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

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

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

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 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

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