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