Oh yes I'm the great pretender

Pretending that I'm doin' 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 play the game but to my real shame

You left me to dream alone

Too real is this feelin' of make believe

Too real what I feel, what 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

Pretending that you're still around

Too real is this feelin' of make believe

Too real what I feel, what my heart can't conceal

Oh yes I'm the great pretender

Pretending that you're still around

Pretending that you're still around

Pretending that you're still around