The Great Pretender

[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender Adrift in a world of my own I've played the game but to my real shame You've left me to dream all alone [Chorus] Too real (Too real) is this feeling of make-believe Too real (Too real) when I feel what my heart can't conceal [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] Too real is the feeling of make-believe (Oh, so real) Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal [Outro] 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 this old heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around But I know what I am I am the great pretender