The Great Pretender

Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender

Pretending that I'm doing well

My need is such I pretend too much

I'm lonely but no one can tell.



Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender

Adrift in a world of my own

I've played a game but to my real shame

You've left me to dream all alone.



Too real is this feeling of make-believe

Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal.



Oh-oh yes I'm the great pretender

Just laughing and gay like a clown

I seem to be but I'm not, you see

I'm wearing my heart like a crown

Pretending that you're still around.



Oh-oh-oh yes I'm the great pretender (Ooh-ooh)

Pretending that I'm doing well (Ooh-ooh)

My need is such I pretend too much

I'm lonely but no one can tell.



Too real is this feeling of make-believe

Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal.



Oh-oh yes I'm the great pretender (Ooh-ooh)

Just laughing and gay like a clown (Ooh-ooh)

I seem to be but I'm not, you see

I'm wearing my heart like a crown

Pretending that you're still around

Still around...