Oh yes, I'm the great pretender 

Pretendin '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 

Just laughin and gay like a clown 

I seem to be 

What I'm not, you see 

I'm wearing my heart like a crown 

[interlude] 


I play the game 

But, to my real shame 

You've left me to dream all alone