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

Too real is this feeling of make-believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can抰 conceal

Oh yes I抦 the great pretender
Just laughin?and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I抦 not, you see
I抦 wearin' my heart like a crown
Pretending that you抮e still around

Too real is the feeling of make-believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can抰 conceal

Oh yes I抦 the great pretender
Just laughin?and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I抦 not, you see
I抦 wearin' this old heart like a crown
Pretending that you抮e still around

But I know what I am
I am the great pretender