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 yes i'm the great pretender
adrift in a world of my own
i played the game but to my will shame
you left me to dream all alone
too real is this feeling of make believe
too real when i feel with my heart can't conceal oh
yes i'm the great pretender
oh just laughing and in game like a clown
i seem to be what i'm not
you see i'm wearing my heart like a crown
pretending that you're still around
too real is this feeling of make believe
too real when i feel with my heart can't conceal oh
yes i'm the great pretender
just laughing and gay like a clown
i seem to be what i'm not
you see i'm wearing my heart like a crown
pretty thing
that you're still around
