Oh oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Ooo ooo oooo
Pretending that I'm doing well
Ooo ooo oooo
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
Oh oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Ooo ooo oooo
Adrift in a world of my own
Ooo ooo oooo
I've played the game but to my real shame
You've left me to grieve all alone
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Ooo ooo oooo
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Yes I'm the great pretender
Ooo ooo oooo
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
Ooo ooo oooo
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Ooo ooo oooo
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Ooo ooo oooo
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Yes I'm the great pretender
Ooo ooo oooo
Just laughin' and gay like a clown
Ooo ooo oooo
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
Still around