Oh yes I'm the great pretender
Pretending that 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
Pretending that you're still around