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-belief
Too real when I feel what my heart can 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

Too real is this feeling of make-belief
Too real when I feel what my heart can 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