Oh yes Im the great pretender
Pretending Im doing well
My need is such I pretend too much
Im lonely but no one can tell

Oh yes Im the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game but to my real shame
Youve left me to dream all alone

Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart cant conceal

Ooh ooh yes Im the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what Im not
Im wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that youre still around

Yeah ooh hoo
Too real when I feel what my heart cant conceal

Oh yes Im the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what Im not you see
Im wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that youre
Pretending that youre still around