to please

While he's making love I'm making believe.



It's just a matter of time till I'll be with you

So I make believe till you can make it come true

It's a part that I'm playin' until he sets me free

While he's making love I'm making believe.



I feel guilty in his arms cause I'm not really his

I pretend that I hold you while I'm returning his kiss

And if I close my eyes he won't know he's deceived

While he's making love I'm making believe...