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