Pretending that I'm doing well
 My need is such I pretend too much
 I'm lonely but no one can tell

 Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
 Adrift in a world of my own
 I've played the game but to my real shame
 You've left me to grieve all alone

 Too real is this feeling of make-believe
 Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

 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
 Pretending that you're still around

 Too real is this feeling of make-believe
 Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

 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
 Pretending that you're still around