The Great Pretender

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'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 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