The Great Pretender

Oh-oh, yes IÂ’m the great pretender
Pretending that IÂ’m doing well
My need is such I pretend too much
IÂ’m lonely but no one can tell
Oh-oh, yes IÂ’m the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
IÂ’ve played the game but to my real shame
YouÂ’ve left me to dream all alone

Too real is this feeling of make-believe
Too real when I feel what my heart canÂ’t conceal

Oh yes IÂ’m the great pretender
Just laughinÂ’ and gay like a clown
I seem to be what IÂ’m not, you see
IÂ’m wearin' my heart like a crown
Pretending that youÂ’re still around

Too real is the feeling of make-believe
Too real when I feel what my heart canÂ’t conceal

Oh yes IÂ’m the great pretender
Just laughinÂ’ and gay like a clown
I seem to be what IÂ’m not, you see
IÂ’m wearin' this old heart like a crown
Pretending that youÂ’re still around

But I know what I am
I am the great pretender