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 believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

Ooh Ooh yes I'm the great pretender, Just laughing and gay like a clown,
I seem to be what I'm not ,I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around