Oh yes, I'm the great pretender 
Pretending I'm doing 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've left me to dream all alone 

Too real is this feeling of make-believe 
Too real when 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 

Too real when 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... 
Pretending that you're still around