If you really gotta know 
I'm not doing so good
Turned out to hurt more 
than I thought it would

Cause I
Just can't handle losing you again
But the last thing I want 
is to just be friends
Been through this 
same thing time and time again
Let's pretend

Let's pretend everythings fine
Put on our fake smiles 
and keep wasting our time
Let's pretend we're fine
Go out in style and come home in denial
Let's pretend we're fine

If you really gotta know 
I'm not doin so good
Hurt me way more
than I thought it could

Cause I
Just can't handle losing you again
But the last thing I want 
is to just be friends
Been through this 
same thing time and time again
Let's pretend (pretend)

Let's pretend everythings fine
Put on our fake smiles
and keep wasting our time
Let's pretend we're fine
Go out in style and come home in denial
Let's pretend we're fine

Lie . . . to ourselves
(if they don't look closer then they all believe it)
Lie . . . to everyone else
(we can hold hands 
and we'll know that we're friends)

I can't take anymore 
of the make believe romance
It's killing my make believe heart 
(killing my make believe heart)
But I'd rather pretend 
we're together than know we're apart

Let's pretend everythings fine
Put on our fake smiles 
and keep wasting our time
Let's pretend we're fine
Go out in style and come home in denial
Let's pretend we're fine
(if they don't look close then they all believe it)
Let's pretend we're fine
(we can hold hands and
we'll know that we're friends)
Let's pretend we're fine