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 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      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